Latest festival news – Page 5
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NewsSpike Lee presents Denzel Washington with surprise honorary Palme d’Or in Cannes
Highest 2 Lowest premiered in Cannes on Monday evening.
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NewsDag Johan Haugerud to head Venice’s Giornate degli Autori jury
Norwegian director won Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival for Dreams.
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NewsTrue Colours boards Susanna Nicchiarelli’s graphic novel adaptation ‘Giorni Felici’
EXCLUSIVE: Nicchiarelli’s credits include Venice competition films Miss Marx and Chiara and Venice Horizons winner Nico, 1988.
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NewsWes Anderson makes fun of Trump tariffs: “Can you hold up the movie in customs?”
”I’m not an expert in that area of economics, but I feel he’s saying he’s going to take all the money.”
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NewsWhich films are in the running for the 2025 Venice Film Festival?
Benny Safdie, Alice Winocour, Luca Guadagnino, and Yorgos Lanthimos could be walking down the Lido with their latest films.
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NewsThink-Film Impact Production marks 10th anniversary with busy Cannes schedule
Impact specialists are hosting discussion panel on censorship.
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NewsUS deal closes on BFI Flare selection ‘A Few Feet Away’
EXCLUSIVE: Max Suen stars in Tadeo Pestaña Caro’s Argentinian drama.
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NewsMubi swoops on Cannes Competition entry ‘Die, My Love’
Black Label Media, Excellent Cadaver, and Sikelia Productions produced.
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NewsQatar’s Doha Film Festival launches with over $300,000 in competition prize money
Event will run from November 20-28.
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NewsCannes Croisette section closed by fallen palm tree, pedestrian reportedly injured
A section of the Croisette was shut down on Saturday afternoon.
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NewsFantastic Fest horror ‘What Happened To Dorothy Bell?’ lands at Raven Banner for Cannes sales
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Hargrove, Asya Meadows, and Lisa Wilcox star.
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NewsHow a Martin Scorsese book club favourite inspired Excellent Cadaver to adapt ‘Die, My Love’
Lynne Ramsay directs Jennifer Lawrence in Cannes Competition premiere.
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News“Pure auteur fuel”: how Cannes’ black market touts are pitching $6k tickets
Tier 1 Premiere packages for the biggest films and cast going for $10,795.
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NewsBritish Urban Film Festival unveils Africa season
The BFI confirmed it had paused the long-running African Odysseys strand in March.
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NewsRithy Panh to chair international competition jury of 2025 Locarno Film Festival
Cambodian filmmaker to chair jury that will award festival’s Golden Leopard.
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NewsEntertainment Squad boards worldwide rights to SXSW comedy drama ‘I Really Love My Husband’
EXCLUSIVE: CEO Shaked Berenson plans US theatrical release later this year
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NewsProducer-financier Closer Media hits Cannes for global auteur search
EXCLUSIVE: Backer of ’The History Of Sound’, ’Orwell: 2+2=5’ wants to work ”with the best talents of this generation and globally”.
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NewsO-Scope takes North American rights to Venice Critics’ Week entry ‘Peacock’
EXCLUSIVE: mk2 shopping international rights in Cannes.
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NewsCannes jury head Juliette Binoche on Gerard Depardieu: “He is no longer sacred”
The press conference focused on politics, with Binoche saying she is “not capable to answer” questions on Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs.
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NewsAmerican French Film Festival sets dates for 29th edition
The event returned last year after cancelling its 2023 run.