Japan has selected Lee Sang-il’s epic kabuki drama Kokuho (National Treasure) as its submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Japan Selects Kokuho for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Kokuho (National Treasure) by Lee Sang-il (Yoshida Shuichi / Asahi Shimbun “Kokuho” Film Partners)
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Is This Thing On? Teaser Trailer – Will Arnett and Laura Dern Are Getting A Divorce in Bradley Cooper’s Comedy Drama
Bradley Cooper, back behind the camera, directs Is This Thing On?, a comedy-drama film starring Will Arnett as Alex Novak and Laura Dern as Tess – a couple navigating the uncertain terrain of their midlife separation. As Alex turns to stand-up comedy to rediscover purpose, Tess reassesses what she sacrificed for family.
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Sweden Selects ‘Eagles of the Republic’ for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Eagles of the Republic by Tarik Saleh (Yigit Eken) Sweden has selected Tarik Saleh’s political thriller Eagles of the Republic as its submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Iceland Submits ‘The Love That Remains’ for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
The Love That Remains (Ástin sem eftir er) directed by Hlynur Pálmason Iceland has selected Hlynur Pálmason’s The Love That Remains (Ástin sem eftir er) as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Jennifer Lopez to receive the Virtuoso Award for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ at Savannah Film Festival
Jennifer Lopez in Kiss of the Spider Woman (Ana Carballosa) SCAD Savannah Film Festival will honor Jennifer Lopez with the Virtuoso Award in honor of her performance in Kiss of the Spider Woman and “her trailblazing career across film, television, music, and entertainment”.
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George Clooney Starring in ‘Jay Kelly’ Gets a Gala Premiere at BFI London Film Festival
Noah Baumbach’s comedy-drama Jay Kelly starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup and Riley Keough will make its UK premiere as this year’s Cunard Gala of the 69th BFI London Film Festival.
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Guillermo del Toro Named Guest Artistic Director for AFI FEST 2025
Frankenstein. Writer/Director/Producer Guillermo del Toro of Frankenstein. (John Wilson/Netflix) Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will serve as the Guest Artistic Director for AFI FEST 2025.
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Jennifer Lawrence to Receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastián Festival
Jennifer Lawrence in Die, My Love by Lynne Ramsay Jennifer Lawrence, currently seen in Lynne Ramsay latest film, Die My Love, will be honored with a Donostia Award at the upcoming 73rd San Sebastián Festival.
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Norway Submits Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value for Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Norway has submitted Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value (Affeksjonsverdi) as its contender for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards (2026).
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Takahide Hori’s Stop-Motion ‘Junk World’ Enters Midnight Madness at TIFF | Trailers
Here is a trailer for Junk World, the latest film from stop-motion auteur Takahide Hori, set to make its International premiere in the Midnight Madness program at Toronto International Film Festival. The film is a prequel set more than a millennium before Junk Head, Hori’s underground cult hit.
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‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ wins LGBT Sebastiane Latino Award
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La misteriosa mirada del flamenco) by Diego Céspedes The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La misteriosa mirada del flamenco), the debut feature film from Chilean moviemaker Diego Céspedes, has won the Sebastiane Award given by Gehitu, the Basque Association of Gays, Lesbians, Transsexuals and Bisexuals, and presented at the upcoming San Sebastian Festival.
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Francis Ford Coppola to Honor Werner Herzog at Venice Film Festival
Francis Ford Coppola receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 1992 at the 49th Venice Film Festival. (courtesy Venice Film Festival) 
Werner Herzog (courtesy of Lena Herzog) Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Megalopolis) will honor director Werner Herzog with the “Laudatio” speech at the special ceremony where he will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the Opening Ceremony of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia.