In anticipation of the 27th annual Woodstock Film Festival (WFF), the WFF team has partnered with , the Kingston-based independent arts, culture, and community publication, to produce to highlight festival venues, screenings, and special events taking place across the mid-Hudson Valley during festival week in October.
HIFF WEDNESDAYS BRINGS HAWAI‘I-MADE FILMS TO CONSOLIDATED THEATERS Consolidated Theatres and the Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF) are launching HIFF WEDNESDAYS, a new biweekly theatrical series bringing Hawai‘i-made films to audiences across O‘ahu and creating a year-round platform for local filmmakers beyond the annual Festival. Beginning Wednesday, September 2, every other...
Venice Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday night with the splashy premiere of “Ink,” an explosive drama from director Danny Boyle about the rise of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid empire. The film, which stars Jack O’Connell as The Sun editor Larry Lamb and Guy Pearce as media mogul Rupert Murdoch, was met with a short-but-sweet standing […]
Alexey Kosenko's beautiful solo piano song Melancholy is a stunning contemporary piano piece built around a simple and deeply reflective melody. Gentle and understated, the composition carries a strong sense of introspection while maintaining a delicate quality throughout. Melancholy has found a substantial audience online and has also been used in figure skating, including a performance by...
"The Lost Daughter" director admits the lack of female directors in this year’s competition is also something she’s asked about, but festival director Alberto Barbera claimed “there is no prejudice."
Your film may meet a festival’s runtime limit and still be difficult to program. Here’s the length that gives a short film its strongest chance.
The trailer for “Galapagos: The Last Eden,” an immersive experience narrated by Margot Robbie, has been unveiled ahead of the project’s premiere in the Venice Film Festival’s Immersive strand. Directed by Anthony Geffen and produced by Atlantic Studios, the production hails from the U.K. and is presented in English. “‘Galapagos: The Last Eden’ brings the […]
George Clooney delivered a moving speech about the power of art in times of political turmoil at Venice Film Festival as he accepted the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. “We’re living through a moment in time where the people in charge and people with the most money are telling us to fear one another,” Clooney […]
As the summer begins to wind down in September, Hollywood is just getting started with a new crop of awards season movies premiering at the Venice Film Festival. Some of the first arrivals for the 83rd annual Italian fest included George Clooney, Laura Dern, Kate Mara, Claire Foy and jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal. At the […]