For the first time in more than a decade, the Cairo Film Festival will be open for business. Now we start with 45y In this edition, the Egyptian event has remained a major cultural and artistic showcase for the region and the wider MENA world – but Cairo has remained without a market since that … Read more
Michael Gracey’s Better Man, a film about British pop star Robbie Williams, opens the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) with its Asian premiere. The Australian production runs the festival from November 20 to 28 in Goa. Veteran director Philip Noyce (“Clear and Present Danger,” “Salt,” “Rabbit-Proof Fence”) will receive the Satyajit Ray Lifetime … Read more
Director Miles Levin’s “Spotlight” received the prestigious Polish Film Institute Award at the US Film Festival’s industry event “US in Progress”, as well as a $50,000 cash prize for post-production in Poland. “Working on it has been an incredibly rewarding and inspiring project. Miles is a force of nature with a clear vision and relentless … Read more
The title prize isn’t exactly what you might expect in A Nice Indian Boy, a romantic comedy that brings a welcome quirky angle to this grand subgenre of love stories tangled in Indian social mores and family politics across generations. . In many of these films, Naveen (Karan Soni) would be the most desirable character … Read more
Alex Berger of “The Bureau” producer TOP (The Oligarchs Productions), prolific Nigerian director Kunle Afolayan (“Aníkúlápó”) and Sydney Galund of Paris-based Make it Happens Studios are among the headliners at the Salon International du Contenu Audiovisuel d’ Abidjan (SICA), a three-day industry event taking place from 5 to 7 November in Ivory Coast. Now in … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said in a statement that he is scheduled to announce a proposal on Sunday to support California’s struggling television and film industry. Newsom is scheduled to appear in a studio in Los Angeles to make the announcement, alongside entertainment industry leaders and labor unions. California offers $330 million in tax breaks … Read more
“Sujo” made Mexico’s official entry into the Oscars, sweeping the 22-film fieldSecond abbreviation Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), winner of the festival’s Ojo Awards for Best Film, Director and Screenplay. Co-writers Astrid Rondro and Fernanda Valadez, whose debut film “Select Features” won two Sundance Awards and took home Best International Feature at the Gotham Awards … Read more
American director Jeff Nichols – whose film The Bikeriders recently achieved acclaim at Cannes and Telluride – is set to be the official sponsor of the Atlas Workshops at the upcoming Marrakesh International Film Festival, which will see him directing selected projects in various stages of the Middle East and Africa. North Africa. Launched in … Read more
The first reactions to “Venom: The Last Dance” have emerged, with members of the press calling the Sony Pictures film a “feast for fans”, “huge” and a “fitting conclusion” to the trilogy. Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock, known as the symbiote symbiote from the Spider-Man comic series, in Venom: The Last Dance. According to … Read more
John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush and Christine Froeseth won top acting awards at Spain’s famous Sitges Fantasy Film Festival, which concluded its 57th edition on October 13. The festival was swept with three awards, the Academy Award for Best Austrian International Film, for the film “The Devil’s Bath” by directors Veronica Franz and Severin Fiala. Derived … Read more