‘Girls Will Be Girls‘ the directorial debut film of Indian director Shuchi Talati, explores the life of an Indian teenager struggling with the clash between her cultural background and her own emerging sexual needs.
Film Festivals
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‘Girls Will Be Girls’ – Indian Teenager Comes of Age in Shuchi Talati’s Sundance-Winning Film | Trailer
Girls Will Be Girls (Courtesy of Juno Films)
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Documentaries by Eddie Huang, Raoul Peck Among Docs Program at Toronto Film Festival
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found by Raoul Peck (Nick Dale) Former Vice host Eddie Huang, novelist Edna O’Brien, US politician Adam Kinzinger, disability rights activist Patrice Jetter, aerial cameraman Joe Jennings, and the haenyeo fisherwomen of South Korea are among the subjects of 21 documentary titles in the 2024 Docs program, presented by A&E IndieFilms, at the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 5–15, 2024.
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Production Designer Paola Comencini To Receive Campari Passion for Film Award at Venice Fest
Paola Comencini (courtesy Venice Film Festival) Italian production designer Paola Comencini (C’è ancora domani, La bestia nel cuore, Romanzo criminale) will receive the Campari Passion for Film Award at the 81st Venice International Film Festival taking place August 28th – September 7th, 2024.
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Kate Winslet to Receive Golden Icon Award + Premiere ‘LEE’ at Zurich Film Festival
Kate Winslet © Frederic Auerbach Academy Award-winner Kate Winslet will be honored with the Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Festival and present her new film LEE directed by Ellen Kuras, in which she stars as the war photographer Lee Miller, and acts as a co-producer.
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Films from Mike Leigh, Sean Baker, Mati Diop Among 62nd New York Film Festival Main Slate
Hard Truths by Mike Leigh (Simon Mein | Thin Man Films Ltd.) 32 films including titles from Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker, David Cronenberg, Mati Diop, Mike Leigh, Steve McQueen, Paul Schrader, and Athina Rachel Tsangari are featured in the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival (NYFF), taking place September 27–October 14, 2024.
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Toronto Film Festival Unveils Centrepiece Lineup – Presence, An Unfinished Film and More
Presence by Steven Soderbergh 43 films from Canadian and international filmmakers has been selected for the 2024 Centrepiece lineup at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 5-15, 2024.
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J.K. Simmons Stars in ‘Spaceman’ Dan Abramovici’s Sci-Fi Fantasy Short Film | Trailer
Spaceman. (Courtesy of Press Play Films) Spaceman, the sci-fi short film by writer/director Dan Abramovici (Play It Again, Liminal), not to be confused with the Adam Sandler led Netflix film under the same title also releasing this year, explores the creative artistic journey of an artist losing passion for his crafts.
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American Cinematheque Unveils 2nd PROOF Film Festival Lineup of 46 Proof-of-Concept Shorts
Rat! directed by Neal Suresh Mulani American Cinematheque announced the lineup of 46 official selections, filmmaking labs and panels for the 2nd Annual PROOF Film Festival, taking place October 18-20 at the Culver Theater (9500 Culver Blvd.).
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Pharrell Williams’ “Piece by Piece” is Closing Night Gala of BFI London Film Festival
Piece by Piece by Morgan Neville (Courtesy of Focus Features) The UK Premiere of the animated film Piece by Piece by director Morgan Neville is the Closing Night Gala of the 68th BFI London Film Festival taking place October 9-20, 2024. Piece by Piece follows the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams, all told through the lens of LEGO animation.
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Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ Set as Centerpiece Film for 62nd New York Film Festival
Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton in Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door (© El Deseo, photo by Iglesias Más.) Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, will make its U.S. premiere as the Centerpiece selection for the 62nd New York Film Festival.
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Claude Lelouch to Receive Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at Venice Film Festival
Claude Lelouch (courtesy Venice Film Festival) French director, writer and producer Claude Lelouch (A Man and a Woman, Happy New Year, The Beautiful Story) is the recipient of the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award of the 81st 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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Tilda Swinton Narrates ‘Impulse: Playing With Reality’ Mixed Reality Experience Documentary Premiering at Venice Fest
Tilda Swinton, Impulse: Playing With Reality (Credits LtoR: Anagram, Tilda Swinton by Brigitte Lacombe) Academy Award-winning Actor Tilda Swinton will narrate Impulse: Playing with Reality, the interactive mixed reality documentary and second installment in the Playing With Reality collection, Impulse.