By Ramona Flume One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. While we can learn a lot about the filmmakers from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival through the art that these storytellers share with us, there’s always more we can […]
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Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, who won an Oscar with “Joker,” is already deep into “The Bell Jar.” Sarah Polley’s Sylvia Plath adaptation, which recently wrapped, will give pop icon Billie Eilish her first starring role, while offering the composer a new kind of creative partnership. “[Working with a fellow Oscar-winning musician like Eilish] makes a huge […]
The upcoming Doha Film Festival will feature the world premieres of four feature films from Qatar, in what is being touted as a milestone. The tiny Arab state, which is rich in oil and gas, is branching out from the energy sector into the media and entertainment sphere. The revamped fest, now at its second […]
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Oscar-winning French actor Marion Cotillard will preside over the competition jury at the 23rd Marrakech Film Festival in November. Alongside her to be announced jury members, the “Inception” and “Dark Knight Rises” star will lead the decision of which film is awarded the Étoile d’Or out of Marrakech’s international competition, which consists of first and […]
Cannes animated comedy “Jim Queen” has picked up a new batch of international sales after screening at the Busan International Film Festival, its first outing in Asia. Global Constellation, the sales arm of pan-European studio Vuelta, has closed deals with Prorom for the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. HBO has secured first-window […]
Oct 12, 2026: On Freedom of Speech and the Safety of Our Filmmakers at the Berlinale As we plan for the next edition, we hear that there has been uncertainty and confusion about how the Berlinale protects free speech and the safety of our filmmakers in the festival. We want to take this opportunity to clarify the policies that have been – and continue to – govern our work in practice [...]
By Katie Arthurs Merata Mita (1942–2010), the legendary Māori filmmaker, godmother of Indigenous cinema, and namesake of Sundance Institute’s Merata Mita Fellowship, devoutly believed in the ever-present journey of decolonizing the screen. This Indigenous People’s Day, we want to highlight her and some of the amazing Indigenous women who continue her legacy through support from […]
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Cynthia Erivo spoke candidly about the importance of working with an intimacy coordinator on her new movie “Prima Facie” at a London Film Festival screen talk on Monday, saying that often “not enough credit is given” to them. In her first film role post “Wicked,” Erivo leads “Prima Facie” as Tessa Ensler, a successful defense […]
EARLY PREDICTIONS FROM OSCAR EXPERTS-SCOTT FEINBERG OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
MTFB continues the transition of this spece fromTelluride lineup specualtion to Oscar speculation. I've been culling Oscar picks from a variety of sources to give readers a taste of where the opening weeks of Oscar season commences. Today we look at the predicitions from Scott...