Latest festival news – Page 8
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News25 TIFF festival and market titles to entice buyers
Sons, Shakers, sheriffs and Scottish rappers on offer.
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NewsCarlo Chatrian to lead Tokyo film festival competition jury
The former Berlin and Locarno festival director will preside over the 2025 jury.
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NewsSony Classics sets awards-qualifying December run for ‘A Private Life’
TIFF Canadian premiere takes place on September 9.
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NewsMade in Spain to showcase 28 titles at San Sebastian
The non-competitive section includes the world premieres of several first features as well as festival favourites including ‘ Romeria’.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg unveils speakers for Explorer Conference 2025
XYZ Films’ Marie Garrett, French-Senegalese producer Yanis Gaye and UK producer Peter Carlton.
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NewsNa Hong-jin to head seven-strong jury for first Busan Competition
The seven-strong jury also includes Tony Leung Ka-fai, Nandita Das, Marziyeh Meshkiny, Kogonada, Yulia Evina Bhara and Han Hyo-joo.
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NewsJulian Schnabel on Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler controversy: “No reason to boycott artists”
“I selected those actors for their merits as actors,” said Schnabel at Venice Film Festival.
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News‘A Foggy Tale’, ‘Dear Stranger’ to bookend Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
‘Dear Stranger’ star Hidetoshi Nishijima will also be the festival’s filmmaker-in-focus.
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NewsFirst look of Isabelle Fuhrman and Douglas Smith in Myriad TIFF sales title ‘The Pond’
EXCLUSIVE: Production wraps in Northern Ontario.
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NewsNetflix confirms US theatrical release date for “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
Daniel Craig leads ensemble including Josh O’Connor, Andrew Scott, Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, Cailee Spaeny.
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NewsMubi sets December US release for Paolo Sorrentino’s Venice opener ‘La Grazia’
Additional theatrical dates in Mubi’s remaining territories to be announced at later date.
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NewsShudder acquires territories on ‘Honey Bunch’ ahead of TIFF screening
XYZ Films financed in conjunction with IPR.VC and handles worldwide sales.
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NewsGus Van Sant’s cast discuss his “guerilla filmmaking” style for ‘Dead Man’s Wire’
“It was hard on our bodies,” says Myha’la Herrold.
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NewsSeth Rogen spotted at Venice Film Festival researching season two of ‘The Studio’
The series creator has been attending premieres, parties and the press room.
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NewsItalian culture minister updates on tax credit as country gets ready to host a number of “high budget” projects
Presence of international stars means that “the whole world is looking at us, at Venice and this festival,” says Lucia Borgonzoni.
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NewsRupert Everett, Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax to sit on Dinard festival jury
The French seaside festival runs from October 1-5.
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News“It’s soft money with no strings,” says Fondazione Prada’s Paolo Moretti on the launch of €1.5m fund
Fashion brand’s cultural foundation aims to back 10-12 films a year and is open to new and experienced directors.
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NewsDwayne Johnson: “Chasing box office can push you into a corner”
Johnson said he’d “been scared to go deep, intense, raw” until ‘The Smashing Machine’.
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NewsAmanda Seyfried, Mona Fastvold talk changing “male-dominated” film business
“I’m always trying to create a community on set that’s a bit different,” said Fastvold.
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NewsMarrakech Film Festival restructures industry programme, launches Atlas Distribution Meetings
The changes will take effect for the upcoming edition in November.








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