And at least one in each section too, including Competition and the new Perspectives for first time features.
Read MoreA still from ‘Yalla Parkour!’ by Areeb Zuaiter
A still from ‘Yalla Parkour!’ by Areeb Zuaiter
And at least one in each section too, including Competition and the new Perspectives for first time features.
Read MoreJacob Elordi in Justin Kurzel’s ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’ photo © Curio Pictures
There is goodness to be found in this year’s Berlinale Special program and it includes some eye candy, for yours truly.
Read MoreDaniel Craig and Drew Starkey in a still from Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’
As the Italian-born filmmaker heads the Competition Jury at this year’s Marrakech International Film Festival, I’m reminded of one of my favorite, count-them-on-the-fingers-of-one-hand films from this year’s Venice Film Festival and why Guadagnino will always be a beloved filmmaker of mine.
Read MoreFink, Roz and Pinktail in ‘The Wild Robot’, courtesy of DreamWorks Animation
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but feel free to judge this magnificent film by its spellbinding still above.
Read MorePhoto by © Akis Bado, used with permission
The film, which was awarded top prize by a jury chaired by Austrian auteur Jessica Hausner, was also the winner in the separately juried First Feature Competition.
Read MoreBérénice Béjo and Matheo Labbé in a still from ‘Mexico 86’
The fictionalized, yet personal story of the troubled relationship between the filmmaker and his own mother, ‘Mexico 86’ offers a viewpoint into the price women pay when trying to balance motherhood, and a revolution.
Read MoreCate Blanchett and Sasha Baron Cohen in a still from ‘Disclaimer’ by Alfonso Cuaron
For a man whose personal mission has been to “build bridges through cinema,” as he told La Repubblica newspaper in an interview just published this week, his latest film may prove the most important peace-making link yet.
Read MoreAll wrapped up with the Lady Gaga starrer ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’, Tunisian gem ‘Aïcha’ by Mehdi Barsaoui and ‘Wolfs’ starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt — talk about a festival for the stars!
Read MoreSophia Loren in a frame from the film ‘L’oro di Napoli’ by Vittorio De Sica
The Pre-opening film will screen on Tuesday August 27th of the 81st Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, on the 50th anniversary of the death of Vittorio De Sica and the 70th anniversary of the film.
Read MoreThe latest DreamWorks Animation title will be distributed by Universal and is a new adaptation of the literary sensation by Peter Brown.
Read MoreCinematic, albeit scandalous history was made in 1972 when Bernardo Bertolucci’s ‘Last Tango in Paris’ was first screened. Now French filmmaker Jessica Palud, with the help of a book written by Maria Schneider’s cousin, retells the story to finally bring out the heroine in a woman who simply stood up for herself. And, as is often the case for strong women, lost.
Read MoreIf you go into Coppola’s opus without a heavy belief in romance and a huge cultural knowledge of cinema, you’ll miss the point. Once you’ve got that sorted, all you need is to sit back, relax and enjoy the show — because what a show it is!
Read MoreAgathe Riedinger’s Competition title shows us the contradictions and pressures of being a modern woman. And the resulting film is a work of the seventh art not to be missed.
Read MoreAnd the film importantly holds proof that in order to understand our future, we must look at the past — the very distant, millions of years ago, dinosaurs and all, past!
Read MoreIf you’d asked me a year ago did I believe cinema could change the world, I would have answered you with an enthusiastic “yes!” Now? Read on to find out…
Read MoreA still from ‘Ladies Coffee’ courtesy of Al-Agroobi.
The London-based Emirati director is a personal favorite and her latest project breaks all the conventions set for Arab women filmmakers, in favor of a genre bending short that begs to be watched on the big screen.
Read MoreA still from the film © Reiner Holzemer Film
The latest documentary from the German filmmaker, whose mission appears to shoot cinematic homages to all things cool, will be shown to FIFA audiences in Montreal on March 21st.
Read MoreA still from the film, courtesy of © Tanit Films, Midi La Nuit, Instinct Bleu
The feature debut by the Oscar-nominated Tunisian-Canadian filmmaker is a cinematic painting, an ode to her ‘Brotherhood’ stars who were not given a visa to travel to the Berlinale. An injustice that seemed to go unnoticed in the midst of all the festival drama.
Read MoreA still from ‘Brief History of a Family’ by Jianjie Lin
They include two projects ‘In Competition’, three in ‘Panorama’, one each in the ‘Encounters’ and ‘Generation’ sections.
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