Audrey Diwan’s 1960s abortion drama “L’Evenement” (“Happening”) won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, while the runner up honor went to Paolo Sorrentino’s semi-autobiographical “The Hand of God.”
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James Bond is putting on his best tux for a special premiere.
A year and a half after it was originally set to debut in theatres, “No Time to Die” will have is Swiss premiere at the 17th Zurich Film Festival on Sept. 28.
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This marks the first time a Bond film has ever been in the official selection of a film festival.
“We are extremely pleased to be one of the first in the world to show our audience the
Audrey Diwan’s 1960s abortion drama “L’Evenement” (“Happening”) won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, while the runner up honor went to Paolo Sorrentino’s semi-autobiographical “The Hand of God.”
Are you old enough to remember when Netflix was an underdog in international film festivals? When trepidation towards the future of film distribution was enough to keep streaming titles from winning in major film competitions? With all due respect to the Cannes Film Festival, those days certainly seem to be coming to an end. The Venice Film Festival has announced its lineup of winners, and Netflix has made quite a show for itself in the major categories.
Spain’s primary film event, the San Sebastian Film Festival, was one of the few major international fests to host a physical edition last year as the pandemic raged around the world. Flash forward 12 months and Covid is far from behind us, but festivals are pushing on in this strange new world.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are cruising into the Venice Film Festival.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt allows fans to play with a first-person camera that “takes into account” mistakes included in previous iterations of similar mods.Released on Sunday (September 5), the mod – titled ‘First Person Camera Reworked‘ – aims to let players experience The Witcher 3 in first-person.
Andrea Bocelli On The Lido
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSaudi Arabia’s nascent Red Sea International Film Festival has revealed 14 Arabic feature films selected to receive production and post-production funding from its Red Sea Fund.The announcement was made at the Venice Film Festival where the Red Sea festival and Saudi Arabia’s fledgling film industry have a substantial presence.Among the beneficiaries of the fund are Jordanian writer and director Darin J.
HBO is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its acclaimed mini-series Band Of Brothers with a new podcast.Set to debut on September 9, the podcast will kick off with two episodes – the first of which is a prologue that will see Tom Hanks, who co-created the series alongside Steven Spielberg, guest star.The second episode, which examines the show’s Hanks co-penned ‘Currahee’ first episode, will focus on the tale of “Easy” Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, of the Division.
Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego make a beautiful couple.
Kristen Stewart is stepping out for the premiere of her new movie!
A film festival is about more than just the films and the festival center. It is about the location, the journey, the experience. Here on Deadline, we’ll be bringing you updates on what it’s like to be on the ground at the Venice Film Festival, which continues on schedule for a second year in a row despite the pandemic disrupting other events.
Naman Ramachandran The 65th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival has revealed the eight films in its official competition.The competition titles include a few films currently playing at the Venice Film Festival, including Michelangelo Frammartino’s “Il Buco” (Italy-Germany-France), Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God” (Italy) Harry Wootliff’s “True Things” (U.K.) and Michel Franco’s “Sundown” (Mexico-France-Sweden).
The BFI London Film Festival has confirmed an eight-strong lineup for its Official Competition this year. The movies are:
Coming on the heels of the Venice debut this week of Paolo Sorrentino’s memories of Growing up in 1980’s Naples is a trip back in time for yet another celebrated director, and of course actor, Kenneth Branagh who revisits the memories of being nine years old and growing up in Belfast, Northern Ireland right in the middle of troubles breaking out between the Protestants and the Catholics that so ravaged the country.
Zoe Saldana looks absolutely ravishing in a shining red dress while walking the red carpet at the 2021 Venice Film Festival on Thursday (September 2) in Venice, Italy.
Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and director Paul Schrader discussed the story behind Venice Film Festival revenge-thriller The Card Counter this morning at a press conference on the Lido.
Clayton Davis Celebrating its 48th edition, the Telluride Film Festival announced its official programming selections, which include world premieres of Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast,” Mike Mills’ “C’mon C’mon,” Joe Wright’s “Cyrano,” Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “King Richard” and Céline Sciamma’s “Petite Maman.”Also on the docket are Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog,” Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter,” Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God” and Pablo Larraín’s “Spencer.” Larraín’s film is
James Bond film No Time To Die have been released, and bid a fond farewell to Daniel Craig’s infamous secret agent.Both also confirm solid release dates. The international trailer states that the film will reach audiences on September 30.