Naomie Ackie, Andrea Riseborough Projects Among Works in Progress Sidebar at London Film Fest

Steve McQueen helped raise the curtain on the 2020 BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday night, with his feature Mangrove — one of his five films in the BBC/Amazon Small Axe anthology — getting its European premiere in London and simultaneously across select cinemas around the U.K.

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic earlier this yeardelayed its 55th annual edition to July 2021 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, but organizers have now unveiled plans to screen roughly 30 films over four days in November in what is dubbed the fest's 54 1/2th edition. A complete program for the four-day event will be unveiled on Oct.

Andrea Riseborough is one of the most fascinating actors working today. Much like Tilda Swinton, Riseborough seamlessly moves from one genre to the next, always giving a fantastic performance that’s unlike anything she did before, or does after.

The Nordic Film Festival, the largest Scandinavian film showcase outside Europe, has unveiled the lineup for its mostly virtual 6th edition from Oct. 15-20 in New York.

The 64thBFI London Film Festival said Friday that George Clooney will speak during an exclusive Screen Talk event. The actor and filmmaker will discuss "his illustrious and varied career, as well as his latest feature The Midnight Sky," which Netflix will release in December.

George Clooney has joined the line-up of the BFI London Film Festival.

"We've become a good place to launch your campaign and make sure Oscar and Emmy notice," says Chuck Todd, the moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, host of MSNBC'sMTP Daily and NBC News' political director, as we discuss the upcoming fourth annual 'Meet the Press Film Festival at AFI,' a documentary shorts focused sidebar of the American Film Institute's AFI Fest, which will be all-virtual this year and run from Oct. 15 through Oct.

Andrea Riseborough, was not so much an instance of art imitating life as it was a film changing her own life. The actress (known for roles in and a standout episode of ) had a stacked dance card when the script for Zeina Durra's romantic drama was sent to her but moved heaven and earth to be part of the project.

Ava DuVernay will be among the big names joining this year's 64th BFI London Film Festival industry program, which promises to focus on "key learnings and experiences that have emerged during a tumultuous and historical 2020, a year in which creatives seek new ways to collaborate across fractured media, cultural and social landscapes." Talks and panel events will explore themes arising from the coronavirus pandemic, changing business models and "demands to tackle systemic bias in the cultural

The 64th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express on Tuesday unveiled its lineup of Screen Talks and events that will be available for free via YouTube and the fest's social channels, including sessions withLetitia Wright and Riz Ahmed. Among filmmakers, this year's virtual event will feature the likes of Michel Franco, Miranda July, Tsai Ming-liang, Christian Petzold, musician and performer David Byrne and artist Es Devlin discussing their careers.

The BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, is introducing a new works-in-progress showcase as part of its industry program. In what is designed to become an annual event, the festival will present projects for film, TV and immersive platforms by U.K.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe BFI London Film Festival (Oct 7-18) is launching a film, TV and immersive content works-in-progress strand as part of its industry program. Scroll down for lineup.The seven film and immersive projects featured in this year’s lineup are currently in production, post-production or near completion, and will be presented to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers.

Regina King's directorial debut One Night in Miami has been added to the 2020 BFI London Film Festival, this year taking place mostly virtually as the event adapts to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Amazon film —which bowed in Venice (making it the first by a Black female director to screen at the festival) —is set to screen on Oct.

Change for global film festivals is a constant, but never more than in 2020. This year, the novel coronavirus pandemic has forced major film festivals to take place mostly online to connect with audiences, leaving organizers and programmers to grapple with questions on how to build digital platforms, remain relevant with cinephiles and protect the traditional theatrical experience.

VENICE, Italy -- Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a recession-era road trip drama starring Frances McDormand, won the Golden Lion for best film Saturday at a slimmed-down Venice Film Festival, which was held against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.Zhao and McDormand appeared by video from the United States to accept the award, given virus-related travel restrictions made reaching the Lido in the Italian lagoon city difficult if not impossible for many Hollywood filmmakers and actors.“Thank you

Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland”, a recession-era road trip drama starring Frances McDormand, won the Golden Lion for best film Saturday at the Venice Film Festival, held against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticAs everyone knows, at least for the past several years, the fall festival circuit (Venice, Telluride, Toronto, NY) has been the quartet that sets the template for the movie awards season, leading all the way up to Oscar. It is known as the six-month season, a wearying ride for those in major contention.

Ben Croll Though ongoing border restrictions kept the Venice Film Festival off-limits to most of Hollywood, the Lido wasn’t entirely devoid of Americans. Casts and crews of selected films and other invitees were able to enter Italy in limited numbers, using festival invitation letters to circumvent the country’s ban on non-essential travel.

VENICE -- There’s been a lot of talk about gender parity, feminism and equality at the Venice Film Festival this year, with nearly half the in-competition films directed by women.

The Toronto Film Festival has changed its controversial policy on face masks in its theaters on the eve of its virtual 2020 edition. TIFF will now require fest-goers to wear face coverings during all in-person movie viewing at its Bell Lightbox multiplex.