The story had already been told in documentary form, but Waititi combined this slightly fictionalized form with his signature sense of humor – a winning formula, if the enthusiastic applause from the crowd was any indication. Waititi said on the red carpet, “I wanted to tell this story because it’s uplifting… I’d never tried to […]
The winners were selected by a jury led by director Damien Chazelle (La La Land) and also included Jane Campion and Laura Poitras, who won last year with Big Pharma documentary ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’. The runner-up Silver Lion went to Japan’s Ryusuke Hamaguchi for ‘Evil Does Not Exist’, a quiet and eerie […]
Festival CEO Cameron Bailey told the audience that he believed the film to be “the most mature, shining expression” of Miyazaki’s vision. The screening was the main event on the first day of TIFF, North America’s largest film festival, which began in the shadow of the twin strikes by actors and writers that have nearly […]
Venice festival director Alberto Barbera defended the decision to include him, telling AFP: “The history of art is full of artists who were criminals, and we still admire their work.” ‘Maestro’ is one of 23 films competing for the Golden Lion in Venice, which is to be decided on September 9. A towering figure of […]
DiCaprio-Scorsese’s epic score garners rave reviews at Cannes
Indiana Jones swings on the Cannes red carpet
Chilean-born Pascal, 48, who has become a global icon thanks to TV hit ‘The Last of Us’, stars as ex-gunman Silva. He travels to see an old acquaintance, Ethan Hawke as a gruff-voiced Sheriff Jake, and the two spend what Almodovar calls an “orgasmic” night. The next morning, however, the tone changes, as it emerges […]
Cannes: Koreda’s ‘monster’ with a big heart
Cannes Festival jury: who’s who
‘Perfect Days’ by Wim Wenders Wenders made two of the most iconic films of the 1980s, “Paris, Texas” and “Wings of Desire,” winning the Palme d’Or and Best Director at Cannes. Since then, his features have attracted less attention than his documentaries such as ‘Buena Vista Social Club’. His new, Japan-set film follows the unlikely […]
This year, organizers face additional concerns that recent protests over President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms will affect the festivities. Local officials told AFP that all protests around the Croisette have been banned during the event, the same as in previous years. But the CGT union has vowed to make its presence felt – threatening last […]
Ukraine shines bright at Berlin Film Festival
Two films from Berlin Festival show torture in Iranian prisons
The 21st DIFF will also feature the Samson Lounge from January 15 to 16, the 9th Dhaka International Conference on Women in Cinema 2023 at Dhaka Club and West Meets East: Screenplay Lab from January 15 to 18 at the Alliance Francaise de Dhaka. This year, the festival will also host a one-day master class […]
During the speech Amitabh said, “The Cinematograph Act of 1952 laid down the nexus of censorship as it is maintained by the Board of Film Certification, but still ladies and gentlemen, and I am sure my colleagues on the dais will agree, the question are being raised on civil liberties and freedom of expression.” Apart […]