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Cannes (France) (AFP) – It has been won by big-name Hollywood directors and is headed by one of France’s top comic stars, but the ‘Queer Palm’ prize which celebrates LGBTQ movies at Cannes still has no official place at the world’s top film festival. Awards for films with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer content are already an integral part of other major movie gatherings, including Berlin which has handed out its ‘Teddy Award’ since 1987 and made it part of its offic...

‘Paris, 13th District’ Film Review: Episodic French Drama Has Hip Vibe But Falls Short Cannes 2021: Veteran director Jacques Audiard’s film has poise and style, but you can go in with high hopes and still leave wanting more Jason Solomons | July 14, 2021 @ 5:57 PM Cannes Film Festival “Paris, 13th District” starts with cool black-and-white drone shots of a concrete estate in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, and it comes from the hand of Palme d’Or winning director Jacques Audiard (...

Dune to lead Toronto film festivals return to in-person moviegoing AFP 22 hrs ago AFP © Emma McIntyre The Toronto International Film Festival will have social distancing and masking rules when it resumes in-person screenings in 2021 The Toronto film festival announced Wednesday it will resume in-person screenings at its September gala -- including Denis Villeneuves "Dune" remake -- after the pandemic forced it to scale down and go virtual last year. But there wont be any po...

The French Film Festival (FFF) in Romania celebrates 25 years of existence with an anniversary summer edition that will take place July 1 - 11 in...

Ammonite Review: Kate Winslets Unblemished Performance Makes This A Treat To Watch - 3.5 Stars Ammonite Review: Kate Winslets Unblemished Performance Makes This A Treat To Watch - 3.5 Stars Ammonite Review: Kate Winslet fleshes out the character with striking empathy and exactitude, Saoirse Ronan serves as the ideal foil. Kate Winslets fan page posted this picture. (Image courtesy: @kate.winslet.official) Cast: Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan Director: Francis Lee Francis Lees second directori...

40 Movies We Hope to See at Cannes 2021, from Jane Campion to Claire Denis IndieWire 5 days ago Sorry, Oscars: For decades, the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival has been the ultimate source of anticipation by movie lovers worldwide. No festival on Earth has commanded the same blend of cinephilia and red carpet glamour, as films from some of the most revered directors working today announce their arrival in front of the world’s most discerning audience. But will that audience s...

Lesbian feminism breaks new ground in post #MeToo France Issued on: 4 min Paris (AFP) A new generation of French activists emerging in the post #MeToo era are turning to lesbian feminism to denounce centuries of male oppression, inspiring the first march of lesbians in forty years but also sparking controversy. French feminists are increasingly drawing on the tools of political lesbianism, which argues heterosexuality and patriarchy are inextricably linked, to contest pervading inequalities ...

Cannes 2021: Stars & Big-Name Auteurs in Pipeline For Festival Comeback (EXCLUSIVE) Elsa Keslassy, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail After last year’s cancellation, the Cannes Film Festival is expected to be back with a bang in July. Even with a small supply of U.S. films, the 2021 edition should be in no shortage of major auteurs, female directors and glamorous stars. “Annette,” Leos Carax’s musical romance with Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, two other titles strongly tipped for Ca...

How Arab films triumphed at the first online Berlinale Covid-19 may have forced this major festival to go virtual but this year’s Berlinale was its best, showcasing the largest collection from the Middle East in its history Bear trophies on display for the 2021 Berlinale (AFP) By Published date: 16 March 2021 12:29 UTC | Last update: 2 weeks 1 day ago Regulars at the Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) in recent years are used to a numbe...

Stream the best films directed by women By Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service Published: March 12, 2021, 6:06am Share: Natalia Dyer in "Yes, God, Yes." (Vertical Entertainment) Photo Gallery Celebrating Women’s History Month is as good an occasion as any to stream a film directed by a woman (not that one needs an occasion for that!). After combing through the selections on four major streaming services, here’s a handpicked list of the best films by female filmmakers ...