by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
When filmmaker Céline Sciamma made PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, there was a use of silence or negative space, in the picture not seen since the French New Wave. That's just my critical opinion. That said, Sciamma’s work can also frighten and shake up audiences, critical viewers, and some would say, even voting members. You want to read that with a wink, because who knows what lurks in the hearts of Member Voters, to ...
The Kompagnon-Fellowships, Perspektive Deutsches Kino and Berlinale Talents, which support projects in their further development, go to Eliza Petkova (A Fish Swimming Upside Down) as well as this year’s Berlinale Talents “Doc Station” participant Jonas Matauschek and his co-director Christian Johannes Koch.
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The two Kompagnon-Fellowships, Perspektive Deutsches K...
The culture desk of the news service Postimees has given the annual Engine of Culture award of 2020 to Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival lead by Tiina Lokk. Big hugs and congratulations from your friends at filmfestivals.com
“Let this locomotive drive PÖFF even further,” said the culture desk of Postimees when handing the wooden locomotive made by modeler Boris Puusepp to the festival director Tiina Lokk.
Postimees pointed out that regardless of this difficult year for cult...
As part of this year’s virtual edition of the annual European Shooting Stars Programme, taking place 23-25 February, European Film Promotion (EFP) will host top-class online panels headlined by Bridgerton’s and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’s casting directors Kelly Valentine Hendry and Avy Kaufman. The panels will take place on Wednesday 24 & Thursday 25 February, and Thursday 4 March.
PANEL 1: EQUITY IN CASTING
The first panel took place on Wednesday, 24 Febru...
Presents FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS – THE FILMMAKERS
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German Films, the national information and advisory center for the promotion of German films worldwide is coming back again with its 6th annual signature campaign FACE TO FACE. The highly visible international showcase for the wealth and diversity of talent has shaped the German film and TV industry over the last five years.
While the featured &ld...
MSR Media announced today that Nick Royak has been appointed to the company, with immediate effect, in the newly created role of Vice President of Development. Royak will oversee the development of feature film material submitted to the company as well as internally initiated projects and take a leading role in the creative decisions reporting to MSR Media's Producer, Philippe Martinez. Additionally, he will make an active contribution to the studio's sales slate and distribution strat...
Filmfestivals.com had the chance to interview award-winning filmmaker Eva Lanska, a rising star on the global film scene.
Eva Lanksa is a London-based director and screenwriter. After graduating from the London Film Academy, Lanska has focused on producing documentary and feature films. She has directed several award-winning films recognized throughout Europe and America. Art, literature, French cinematography, and the Parisian ambiance have been significan...
The 12th Odesa International Film Festival presents an independent selection committee, which will be responsible for the competition programme of the festival.
The selection committee includes producer and former head of the Ukrainian State Film Agency Philip Illienko, journalist and film critic Kateryna Slipchenko, Arthouse Traffic programme director Ilya Dyadyk and curator of the Odesa Green Theater film section Olga Sydorushkina. OIFF programme consul...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
With talent galore, and a range from MOONSTRUCK to DOUBT and more, writer/screenwriter John Patrick Shanley is primarily a playwright but probably one of the most admired screenwriters among screenwriters. That said, he has some news. He has just signed on to write a comedy called THE TWINKLE BROTHERS. Read on...
LOS ANGELES, CA: Rivulet Media announced today that Academy Award® and Pulitzer Prize winning writer John Pa...
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The 52nd edition of Visions du Réel will celebrate the body of work of the Mexican-Salvadoran director Tatiana Huezo Sánchez (Tempestad) and the Italian director Pietro Marcello (Bella e Perduta, Martin Eden) by holding two major retrospectives.
Copyright Pietro Marcello: Francesca Errichiello
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The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) is proud to announce that CRTC Chairperson and CEO Ian Scott, will speak on BANFF 2021’s opening day Monday, June 14, with a virtual keynote session as the Festival launches MARKETPLACE WEEK (June 14-18) followed by a month of curated online programming.
"I am pleased to help kick off the world-renowned BANFF festival. In these unprecedented times, we've come to appreciate even more the importance of Canada's high-quality b...
Variety has announced it will be giving its Creative Impact in Acting Award to Glenn Close as part of their virtual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards event with the Palm Springs International Film Society on February 26 at 10:00 AM PT. As previously announced, Steve McQueen will be receiving the Creative Impact in Directing Award at the event.
Glenn recently co-starred in the Netflix drama Hillbilly Elegy and has received nominations for a Golden Globe, SAG Award, and Critics Cho...
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YUH-JUNG YOUN WITH 2021 SPOTLIGHT AWARD, ACTRESS
The Palm Springs International Film Awards today announced that legendary Korean star Yuh-Jung Youn will be the recipient of the 2021 Spotlight Award, Actress for Minari.
“In her first-ever American feature film, Minari, Yuh-Jung Youn wonderfully portrays a feisty and foul-mouthed grandmother whose Korean-American family has suddenly moved from California to a har...
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MALTIN MODERN MASTER AWARD
FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021
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Academy Award-nominated actor and American film legend Bill Murray is set to receive the prestigious Maltin Modern Master Award at the 36th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Murray will be honored on Friday, April 2nd for his long-standing contributions to the film industry, most recently in the role of Felix Keane in Sofia Coppola’s ON THE ROCKS opposite Rashida Jones...
The SXSW Online 2021 experience continues to expand as the acclaimed Film Festival slate and another fascinating round of speakers have been revealed.
This year’s Film Festival will showcase 75 features, including 57 World Premieres. From Opening Night headliner Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil to Closing Night entry Alone Together, this year we’re also introducing a Centerpiece film, Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free. The festival lineup will highlight a w...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
If you don't feel ready for Valentine's Day, or have to brush off the passion in your relationship, just remember it took 50 years for LOVE STORY stars Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw to get their stars aligned. In honor of that half-century-long wait? Read on...
HOLLYWOOD, CA: In celebration of the 50th anniversary of LOVE STORY, actors Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw will be honored with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ...
The Palm Springs International Film Awards today announced that Daniel Kaluuya will be the recipient of the International Star Award, Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah.
“Daniel Kaluuya delivers a powerful performance in his latest role as assassinated Black Panther leader Chairman Fred Hampton,” said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. “For his outstanding work in Judas and the Black Messiah, it is our honor to present the International...
Director, screenwriter, producer, actor and one of the most significant representatives of post-war German cinema: Volker Schlöndorff will be the protagonist of the retrospective – presented in national preview – of the 2021 edition. A journey that outlines the filmography of a multifaceted and highly creative author, often inspired by literature and socio-political activism.
Eighty-two years young. Youthful attitude, plain language yet outstanding knowledge, great storyte...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Multi-hyphenate Hollywood legend Edward James Olmos just announced some dates for an upcoming LALIFF event, but also the opening date of today through March 12 for submissions, read on...
LOS ANGELES, CA: Academy Award®-nominated actor Edward James Olmos, founder of the Latino Film Institute, announced today that the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) will host a virtual festival for the 2021 edition that will run Wedne...
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Viola Davis is the recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
“Viola Davis is one of the most celebrated actors of her generation from her powerful roles on stage and screen including Fences and How to Get Away With Murder. In her latest film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Davis fully embodies the famous blues singer Ma Rainey in an explosive and memorabl...
The Palm Springs International Film Festival and Film Awards Gala is not presenting an in-person event this year, however the Palm Springs International Film Society is recognizing this year’s best in filmmaking. ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT will highlight all of the individual honoree announcements and present a tribute on February 11 announcing the honorees and films. If you miss it, you can also watch on February 20, on ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT WEEKEND.
February 25, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGH...
Sundance 2021 Interview by Emmanuel Itier with FIRST DATE Director Manuel Crosby, Producer-Actor Brandon Kraus and actors: Tyson Brown and Shelby Duclos.
FIRST DATE, played in the NEXT category at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival: After being conned into buying a shady '65 Chrysler, Mike's first date plans with girl-next-door Kelsey implode as he finds himself targeted by criminals, cops, and a crazy cat lady.
Q: How did this film come together, tell me about the ...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Leslie Zemeckis is a filmmaker known for bringing lost voices of burlesque into the world with her film BEHIND THE BURLY Q, but she is also a champion of women who tell stories not just with their bodies in dance. Based in Santa Barbara, she’s a multi-hyphenate actor, writer, mentor, and more who has created "Stories Matter" as a way to tap under-heard voices.
In 2020, Leslie was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of ...
