Kim Dong-ho, founding festival director of the Busan International Film Festival, has been named the recipient of the 31st BIFF’s Korean Cinema Award. The honor goes to figures whose work has shaped Korean cinema and helped raise its profile abroad. Kim began his career at the Ministry of Culture and Information, now the Ministry of […]
TWENTY (PLUS) BETS FOR TFF #53-VOL. 9
Hi there! Down to three weeks before the 53rd edition of the Telluride Film Festival. Personally, I feel like it's going to be a banger this year.
Here's your weekly update-now expanded to 20 films that MTFB thinks are going to screen over labor Day weekend. First, though, a reminder of the "Bets" from last week:...
At long last we found a home (the New York Film Fest’s Currents section) for Carlos Reygadas‘ latest work (formerly titled Wake of Umbra) has arrived.
The final titles have trickled in for the 2026 Toronto Intl. Film Festival and we can now confirm what are Telluride updates, and the only film to hit the major four fests of the fall – this after being selected for Cannes (premiere section).
Peter Frampton to Attend Opening Night; Lineup Includes Anton Corbijn’s Drama A Talent for Murder starring Helen Mirren and Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care, the Grand Ole Opry Centennial Film and 24 World Premieres NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Aug. 12, 2026 — The Nashville Film Festival today announced the initial lineup of feature films, shorts, episodic …
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Writer-Director Andrius Blaževičius and crew attend the premiere of “How to Divorce During the War” at The Ray Theatre on January 26, 2026, in Park City, UT. (Photo by Jason Peters/Sundance Institute) By Jessica Herndon Set in Lithuania, How to Divorce During the War is a film about identity, comfort, and conflict. The day after […]
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In “Far From the Trees,” (“Lejos de los árboles”) Meritxell Colell asks viewers to listen before they try to understand. Premiering in Locarno’s international competition, the Spain-Italy-Peru production from Allegra Films follows Adela, a 50-year-old Mexican sound artist who travels from the Peruvian jungle to the Andes recording endangered languages. Accompanied by a guide and […]
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