A still from Tan Chui Mui’s film, courtesy of the Prada Group
A yearly appointment at the Venice Film Festival, fashion brand Miu Miu, also a Creative Partner of Giornate degli Autori, has once again sponsored two women filmmakers in the creation of a short film each, about women and their world; the shorts will screened during the upcoming festival, with their directors and casts in attendance.
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And they include a certain favorite animated robot of mine, plus the return to the Marvel universe by a beloved actor, and a performance out of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ — all the stuff geek dreams are made of!
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This expansive site-specific light and sound 1,000+ square meter exhibition will be on view in London from the 30th of August through the 8th of December 2024.
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And they include one of my all-time favorite filmmakers, Soudade Kaadan, along with American director and screenwriter Debra Granik, and Canadian actress Taylor Russell.
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And it includes 63 projects from 25 countries.
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Be prepared to be awed and inspired by this legend of Indian cinema, in town for a mini-retrospective of her directorial work screening this weekend.
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Other members of the esteemed Venezia 81 jury include James Gray, Agnieszka Holland, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Giuseppe Tornatore, Julia von Heinz and Zhang Ziyi.
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Making it the perfect time to discover, or revisit, some of the Academy Award and BAFTA winning UK filmmaker’s previous work.
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Respectful of the ongoing Gaza tragedy and in tune with the mood of the Region in general, the Jordanian film festival still managed to celebrate its theme for this edition — “Our Stories, Our Narratives”.
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A still from the film, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
The film features Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, with Jenna Ortega, and Willem Dafoe and will be screened on the 28th of August in the Sala Grande.
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Always a star-studded event, the festival will also revisit ‘Diario di Guttuso’ a television work from 1982 featuring the beloved Italian artist that already showed the highly personal style of Oscar winning filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore.
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A still from ‘The Wild Robot’ directed by Christ Sanders, photo courtesy of DreamWorks Animation & Universal
So you think animated films are just for kids and you won’t enjoy the largest festival in the world dedicated to the genre? I’m here to tell you that you’re wrong — and a major reason why for me was a film that’s not even finished yet but now burrows deep inside my heart. Read on to find out more.
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Whether or not we lived in NYC in the 1980’s or watched TV shows like Sesame Street, or even ever talked to an imaginary friend as children (or adults), there is something about the miniseries created by Welsh screenwriter Abi Morgan and directed by Lucy Forbes that strikes a chord — a musical chord.
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A film festival in the heart of The Big Smoke (London that is) focusing on indie cinema and cool industry panels? Yes please. Read on for all you need to know, and watch.
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The Mediterrane Film Festival’s second edition, will be taking place from the 22nd of June to the 30th June, 2024 in Malta, and it recently confirmed its new Artistic Director, renowned programmer and industry insider Teresa Cavina.
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Many women-directed gems were snubbed, in favor of a story about a sex worker written and directed by a male filmmaker.
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This year’s Palm Dog winner Kodi with his director and co-star Laetitia Dosch
The Palm Dog winners, that is…
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A still from ‘Salted Skins’ by Nicolas Fattouh, courtesy of the DFI
It’s all in a week’s work for the Doha Film Institute, the greatest cinematic organization in the MENA region.
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A still from ‘The Girl with the Needle’, courtesy of the Festival de Cannes
There is a trick to this festival. If you stand still long enough in Cannes — something a bit difficult to do on a weekend as crowds are bustling all around you — you’ll run into everyone who is anyone in the film universe.
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Every once in a while, I get asked what I’ll do when AI takes over my work. Thank goodness French filmmaker Quentin Dupieux has given me plenty of ammunition to squash that line of inquiry once and for all.
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