Rooted in unassuming pastoral rhythms, veteran Kyrgyz writer-director Aktan Arym Kubat’s “Black Red Yellow” gently weaves a placid story of love and tradition around a proud Kyrgyz village that has seen better days. Co-written by Topchugul Shaidullayeva, the delicate drama
Nima (Tandin Bihda) doesn’t know exactly what she’s looking for at the start of “I, the Song,” which is strange considering that she’s searching for someone who looks exactly like her. The school teacher wants to clear her good name after a racy video has surfaced with a woman
The QCinema Project Market concluded its third edition by distributing over PHP18 million ($310,000) in production, post-production, development and marketing support to filmmakers across Southeast Asia. The event carries added significance following Quezon City’s recent
Thai debut feature “A Useful Ghost,” which won the grand prix at Cannes Critics’ Week earlier this year, continued its festival success at the 13th QCinema International Film Festival in the Philippines. Directed by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, the film won the Asian Next Wave
Platoon One Films has come aboard as distributor and sales agent for “Deshlai” (Zewel), a film from iconoclastic Indian filmmaker Q, with plans to release the project across multiple territories beginning February 2026. The deal follows the film’s world premiere as the closing
Indian filmmaker Raam Reddy is moving ahead with his third feature, “Lavender Fire”, a pared-down coming-of-age drama set in Mumbai’s modelling and influencer scene. The project follows Reddy’s Berlin 2024 title “Jugnuma: The Fable” and his Locarno-winning debut “Thithi”
AI may be accelerating across the film world, but it won’t replace the craft, collaboration and human unpredictability that define cinema — that was the message from Berlinale chief Tricia Tuttle and International Film Festival of India (IFFI) director Shekhar Kapur, who warned
Brendan Fraser has always been transparent about his disappointment in Warner Bros.’s decision to shelve “Batgirl”: the completed, but unreleased DC superhero movie that would have seen the Academy Award-winning actor play the villainous Firefly opposite Leslie Grace as the
“AI isn’t going anywhere. My hope is to keep AI in the land of transparent usage where it belongs. ... I simply ask, what if this was you? Let that be your guidepost,” Amy Redford wrote on Instagram.
A report published by the Cairo Film Connection, during Cairo Industry Days (Nov. 16-20), provides key data on recent trends in the Egyptian film industry, including the pivotal role played by Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning exhibition and production sector. Egyptian cinema is the
Public media is hastily bracing for a future without help from Washington. In the wake of the Trump administration slashing more than $1.1 billion from public broadcasting, New York Public Radio has turned to private donors to fill the gap. The organization raised $1.7 million
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for plot points, cameos and the ending of “Wicked: For Good” now playing in theaters, as well as minor spoilers for the “Wicked” stage show. “Wicked” makeup designer Frances Hannon had her work cut out for her. After
“Ping-Pong,” by Palestinian writer-director Saleh Saadi, competed in the development category of this year’s Cairo Film Connection, and won the I Sound Award, worth $20,000 in sound services, a Cinetech Award worth $5,000 in post-production services, and a Special Touch $1,500
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for plot points and the ending of “Wicked: For Good,” now playing in theaters, as well as spoilers for the “Wicked” stage show. “Wicked,” created as an origin story for Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West, sets
While shooting “The Smashing Machine,” Dwayne Johnson pitched himself to join co-star Emily Blunt in “The Devil Wears Prada 2” as a character “who knew fashion” and “was cool.” Johnson and Blunt reflected on the self-pitch during Entertainment Weekly’s “Awardist” podcast on
Over the first 16 years of David Harbour’s acting career, he built a successful resume of Broadway theater (in productions like “The Invention of Love,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” and “The Coast of Utopia”) and supporting roles in TV (“Pan Am,” “The Newsroom”) and film
'Sound of Falling' and 'Sentimental Value' were among the winners at the festival, which celebrates excellence in cinematography.
Martin Scorsese’s “Casino” was released 30 years ago today (on Nov. 22, 1995), and I have no problem saying that I think it’s a Scorsese masterpiece. But I didn’t say that, or anything close to it, when I originally reviewed the film. And I was far from alone. When “Casino”
At this year’s Cairo Intl. Film Festival, Iraqi filmmaker Zahraa Ghandour marks a notable milestone with “Flana,” a documentary centered on the lived realities of Iraqi women. After its world premiere in Toronto, the film arrived in Cairo as part of the Horizons of Arab Cinema
Simon Cellan Jones has had a long career directing both film and television, but he says he gets his biggest thrill when a tricky action setpiece comes together. In his newest movie, the Mark Wahlberg action-filled family comedy “The Family Plan 2,” now streaming on Apple TV,
Josh Hutcherson was trying get the hell out of Los Angeles. For the better part of a decade, the “Hunger Games” star and his girlfriend, Spanish actor Claudia Traisac, had split their time between L.A. and Madrid, but the eight-hour time difference between the cities had grown
At this year’s Cairo Intl. Film Festival, some of the most energized conversations unfolded inside Cairo Industry Days, where co-production emerged as one of the festival’s most strategic themes. Between a candid panel on balancing identity with market demands and the launch of
Some of Hollywood’s most iconic comedies would’ve looked very different if Eddie Murphy had not turned them down. In a recent interview with AP promoting his new Netflix documentary “Being Eddie,” Murphy shared his “big three ‘wish I would have done’ movies.” “‘Ghostbusters,’ I
The 46th Cairo Intl. Film Festival wrapped Friday in an emotionally charged ceremony that balanced the region’s realities with a showcase of bold new cinema. Held at the Cairo Opera House before a packed crowd of Egyptian, Arab and international filmmakers, the gala awarded its
Who could have guessed that one of the most socially prescient works of 2025 is based on a story from 175 years ago? That’s the fascinating genesis of “The Singers,” which is quickly becoming one of the most fêted short films of the year. The piece, from director Sam Davis, was
Kathy Griffin was honored Friday night by Out magazine as the LGBTQ+ community’s Advocate of the Year. The “My Life on the D-List” star was presented with the award by Sia during the Out100 party at Sia at nya studios West in Los Angeles. “She’s my friend, she’s an excellent
The Thanksgiving tentpole — starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo — is headed for the biggest debut ever for a Broadway adaptation and the third-best among any musical.
With WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez off the heels of an unanimous decision win against Cuban David Morrell in February, the American is set to defend his title against Brit fighter Anthony Yarde. The undefeated Benavidez (30-0-0) battles Yarde (27-3-0) in an
“Wicked” still knows about popular. Universal Pictures’ musical sequel “For Good” swept up a spectacular $68.6 million across Friday and preview screenings from 4,115 locations in North America. That puts it on pace for a $151.5 million opening weekend through Sunday. It’d be
Sony Pictures International Productions has forged a multi-year agreement with Qatar’s nascent Film Committee to co-finance a slate of Arabic-language films from the Middle East and North Africa. The deal is one of several pacts with Hollywood studios being unveiled at the
Ashes to Films, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit arts organization established in the wake of January’s wildfires, has unveiled its first cohort of fire-affected filmmakers who will receive grants and other support to help craft a short film. Ashes to Films was created by industry
Global post-production and VFX giant Company 3 has signed an agreement with the nascent Film Committee at Media City Qatar to set up a post-production and VFX studio in Doha. The Los Angeles headquartered outfit, headed by ace colorist Stefan Sonnenfeld, that handles
News of President Trump’s surprisingly amiable meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani traveled fast, leaving at least one Mamdani voter gobsmacked by the President’s abrupt change of tone. “[During the election, Trump] called him a communist and said New York
Lebanese director Sarah Francis brought her quietly devastating marital drama “Dead Dog” to the Cairo Film Festival’s Horizons of Arab Cinema Competition, where the film won the Saad Eldin Wahba Award for best Arabic film. When we met with Francis ahead of the closing ceremony,
It was a homecoming of sorts for Radiohead on Friday night, when the Oxfordshire-bred band played its first show in the U.K. in eight years at London’s O2 Arena. This month, the iconic alt-rock group — fronted by Thom Yorke and consisting of guitarist Jonny Greenwood, bassist
The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies has formalized an educational partnership with Australia’s Deakin University through a memorandum of understanding signed at the WAVES Film Bazaar, the market arm of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The agreement was
The Ultimate Fighting Championship travels “The Maroons” for UFC Fight Night Qatar. Armenian Arman Tsarukyan (22-3-0) takes on Kiwi fighter Dan Hooker (24-12-0), as the main card’s lightweight marquee matchup. On Saturday, Nov. 22, UFC Fight Night Qatar: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
TALLINN, Estonia — Has Estonia’s Tallinn Film Festival ever had it so good? Since Festival Director Tiina Lokk launched the event in 1997, it has emerged as one of the fastest-growing film events in Northern Europe, recognized by its receipt of an A-list general category
Ivan Drago could return, Dolph Lundgren tells Variety, ahead of the screening of Andrew Holmes’ documentary about the action star, “Dolph: Unbreakable,” on Saturday at the Torino Film Festival, which Lundgren is attending. “I could still show another side of this guy. Another
A funny thing happened on the way to Turin, as the constellation of international guests gathered by the Torino Film Festival to represent world cinema arrived united in its reverence for the local industry above all. “For me, it all began with Italian cinema,” said Daniel
Camaraderie stole the spotlight at the Torino Film Festival as Spike Lee and Antonio Banderas each dropped to one knee, presenting the other with a lifetime achievement award at Friday’s opening ceremony. The American auteur and Spanish icon were among 12 film luminaries
“Revolutionaries Never Die” was the winner of the top award at this year’s Cairo Film Connection, the industry program of the Cairo Film Festival. Variety interviewed the Palestinian director Mohanad Yaqubi, who won the best project in post-production prize. “Revolutionaries
The honorees also include the likes of 'The Well,' ‘Suiza,’ and 'The Convulsions.’
Two weeks after a triumphal opening to the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival with “They Will be Dust,” Catalan cinema, honored by a Focus at Tallinn this year, closed out the major film event with a bang, scooping three awards, including the heavyweight top Grand Prix, for
‘Hercules Falling,’ ‘China Sea,’ ‘The Visitor,’ 'Days of Wonder,' 'Holy Destructors,' ‘Renovation,’ ‘A Summer Tale,’ ‘Lady,’ and ’LifeLike’ are also among the winners of the 29th edition of PÖFF.
Sustainability in filmmaking isn’t advancing fast enough, and real progress will require structural reform, cultural change, and mandatory standards — that was the blunt consensus from filmmakers across Japan, Spain, Australia and India at the International Film Festival of
On Nov. 22, 1995, Universal released Martin Scorsese's Las Vegas epic in theaters.