For the second year in a row, GLAAD joins Frameline and NewFest, two major LGBTQ+ film festivals, to host a “Cheers, Queers” celebration at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. The “Cheers, Queers” event takes place on Friday, January 24 and will feature a conversation and party including a “Trans Stories and Storytelling” panel with director … Read more
The 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival has revealed this year’s jury award winners. PSIFF was held from January 2 to 13, 2025, and showcased 165 films from over 71 countries, including 68 that premiered. The list includes 35 international feature films submitted for Oscars, as well as Talking Pictures, New Voices New Visions, Modern … Read more
The festival is thriving BookMyShow‘s Red Truck Film Festival Two films have been shortlisted for the Academy Awards to anchor its second edition, scheduled to be screened from March 21 to 23, in Mumbai and Hyderabad. Produced by the producers of Navalny’s shortlisted documentary, Hollywood Gate provides a field study of Taliban-ruled Kabul. “Global Language,” … Read more
The Tunisian film “The Red Road,” directed by Lotfi Ashour, won the Golden Yusr Award for Best Feature Film, Thursday, at the Red Sea Film Festival Awards Ceremony, where honorary awards were distributed to Viola Davis and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Sarah Jessica Parker, Dev Patel, John Boyega and Nick Jonas were among the guest stars. … Read more
The 19th Jogja-Netback Asian Film Festival (JAFF) in Indonesia was the most successful to date, and the inaugural JAFF Market proved to be an auspicious debut. diverse He was present to report on both. To put things in context, films from Indonesia are now routinely selected and win awards at major international festivals. The domestic … Read more
The 19th Yogya-Netpak Asian Film Festival concluded in Yogyakarta (Yogja), Indonesia, with local film “Yohana” dominating the Indonesian Screen Awards while director Neo Sura’s “Happyend” took home the festival’s top Hanuman Gold Award. Rizka Rubi Ertanto’s “Johana” took home five awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Storytelling, Best Performance (Laura Basuki, Kirana Putri Graciela, Ekwa … Read more
Luca Guadagnino, who serves as president of the Marrakech Film Festival jury, spoke fluently in French about his North African heritage during the opening ceremony on Friday. On stage with fellow jurors, including Jacob Elordi and Andrew Garfield, Guadagnino gave a lyrical speech in which he revealed his personal connection to Morocco. “My Algerian mother … Read more
‘Toxic’ by Lithuanian director Saulė Bliuvaitė has bagged the Best Film award at the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The jury, headed by Indian director Ashutosh Gowariker, recognized the film for its depiction of adolescence and economic hardship. Previously, in Locarno, “Toxic” won not only the Golden Leopard Award for Best … Read more
KARACHI: The Consulate General of Japan in Karachi in collaboration with Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP), Pakistan Japanese Cultural Association Sindh (PJCA) and Pakistan Japan Business Forum (PJBF) hosted Japan Festival (Japan Festival) 2024, a celebration. For Japanese culture, traditions and values that brought the Karachi community together in a vibrant cultural exchange.Held at the … Read more
Following his success at Cannes 2024 with In Retreat, producer Thanikachalam SA is backing debut feature director Payal Sethi’s Kurinji (The Disappearing Flower) at India’s Film Bazaar co-production market. Sethi’s previous works include the award-winning short films “Leeches” (2016), which won the International Grand Prix at the Brussels Short Film Festival, and “Grant St. Shaving … Read more