1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (122+ words) Asmahan Bkerat’s intimate feature was filmed over eight years and premieres at Locarno Source: Locarno Film Festival Its distinct angle on the impact of war should help it stand out in a crowded conflict documentary field Production company: Arkima Films…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (329+ words) Gaza protest shroud being held up at Locarno Film Festival A huge shroud containing the names of 60,000 people killed in Gaza was unfurled tonight (August 8) at the Locarno Film Festival in a peaceful demonstration outside the Piazza Grande. The protest…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (172+ words) Daniele Rugo’s powerful first-hand account opens in UK/Irish cinemas after a Sheffield premiere Sober in execution and furious in spirit In the absence of journalists and other observers, these doctors find themselves answering questions beyond their usual remit and…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (144+ words) Directors Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak’s personal film plays Sheffield before a UK/Ireland theatrical release Source: Sundance Film Festival Dirs: Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak. UK/Syria/Lebanon. 2026. 85mins The strength and warmth of its central story could help…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1017+ words) Justine Triet, Arnaud Desplechin, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Claire Denis, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul are among the signatories of an open letter in support of Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid after he was forced to pull out of attending French film festival FID…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (255+ words) ‘Rise Of The Footsoldier’ EXCLUSIVE: The UK’s Carnaby International Sales and Distribution has locked in key international deals for Rise Of The Footsoldier: Retribution. Signature Entertainment – the long-time UK and Ireland distribution partner for the films – has for the first…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (561+ words) Source: Festival de Cannes Javier Bardem says the “whole host of offers” of work he has received recently are evidence that what he described as the Hollywood “blacklist” of actors who speak up about Gaza is decreasing in effect. “I…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (307+ words) EXCLUSIVE: Italy’s Coccinelle Film Sales has acquired international rights to Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s The Sea, which won best picture at Israel’s Ophir Awards last year, prompting the country’s culture minister Miki Zohar to threaten to withdraw state funding from the awards....

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (830+ words) Demi Moore, Park Chan-wook Park Chan-Wook, Demi Moore and the Cannes Competition jury embraced the political dimension of cinema at the festival’s opening press conference on Tuesday afternoon. “I don’t think politics and art should be divided,” said jury president…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (262+ words) Life Support is in the running for the Tim Hetherington award at Sheffield DocFest in June. Producers are UK-based Cocoon Films, which executive produced The Voice Of Hind Rajab and Palestine 36, Qatar’s Metafora and William Parry’s UK-based Pressure Cooker Arts....