“Anora” director Sean Baker, who is at the Red Sea Film Festival as the head of the international jury, commented on the industry’s most burning current topic while speaking at the Jeddah-based event: Netflix agreeing to buy Warner Bros., including its film and TV studios, its gaming business, HBO Max and HBO. The director said […]
Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, whose “Capernaum” is the highest-grossing Arabic and Middle Eastern film of all time with over $68 million worldwide, spoke about “how difficult it is” to make cinema in the Arab region. The director also discussed working with non-actors and dealing with Arab funders during an in-depth career talk at the Red […]
Chen Deming’s “Always” claimed the top prize at the Singapore International Film Festival’s Silver Screen Awards, taking home best Asian feature film honors at the Dec. 7 ceremony. The U.S.-France-China-Taiwan co-production triumphed in the Asian Feature Film Competition, highlighting the increasingly international nature of Asian cinema. The win caps a successful awards run for the […]
The Marrakech Film Festival has grown alongside Morocco’s flourishing film industry. When the festival debuted in 2001, the local scene produced just five films a year. Today, that number has surged to around 40, reflecting a variety of initiatives aimed at nurturing and sustaining new generations of talent. Programs like the Atlas Workshops have been […]
Lauded French actor Juliette Binoche, who is currently at the Red Sea Film Festival both as an honoree and to present her directorial debut “In-I in Motion,” praised Arab filmmakers Cherien Dabis (“All That’s Left of You”) and Shahad Ameen (“Hijra”) during a conversation event organized by Kering’s Women in Motion initiative. Binoche, who shared […]
Oscar-winning Korean actor Youn Yuh-jung opened up about her remarkable six-decade career during an In Conversation event at the Singapore International Film Festival, sharing candid insights about her unconventional start in the industry, her formative relationship with director Kim Ki-young, and the challenges she overcame to achieve international recognition. The 78-year-old actor,...
Chinese audiences pushed animation, action and historical war films to the top of 2025’s satisfaction charts, while comedies and romance all but disappeared from favor, according to new research unveiled at the 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival, China. In a forum presentation at the festival, Sun Xianghui, president of the China Film Art Research […]
Polen Ly’s “Becoming Human” has claimed the Golden Hanoman, the top prize at the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF), which closed its milestone 20th anniversary edition in Yogyakarta on Dec. 6. “Captivating us with lyrical visual poetry and a tender meditation on memory, loss, and the fragile spaces that hold our shared stories, this film […]
Lawrence Kasdan’s The Accidental Tourist is a mature film, ostensibly a romantic drama but ultimately quite a moving study of grief. William Hurt and Kathleen Turner play a couple unable to cope with the death of their son, leading to their separation; he goes on to meet a very different type of woman played by […]
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written by Nina Sunko You know what they say – a picture is worth a thousand words. So it’s no surprise that a camera angle is one of the most important elements of a film, at least among those that can’t “speak” on their own. A well-chosen shot can tell you, in just a few […]