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Miyake Sho’s ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Takes Top Prize at International Film Festival of Kerala

Miyake Sho’s ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Takes Top Prize at International Film Festival of Kerala
Miyake Sho’s “Two Seasons, Two Strangers” emerged as the big winner at the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala, claiming the festival’s top honor, the Suvarna Chakoram for best film, for its “exploratory, subtle, beautiful, and thought-provoking cinematic expression of human relationships set within the natural world.” The film previously won the Golden Leopard at […]
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Pablo Larraín, Palestine and Germany Set the Tone at Kerala Film Festival’s Politically Charged Opening Night

Pablo Larraín, Palestine and Germany Set the Tone at Kerala Film Festival’s Politically Charged Opening Night
The 30th International Film Festival of Kerala opened Friday in Thiruvananthapuram, India, with a politically charged and internationally focused ceremony led by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín, the ambassadors of Palestine and Germany, and Canadian director Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, who received this year’s Spirit of Cinema Award. Kerala’s Minister for Culture Saji Cherian formally inaugurated the edition, […]
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Natalie Portman, Charli xcx, Chris Pine and Wu-Tang Clan Projects Set for Sundance Film Festival’s Final Edition in Park City

Natalie Portman, Charli xcx, Chris Pine and Wu-Tang Clan Projects Set for Sundance Film Festival’s Final Edition in Park City
Oscar winners, pop stars and hip-hop legends will light up Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival’s last hurrah before moving to Colorado.  The Sundance Institute announced 90 feature films and seven episodic projects across multiple sections on Wednesday, featuring buzzy titles from the likes of Natalie Portman, Olivia Wilde, Jon Hamm, Charli xcx, […]
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Moroccan Talents to Watch: Leyna Tahiri, Driss Ramdi, Youssef Michraf, Meriame Essadak

Moroccan Talents to Watch: Leyna Tahiri, Driss Ramdi, Youssef Michraf, Meriame Essadak
The Marrakech Film Festival has grown alongside Morocco’s flourishing film industry. When the festival debuted in 2001, the local scene produced just five films a year. Today, that number has surged to around 40, reflecting a variety of initiatives aimed at nurturing and sustaining new generations of talent. Programs like the Atlas Workshops have been […]
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‘Always,’ ‘Riverstone’ Win Top Prizes at Singapore Film Festival

‘Always,’ ‘Riverstone’ Win Top Prizes at Singapore Film Festival
Chen Deming’s “Always” claimed the top prize at the Singapore International Film Festival’s Silver Screen Awards, taking home best Asian feature film honors at the Dec. 7 ceremony. The U.S.-France-China-Taiwan co-production triumphed in the Asian Feature Film Competition, highlighting the increasingly international nature of Asian cinema. The win caps a successful awards run for the […]
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‘Capernaum’ Director Nadine Labaki on How Cinema Can Help Arab Filmmakers ‘Express Pent-Up Anger,’ ‘Not Being Faced With Agenda’ From Western Funders

‘Capernaum’ Director Nadine Labaki on How Cinema Can Help Arab Filmmakers ‘Express Pent-Up Anger,’ ‘Not Being Faced With Agenda’ From Western Funders
Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, whose “Capernaum” is the highest-grossing Arabic and Middle Eastern film of all time with over $68 million worldwide, spoke about “how difficult it is” to make cinema in the Arab region. The director also discussed working with non-actors and dealing with Arab funders during an in-depth career talk at the Red […]
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Adrien Brody Says ‘Nothing Can Replace Emotion’ When Talking AI, Discusses ‘Self-Preservation’ in Shoots like ‘The Brutalist’: ‘I Have No Personal Life When I’m Filming’

Adrien Brody Says ‘Nothing Can Replace Emotion’ When Talking AI, Discusses ‘Self-Preservation’ in Shoots like ‘The Brutalist’: ‘I Have No Personal Life When I’m Filming’
American actor Adrien Brody spoke about how he deals with the toll of “difficult” shoots like Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” which won him his second Best Actor Oscar earlier in the year, just over two decades after his first win for “The Pianist.” Speaking at the Red Sea Film Festival, which he is attending for […]
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Ana de Armas Feels She Still Has to ‘Prove Herself’ Following ‘Blonde’ Oscar Nomination: ‘Some People Feel It Was a Fluke’

Ana de Armas Feels She Still Has to ‘Prove Herself’ Following ‘Blonde’ Oscar Nomination: ‘Some People Feel It Was a Fluke’
In the early pre-production stages of Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” not everyone involved in the project backed Ana de Armas’ casting as Marilyn Monroe. Speaking at the Red Sea Film Festival, the actress recalls meeting with Australian director Andrew Dominik and some of the film’s producers, saying, “I’m not going to say who but not everyone […]
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