Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh will serve as jury president of the international competition at the 78th Locarno Film Festival in August. “Cinema offers the opportunity to discover new perspectives, cultures and stories,” Panh said. “If we have patience, cinema rewards us with its grace. Cinema
The Adriatic Film and TV Awards, an event that recognizes the most significant regional film and television achievements in the countries of the former Yugoslavia, has been launched at the Cannes Film Festival. The inaugural awards will be held from Oct. 24 to 26, in
Actor and musician Tessa Thompson, known for “Creed,” “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Men in Black: International,” will present the first ever Golden Globe prize for documentary during the Cannes Film Festival. This inaugural award, presented by Artemis Rising Foundation, honors a documentary film director for “their
Politics and film have never been so tightly entangled, as the industry feels the heat from geopolitics, threats to democracy and shifting financial models shaped by globalization and digitization. In such a tense context, even the Nordics are being challenged, although their national market share
Al Pacino has joined the cast of “Maserati: The Brothers,” the biopic directed by Bobby Moresco about the family behind the high-performance automobiles that, along with Ferrari and Lamborghini, Italy is known for. Pacino’s cameo in the film was announced by producer Andrea Iervolino. A
Cosmo Jarvis, star of FX’s smash hit series “Shōgun,” will star as future Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in “Young Stalin.” Georgian-French helmer Géla Babluani (“13 Tzameti,” “Money”) has signed on to direct the period thriller that is being financed by Len Blavatnik‘s Access Entertainment, which backed Jonathan Glazer’s
The French Riveria is notorious for abundance, but this year’s Cannes Film Festival seems trés lean when it comes to generating excitement over big movies. The Boulevard de la Croisette is usually drenched in pricey activations around summer blockbusters, prestige indies and everything in between
“Our goal is to keep supporting São Paulo’s — and by extension, Brazil’s — presence on the global audiovisual stage. We want our films, stories, and professionals to be seen, recognized, and valued worldwide,” says Spcine CEO Lyara Oliveira. One milestone move in international outreach