Aubrey Plaza getting ready for My Old Ass (photo by George Pimentel/Shutterstock for Sundance) Here at the Sundance Institute, we talk a lot about film. Whether it’s helping co-workers figure out what to watch this weekend or feeling positively ancient when we hear that a movie from our youth is celebrating a big anniversary, we’ve […]
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What if you could hold them… just one more time? “WHEN I COULD HOLD ONE MORE TIME” is an emotional orchestral journey composed by Mufaya, capturing the longing, warmth, and quiet strength of human connection. Featuring two deeply moving pieces: 00:00 A Flaring Performance – a cinematic swell of emotion, echoing memories that burn bright. 03:09 Carry My Warmth – a gentle, heartfelt piece that...
In the new documentary Union, directors Stephen Maing (Crime + Punishment) and Brett Story (The Hottest August) collaborate on an in-depth portrait of workers at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island attempting to unionize in 2021 and 2022. With impressive access and sharp filmmaking skills, the two create a nonfiction thriller with high […]
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I have just returned from the Black Sea where I took five screenings of my lyric films. "The Black Sea Stanzas", so was called my screen program that went with full assembly halls, though under rackets and war planes coming from Russia to the Ukraine and to the Crymea. It was a peculiar details of the current author's live screening at the Northern part of the Holy Land, under military...
John August with fellow Kibwe Tavares at Sundance Institute’s 2016 June Screenwriters Lab. Photo by Brandon Cruz for Sundance Institute By Lucy Spicer When screenwriter John August (Big Fish, Frankenweenie) first attended the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab as a creative advisor in 2000, he arrived with some level of impostor syndrome. He hadn’t been a […]
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Colman Domingo has been announced as the host of amfAR Venezia, the Foundation for AIDS Research’s gala at the Venice Film Festival. The black-tie event, taking place Aug. 31 at Arsenale, will feature cocktails, dinner and a live auction of contemporary artworks and exclusive experiences. “We are deeply grateful to Colman Domingo for his commitment […]
DISTRIBUTOR MONDAY: NEON
Neon has come on strong over the last decade as a Telluride staple. Their first appearance at TFF came in 2016 as the distributor of Errol Morris's The B-Side. In the years since then Neon has placed 18 other films at TFF for an impressive average of 2.4 films per year. In that time some other notable titles under the Neon banner that have appeared at...
It’s been thirty years since Braveheart was unleashed on the world, Mel Gibson’s film telling the story of the heroic English triumph over the Scottish terrorist William Wallace. While Gibson became a persona non grata (and then some) in later years, at this time he could really do no wrong and his sophomore directorial outing […]
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The 27th Shanghai International Film Festival concluded with clear signals that China’s entertainment industry is accelerating its global ambitions through technological innovation and strategic market consolidation, as the event successfully merged its film and TV markets while showcasing groundbreaking AI applications that could reshape content production worldwide. Five Key Takeaways 1....
THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995
I take this opportunity to extend our warmest wishes for a successful year on the festival circuit. We are working hard on a new version of our platform to better serve our community. Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995 before google existed, turned into a social...