Category: Festivals
Brendan Canty’s ‘Christy’ wins best Irish film at Galway Film Fleadh 2025
Brendan Canty’s Christy won the best Irish film prize at the Galway Film Fleadh, as the 37th edition of the Irish festival drew to a close yeste [...]
František Klišík, protagonist of ‘Better Go Mad in the Wild’, dies the morning after the film wins at Karlovy Vary
František Klišík, protagonist of Better Go Mad in the Wild, has died just hours after the documentary won the main Grand Prix prize at Karlovy V [...]
Justin Lin’s Sundance drama ‘Last Days’ lands North American deal
Vertical has picked up North American rights to Fast And Furious franchise and Star Trek Beyond director Justin Lin’s indie drama Last Days, whi [...]
‘Superman’ earns $56.5m on first day including record Thursday previews for 2025
JULY 12 UPDATE: The DC Studios test case is off to a record-breaking start in 2025 as James Gunn’s Superman earned an estimated $56.5m through W [...]
Melbourne film festival reveals 2025 lineup and competition titles
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has unveiled a selection of more than 275 titles for its 73rd edition, including the 10 features vy [...]
San Sebastian Spanish lineup includes José Luis Guerin, Alberto Rodríguez titles
Films by José Luis Guerin, Alberto Rodríguez, and José Mari Goneaga and Aitor Arregi are among the 17 Spanish features selected for the 2025 San [...]
‘Lolita’, ‘Matador’, ‘Rome 11:00’ among Venice Classics 2025 line-up
Venice Classics will screen restorations of Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita and Pedro Almodóvar’s Matador as part of an 18-film line-up at the 82nd Ven [...]
‘Don’t Call Me Mama’ Review: Pia Tjelta Stands Out In Surprisingly Subversive Norwegian Immigrant Drama – Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Norway famously gave us Liv Ullmann, muse to the Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman, but since then, thi [...]
Body horror ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ wins top awards at Bifan 2025
The Ugly Stepsister by Norway’s Emilie Blichfeldt has won the top prize and audience award at the 29th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Fest [...]
Jason Reitman Receives Screenplay Writing Award From Mar Del Plata Int’l Film Festival, Recounts Challenge Writing Full Name In Humid Cement
On Wednesday night the director of Saturday Night accepted an award for his film from Argentina’s Mar del Plata International Film Festival, on a v [...]