At Sun Valley Film Festival, Variety’s 2023 Producers to Watch Talk Filmmaking Challenges, Futures
Photo by Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for the Sun Valley Film Festival At Variety’s 10 Producers to Watch panel, held March 31 at the Sun...
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Cannes 2023 Thierry Fremaux on the Festival’s Relationship With Hollywood, Scorsese, Netflix, Oscars
Credit: Jean-Louis Hupe Can the Cannes Film Festival top itself after a 2022 edition that premiered three picture nominees, “Top Gun:...
How HBO, Streamer Intrigue and the Looming Writers’ Strike Stole the Show at Series Mania
Credit: S. Champeaux The 2023 edition of Series Mania, which wraps on Friday, looks like it’s succeeded in solidifying its place as...
Berlin Film Festival Prepares Full-Blown On-Site Edition, Shows Solidarity With Ukraine, New Award
After two editions which were altered due to the pandemic, the Berlin Film Festival is preparing for a full-blown in-person 2023 edition...
Cate Blanchett’s ‘Tár’ Earns Ecstatic 6-Minute Standing Ovation in Venice, Generating Oscar Buzz
Courtesy of Stefania D'Alessandro/WireImage The 79th Venice Film Festival officially kicked off the fall Oscar race on Thursday afternoon...
Europe’s Major Film Festivals Are Finally Taking Documentary Seriously
Courtesy of Neon Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Steve James’ “A Compassionate Spy” and Evgeny Afineevsky’s “Freedom...
Camden International Film Festival, an Oscar Campaign Hotspot, Unveils 2022 Lineup
Courtesy of Points North Institute The 18th edition of the Camden Intl. Film Festival, kicking off Sept. 15, will feature a handful of...
New York Film Festival Unveils 2022 Slate, Films From Claire Denis, Kelly Reichardt & Paul Schrader
Stars at Noon (Courtesy of A24) New movies from directors Claire Denis, Park Chan-wook, Ruben Östlund, Kelly Reichardt and Paul Schrader...
U.S. Agencies Court International Distributors as Market Consolidation Puts Domestics in Disarray
WME Independent / UTA / CAA As the global film industry emerges from the worst of the pandemic — and wide-ranging consolidation in the...
Cannes Film Festival Dives in the Fortnite Metaverse with Brut; Promo Teaser Unveiled
Brut Brut, Cannes’s new official partner, is bringing the world’s biggest film festival in the metaverse with Epic Games’ hit vidgame...
Issa Rae to Serve as 2022 American Black Film Festival Ambassador, New Series ‘Rap Sh!t’ to Screen
Issa Rae (Courtesy of Jabari Jacobs) Issa Rae has been tapped to serve as the ambassador for the 2022 American Black Film Festival...
Netflix’s Massive Comedy Festival Is No Joke: Here’s Why the Streamer Is Doing It Now
Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias (Courtesy of AP Photo/Reinhold Matay) When the Netflix is a Joke festival was first announced in March 2020, it...
Sundance Retires Pilot Program, Consolidates Others in COVID-Related Cuts
Scott Roth/Invision/AP/REX/Shutt The Sundance Institute has consolidated or cut two programs for filmmakers in an effort to stay nimble...
Cannes Film Festival Completes Official Selection of 2022 Lineup
Courtesy of MK2 Films The Cannes Film Festival has added a string of new titles to its Official Selection, including three movies in...
Magnolia Pictures Buys Patton Oswalt Catfishing Comedy ‘I Love My Dad’
Courtesy of SXSW Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “I Love My Dad,” one of the biggest breakouts from this year’s...
Netflix Sets ‘Tudum’ Global Fan Event, With Stars From 70 Movies and Shows
If you don’t know what “Tudum” is, allow Regina King, Álvaro Morte, Idris Elba, Chris Hemsworth, Millie Bobby Brown and dozens more of...
New York Film Festival Slate Includes ‘Titane,’ ‘Benedetta,’ ‘The Velvet Underground’
"Titane" (Courtesy of Carole Bethuel) The New York Film Festival has revealed the full lineup for its 59th edition, including Julia...
Chloe Trayner Named Artistic Director of True/False Documentary Fest
Chloe Trayner has been named artistic director of the Ragtag Film Society, a 23-year-old non-profit that runs the preeminent...
Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Parallel Mothers’ Tapped for New York Film Festival Closing Night
Parallel Mothers Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers” has been tapped as the closing night selection of the 59th New York Film Festival....
Sundance Will Require Proof of Vaccination for 2022 Festival
Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival/Jonathan Hickerson Sundance Film Festival will return to in-person screenings in 2022, while also...
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