Spike Lee film ‘‘BlacKkKlansman’’ (2018) is a daring, cathartic, and critically acclaimed look at race and power in modern America © by film critic Lalit Rao (FIPRESCI)
Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman is a film that lives in the intersection of comedy, crime, and profound social commentary. Based on the memoir of Ron Stallworth, a retired African American detective from Colorado...
lica Bednáriková, Federico Luis, Maksym Nakonechnyi, Laís Santos Araújo, Baran Sarmad, and Dian Weys have joined the 50th Residency of the Festival de Cannes. From October 1, 2025, to February 15, 2026, they are staying in Paris and receiving guidance in writing their first or second feature film.
Created in 2000, the Residency of the Festival de Cannes helps filmmakers from around...
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At the Awards Ceremony for the 18th CinEast Festival (Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg, 10-26 October 2024) held on 25 October at Kinepolis Kirchberg, the International Jury awarded the Grand Prix to the film Wind, Talk to Me by Stefan Đorđević and the Special Jury Prize to the film God Will Not Help by Hana Jušić. The Critics' Prize, awarded by the Press Jury,...
“SIRÂT” takes Gold Hugo at 61st CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK, BOUCHRA, SHORT SUMMER Earn Gold in Their Categories; ONE GOLDEN SUMMER Receives Chicago Award
The Chicago International Film Festival today announced the winning films at North America’s longest-running competitive film festival’s 61st edition, held from October 15 - 26,...
2025 HEARTLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS
Grand Prize for Narrative Feature ($20,000 Grand Prize)
"Happy Birthday," directed by Sarah Goher (Egypt)
Eight-year-old maid Toha goes to great lengths to ensure that her best friend Nelly, the daughter of her wealthy employer, has a successful birthday party in this poignant debut feature exploring classism in...
(L–R) Maria Dizzia, Carmen Emmi, and Russell Tovey attend the “Plainclothes” premiere at The Ray Theater in Park City. (Photo by Robin Marshall/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Jordan Crucchiola Before the U.S. Dramatic Competition premiere of Plainclothes on January 27, writer-director Carmen Emmi was beside himself. Not just because he was about to debut […]
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The cry of the city: poverty, power, and the monkeys of Lutyens' New Delhi in ‘‘Eeb Allay Ooo’’ directed by Prateek Vats © by film critic Lalit Rao (FIPRESCI)
Director Prateek Vats’ ‘‘Eeb Allay Ooo’’ (2019) is one of the most strikingly original Indian films of recent years — a daring blend of absurdist satire, social realism, and political commentary. It takes an idea...
Kantara, A Legend, Chapter 1: All’s well that ends in a Well
How many times can you scream out long war-cries in a film that is 168 minutes long? Theoretically, maybe around 2,520 times. Kantara, A Legend, Chapter 1 does not clock anywhere near that number, hovering, most probably, around a mere 252 times. That shows consideration and sympathy for your tympanic membranes, aka...
Thomas Winston’s LOST WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE opens, André Hörmann’s THE COWBOY is the Centerpiece selection, and Elegance Bratton’s MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE gets the closing slot
Jon Alpert will receive the HSDFF Brent Renaud Career Achievement Award, and Geeta Gandbhir will be the recipient of this year’s Impact Award
The critically acclaimed Hot...