Category: Festivals
Rotterdam Arab Film Festival Celebrates 25 Years of Arab Cinema Excellence at the Heart of Dutch Film Culture
By TheWorldScreen – Rotterdam, June 2, 2025
The 25th edition of the Rotterdam Arab Film Festival (RAFF) concluded with a powerful statement: Arab [...]
‘Dogma’s Triumphant Cannes Return Has Inspired Kevin Smith To Make A “Cannes-Worthy” Sequel: “A Sweet Victory Lap”
More than 25 years, four popes and a near-death experience later, Kevin Smith has never felt more inspired to revisit his 1999 religious satire Dog [...]
Christian Petzold’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight entry ‘Miroirs No. 3’ lands US deal
1-2 Special has acquired US rights to Christian Petzold’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight entry Miroirs No. 3 and plans a theatrical release.
Metro [...]
Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears Talks ‘Pillion’ Acting Debut & “Shocking” NSFW Sex Scene With Alexander Skarsgård: “My Jaw Was On The Floor”
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about Pillion.
As Jake Shears was recently between stops in Glasgow and Bournemouth on a UK/Ireland [...]
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, first Arab and African director to win Cannes Palme d’Or, dies aged 91
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, the first Arab and African director to win the Cannes Palme d’Or, has died aged 91.
His family confirmed last week he d [...]
Short Films Starring Ian McKellen, Chris Pine, Archie Panjabi, John C. Reilly And More Headed To Palm Springs International ShortFest
The Palm Springs International ShortFest, one of the world’s premiere festivals dedicated to low form film, has announced a 2025 lineup boasting an [...]
Film Sales Company boards four titles on eve of Tribeca Festival
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Herwitz’s Film Sales Company has come on to represent worldwide sales on two documentaries and two narrative features that are [...]
‘The Gas Station Attendant’ Trailer: A Daughter Reflects On Her Immigrant Father’s Pursuit Of The American Dream In Sheffield DocFest Premiere
EXCLUSIVE: The pursuit of the American Dream took Shantha Murthy all the way from a village in India to Houston, Texas, a journey of more than 8,00 [...]
Ollie Madden to leave Film4 to head a revived UK film strategy at Netflix
Ollie Madden, presently director of Film4 and Channel 4 Drama, is leaving Channel 4 in October after eight years to become director of UK film a [...]
Shanghai film festival unveils 2025 competition line-up
Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) has revealed the titles set to compete at its upcoming 27th edition, including the latest features b [...]