Denis Villeneuve And Alanis Obomsawin Set As First TIFF Tribute Award Honorees

One of the first big announcements for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival was the special IMAX debut of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune.” But make no mistake, the sci-fi epic is definitely not the only special event at this year’s TIFF. The folks at TIFF just announced the remaining sections of this year’s festival, including three special event films that are going to be exciting for film fans.

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Jessica Chastain will receive this year’s TIFF Tribute Actor Award, TIFF co-heads Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey announced on Thursday.The 2021 TIFF Tribute Awards will take place during the 46th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, from Sept.

Jason Momoa is campaigning for a full length director’s cut of Denis Villeneuve’s forthcoming Dune movie.The sci-fi epic, based on the first half of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name, is due for release on October 22 in the UK.And the Game Of Thrones star is already calling for a four to six hour cut to be released.“It was a cool movie,” he told The New York Times.

Denis Villeneuve is one of the few filmmakers working today that is able to make huge blockbuster films that would firmly fall in the realm of “real cinema.” With features like “Blade Runner 2049” and the upcoming “Dune,” it appears that the filmmaker is able to take a massive budget and not just deliver thrills and suspense. He’s able to inject real emotion and substance in his popcorn flicks.

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Cuban actress Ana de Armas has been having a bit of a career renaissance lately after appearing in popular films such as Rian Johnson‘s “Knives Out” and Denis Villeneuve‘s “Blade Runner 2049.” She’ll be seen next in the final Daniel Craig outing as James Bond, “No Time To Die” this October.

PageSix that she was expecting. The Simple Life star said on her podcast This Is Paris on Tuesday afternoon that she is 'not pregnant, not yet' and does not want to start a family until after she gets married: 'I’m waiting until after the wedding,' said the socialite.

After its restricted but still strong 77th edition, the Venice Film Festival is back with a vengeance, with what might be its most exciting line-up in years – a far cry from the bizarre announcements of this year’s TIFF (which boasts… “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” of all things). This morning in Rome, the line-up of the forthcoming 78th edition was announced in full, ahead of its planned opening on 1 September.

Refresh for latest…: The lineup for the 78th Venice Film Festival is being announced this morning from Rome. Fest Director Alberto Barbera will fill in a list that we already know includes Pedro Almodovar’s in-competition opener Madres Paralelas, starring Penelope Cruz.

Dune. I should know.

With the Cannes Film Festival in the rearview, the next big festival to focus on this fall will be the 78th Annual Venice Film Festival. Major films are already tipped to debut there, Denis Villeneuve‘s sci-fi blockbuster “Dune” Kristen Stewart’s Princess Diana drama “Spencer,” “Halloween Kills,” and new films by Pedro Almodovar and Jane Campion.

Filmmakers Denis Villeneuve and Alanis Obomsawin are among those being honoured at the Toronto International Film Festival this September.

Dune has just been released – check it out below.The upcoming sci-fi epic, based on the first half of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name, is due for release this October.Dune stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, the son of a noble family tasked with protecting “the spice”, the most valuable substance in the universe found on the desert planet Arrakis.Rebecca Ferguson will play Paul’s mother Lady Jessica, while Duke Leto Atreides is portrayed by Oscar Isaac.

Diane Ademu-John is the new showrunner for HBO Max’s upcoming “Dune” spinoff TV series. She replaces Jon Spaihts, who left the project at the end of 2019 in order to focus on writing the sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming big screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic.

Fans are getting an even better look at the world of “Dune”.

Filmmakers Denis Villeneuve and Alanis Obomsawin are among those being honored at the Toronto International Film Festival this September.TIFF co-heads Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey said Thursday that Villeneuve will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award and Obomsawin will be honored with the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media at the 2021 TIFF Tribute Awards.