The filmmaker David Cronenberg received the award from Gaspar Noé and Viggo Mortensen sent him a congratulatory video
The Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg received the second Donostia Award of San Sebastian Festival’s 70th edition at a gala held this evening in the Victoria Eugenia Theatre, where the French filmmaker Gaspar Noé presented him with the Festival’s highest honorary award. The gala was followed by the screening of Cronenberg’s la...
The filmmaker Carlos Saura, who had planned to present his latest film, Las paredes hablan / The Walls Can Talk, at the Festival, will not be able to travel due to a fall suffered at the last minute. Fortunately, the mishap had no serious consequences, but it has prevented him from travelling to San Sebastian.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 21st, one of the RTVE Galas will host a special screening at the Kursaal 2, Las paredes hablan, the eagerly-awaited new documentary by Carlos Saura on the origin of ...
Hamed Soleimanzadeh, an Iranian critic, researcher, instructor, and filmmaker, has been appointed as a jury member of 2023 Golden Globe Awards.
The first Iranian critic to be a Golden Globe Awards voting member in the category of motion pictures, Soleimanzadeh has previously been on the jury panel in several prestigious festivals such as Cannes, Berlinale, Göteborg, Oberhausen, and Istanbul.
The invitation has been sent by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) whi...
THE PEOPLE’S JOKER
TIFF 2022
With director Vera Drew
By Emmanuel Itier
Who am I? What am I, truly and really? Would the World accept me as such? These are crucial question asked by brilliant and inspired director Vera Drew. Whether you are a transgender or not, like me, one can only applaud the initiative endeavor of her film, ‘The People’s joker’, giving you the faith, the force, the power to follow your destiny, to achieve the vision you ha...
Isabel Coixet and Gaspar Noé to present the Donostia Award to Juliette Binoche and David Cronenberg, respectively
French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve, Mexican director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Irish writer John Banville join the list of personalities who will be visiting the 70th San Sebastian Festival over the next few days.
After having competed with Eden in the Official Selection (2014) and being selected for Perlak with L’avenir /&nb...
Today, September 14, the San Sebastian Festival presented an honorary Silver Shell to the company SADE Cines in recognition of its collaboration with the Festival down through the years.
The Sociedad Anónima de Deportes y Espectáculos, popularly known by its acronym, the SADE, was born on 28 December 1925, result of the merger between the companies Vicente Mendizábal e hijos and Príncipe Films. In 1953, when the Festival held its first edition, the SADE was a...
The US actress will not be able to travel to San Sebastian due to a family emergency
The actress Glenn Close has had to cancel her visit to San Sebastian Festival at the last minute due to a family emergency. The Argentinian producer Matías Mosteirín will be the president of the jury.
Close conveyed to the Festival her regrets for not being able to attend a duty to which she felt very committed. Just last week, the star of Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons posted a video ...
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) revealed that the world-renowned film director Béla Tarr will be receiving its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award during the festival’s 44th edition (13 – 22 November).
Hussein Fahmy, President of Cairo International Film Festival, commented: “Béla Tarr is heralded as one of the cinematic world’s greatest innovators whose extensive repertoire includes several master piece fi...
And thank You Alberto!
Alice Kanterian (filmfestivals.com correspondant in Venice) on the red carpet with festival director Alberto Barbera at the closing of the Venice International Film Festival.
With Alice Diop:
Such a huge pleasure to receivethis award from Julianne Moore (Golden Lion Grand Jury Prize)
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Godard (shot in 1968) The New Wave rebel hero died this week and chose the date September 13
Feature films he directed
The list excludes multi-director anthology films to which Godard has contributed shorts.
1960 Breathless
1961 A Woman Is a Woman
1962 My Life to Live
1963 The Little Soldier
1963 The Carabineers
1963 Contempt
1964 Band of Outsiders
1964 A Married Woman
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Albert Serra is a Catalan artist and filmmaker born in 1975 in Spain. He is well known for his theatre and cinema work as a writer, director and producer. European myths, history and literature are recurrent themes in his works. He has been diligent in filmmaking since 2004 and has made award-winning movies, such as Honour of the Knights (2007), The Death of Louis XIV (2016), Story of My Death (2013), which won the Golden Leopard, ...
Each year, Film Fest Gent puts film music and composers in the spotlight with an album release. This time around, Film Fest Gent is proud to present the new album 'Mark Isham: Music for Film'.
Guest of honour at the 2022 World Soundtrack Awards, Mark Isham has been one of the most versatile film composers of the past four decades. Equally known for his electronic music, his jazz work and trumpet performances, he has created numerous memorable scores for a ...
The 19th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival takes place from 11 to 19 November 2022
PAOLO SORRENTINO ©Claudio Porcarelli
Italian director Paolo Sorrentino presides over the jury of the Marrakech International Film Festival, taking place from 11 to 19 November 2022.
The jury awards the Étoile d’Or to one of the 14 first or second feature- length films in the festival’s international competition, which is dedicated to the discovery of filmmakers from ...
Archival image of Jean-Luc Godard from 'Godard seul le cinéma'
Monsieur le cinéma is no more. Jean-Luc Godard, the legendary director behind iconic films such as À bout de souffle (1960), Le mépris (1963) and Pierrot le fou (1965) has died at the age of 91. The body of work he leaves behind is immense, and above all: immortal. Moreover, the oeuvre made about the greatest modernist in cinema is, if anything, even greater. The 49th edition of Film ...
Trace Lysette, actor in Monica at La-Biennale di Venezia'22
interview illustration by Nesta Morgan
Venice Film Festival
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Nora Armani - SRFF Film Festival
The management of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries, headed by film critic El Amir Abaza, has decided to honor Egyptian-born Armenian-French star Nora Armani in appreciation of her work in the field of cinema, during its 38th session that will be held from 5 to 10 October in Alexandria, Egypt.
Actress Nora Armani will be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the opening ceremony of The Alexandria Film Festiv...
This list is not complete and is subject to change.
Ali Abbasi
Madison Baines
Mélanie Bray
Christopher Abbott
Jaume Balaguero
Alex Brendemühl
Marta Abbott
Ariela Barer
Madeline Brewer
Golshan Abdmoulaie
John Barker
Krista Bridges
Patrick J. Adams
Rajat Barmecha
Christopher Briney Lovell
Adams Gray
Shantae Barnes-Cowan
Sterling K. Brown
Odunlade Adekola
Melissa Barrera
Shayla Brown
Paul Adelstein
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THE FLYING SAILOR
A Short at TIFF 2022.
With Directors: Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
Interview by Emmanuel Itier
The Flying Sailor from co-director Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby is a pure charming delight. The “light” animation is elevating your soul with this “in between worlds” sailor and you keep flying with him the length of this short as if you were, yourself, experiencing an out of body journey. For this beautiful tale is the one about your existence ...
MY SAILOR, MY LOVE
TIFF 2022
With director: Klaus Härö and actor: James Cosmo (“Howard”)
By Emmanuel Itier
There is nothing more enchanting than Ireland, with its moody weather, its warm people, and charming movies like “My Sailor, My Love” coming to grace our screens, from time to time. Director Klau Härö, accomplished actor James Cosmo and their teammates invite you to escape, for a while, onto the other side of yourse...
Congrats to our colleague and friend Alice Kanterian who has an impressive experience on the festival circuit covering the key events worldwide.
"Alice is a cosmopolitan journalist who has always paid great attention to the evolution of cinema and the cultural and social sides of both small and large-scale Festivals; her continuous and impassioned research always succeeds in grasping the essence of these events. She is never superficial and always independent: a perfect example of...
The Italian director and screenwriter Luca Guadagnino will be honoured with the renowned A Tribute to... Award at the 18th Zurich Film Festival.
With the global success of CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, which received four Oscar nominations, Luca Guadagnino has become one of the most sought-after directors. After pres...
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, the two founders of Sony Pictures Classics will be honoured with the Game Changer Award at the 18th Zurich Film Festival!
The Zurich Film Festival annually recognises outstanding personalities and pays tribute to industry leaders that not only cherish change but also embody the DNA of film and cinema.
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, the two founders and co-presidents of Sony Pictures Classics, aim to distribute thought-provoking, high-quality feature f...
Farewell to our friend Kobayashi Masahiro !
It is with great sadness that we have just learned of the death of the Japanese director, faithful of the Festival International des Cinémas d'Asie de Vesoul, Kobayashi Masahiro (1954 - 2022) at the age of 68 years.
President of the Jury in 2008, he was also three times in competition in 2002, 2011 and 2013 with The Man Who Walks on Snow, Haru's Journey (Audience Award) and Japan's Tragedy (Jury Award).
Two other of his...
Film Fest Gent proudly announces a new series of titles for its 49th edition, from 11 to 22 October 2022. French directors Léonor Serraille and Mia Hansen-Løve each portray a fractured family portrait in Un petit frère and Un beau matin. In her topical film Call Jane, Phyllis Nagy provides a star-studded cast led by Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver. Homegrown talent to watch out for is represented by Flo Va...
