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Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's period horror movie The Devil's Bath will represent Austria in the Best International Feature Film category of the 97th annual Academy Awards. The submission was decided by a jury of experts and announced by the Film & Music Association of the Austrian Federal…

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has selected Irish language feature Kneecap to represent Ireland in the International Feature Film category of the 97th annual Academy Awards.  Set in West Belfast in 2019, the drama revolves around a hip hop trio who rap in their native Irish language, to…

The 68th BFI London Film Festival (9-20 October) will close with the UK premiere of Piece by Piece, the animated Lego biopic based on the life and career of musician and designer Pharrell Williams.  Williams and the film’s director Morgan Neville are confirmed to attend the gala…

Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language feature The Room Next Door with Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton will be the Centerpiece selection at the 62nd New York Film Festival. The drama, an adaptation of Sigrid Nunez's 2020 novel What Are You Going Through, make its U.S. premiere at Alice Tully Hall on…

French director Claude Lelouch will be celebrated with the the Cartier Glory To The Filmmaker Award at the upcoming 81st Venice Film Festival, running from August 28 to September 7. He follows in the footsteps of Wes Anderson who was last year’s recipient of the award, dedicated to a personality who…

British filmmaker Steve McQueen will be feted at this year's Camerimage Film Festival with the Outstanding Director Award for career achievement. The announcement was made this morning by the Polish festival.  "Steve McQueen is an artist known for his uncompromising engagement in tackling difficult…

Rebel Wilson hasn't formally responded to the defamation lawsuit producers of The Deb hit her with on July 12, but she made her point of view very clear online today. "Len Blavatnik, please stop funding and protecting Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden," said the Jojo Rabbit actress in an…

Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 will premiere at the 81st Venice Film Festival. The second installment of the Civil War saga starring Costner alongside Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone and Danny Huston, will screen out-of-competition on Saturday, September 7.  In…

UPDATED with precise wording of awards categories from World Culture Film Festival. Actor Tom Holland and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji were among the awards recipients as the World Culture Film Festival wrapped its inaugural edition in Los Angeles. Holland's short film Last Call…

The 20th anniversary HollyShorts Film Festival is set to honor a quartet of major Hollywood talents, from industry veterans to an up-and-coming star. Actor Tom Skeritt, actor-director Alden Ehrenreich, director Catherine Hardwicke, and young actress Lexi Underwood will receive laurels at the…

The inaugural World Culture Film Festival in Los Angeles has found itself impacted by a dangerous storm half a world away. Typhoon Gaemi, with top winds speeds equaling a category 3 hurricane, lashed the Philippines and Taiwan before blowing into China Thursday night. It caused widespread travel…

EXCLUSIVE: There’ s going to be some glory, curves and rage over at Ava DuVernay's ARRAY this summer, in all the best ways. Back for its fifth year, the ARRAY 360 conversation and screening series will feature films and more from directors Patricia Cardoso, Bill Duke Ed Zwick over the next two…