Cate Blanchett to Head Jury at Venice Film Festival

Filmmaker Tabitha Jackson has been named the incoming director of the Sundance Film Festival, succeeding outgoing director John Cooper.

The Sundance Film Festival awards are underway.

If you care about cinema, you take the Sundance Film Festival for granted at your peril. Yet despite some early-in-the-festival grousing (“Oh no! The first day has gone by without a masterpiece!”), this was the sort of year that didn’t allow one to take the festival for granted.

The director of the highly appreciated film The Shape of Water has formally kick started the shoot of his upcoming film titled, Nightmare Alley. This film will feature A Star is Born actor Bradley Cooper along with Ocean's 8 actress Cate Blanchett.

Anne Hathaway enjoyed a rare public night out with her husband, Adam Shulman, on Monday night. 

A study by the Time’s Up Foundation and USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative has found that women and people of color are vastly underrepresented at film festivals worldwide.

Taylor Swift arrived at this year's Sundance Film Festival in style and was met with a really warm welcome.

Taylor Swift has a lot to look forward to in 2020 with the first important event being the release of her documentary, Miss Americana. Ahead of the Netflix documentary release, we got a small glimpse into what to expect from it through a refreshing trailer.

Actor/producer Cate Blanchett will be the president of the international jury of the competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival this September, which will decide on the Golden Lion for best film and other awards, organizers said Thursday.The decision was made by the board of directors of the Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, based on the recommendation of festival director Alberto Barbera.In accepting the proposal, Blanchett said: "Every year I look expectantly to

By Andreas Wiseman

Acclaimed director Spike Lee will serve as the president of the Cannes Film Festival’s 73rd jury, making him the first black person to do so. In a statement released by the organization, the filmmaker said that he “was shocked, happy, surprised and proud all at the same time.” 

By Dino-Ray Ramos

Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly — Photo: FX

The organizers of Berlinale Series, part of the European Film Market, have unveiled an eight-strong lineup for 2020 with projects including Damien Chazelle’s “The Eddy,” Cate Blanchett’s “Stateless,” and Jason Segel’s “Dispatches from Elsewhere” set for world premieres in Berlin.

Fight the power!

American director Spike Lee was named president of this year's Cannes film festival jury on Tuesday, becoming the first black head of the panel.