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Clockwise from top left: Lupita Nyong'o © Nick Barose; Ann Hui; Albert Serra © Oscar Orengo, Oksana Zabuzhko © Agnete Brun; Brady Corbet © Atsushi Nishijima; Jasmine Trinca © Andrea Gandini; Christian Petzold © Schramm Film 

Berlinale announces 2024 juries and expresses solidarity with travel-banned Iranian filmmakers

E. Nina Rothe February 1, 2024

A multitalented group of people will decide who brings home the top prizes from Berlin, while Iran shows its colors.

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Tags Maryam Moghaddam Behtash Sanaeeha, Berlinale, Juries, Iran, Ira Sachs, Lupita Nyong'o, Brady Corbet, Ann Hui, Christian Petzold, Albert Serra, Jasmine Trinca, Oksana Zabuzhko, Golden Bear, Silver Bear, Denis Cote, Tizza Covi, Lisandro Alonso, Encounters jury, Ilker Çatak, Xabier Erkizia, Jennifer Reeder, GWFF Best First Feature Award, Eliza Hittman, Andréa Picard, Toronto International Film Festival, Katrin Pors, Abbas Fahdel, Thomas Heise, Véréna Paravel, Amjad Abu Alala, Banafshe Hourmazdi, Martin Scorsese, Lupita Nyong’o, Joanna Hogg, Peaches, Abderrahmane Sissako, Tsai Ming-liang and Mati Diop, Berlinale Talents, My Favourite Cake, Carlo Chatrian, Mariëtte Rissenbeek, Ballad of a White Cow, Glass Bear
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Asmae El Moudir talks 'The Mother of All Lies' -- Morocco's entry to the Oscar race

E. Nina Rothe January 4, 2024

When the film world premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, it won filmmaker a Best Directing award, as well as the Cannes Best Documentary prize. That was only the beginning, as the film ended up going to on win best film at Sydney FF and best documentary at the Durban film festival. In Marrakech, it won top prize, with Jury President Jessica Chastain handing the diminutive, yet powerful El Moudir the award.

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In Festivals, Interviews, Movies Tags The Mother of All Lies, Asmae El Moudir, Oscar race, Shortlisted Academy Awards, Cannes film festival, Marrakech International Film Festival, Moroccan cinema, Jessica Chastain, Sidney FF, Durban film festival
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Matteo Garrone, right, with Seydou Sarr (left) and Moustapha Fall on the set of ‘Io Capitano’

Matteo Garrone explains that his award-winning 'Io Capitano' provides "a reverse shot of what we are used to seeing" in the media

E. Nina Rothe December 19, 2023

The Italian filmmaker stands on the edge of a life changing event, having made the kind of film that not only makes the world a better place, but is also perfectly entertaining for audiences, and proves a critics’ favorite. We caught up during the Marrakech International Film Festival, before the film received its Golden Globes nomination earlier this month. Next stop… the Oscars?

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In Celebrity, Festivals, Interviews Tags Matteo Garrone, Io Capitano, Me Captain, Leone d'oro, Marrakech International Film Festival, Golden Globes, Academy Awards, Senegal, migrants, Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Italian cinema, Venice International Film Festival, Dogman, Silver Lion for Best Director, Roberto Saviano, Gomorrah, Reality, Tale of Tales, Giambattista Basile, Salma Hayek, Stacy Martin, Vincent Cassel, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Campari, Henri-Didier Njikam
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Greta Gerwig by © Ben Rayner, courtesy of the Festival de Cannes

Cannes announces Greta Gerwig as Jury President for their 77th edition

E. Nina Rothe December 15, 2023

With ‘Barbie’, the American filmmaker has singlehandedly proven that an audience favorite can also be a thoughtful art film, one which can conquer both blockbuster status as well as a critical acclaim and finally, awards nominations.

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In Celebrity, Festivals Tags Greta Gerwig, Barbie, Festival de Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Iris Knobloch, Thierry Frémaux, Little Women, Lady Bird, Sofia Loren, Olivia de Havilland, Jane Campion
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Lupita  Nyong'o © Nick Barose

Four reasons to love Lupita Nyong'o, if you ever needed them

E. Nina Rothe December 14, 2023

Reason one: she’s going to be Jury President of the Berlinale 2024.

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In Fashion, Celebrity, Festivals Tags Lupita Nyong'o, Sudan, Berlinale, Academy Awards, Oscar winner, Vashti, Vashti Harrison, Sulwe, book, actress, Kenya, Mexico, Dreamworks Animation, The Wild Robot, Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann, Roz, animation
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If you're not following Keanu Reeves, you're missing out!

E. Nina Rothe December 11, 2023

The actor, known for never taking himself too seriously, features snippets of his daily life on an Instagram account that cannot be missed. Or is it all too good to be true?

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In Celebrity Tags Keanu Reeves, Matrix, John wick, YSL, Instagram
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Isabelle Huppert and Tsuyoshi Ihara in a still from ‘Sidonie au Japon’

"Do you believe in ghosts?": Catching up with Isabelle Huppert and Élise Girard in Marrakech

E. Nina Rothe December 7, 2023

In Girard’s ‘Sidonie au Japon’ which screened at the 20th edition of the Moroccan festival this year, Huppert plays a woman who is still haunted by the memory of her late husband, which leads her on a voyage to Japan which she will never forget…

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In Celebrity, Interviews, Festivals, Movies Tags Sidonie au Japon, Isabelle Huppert, Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco, Elise Girard, Balenciaga, La Mamounia Hotel
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The 'Limbo' interviews: Simon Baker on rediscovering the joy of acting, festivals' forte and personal freedom

E. Nina Rothe November 28, 2023

While we may know the Australian star for his popular TV turns, including the long running American show ‘The Mentalist’, he’s a cinematic acting force to be reckoned with in Sen’s Aussie black and white moody outback noir.

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In Celebrity, Festivals, Interviews Tags Simon Baker, Limbo, Ivan Sen, Coober Pedy, Ang Lee, Ride with the Devil, Morocco, Marrakech International Film Festival, The Mentalist, Patrick Jane, FIFM
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Five highlights from Barry Keoghan's & Jacob Elordi's 'Saltburn' press conference

E. Nina Rothe November 17, 2023

Spoiler alert: The actors gushed about each other during a press conference to promote the opening of Emerald Fennell’s stunning film, now in theaters in the U.S. and the U.K..

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In Celebrity, Movies, Interviews Tags Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Saltburn, Amazon MGM Studios, Emerald Fennell
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"The story of a woman who's not done": Jodie Foster and Annette Bening talk Netflix's NYAD

E. Nina Rothe November 16, 2023

Now available to stream on Netflix, NYAD by renowned doc filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, featuring two magnificent actresses, is a story everyone who has ever doubted themselves should watch. Foster and Bening sat down to talk about the film, during an insightful press conference in LA.

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In Celebrity, Interviews, Movies Tags Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Diana Nyad, Bonnie Stoll, Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
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The Selfies Interviews: James Krishna Floyd on 'Unicorns', working with Sally El Hosaini and fluid sexuality

E. Nina Rothe November 8, 2023

As a rule, I never interview someone whose film I have yet to watch. But when I sat down with Floyd, boy was I glad I bent the rules!

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In Celebrity, Festivals, Interviews Tags Unicorns, BFI London Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, James Krishna Floyd, Sally El Hosaini, Ben Hardy, Hannah Onslow, Jason Patel, The Swimmers, My Brother the Devil
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Marrakech announces tribute awards to Mads Mikkelsen and Faouzi Bensaïdi

E. Nina Rothe November 7, 2023

The upcoming festival also disclosed a fascinating list for their ‘In Conversation With...’ the beloved series which gives audiences a chance to meet some of the biggest names in cinema from around the world.

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In Celebrity, Festivals, Interviews Tags Mads Mikkelsen, Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco, Faouzi Bensaïdi, In conversation with, Simon Baker, Bertrand Bonello, Willem Dafoe, Anurag Kashyap, Naomi Kawase, Viggo Mortensen, Tilda Swinton, Andrey Kvyagintsev
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'Creative Sources': The Brooklyn Museum turns into a Spike Lee Joint

E. Nina Rothe November 2, 2023

A new exhibition, which is ongoing until the 4th of February, 2024, offers a rare glimpse into the world of Spike Lee — filmmaker, iconoclast and, most importantly, disruptor.

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In Celebrity Tags Spike Lee, Spike Lee Creative Sources, Brooklyn Museum, Rolex, Ford Foundation
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Marrakech International Film Festival announces Star Jury ensemble for upcoming 20th edition

E. Nina Rothe October 27, 2023

The distinguished group of thespians and filmmakers from all over the world will join Jury President Jessica Chastain, whose involvement in the chic Moroccan festival was previously announced.

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In Celebrity, Festivals Tags Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco, Juries, Tarik Saleh, Dee Rees, Leila Slimani, Alexander Skarsgard, Joanna Hogg, Joel Edgerton, Camille Cottin, Zar Amir, Jessica Chastain
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Photo by Getty Images, courtesy of the BFI London Film Festival

The Selfies Interviews: Kaouther Ben Hania on her second Oscar submission, plus retelling a story through different lenses

E. Nina Rothe October 27, 2023

As ‘Four Daughters’ finally opens in the U.S., I sat down with the film’s director at the London Film Festival for a dose of typically straight to the point insight into her work and the film’s necessity, in our current media landscape that likes to categorize people as just good or evil, when life is really mostly lived in shades of grey.

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In Celebrity, Interviews, Movies Tags Kaouther Ben Hania, Four Daughters, Cannes Film festival, BFI London Film Festival, IFC Center, Laemmle Royal Theater, NYC, Los Angeles, Selfies Interviews, The Man Who Sold His Skin, Oscars 2024, Best International Feature Film Oscar
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Baloji discusses Belgian Oscars submission 'Omen', a favorite filmmaker and the vibrations in a name

E. Nina Rothe October 16, 2023

When the Belgian-Congolese rapper turned filmmaker premiered his film in Cannes, earlier this year, Baloji singlehandedly changed the history of his adoptive country for the better — a lesson for all in what it takes to begin to amend the wrongs of colonialism.

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In Celebrity, Festivals, Interviews, Movies Tags Omen, Baloji, Best International Feature Film Oscar, Academy Awards, London Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Cannes film festival, Congo, Belgium, colonialism
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Watch American filmmaker Alex Gibney's discuss 'In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon'

E. Nina Rothe October 12, 2023

The multi-award winning documentarian who brought us ‘Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief” and the Oscar-winning ‘Taxi to the Dark Side’ — among many, many more gems — sat down with me for a Selfies Interview you won’t want to miss.

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In Interviews, Celebrity, Festivals Tags In Restless Dreams The Music of Paul Simon, Alex Gibney, Oscar winning documentary, documentary, rockumentary, BFI London Film Festival, IMAX, streaming, The Sound of Silence, Going Clear, Sea Containers Hotel London
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Jessica Chastain to head Marrakech Film Festival jury at 20th anniversary edition

E. Nina Rothe October 9, 2023

The prolific, and outspoken actress and producer will head the jury which will award the Étoile d’Or to one of the fourteen films by first- or second-time directors in the festival’s international competition.

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In Celebrity, Festivals Tags Marrakech International Film Festival, Jessica Chastain, Oscars, Tony, Giampaolo Sgura, Martin Scorsese, Morocco, MENA filmmakers, Drama Desk Awards, Memory, Michel Franco, Freckle Films, London Film Festival
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'The World of Tim Burton' in Turin: the surrealist maestro lands in Italy's esoteric landmark city

E. Nina Rothe September 24, 2023

Widely known as one of the most imaginative artists and as a director capable of creating the most bizarre visual effects, Tim Burton has reinvented Hollywood genre cinema according to his very personal vision, along the way winning an international fan base and influencing a generation of young artists working in film, video and graphic design.

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In Celebrity, Festivals Tags Tim Burton, Turin, Torino, The World of Tim Burton, National Cinema Museum, Enzo Ghigo, Wednesday, Beetlejuice, Batman, Netflix, Mole Antonelliana, Domenico De Gaetano, netflix, Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Charles Addams, Don Martin, Johnny Depp, Edward Scissorhands
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Gabrielle Chanel, 31 rue Cambon, Paris, 1937. Photo by Roger Schall

Gabrielle Chanel decoded: Fashion Manifesto opens at the V&A in London

E. Nina Rothe September 15, 2023

While her name is known the world over, and her brand remains one of the most coveted in luxury wear year after year, not everyone knows the kind of divisive, at times downright problematic and extremely driven woman Gabrielle Chanel was. Now a fashion exhibition at the V&A sheds light on it all, no holds barred.

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In Fashion, Celebrity Tags Gabrielle Chanel, Victoria and Albert Museum, Fashion Manifesto, Coco Chanel, fashion, lifestl, lifestyle, women, Marilyn Monroe, Christian Dior, Olivier Saillard, Palais Galliera
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