Browsing: Festivals

This September, the fall festival circuit expanded its definition of independent storytelling. For the first time, YouTube debuted a slate of shows simultaneously at two of the world’s most prestigious film gatherings: Venice International Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Javier Bardem set for Rome Film Festival tribute as ‘The Beloved’ heads to event

Alden Ehrenreich and Helen Mirren in A Talent for Murder. Photograph: Courtesy Bleecker Street and LD EntertainmentAlden Ehrenreich and Helen Mirren in A Talent for Murder. Photograph: Courtesy Bleecker Street and LD Entertainment

Venice, Italy –Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Look Back” has won five collateral awards at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.

‘NAZA’, which covers mass killing of Palestinian civilians, is critics’ highest-rated film at event

The 1st International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir in India concluded on Thursday evening, with Iranian film “Whisper My Name” winning two awards

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During this year’s Venice International Film Festival, Google’s 100 ZEROS team — which partners with filmmakers to explore emerging tech — supported three groundbreaking Extended Reality (XR) projects. They’re all meant to be experienced on Android XR and leverage tools like conversational AI powered by Gemini and Vertex AI, spatial film and 3D stereoscopic depth…

Visitors line up for bowls of Shin Ramyun at Nongshim’s brand experience during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. Courtesy of Nongshim

African cinema has a significant presence at the Toronto International Film Festival this year, with ten African films selected across the festival programme and a Global African Hub providing a base for the continent’s filmmakers at the TIFF market.