Latest festival news – Page 87
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NewsSan Francisco LGBTQ+ festival Frameline47 reveals line-up
Twelve world premieres and 16 US premieres are among nearly 90 screening titles.
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NewsCatherine Corsini was “maybe a bit too proud and pretentious” to use intimacy coaches on ‘Homecoming’ set
The film has been mired in controversy surrounding the filming of its intimate scenes.
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NewsFrench actor Lambert Wilson named jury president for Locarno 2023
Locarno Film Festival runs August 2-12.
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News‘Monster’, ‘Homecoming’ kick off Screen’s Cannes 2023 jury grid
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Monster scored 2.3 and Catherine Corsini’s Homecoming scored 2.
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NewsChaos as Cannes ticketholders turned away from Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Strange Way Of Life’
Ticketholders reported queuing for an hour but still not being given access to the only screening.
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NewsKevin Macdonald to mentor six filmmakers as part of Sheffield DocFest industry programme
The new industry-wide body, Open Assembly of the Documentary Film Council (DFC), will launch at the festival
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NewsJohnny Depp says “I don’t have much need for Hollywood”, arrives late to ‘Jeanne Du Barry’ press conference
‘Jeanne Du Barry’ opened the Cannes Film Festival last night.
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NewsCoproduction Office recruits new buyers to Competition title ‘Club Zero’ (exclusive)
Jessica Hausner’s English-language film stars Mia Wasikowska, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Elsa Zylberstein.
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News“I can’t do my job”: Online ticketing woes at Cannes frustrate industry attendees
“Last year it was bad, but I managed to get way more tickets than I did this year.”
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NewsProtagonist Pictures seals deals on Neon and QC Entertainment horror ‘It Lives Inside’ (exclusive)
The horror has sold for the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Latin America and the Middle East.
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NewsCatherine Deneuve pays tribute to Ukraine as Cannes opens with Maiwenn’s ‘Jeanne Du Barry’
Michael Douglas also received his honorary Palme d’Or,
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NewsFuture of Clermont-Ferrand short film festival under threat after budget cut
Largest and biggest dedicated short film festival and market in the world faces “dangerous situation”.
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NewsScreen reveals 2023 Cannes jury grid critics
Critics this year include LA Times’ Justin Chang, Die Zeit’s Katja Nicodemus, and Positif’s Michel Ciment.
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NewsCannes jury president Ruben Ostlund: “I’d rather have another Palme d’Or than an Oscar”
Ostlund and his Cannes jury discussed writers strike, Cannes protests.
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NewsFrench film guilds pen fiery letter denouncing copyright infringements and protecting auteur status
It was signed by auteurs including Claire Denis, Jacques Audiard, the Dardenne brothers and Katell Quillévéré.
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NewsPyramide boards Larrieu brothers’ upcoming melodrama ‘Jim’s Story’ (exclusive)
’Jim’s Story’ is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Pierric Bailly.
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NewsPolish director Jerzy Skolimowski named jury president of Shanghai film festival
‘EO’ director will help decide the winner of the festival’s Golden Goblet Awards.
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NewsVive la revolution! French-accented Cannes 2023 gears up
All the films opening the sections at this year’s political event are French for the first time in many years.
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NewsCautious sellers avoid glitzy buyer pitches in Cannes market
A number of top-tier sellers have confirmed they are pausing high-wattage buyer presentations.