Category: Festivals
‘Resurrection’ goes to Janus for North America after Cannes prize
Janus Films has acquired all North American rights to Bi Gan’s Chinese fantasy drama Resurrection, winner of this year’s Special Jury prize at t [...]
‘I Was Born This Way’ Trailer: Tribeca-Bound Doc Celebrates Singer-Activist Carl Bean, Who Made Gay Anthem Eminent, Inspiring Lady Gaga’s Hit
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winners Questlove and Jamie Lee Curtis and Emmy winner Billy Porter are joining forces to executive produce I Was Born This Way ab [...]
Iran calls for “official explanation” of French minister’s “insulting” comments after Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or win
Iran has called for an official explanation from the French government over a comment made by French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot, after di [...]
Seattle International Film Festival: ‘Seeds,’ ‘Tinā,’ ‘Suburban Fury,’ ‘The Crowd’ Among Top Prize Winners
Seeds is planting itself firmly in the hearts of critics around the country.
Brittany Shyne’s documentary about Black farmers in the South won [...]
‘Lilo & Stitch’, ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ smash North American Memorial Day box office record
Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch and Paramount/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning kicked off summer blockbuster season with [...]
Cannes Competition fantasy epic ‘Resurrection’ swept up by international buyers
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese director Bi Gan’s fantasy epic Resurrection has sold widely for Les Films du Losange following its world premiere in Cannes’ [...]
Dag Johan Haugerud to head Venice’s Giornate degli Autori jury
Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud has been named as jury president of Giornate degli Autori, the independent section of the Venice Film Fest [...]
Star Wars timeline: A complete guide to the galactic history
EW chronicles the major moments that took us from 'The Phantom Menace' to 'Andor' to 'The Rise of Skywalker.' [...]
Neon acquires Oliver Laxe’s Cannes Competition title ‘Sirât’ for North America; Mubi takes Italy, Turkey, India
UPDATE, 16.10 BST 23/5/25: Neon has acquired North America rights to Oliver Laxe’s Cannes Competition title Sirât.
It is the distributor’s fifth [...]
Rithy Panh to chair international competition jury of 2025 Locarno Film Festival
Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh is to serve as jury president of the international competition at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, which takes [...]