3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (546+ words) Source: All credits Cannes Film Festival except Annecy Film Festival for ‘Iron Boy’ De Gaulle: Résistance / Iron Boy / The Unknown / La Gradiva / Minotaur Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Cannes Grand Prix winner Minotaur, Arthur Harari’s The Unknown, Marine Atlan’s La Gradiva, Louis Clichy’s…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (316+ words) EXCLUSIVE: Bangkok-based Diversion has secured world sales rights to The Remotes by Filipino auteur John Torres’ ahead of its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival. The feature merges noir procedural with surreal offbeat romance and follows a detective with…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (211+ words) Source: Courtesy of Diversion A fascinating corrective to any nationalistic idea of monoculture The Burning Giants premieres in Venice Horizons, where Manta Ray won best film in 2018. While his latest work may not not fully cohere for Western audiences, it…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (201+ words) Anna Foglietta’s accomplished debut premieres in Venice Horizons Source: Venice Film Festival Dir. Anna Foglietta. Italy. 2026. 107mins Superb performances bring emotional complexity to a seemingly simple dynamic Divided into chapters that coincide with the seasons, the film explores the lives of…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (497+ words) Tokyo International Film Festival is adding three new initiatives ahead of its 39th edition – competition prizes for Japanese films, an honorary award for women in cinema and a section highlighting features from Southeast Asia. The long-running Nippon Cinema Now section, focussed…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (437+ words) South Korea’s Finecut has closed sales of Toronto-bound animation Long Long Night, Hong Sangsoo’s Locarno award-winner Nowhere To Lay My Eyes and Cannes Directors’ Fortnight title Dora. Long Long Night has pre-sold to Japan’s Geek Pictures ahead of its world…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (270+ words) Susan Sarandon said she has had “movies taken away recently” because of her vocal support for Palestine. “There has been a change in terms of understanding of the situation, and the general public,” said Sarandon. “There are still positions within…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (576+ words) Ada Solomon of Romanian producer MicroFilm has credits on almost 100 films, including Berlinale Golden Bear winners Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn and Calin Netzer’s Child’s Pose. Solomon, who was elected chair of the European Film Academy last…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (159+ words) Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca star in the director’s sprawling drama which premieres in Venice competition Source: Venice Film Festival ‘It Will Happen Tonight’ Undeniably potent pairing of Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca Screenplay: Nanni Moretti, Federica Pontremoli and Valia…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (137+ words) Alexandre Smia’s feature debut invites comparisons to Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘House Of Dynamite’ Source: Venice Film Festival Dir: Alexandre Smia. France. 2026. 87mins Delivers a good deal of suspense but without much nuance Main cast: Denis Menochet, Andre Dussollier, Reda Kateb, Dominique Blanc,…...