Sentences with phrase «year at film festivals»

The same can be said, to some degree, for «Ginger & Rosa,» «A Hijacking» and «The Attack,» three additional films we saw last year at film festivals and were included on some of our year end lists (RP «s, Oli's and Jess «lists, respectively.)

I always see some of the best films each year at film festivals, but there's always hidden gems and discoveries to be found outside of fests.

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For years he held private screenings of the movie (it's also been shown at a few film festivals), and there was even a moment when he and Stern thought of remaking it with Hopper directing once more and a younger actor in the lead.

Keep in mind last year at Sundance, we produced the film that won the jury prize [«I Don't Feel at Home In This World Anymore»], and we acquired «Mudbound» in the biggest acquisition of the festival.

Braid's producers aim to wrap the film in time to screen it at next year's South by Southwest festival in Austin as part of the process of getting a distribution deal.

Less than twenty years later, the hotel established by Lucien Barrière on the Croisette was at the forefront of the beginnings of a cinematic event that became the most important film festival in the world — the Cannes Film Festival.

LeBron James teared up at the Toronto film festival as he watched More Than a Game, a documentary that follows James and teammates in their pre - high school and high school years.

For the 34th year, this film festival presents LGBT films at venues all around town, including the MFA, the ICA, and the Brattle Street Theatre.

Lagos State Government on Monday said that the State's tourism and entertainment potentials will in the spotlight at this year's edition of the City to City Toronto Film Festival, as eight films produced in the State would be selected to feature at the festival.

At the other end of the cup spectrum, Pamela Anderson reportedly quipped last year at an Italian film festival: «My boobs have had the career; I'm just tagging along.&raquAt the other end of the cup spectrum, Pamela Anderson reportedly quipped last year at an Italian film festival: «My boobs have had the career; I'm just tagging along.&raquat an Italian film festival: «My boobs have had the career; I'm just tagging along.»

Amazing Looks From Red Carpet Cannes 2017 You'll Never Forget — Its the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival, but who's wearing what at the most fabulous film festival of the year?

(Writer - director Abel Gance was honored at the Telluride film festival a few years ago for this film.

The films at this year's festival offered plenty examples of legacies lived up to and not — neglected and obsessed over.

The question of whose disobedience, and what kind of disobedience it is, are at the heart of this absorbing and moving love story from Chilean director Sebastián Lelio, his English language debut, following very quickly on the heels of his film A Fantastic Woman which has been a festival - circuit hit this year.

Below, sample the critical response to over a dozen key films (and a few TV series) which debuted at this year's festival.

Below, we recap the reactions from critics to the major films screening at this year's Telluride, Venice, and Toronto International Film Festivals, considered the most prestigious events of the season and the locales where many future Oscar nominees first debut.

That movie nudged him toward being considered a Serious Actor, a designation he nurtured with roles in three films shown at major festivals: Lee Daniels» The Paperboy and Todd Nichols» Mud (both at Cannes this year) and the popular indie comedy Bernie (London Film Festival).

Also excluded are films that first debuted at other major festivals earlier this year; you can find reviews for those films in our Cannes Recap and our Sundance Recap.

The film chosen is a little film called Whiplash, which was inspired by Damien Chazelle «s short film that premiered at the festival last year.

Eschewing the typical film - festival awards ceremony, Fantastic Fest announced its awards at its closing - night party, held this year at a backlot - style «ghost town» that's a favorite for Old West - themed weddings in Austin.

From Humpday and Touchy Feely director Lynn Shelton, her first feature based on a script she didn't pen (that credit goes to first - time scribe Andrea Seigel), Laggies debuted at this year's Sundance film festival to mostly positive reviews.

Every year, at least one movie comes out of Austin's South by Southwest film festival on its way to megahit status.

Sobering the proceedings is a look back to last Sundance, where The Big Sick went on to gross nearly $ 40 million last year, and Wind River right behind it at $ 34 million to be the top - grossing prestige films of 2017, with both coming out of this festival.

Plenty of actors have more than one film at Toronto, but this year Denis Villeneuve joins the elite group of directors to have two films play the festival.

Cannes favorite son Jim Jarmusch was welcomed back with open arms at this year's festival, as the press finally got a glimpse of his latest feature film «Paterson» on Monday.

Though Terrence Malick's romantic drama To the Wonder recently premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals to a rather muted response, the recently prolific director is moving on with the second of two films that he's shooting this year.

The film, which won the Golden Lion at the Venice festival earlier this year, is the second feature by cinematographer - turned - director Warwick Thornton.

New films by Michael Haneke, Jacques Audiard, Lee Daniels, Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach and Wes Anderson are in competition at this year's festival

Even with 200 plus films showing at this year's festival, there sadly weren't many films that stood out this year, at least in my opinion.

Held April 26 - 29 at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre complex, Egyptian Theatre, Cinerama Dome and poolside at the Roosevelt Hotel, the classic movie marathon expanded this year to 120 films and events, «making it our biggest festival yet... creating four days of movie magic along Hollywood Boulevard,» said festival director Genevieve McGillicuddy.

He comments: «It was probably my favorite film at this year's festival and the first film I gave an A + to all year... what makes it so great is the way Russell creates an honest reality around those cliches with characters you can connect with and feel close to.»

So this is probably a common trend at most film festivals, but I don't think I have ever had such fun discussions following screenings of certain films, because there were a plethora of polarizing films at this year's Fantastic Fest.

It's another feather in the cap for what has been an incredible run for the film, which has already picked up awards at festivals around the world and been selected as Poland's Oscar entry this year.

If either of those films are a hit at Sundance, chances are they'll go on to even bigger things, because over the years the festival has become a formidable launching pad for actors, directors and their movies.

AWFJ, a nonprofit organization of leading female film journalists with active members in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, recognizes outstanding achievements by women filmmakers by presenting its prestigious EDA Awards at year's end and at select film festivals.

Over the 45 years of USA Film Festival glamor, elegance, and beauty all could sum up the film experiences shown at the festival.

Olivier Assayas could be headed back to the Palais des Festivals steps with «Personal Shopper,» a ghost story set in the fashion world and starring Stewart in what would be her second film at Cannes this year.

After I saw it at the Toronto film festival last September — where Rudolph and Willis said they were proud of having made it even if nobody saw it — it received nominal runs in New York and Los Angeles, cities where viewers and critics are regarded by distributors as being more demographically significant than those in Chicago, and then early this year it came out on video.

She has over 10 years of experience in international festival management and film programming, with past positions at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Canadian Film Centre, Fashion in Film, and the Museum of the Moving Image.

Below are some of the biggest trends shared between the 70 feature - length films playing at the festival this year.

My favorite film of the year (so far) is still Luca Guadagnino's Call Me By Your Name, which I saw at both the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals earlier in the year.

«Stoker» has yet to find a release date, but look for the film to screen at film festivals toward the end of the year, with the soundtrack hopefully not too long after.

This year's festival featured a lot of new shorts by SCAD film students, and the premieres of new features such as Bill Condon's «Kinsey» and «Undertow,» by David Gordon Green, who found many of his crew members at SCAD.

Perhaps one of the most artistically challenging films at this year's festival was the Argentine tribute to its history.

I watched it last year at Fantastic Fest and it ended up being my favorite film of an impressively stacked festival.

Those who caught two of the actor's other films at festivals earlier this year have been touting Unbroken star Jack O'Connell as one of the breakout performers of the year, and while Starred Up already enjoyed a limited release, the...

For the second consecutive year, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists is partnering with DOXA Documentary Film Festival to present EDA Awards for best female - directed films at the 16th annual festival, to be held from May 4 to 14, in Vancouver, BC.

AWFJ presents EDA Awards at year's end and throughout the year at selected film festivals.

This year at Cannes, the hopes of British success at the festival lay almost entirely on this film's modestly - budgeted shoulders, and with previous success with My Name is Joe and The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Loach could afford to be confident.

Here's the pick of the worst films at the festival this year.