Korean sales house Finecut has closed a string of international deals for three festival titles, including Hong Sangsoo’s Locarno prizewinner “Nowhere to Lay My Eyes,” ahead of the Toronto Film Festival. The film marks Hong’s 35th feature. It competed in the Concorso Internazionale at the 79th Locarno Film Festival and picked up three awards: the […]
The Tokyo International Film Festival will introduce two new competitive awards, a Southeast Asia-focused section and a prize honoring women in cinema. The Nippon Cinema Now section will award a Best Film prize and a Special Jury Prize this year, with a jury combining Japanese and international industry figures. TIFF said the awards are meant […]
The Pingyao International Film Festival has named Hong Kong director Ann Hui and Italian critic and programmer Carlo Chatrian as jury presidents of the Fei Mu Awards and the Roberto Rossellini Awards, respectively, ahead of the festival’s 10th edition, running Sept. 24–30, in Pingyao, China. The Fei Mu Awards, recognized by Fei Mu’s family, aim […]
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 […]
NEW VENUE FOR TFF #53
Maybe the biggest TFF news of last week was that there will be a new venue for the fest to use. It will be located in Mountain Village. No word that I'm aware of in terms of the number of seats but you should help to replace the seats we've been missing from the lack of The Nugget while it undergoes renovation.
Here's the flyer announcing the new...
TWENTY (PLUS) BETS FOR TFF #53- VOL. 11
As I write today's post, we are a week away from the lineup announcement. The easy work is done with Toronto, New York and Venice all revealing information from which we can infer probable films playing in Telluride. We're now in a phase where the sleuthing comes down to scraps of information online or from behind the...
Exceptional storytelling requires immense courage, vision, and relentless dedication. As we celebrate the 12th Annual Top Shorts Awards, we are proud to spotlight the creators who redefined what is possible in short cinema this year. Standing at the peak of this year's competitive lineup are two phenomenal films tied with 9 nominations: Come Out, Wherever You Are (written by Dan Burns,...
“Forgotten Spaceman,” the documentary short by BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Elham Ehsas that won the Leopard of Tomorrow (International Competition) award at Locarno’s Junior Jury Awards, has added Khan & Kumar Media and Prism Entertainment as executive producers ahead of its Toronto Film Festival premiere next month. The new executive producers are Sharib Khan and Vikas Kumar […]
A film festival is more than a screening. Q&As, panels, table reads, parties, awards, and filmmaker connections turn movies into a shared creative experience.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the winners of the 53rd Student Academy Awards, with gold, silver and bronze placements in the four award categories to be announced at TIFF.