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16th Giornate degli Autori Award Winners
Yesterday the 28 Times Cinemas jury voted for the GdA top award between three finalists, La LLorona by Jayro Bustamante, Only the Animals by Dominik Moll and Corpus Christi by Jan Komasa.According to...
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92nd Academy Awards Nominations
Now I live across land and a pond to where the Oscars take place so IF wanted to watch show LIVE had to wake up at 1:00am and do not sleep from then on. My purpose was to do exactly that even when had...
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70th Berlin Film Festival Award Winners
Yes, this year's festival was different, as a summary let me share enthusiasm does not compensate for lack of substance and even do there were some really great films, most were not. After checking...
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93rd Academy Awards International Feature Film Submissions
There is no doubt that much has changed since 2020 started and most of cinema related news have not been positive. Spring film festivals were cancelled and yes, it was sad to see Cannes cancelled and...
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77th Venice Film Festival Award Winners
Most comment on what many agree, festival deserves big kudos for daring to gather people in cinemas and events like press conferences and hopefully Not spreading the virus ... sigh. But when...
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2020 Film Critics Awards
Been wondering if this post makes sense when everything about film awards is so upside down when what critics are reviewing will not be seen by audiences in theaters and what film critics do not like...
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#Oscars2021 International Feature Film Shortlist
Yesterday, February 9, 2021 as promised AMPAS released on time the infamous shortlists for several Oscars categories. Must admit had fun with all silly memmes from those waiting all day for the...
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71st Berlin Film Festival Lineup
Still missing past fest director Dieter Kosslick's black humor. Maybe all the lockdowns doesn't facilitate new directors couple to shine as they should but 2021 could be their moment. Sigh.Festival...
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35th Teddy Awards Lineup
As orginazers say "Even as the world seems to be paused until further notice, the Teddy Award keeps on thriving! No stubborn pandemic can stop the 35th edition of the Teddy Award from spreading the...
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71st Berlin International Film Festival Award Winners - In Progress
As was very clear stated the festival this year will have two dates, first for industry during March and second for audiences in summer time. What was unexpected was that industry event included film...
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74th Festival de Cannes Official Selection - In Progress
First thing I notice, as in 2020, there is NO Short Film selection, wonder why but hope later organizers will announce them as of this very moment and with the new official web site it's not possible...
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53rd Quinzaine des Réalisateurs Selection
Yesterday Paolo Moretti, artistic director, and his selection committee unveiled the selection of Directors' Fortnight's 2021 edition with 24 feature films, 1 special screening, 9 short films and 1...
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2021 L'ACID Selection
A few days ago organizers announced the selection for 2021, but before listing them let's recall what this event is all about. ACID (Association for the Distribution of Independent Cinema) is a film...
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60th Semaine de la Critique Selection
A few days back organizers announced via video on social media the Festival de Cannes parallel section that always has unconventional films to say the least. As this year waited a while the English...
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2021 Queer Palm Selection
After a year of waiting, the Queer Palm, Cannes Film Festival LGBT+ award, is looking forward to celebrating its 10th anniversary next July on the Croisette. Created in 2010 by the French journalist...
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60th Semaine de la Critique Award Winners
Will not deny that having the festival during a summer month is kind of strange as on top, there are many cinema-related events going on at the same time due to the pandemia; so, it's not easy to...
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74th Festival de Cannes Award Winners - In Progress
Current year awards ceremony started earlier than in previous editions so here are those that have been announced by early Friday morning. Will update post with awards announced today and post will be...
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36th Venice International Film Critics' Week Lineup
La Settimana Internationale della Critica is an independent and parallel section organized by the National Union of Italian Film Critics (SNCCI) during the Venice International Film Festival. The...
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78th Venice International Film Festival Lineup
Another festival that pretends there is no pandemic and even claims will have less COVID19 rules and regulations than Cannes. Let's hope that all this joyful climate will not end in something we cinema...
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18th Giornate degli Autori Lineup
The 18th edition of Giornate degli Autori will unspool during the Venice Film Festival, from September 1st to the 11th, with a pre-opening event on August 31st, thanks to a collaboration with BookCiak,...
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