International Film Oscars 2022 Predictions & Contenders

A scene from I Am Samuel, the closing night film

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentTwo decades after its launch, Italy’s National Film Museum in Turin is pushing out into VR and looking to boost its role as a magnet for global movie lovers and a catalyst for the local film industry.The venerable cinematic shrine housed in the iconic Mole Antonelliana domed tower, which is the Northern city’s main landmark, has long been known as a treasure trove of movie memorabilia, including pre-cinema magic lanterns and Federico Fellini’s red scarf

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Palm Springs International Film Awards will be honoring Hudson with the Chairman’s Award for her portrayal of Franklin in .“In, Jennifer Hudson brings to life Aretha Franklin’s rise from childhood gospel singer to international star. Hudson transforms into the Queen of Soul singing her heart out in this legendary performance,” said Harold Matzner, Palm Springs International Film Festival chairman.

J. Kim Murphy administratorThe Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Jennifer Hudson will be its top honoree this year.

Procession director Robert Greene said he would have stopped filming at any point if it was harming his subjects. He followed six survivors of sexual abuse by Kansas City priests as they re-created scenes of their experiences in the church. Greene spoke with Deadline’s Matthew Carey about the film for The Contenders: Documentary.

Filmmaker Morgan Neville borrows lyrics from a Kris Kristofferson song to describe the late chef, author and TV personality Anthony Bourdain: “Partly truth, partly fiction, a walking contradiction.”

Adam McKay will receive the Volta Award from the Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) in recognition of his contribution to film.

Jane Campion is the recipient of the Palm Springs International Film Awards’ Director of the Year Award for her 2021 film “The Power of the Dog.”Campion will receive the honor at the Film Awards, which will take place in person on Jan. 6, 2022, at the Palm Springs Convention Center as part of the Palm Springs International Film Festival running through Jan.

Continuing with the Fall series of Contenders Film events that have already taken place in London and  Los Angeles, and will be offering Virtual presentations this weekend for both Documentary and International movies,  Deadline is bringing an in-person Contenders event back to New York , but with a twist.  Like LA and London it will be hybrid on Saturday December 4 from 8AM ET to 5PM ET live, and also presented virtually between 9:30AM ET and 3:30PM ET.  It also will be in a brand new venue,

Jennifer Yuma editorJane Campion will be honored with the director of the year award for her work on “The Power of the Dog” at the Palm Springs International Film Awards, taking place Jan. 6-17.Based on Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel of the same name, “The Power of the Dog” stars Benedict Cumberbatch as a masochistic cattle rancher named Phil Burbank, whose bullying demeanor is drawn from a frontier-worn masculinity and deeply closeted sexuality.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterSTX Entertainment is up for sale only 16 months after it merged with Indian studio Eros International.The combined entity, ErosSTX Global, announced Tuesday that it was engaged in talks with a third party to sell the division behind films like “Bad Moms” and Jennifer Lopez’s “Hustlers.” The company has hired Lazard as a financial advisor on the potential transaction.

Palm Springs International Film Awards! On Monday, it was announced that the 47-year-old actress will be the recipient of the International Star Award, Actress for her performance in Pedro Almodóvar's .In Parallel Mothers, two women share a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident.

Joachim Trier, who directed The Worst Person in the World and co-wrote it with Eskil Vogt, said his Norwegian rom-com is epic in scope. Trier spoke with Deadline’s Matt Grobar at The Contenders Film: Los Angeles event Sunday.

Shalini Dore Features News EditorThese are the submissions for the international film Oscar by country. The deadline for entries was Nov.

Guy Lodge Film CriticFilm festivals have been the primary hatching-ground for Oscar contenders ever since the Academy’s tastes shifted predominantly from studio to independent cinema earlier this century — though in the international feature category, this has been the case for far longer.

Unless you’ve been lucky enough to attend a number of select film festivals over the past few months, it’s highly unlikely you’ve seen Joachim Trier‘s fantastic “The Worst Person In The World” yet. And chances are you won’t see it anytime soon as NEON, its U.S.

Summer Walker delivered a live performance of ‘Unloyal’ on US TV last night (November 8) – you can watch it below.The Atlanta singer appeared as the musical guest on yesterday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in support of her second album, ‘Still Over It’ (released November 5).Offering up a soulful, lounge-y version of the track, Walker performed alongside a live band – all dressed in black – against a draped red curtain backdrop.“The voice.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Middle East premiere of British director Joe Wright’s dazzling romantic drama “Cyrano” will open the Red Sea Film Festival, which is Saudi Arabia’s first full-fledged film festival and market with international ambitions.The ambitious event, which is a key plank of the kingdom’s plans to diversify its oil-based economy and become a prominent Middle East moviemaking hub – following the 2017 removal of its religion-related ban on cinema – is set to

Kristen Stewart is already being honored. The Palm Springs International Film Awards announced on Monday that the leading lady is the recipient of the Spotlight Award, Actress for her portrayal of the late Princess Diana in, which is out now in theaters.“It is always a challenge to portray a real-life figure, especially one so beloved as Princess Diana, yet Kristen Stewart does a fantastic job in ,” said Harold Matzner, the festival's chairman.