The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival officially kicks off on Wednesday with the eyes of the film world focused on the Lido. Long-running festival director Alberto Barbera and his team have unveiled a star-studded lineup, including possible awards season contenders. But which premieres can’t be missed amid the busy program? THR‘s chief movie …
Angelina Jolie is set to receive the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival. The Oscar-winning actress will be honored on Sept. 8 at the TIFF fundraiser, while also bringing her latest film, Without Blood, to Toronto for a world premiere. Written, directed and produced by Jolie, Without Blood is …
This year’s Cunard Gala at the 68th BFI London Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Joy starring Bill Nighy, James Norton, and Thomasin McKenzie. The cast of Joy, which tells the true story behind the world’s first “test-tube baby” in 1978, will be in attendance, the LFF also confirmed. Told through the …
On May 26, 2023, nearly a year after winning the 2022 national election to become Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni addressed a political rally in Catania, Sicily. The first woman to govern Italy, and the most far-right politician to do so since fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, Meloni told her cheering supporters that despite her electoral …
Surprises are expected at the FIRST International Film Festival, given its role as China’s leading gathering for cutting-edge independent cinema. But no one saw Sunday night coming. When it came time to announce the festival’s top Best feature film, the FIRST jury — led by Cannes Un Certain Regard winner Guan Hu (Black Dog) — left …
Sundance is one step closer to finalizing a home for 2027 and beyond. On Friday, the Sundance Institute revealed a shortlist of cities that have been selected to move on to the next phase of its exploratory process to solidify a destination for the festival when its current contract with Park City expires. That list …
This year’s San Sebastian Film Festival will show the first and second films of 11 new moviemakers in the fest’s New Directors category. Together, with the remaining few to be announced in the coming weeks, they will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award. Included amongst the lineup in Spain is New York-based Michael Tyburski (New York, …
Alfonso Cuarón, the Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker known for the likes of Gravity, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Roma, will receive a lifetime achievement award at the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. He will receive the honor, a tribute to “film personalities with extraordinary careers,” on Sunday, Aug. 11 …
The CW is bringing the 2024 edition of K-pop festival KCON to television, Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM announced Thursday. The Nexstar-owned broadcast network and CJ ENM are partnering for a live broadcast of the festival’s Sunday night concert, which is set to air at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT July 28. The broadcast will …
Colman Domingo‘s prison drama Sing Sing is set to open the 22nd Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF). This year’s lineup also includes Christine Swanson’s road drama Albany Road, starring Renée Elise Goldsberry and Lynn Whitfield; Dawn Porter’s Luther Vandross documentary Luther: Never too Much; the doc short The Rebel Girls; and Harvard historian …