Funding and Support Provided through Durham Next’s Multi-year, Capacity-building Initiative Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has been selected to participate in Durham Next’s new Community Investment Program initiative, Accelerate: A Durham Festival Collective (Accelerate). The first-ever Accelerate application period generated 30 total submissions, with five prospects ultimately...
Sundance-winning producer Neeraj Churi has boarded “About an Intimate Matter” (Ekanto Byaktigoto Bishoy), a Bengali-language queer drama from Awedacious Originals that will world premiere at the 31st Busan International Film Festival. Churi, of Lotus Visual Productions, produced Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s “Sabar Bonda” (Cactus Pears), winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at...
Miles Teller will be honored with the Artist of Distinction Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival. He will be presented with the recognition at the fest’s annual Honors ceremony on Oct. 18. “Miles Teller brings extraordinary dedication to every role he takes on,” Newport Beach Film Festival CEO and executive director Gregg Schwenk said. […]
John Barry's song You Only Live Twice (Instrumental) is an orchestral interpretation of one of the most recognizable themes in the James Bond film series. With its sweeping strings, delicate melodic passages and mysterious atmosphere, the music captures the romantic elegance and underlying danger of the Bond universe. Barry's arrangement gives the melody a cinematic quality, balancing moments...
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Disney+ is about to name a new commissioner in Australia and has not ruled out a return to production in Southeast Asia, Jon Wax, executive VP of international original television at Disney Entertainment, said Wednesday at the Busan International Film Festival. Wax, set out the streamer’s Asia-Pacific plans at a fireside chat at the Park […]
When Variety spoke with Taiwanese director Lu Po-Shun in March, he was seeking final financing for his debut feature, “Will You Still Be My Friend,” a coming-of-age drama weaving adolescent friendship with local politics and solar energy development. Now, following its San Sebastián premiere and two Golden Horse nominations, Lu is bringing the film to […]
HIFF46 SPOTLIGHT ON HONG KONG Celebrates The Past, Present And Future Of Hong Kong Cinema The 46th Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani (HIFF46) continues its longstanding celebration of Hong Kong cinema with the SPOTLIGHT ON HONG KONG, presented by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco (HKETO SF). Spanning six films, this year’s program brings...
AAPI FILMMAKERS IN FOCUS: Remembering Japanese American History At HIFF46, AAPI FILMMAKERS IN FOCUS, presented by the Daniel K. Inouye Institute, celebrates the power of AAPI filmmakers to preserve, reclaim, and pass down histories that should never be forgotten. This special program brings together two new short films—Brian Tee’s ENOUGH and Chris Naoki Lee’s THUMBPRINT—that examine the...
SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHOWCASE: The Best Of The Region Comes To HIFF46 Southeast Asia continues to produce some of the most exciting, adventurous, and socially incisive cinema on the international festival circuit. At HIFF46, the SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHOWCASE brings together six films representing the breadth of contemporary filmmaking from the region—from bold new voices making their feature debuts to...