Ed Harris and Chloe Sarbib on-set (photo by Saffron Burrows) This month Filmmaker is publishing diaries from writers and directors who attended the 2025 Sundance Institute Directors Lab. Next up is Chloe Sarbib, who traveled to the Lab with Trou Normand. Here’s the description: “As her family prepares to leave their Normandy home, an aging actress … Read more
Over his nearly 40-year career as a filmmaker and photographer, Toronto-based artist Bruce LaBruce has worn all labels possible for someone working in the subterranean margins of queer cinema. LaBruce has been called a radical leftist, a queer punk Marxist, an enfant terrible provocateur pornographer whose cult classics have hardcore and softcore cuts, many available … Read more
Nawi: Dear Future Me, a Kenyan-German coming-of-age drama about child marriage that was Kenya’s entry for the best international feature film race at the 2025 Oscars, has made waves in Kenya, on the film festival circuit and beyond. At the recent Beijing International Film Festival, the jury created a special jury honor to shine a spotlight on it. And on Friday, … Read more
UK comedy The Ballad Of Wallis Island opens the Munich Film Festival tomorrow night (June 28). The Munich premiere, through Universal Pictures International Germany, marks the latest stage in a carefully managed, gradual rollout of a film that has become something of a word-of-mouth hit since it world premiered at Sundance in January. The Ballad … Read more
Amazon MGM Studios has tapped Sony to release a handful of its upcoming high-profile movies at the international box office as it goes about building its own foreign operation. Under the pact, Sony will handle overseas duties for After the Hunt, Mercy, Crime 101 and Project Hail Mary, according to a statement released by the two studios. … Read more
The 33rd Raindance Film Festival is wrapping up on Friday and has unveiled its jury awards. Nawi: Dear Future Me, which tackles child marriage and was Kenya’s submission for the 2025 international feature film Oscar race, was honored as the best international feature. Its young star Michelle Lemuya Ikeny won the best performance in a … Read more
“It has been a rollercoaster,” reflects Orwa Nyrabia of his seven-year stewardship of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) as artistic director, which came to an end this week. During his time leading one of the documentary world’s largest festivals, Syrian filmmaker Nyrabia had to navigate the Covid pandemic, which meant online and hybrid editions during … Read more
After the posters and teaser of War 2 set social media abuzz and fueled massive excitement among fans, the makers have now taken a big step forward by locking an exclusive IMAX deal for the film. Sources confirm that all 33 IMAX screens operational in India will screen War 2 exclusively, giving the Hrithik Roshan … Read more
After redefining rom-coms and quirky family dramas, Maddock Films, the banner behind successful horror comedies like Stree, Munjya, and Bhediya, is gearing up to take its popular genre universe to the next level. If industry chatter is to be believed, Ranveer Singh might soon join the studio’s spooky comedy lineup, promising to inject fresh star … Read more
As part of their promotional tour for Metro…In Dino, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sara Ali Khan recently visited Kolkata, where they spent a memorable evening and a lovely dinner with cricket legend Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly Praises Metro…In Dino Trailer The actors visited Ganguly’s residence, sharing heartfelt conversations, laughter, and admiration in a warm, homely setting. … Read more