TIFF Announces First 2023 Tribute Award Recipients Pedro Almodóvar And Spike Lee

Brent Lang Executive Editor Rachel Allen has joined Bleecker Street as senior vice president of publicity. She begins her job at the indie studio this week after more than a decade in the public relations industry, including a five year stint at Cinetic Media, where she served as a director of publicity and led campaigns from festival launch to theatrical release and through awards season.

The Visual Effects Society has composited its first group of 2023 honorees.

Re-releases reliably dot the theatrical calendar and this week have a standout. Oldboy, the 2004 Cannes prize-winner, re-released by Neon on its 20th anniversary restored and remastered, grossed $235k on Wednesday and $150k Thursday — for a total cume $385k on 250 screens heading into the weekend.

More than 150 traders will be taking part in the 18th anniversary of Bolton Food and Drink Festival - known far and wide amongst foodie fans.

Talking Heads bandmates David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison will make a public appearance together next month in Toronto for the first time since their 2002 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.

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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Talking Heads were one of the most important and influential acts to emerge from the 1970s, yet the bandmembers’ relations since their split around a decade later have not been the most harmonious. The group has reunited just once — when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 — and frontman/main songwriter David Byrne has been on the receiving end of a long string of critical comments from former bandmates Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, who say that he deprived them of due credit and other opportunities and was generally unpleasant to work with.

World of Wonder has announced the drag queens who will compete in season one of “Drag Race Germany,” the first German iteration of the award winning “RuPaul’s Drag Race” franchise. The show is set to premiere on Sept.

TIFF continues to build out its speaker lineup despite the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes barring a number of participants from this year’s 48th edition.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In what marks the most ambitious film from Peru’s leading producer Tondero and, most likely, Peruvian cinema in recent times, Pedro Almodóvar’s El Deseo, Infinity Hill (“Argentina 1985”) and Tondero have joined forces to co-produce a drama based on the hostage crisis that took place at the Japanese embassy in Lima in 1996. El Deseo executive producer Esther Garcia and Infinity Hill co-founder/chief creative officer Axel Kuschevatzky were in Lima to attend Tondero’s 15th anniversary festivities and for Garcia to receive a tribute from the ongoing 27th Lima Film Festival, which runs Aug.

TIFF has begun announcing their Conversation With… (ICW) series for this year’s fest with Oscar winner Pedro Almodóvar, Hong Kong actor Andy Lau and Concrete Utopia Korean stars Lee Byung-hun and ParkSeo-jun set to sit down for chats.

Stella Banderas is sharing a sweet tribute to her parents. The 26-year-old model and designer took to social media to celebrate Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith’s birthday, as the former celebrity couple are known to share their birthday by one day of difference.

Amazon Prime Day was a roaring success in July, with thousands of deals available across the 48-hour sale.

Travis Scott has announced a run of North American shows for later this year.The ‘Utopia Tour Presents Circus Maximus’ tour kicks off in Chicago on September 25 and includes shows in Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Nashville, and DC before finishing in Miami on November 27.Notably, this is Scott’s first tour since the Astroworld tragedy, in which 10 people died and hundreds more were injured following a crowd crush at the festival in November 2021.Last month, it was revealed that a grand jury in Texas had decided that Scott would not face charges over the incident, and a full report has now been filed.Tickets will go on sale on August 11 at 10am – you can see the full list of dates below and buy your tickets here.SEPTEMBER25 – Chicago, IL, United Center27 – Detroit, MI, Little Caesars Arena29 – East Rutherford, NJ, MetLife StadiumOCTOBER1 – Boston, MA, TD Garden4 – Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center5 – Washington, DC, Capital One Arena8 – Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena11 – Charlotte, NC, Spectrum Center12 – Raleigh, NC, PNC Arena14 – Orlando, FL, Amway Center17 – Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center19 – Houston, TX, Toyota Center21 – Oklahoma City, OK, Paycom Center23 – Denver, CO, Ball Arena26 – Phoenix, AZ, Footprint Center28 – Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Garden Arena30 – Oakland, CA, Oakland ArenaNOVEMBER 4 – Inglewood, CA, SoFi Stadium7 – Seattle, WA, Climate Pledge Arena9 – Vancouver, BC, CA, Rogers Arena12 – Portland, OR, Moda Center18 – Austin, TX, Moody Center ATX24 – Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena27 – Miami, FL, Kaseya CenterMeanwhile, Scott’s new album ‘Utopia’ has become the second-most streamed album of 2023, less than two weeks after it was released.The rapper’s first album since 2018 has been streamed

Antonio Banderas is reminiscing. The Spanish actor took advantage of Throwback Thursdays to share an inspiring story of his days as a young actor. Melanie Griffith concealed her old Antonio Banderas heart-shaped tattoo with new inkStella Banderas keeps going strong with boyfriend Álex Gruszynski after rekindling their loveA post shared by Antonio Banderas (@antoniobanderas)The photo was shared on Instagram, and is a close up shot of his face taken in the ‘80s.

Pedro Almodóvar’s “Strange Way of Life” is coming to theatres.

Oscar winning filmmakers Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee are getting feted at this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards.

Pedro Almodóvar’s short film, Strange Way of Life, which had its world premiere at Cannes back in the spring, is hitting theaters in NYC and LA on Oct. 4 thanks to Sony Pictures Classics.

It’s still unclear if a large contingent of actors will make their way to all the fall festivals this year due to the SAG strike, but the Toronto International Film Festival is confidently moving forward with its annual Tribute Awards. Recently added to the annual TIFF programming mix, the Tribute Awards honor not just actors (Michelle Yeoh was a recipient in 2022), but writers (who also may not be at TIFF due to their own strike), directors (who are available after a deal with the AMPTP), and other film industry contributors.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Legendary filmmakers Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee are the first honorees announced for this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards. Almodóvar, who won the Oscar for original screenplay for “Talk to Her” (2002), will receive the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media presented by Participant, which recognizes leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema.