The national political conventions may be over, but Hollywood’s version of “the race” is just getting started as the fall festival season begins, and this year’s Telluride has plenty to offer for politicos and cinephiles alike. The 51st annual festival gets underway Friday in Colorado with a slate of world premieres including a Hillary Clinton- …
Venice Critics’ Week, the Venice Film Festival sidebar dedicated to first-time filmmakers, unveiled the selection of seven competition features and two out-of-competition titles for its 39th edition, which runs Aug. 28-Sept. 7. Among the more timely entries is Homegrown from U.S. director Michael Premo. The documentary follows three far-right activists as they campaign for Donald …
The Giornate Degli Autori, simply known as Venice Days, has unveiled its 2024 lineup. The independently run event, which takes place alongside the Venice Film Festival, will this year follow a theme of creatures “poised over an abyss, walking a tightrope”. “To reach the other side, or else to escape from something behind them, or …
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, …
The Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland has unveiled an eclectic lineup for its 77th edition, taking place Aug. 7-17. The fest will screen 225 total films, including 104 world premieres, five international premieres and some debut features, including new films from such directors as Hong Sang-soo, Spanish actress Paz Vega and Radu Jude. Gianluca Jodice’s Le …
Ron Howard’s survival thriller Eden is set for a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September, organizers said on Tuesday. Eden stars Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas and Daniel Brühl and is based on real-life events and hails from Tetris scribe Noah Pink. The movie will play as a gala at …