international
Viggo Mortensen, With Czech Skills, and Aliens Help Open Karlovy Vary Fest With a Bang
Viggo Mortenson, jury member Geoffrey Rush and jury president and independent film veteran Christine Vachon were among the big names strutting down the red carpet on Friday evening for the gala opening ceremony of the 58th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) in the Czech Republic. The black-tie opening event saw Mortensen collect the KVIFF […]
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MPA Honors J.A. Bayona, Spanish Industry at First Global Awards Ceremony in Madrid
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has honored key figures in the Spanish entertainment industry in its first-ever international awards ceremony. The 2024 MPA Awards, held at the Byne House in Madrid Friday night, celebrated Spanish contributions to creativity, policy, and law enforcement in the audiovisual sector. The event was co-hosted by MPA chairman and CEO […]
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Benicio del Toro Trailer for Karlovy Vary Film Fest Debuts at Opening Ceremony
Benicio del Toro has had enough of schmoozing, small talk and pretending to laugh at people’s jokes in this year’s black-and-white trailer for the 2024 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), which was unveiled, as has become tradition, on Friday evening as part of the opening night festivities of the 58th edition of the fest in […]
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President of France’s National Film Board Gets Three-Year Sentence on Sexual Assault Charges
Dominique Boutonnat, the president of France’s National Film Board, the CNC, has been found guilty on sexual assault charges and received a three-year sentence, two of which will be suspended. Boutonnat has stepped down from the CNC in the wake of Friday’s verdict and will be replaced by Olivier Henrard. Boutonnat is not expected to […]
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Jenna Coleman Unravels Lakeside Town Mystery in First Trailer for BBC Thriller Series ‘The Jetty’
Jenna Coleman is Detective Ember Manning in the BBC’s newly released trailer for The Jetty. The series, launching on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on July 15, sees the Doctor Who alum investigating a case that threatens to unravel threads of her past. After a fire tears through a property in a lakeside Lancashire town […]
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Ian McKellen Teams Up With ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.’ Star for Animated LGBTQ+ Musical ‘Dragfox’
Ian McKellen is teaming up with RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. star Divina de Campo to share the titular role in the upcoming stop-motion animated film, Dragfox. McKellen, currently performing in a production of Henry IV, Parts One and Two on London’s West End, will voice Ginger Snap the Fox. De Campo, whose real name is Owen […]
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‘Aliens,’ ‘Avatar’ Star Sigourney Weaver to Receive Venice Golden Lion
Acting icon Sigourney Weaver will be honored with the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. Inarguably one of the most acclaimed and versatile actors of her generation, Weaver, a triple-Oscar nominee, has moved easily across budgets and genres, from big-budget action franchises (Aliens, Avatar), comedy (Ghostbusters, Galaxy Quest), biopics […]
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Why U.K. Music Festivals Are in Crisis
The U.K.’s most prestigious festival, Glastonbury, is officially underway. Over 200,000 people will descend on the Somerset farm this weekend – but the event’s peers are facing an unprecedented crisis. As of Wednesday, 50 independent music festivals have been canceled, postponed or announced a complete closure in 2024, according to the Association of Independent Festivals […]
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Party Vibes, Scenic Views, Grand Hotels and Spas: Fun Karlovy Vary Ideas When Not Seeing Fest Films
The 58th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) is ready to bring film buffs and industry folks a selection of movie world premieres and some of the highlights from the film fest circuit. But no trip to the famous Czech spa resort would be complete without a bit of Bohemian hospitality, food and drink, […]
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‘Under Paris’ Director Used Hollywood Tricks to Make an “Anti-Hollywood” Netflix Hit
[This story contains spoilers for the Netflix movie Under Paris.] Slicing Paris in half, the river Seine flows through the heart of French identity, past the Musée d’Orsay, the Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Académie Française, the centuries-old institution of letters that guards against the bastardization of the French language, leading a valiant resistance to American cultural expansion. In these sacrosanct waters and […]
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Mymama, Beta Team Up on Brazilian Outfit Janeiro Studios
Veteran producers Koby Gal Raday (The Band’s Visit, On the Spectrum) and Ilda Santiago (Concrete Jungle) are teaming up with Brazil’s Mymama Entertainment and Germany’s Beta Film to launch a new international production company, Janeiro Studios, that aims to produce high-end TV and indie feature films out of the Latin America and beyond. Koby Gal-Raday […]
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Travis Kelce Says Prince William Was “The Coolest Motherf***er” at London Eras Tour Meetup
The Eras Tour kicked off in London last week, and none other than Taylor Swift‘s boyfriend has commented on their royal reception. Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, appeared onstage during the pop star’s set at London’s Wembley arena on Sunday. Kelce dressed in a tuxedo for the performance of “I Can Do […]
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