Hamptons Film Festival Selects ‘With Drawn Arms’ Documentary as Opener

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentDisney and Pixar’s existential cartoon “Soul” has been set as the opening film of the Rome Film Festival, which is scheduled to take place as a physical event Oct. 15-25.A festival rep said she was unsure whether the film’s director Pete Docter, who is also chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, will be able to make the trek to Rome.It is also unclear what Disney’s release plans are for “Soul” for which the studio has set a Nov.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe Urbanworld Film Festival will open its 24th edition with David Oyelowo’s directorial debut “The Water Man” on Sept. 23.Oyelowo stars in the fantasy-adventure film that follows a boy who sets out on a quest to save his ill mother by searching for a mythic figure said to have magical healing powers.

Stardust, a David Bowie biopic starring Johnny Flynn as the late rock icon, will open London’s 2020 Raindance Film Festival.The movie, which follows Bowie on his first road trip to America in 1971 – during which time he found the inspiration for his alter ego Ziggy Stardust – will open the U.K.

Fall Film Festival Season is in full swing. Well, sort of.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe feature documentary “The Curve,” which examines the decisions that led to America’s COVID-19 crisis, is being shopped around at the Toronto International Film Festival by Jet Black Iris Productions.Directed by Academy Award-nominee Adam Benzine (“Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah”) and featuring an original score by Emmy-winning composer Joel Goodman, the film traces the crucial three-month period, from mid-January to mid-April, when the choices made by

With a much different than usual Venice Film Festival now come to a close, it’s time for the annual awards ceremony that marks the beginning of the awards season, whatever that means in this strange year.

It may have taken a lot longer than fans of his would have hoped, but Woody Allen has been able to skip the Hollywood system altogether and make a new comedy, titled “Rifkin’s Festival.” And ahead of its September 18 debut at the San Sebastian Film Festival, we now have a trailer for the feature.

The 8th Queer Screen Film Festival returns with a program that includes 11 narrative features, three documentaries, and three packages of short films. Owing to COVID-19 restrictions, the festival will be available online and on-demand, but there will be a one-off Drag Queen Drive-In Time where two films will be screened for festival enthusiasts who are desperate to see queer flicks on the big screen!There’s a great selection of films to choose from and the shorts packages (gay, lesbian, and

Dave McNary Film ReporterAnthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn are starring in the Holocaust drama “One Life,” centered on the life of humanitarian Nicholas George Winton.Both actors will portray Winton, who championed the rescue of Czech children threatened with deportation to Hitler’s death camps to the safety of British foster families. He succeeded in rescuing 669 children before World War II broke out.

Naman Ramachandran The 64th edition of the British Film Institute London Film Festival (LFF) revealed its full program Tuesday, containing a robust line-up of 58 features from around the world, as well as a range of extended reality (XR) projects and shorts.As previously announced, Steve MacQueen’s “Mangrove” will open the festival and Francis Lee’s “Ammonite” will close it.Highlights of the program include Harry Macqueen’s mature love story “Supernova,” starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci;

Covid-19 pandemic and the strict safety measures put in place by festival organisers was not enough to put them off."I know they disinfect the seats inside the cinemas," one festivalgoer told FRANCE 24 as he waited for the stars to arrive.

Cate Blanchett looked to her closet for inspiration on what to wear to the 2020 Venice Film Festival earlier this week. Committed to sustainable red carpet looks, this year's jury president rewore and reimagined some of her iconic gowns for the festival in Italy.The 51-year-old actress donned a dark navy shimmering Esteban Cortázar gown that she previously wore to the 2015 BFI London Film Festival premiere of her film, .

Cate Blanchett is encouraging the reemergence of the film industry amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as the Jury President of the Venice Film Festival, the Hollywood actress is thrilled to be present for the annual event and she couldn’t be more proud to support and help filmmakers share their work after the worldwide health crisis has affected the film industry in a major way.The Oscar winner urges for a safe reopening of cinema gatherings, and congratulates the effort and organization of

2020 Venice Film Festival, marking one of the first major red-carpet events to take place since the coronavirus pandemic began. And, while there were certainly some differences to what we are used to seeing (i.e.

The black sequin dress is by Estaban Cortázar and features a fabulous cape design trimmed with ivory. The dress hugged her incredible figure running down to the sweeping hemline.Cut out panelleing in the back prevented the dress from looking frumpy.

film, "Lacci" ("The Ties") by Italian director Daniele Luchetti, the theatre was just half full with journalists, whose temperatures were taken before being allowed inside.On the eve of the annual high-profile competition on the Lido, dozens of red safety signs were unloaded and installed throughout the venue attested to the peculiarity of this year's event. "Anti-Covid-19 rules of conduct," read the bright, vertical signs.

coronavirus.The world’s oldest film festival opened Wednesday under a slew of anti-COVID protocols, with the few A-list celebrities making the trip wearing face masks and the general public largely absent.Paparazzi who in past years rented boats to chase stars as they crossed the lagoon to the Lido filmed the opening arrivals from special, socially-distanced spots along the red carpet.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the piss-poor American response to the virus has really hurt movies in 2020. Not just the industry, but film festivals where everyone gathers in close quarters.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorA film festival is about more than just the films and the festival center. It is about the location, the journey, the experience.