Philip Yung’s crime thriller epic Where The Wind Blows world premiered as one of the two local films opening the 46th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF46).
Film Festivals
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Last Dance and Annie Colère Win Final Awards at 75th Locarno Film Festival
Last Dance by Delphine Lehericey The 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival ended over the weekend, and the audience selected Last Dance by Delphine Lehericey for the Prix du Public (audience award), while the seventies drama Annie Colère by Blandine Lenoir clinched the Variety Piazza Grande Award.
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75th Locarno Film Festival Award Winners. Julia Murat’s Rule 34 Wins Pardo d’oro Prize
Rule 34 (Regra 34) by Julia Murat The controversial Brazilian film Rule 34 (Regra 34) by Julia Murat was awarded the Pardo d’oro at the 75th Locarno Film Festival. In the sexual film, Simone is a young law student who finds a passion for defending women in abuse cases, yet her own sexual interests lead her to a world of violence and eroticism.
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30th Hamptons Film Festival Reveals First Films + Special Award for Mariska Hargitay
Actress Mariska Hargitay (Photo by Erik Tanner/Contour by Getty Images) Emmy Award-winning actress Mariska Hargitay will be honored with the 2022 Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award at the 30th Anniversary Hamptons International Film Festival in October.
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Juan Diego Botto’s Directorial Debut ON THE FRINGE Starring Penélope Cruz Joins San Sebastian Festival Lineup
Penélope Cruz in On the Fringe (En los márgenes) by Juan Diego Botto On the Fringe (En los márgenes), Juan Diego Botto’s debut behind the camera, joins the titles in the Perlak section at the 2022 San Sebastian Festival. Juan Diego Botto directs and plays the lead part in a film featuring Penélope Cruz, who is also its producer, and Luis Tosar. Prior to screening at the San Sebastian Festival the movie will have its world premiere in the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival.
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Director Walter Hill to Receive Filmmaker Award and Premiere ‘Dead For A Dollar’ at Venice Film Festival
Walter Hill (credit: Nicolas Aproux) Director, writer and producer Walter Hill (The Warriors, 48 Hrs., Last Man Standing) is the recipient of the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award of the 79th Venice International Film Festival. The award is dedicated to a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to the contemporary film industry.
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Melbourne International Film Festival Announces Winners of 2022 MIFF Shorts Awards
An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It by Lachlan Pendragon Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) announced the winners of the 2022 MIFF Shorts Awards, which reward filmmakers with more than $63,500 in prizes. A jury consisting of filmmaker Tiriki Onus (Ablaze), director James Vaughan (Friends and Strangers), and film writer Jourdain Searles selected seven out of the 78 films in the program
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12 Latin American Films Compete for Horizontes Awards at 2022 San Sebastian Film Festival
Charcoal (Carvão) by Carolina Markowicz Twelve films set in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba and Mexico complete the Horizontes Latinos section at the 2022 San Sebastian International Film Festival.
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Zurich Film Festival 2022 Announces Gala Premieres incl. BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
The Banshees of Inisherin by Martin McDonagh Zurich Film Festival announced the first seven titles in Gala Premieres section at the upcoming 18th edition, including the star-studded drama The Banshees of Inisherin by Oscar-winning director Martin McDonagh, the European premiere of the German film adaptation All Quiet on the Western Front by Edward Berger as well as the world premieres of Der Nachname by Sönke Wortmann and Die Goldenen Jahre by Barbara Kulcsar.
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Sam Mendes’ EMPIRE OF LIGHT Starring Olivia Colman is Gala Film of London Film Festival
Empire of Light by Sam Mendes | Searchlight Pictures Empire of Light by Oscar® and BAFTA winning filmmaker Sam Mendes will receive its European Premiere as the American Express Gala film of the 66th BFI London Film Festival.
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Michelle Yeoh to Receive Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Michelle Yeoh Actress Michelle Yeoh will be honored with the 15th annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. This marks the first time since the passing of screen legend Kirk Douglas that the honor will be awarded.
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San Sebastian Festival Dedicates Retrospective to French Filmmaker Claude Sautet
Claude Sautet The retrospective at San Sebastian Festival’s 70th edition will show thirteen features films directed by French filmmaker Claude Sautet between the years 1956 and 1995.