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Rojek, writer-director Zaynê Akyol’s documentary that attempts to trace the beginning, rise and fall of the Islamic State through the personal stories of its members and their wives incarcerated in prison camps, was selected Thursday by Canada to represent the country in the 2024 Oscar Best International Feature Film race.
A total of 28 films were submitted for consideration, with Rojek emerging today in a vote determined by a pan-Canadian committee of industry organizations and guilds, as well as filmmakers and industry professionals appointed to represent organizations. Telefilm Canada organizes the committee.
Rojek, which features a mix of Arabic, English, French, and Kurdish languages, opened in Canadian theatres on January 20 after making the rounds at festivals including winning a special jury prize at Hot Docs. It is produced by Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre, Sylvain Corbeil, and Akyol of Métafilms. Icarus Films distributes the film in the U.S.
“In what may have been Canada’s most competitive year ever, Rojek was selected by a jury of industry peers as the film to best represent Canada in the Oscar race,” Telefilm Canada director and CEO Julie Roy said. “This announcement marks the beginning of an incredible journey and a one-of-a-kind opportunity for Rojek to reach audiences around the world and give them just a taste of the quality of filmmaking that Canada has to offer. We wish Zaynê, Metafilms, and the entire creative team all the best of luck as they move forward.”
Canadian films have reached the nomination stage for the Best International Feature Film category (formerly Best Foreign Language Film) eight times, most recently in 2013 for Kim Nguyen’s Rebelle. Denys Arcand had three of those nominated films,
Spooky Season is slowly en route as the summer sun fades and the leaves shift to orange. What better way to be extra-prepped for one of the funnest times of the year than to get an early-rush start on your Halloween costume?
Indian film maverick Karan Johar brought action thriller “Kill” to the Toronto International Film Festival this year.
The 1975 have added a fourth London date to their 2024 UK and European ‘Still At Their Very Best’ tour – get details below.Earlier this week, extra dates were added to the tour, including gigs at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, Manchester’s AO Arena and a third show at London’s The O2.Now, the band will play a fourth show in London on February 20, which is confirmed to be the final additional date of the tour.It was also recently confirmed that the band will stage the world’s first “carbon removed” live event at the London gigs.Tickets for the new gig will go on presale on Wednesday, September 13 at 10am BST, with general sale following on Friday, September 15 at the same time. Buy tickets here.A post shared by The1975 (@the1975)A European run will then follow in Lisbon, Madrid, Paris, Oslo, Copenhagen, Berlin, Milan and many more, before they wrap up at the Palladium in Cologne, Germany on March 22.The newly announced dates will follow the band’s 32-date North American tour, which starts in Sacramento, California on September 26.
Hozier is finally taking off on his 2023 tour of the same name with special guest Madison Cunningham starting Saturday, Sept. 9 in St.
U.S. ON CANADA’S BAD LISTCanada has issued a travel advisory to the United States, per National Public Radio, warning members of the LGBTQ community that some American states have enacted laws that may affect them if they choose to travel to the United States.While the country’s Global Affairs department did not specify to which states it was referring, it did advise travelers to research local laws before traveling.Among the nearly 80 laws passed this year are those prohibiting drag performances, restricting access to gender-affirming care, or restrictions on which public restrooms or facilities transgender individuals can use.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Kirill Serebrennikov, the celebrated Russian playwright and director whose last three films competed at Cannes, is set to create and direct a sensual, gothic TV adaptation of “The Phantom of the Opera,” Gaston Leroux’s 19th century novel. Serebrennikov’s TV debut, the subversive six-part miniseries will be shot in English and is being produced by Aude Albano at Pathé, in association with Ilya Stewart at Hype Studios.
William Friedkin’s last film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial will make its U.S. premiere on October 6 on Paramount+ with Showtime.
EXCLUSIVE: Thriller Die Alone, starring Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix franchise), Douglas Smith (Big Little Lies), Frank Grillo (Captain America) and Kimberly-Sue Murray (V Wars), has switched international sales companies from Archstone — which launched the project in Cannes — to Myriad Pictures.
There’s a new viral it girl causing a stir in the world of TikTok trends, and she’s repping Montreal, Canada.
A Place In The Sun's Danni Menzies issued a desperate plea to a UK airline to 'get my pregnant pal home' after they got stuck in Mallorca amid the chaos of the air traffic control outage that occurred on Monday, August 28.The issue caused thousands of flights across the world to be cancelled, with many travellers left stranded in foreign countries and unable to get another flight home for days, if not weeks. Scottish TV and radio presenter Danni, 31, is one of those people, and she took to Twitter to keep her followers updated with her experience as she waits to find a flight.
Pete Doherty has been announced, and will premiere at next month’s Zurich Film Festival.Peter Doherty — Stranger In My Own Skin is directed by the singer’s wife Katia deVidas and will be presented in-person by the singer, who will also perform at the event.Zurich Film Festival 2023 is to be held between September 28 and October 8.The festival’s artistic director Christian Jungen said in a statement of the new film: “The biopic chronicles the British rockstar who, after reaching the pinnacle of his career, sinks into the depths of a serious drug addiction.“His wife, director and musician Katia deVidas, followed the wild life of the Libertines frontman at close quarters for over 10 years. We’re looking forward to welcoming them both to Zurich.”Last summer, Doherty released his memoir A Likely Lad.
Prince Harry and Prince William reportedly have a “non-existent and distant” relationship after previously being “the best of friends”, King Charles’ former Royal butler has revealed. Grant Harrold worked as a butler for King Charles III between 2004 and 2011, back when the King was the Prince of Wales.The butler has opened up on his memories of working with the King, Prince Harry, and Prince William, saying that the relationship between the two princes has become “so distant” after being extremely close in their younger years.
Lovejoy caught up with NME backstage at Reading & Leeds 2023, and opened up about the unwavering devotion from their fans, upcoming UK tour and plans for new music. Check out the full interview above.The rising indie four-piece arrived at Reading yesterday (August 27), for the second of their two performances at the twin sister festival.
EXCLUSIVE: Actress Barbara Bain, star of the British sci-fi series Space: 1999, is preparing to board an upcoming documentary about the Eagle, the famed spacecraft at the heart of the show that ran from 1975-1977.
Beyoncé sent out a special request for her fans who are attending upcoming shows of the «Virgo season is upon us. This tour has been such a joy and as we approach the last month, my birthday wish is to celebrate with you wearing your most fabulous silver fashions to the shows 8.23 — 9.22!» the «Break My Soul» singer wrote on her Instagram Story on Tuesday.«We'll surround ourselves in a shimmering human disco ball each night,» Beyoncé continued.
Movie lovers have a great reason to go to the movies this weekend.
Warning: This post contains spoilers from “Big Brother” season 25, episode 7.
The Killers have apologised after being booed for inviting a Russian fan onstage during a concert in Georgia last night (August 15)The band, who were performing at the Black Sea Arena in Batumi, invited a man to play drums with them during their rendition of ‘For Reasons Unknown’.There is a long history of tension between Georgia and Russia after the latter invaded the country in 2008, with Russia still to occupying 20 per cent of Georgia. Since the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine last year, there has been an influx of Russians to Georgia, with some Russians facing a backlash, reports The Guardian.Introducing the fan, frontman Brandon Flowers told the crowd: “We don’t know the etiquette of this land but this guy’s a Russian.
The summer weather is ideal for your garden, as the sun helps your plants to become lush, green and floral.
When Ryan White’s phone jolted to life the morning of July 12, buzzing with texts and calls, the filmmaker wasn’t expecting it. Yes, it was Emmy nomination day, but no, he hadn’t counted on recognition for his Netflix documentary about Pamela Anderson.