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thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Kamal meets Vijay, submits 6 demands Tamil film industry's development
Kamal meets Vijay, submits 6 demands Tamil film industry's development
The Hindu

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder and Rajya Sabha Member Kamal Haasan on Saturday met Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and handed over a list of six important demands related to the development of the Tamil film industry. Mr. Haasan's meeting with…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Parasite' director Bong says making animated film to 'surpass' Miyazaki
Parasite' director Bong says making animated film to 'surpass' Miyazaki
The Standard

South Korean maestro Bong Joon-ho -- who won three Oscars and the Palme d'Or at Cannes for 'Parasite' -- is making his first animated film. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT 'Ally' is the story of a clever piglet-like squid living in the depths of…

screendaily.com - Tim Dams - EU underlines support for European film: 'the industry shouldn't be too nervous'
EU underlines support for European film: 'the industry shouldn't be too nervous'
Screen

Source: EC - Audiovisual Service, Photographer: Jennifer Jacquemart EU commissioner Henna Virkunnen said the film industry “shouldn't be too nervous” about future funding for European films under the proposed AgoraEU programme.

variety.com - Nick Vivarelli - Russell Crowe Set to Attend Italy's Taormina Film Festival to Launch His Latest Film 'Bear Country'
Russell Crowe Set to Attend Italy's Taormina Film Festival to Launch His Latest Film 'Bear Country'
Variety

Italy's Taormina Film Festival will host the world premiere of Australian action thriller “Bear Country” that reunites Russell Crowe with “Unhinged” helmer Derrick Borte, with Crowe expected to make the treck to the…

mirror.co.uk - Ian Craig - Henry Cavill fans love how excited actor is by gift on set of new film
Henry Cavill fans love how excited actor is by gift on set of new film
The Mirror

Everyone loves getting a present every now and then - and the rich and famous are no different. Former Superman actor Henry Cavill looked absolutely delighted to be given a special surprise on the set of his latest film, and fans are loving it.

variety.com - John Hopewell - Fasten Films Revs Up Catalan Cinema (EXCLUSIVE)
Fasten Films Revs Up Catalan Cinema (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

Adrià Monés ' Fasten Films, producer of Cannes-selected “The End of It,” “Strawberries” and “Rehearsals of a Revolution,” has announced a new slate of films led by Catalan talent Mar Coll…

jpost.com - HANNAH BROWN - Cannes Film Festival juror claims anti-Israel activists face blacklisting
Cannes Film Festival juror claims anti-Israel activists face blacklisting
The Jerusalem Post

At the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which opened on May 12, considered the most prestigious festival in the world, anti-Israel sentiments were expressed by several participants, while the Iranian regime and its brutal executions of protesters and…

ign.com - Michael Cripe - We Have Filmed the Best Sonic Movie Yet' - Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Director Shares Behind-the-Scenes Look at Metal Sonic as Filming Wraps
We Have Filmed the Best Sonic Movie Yet' - Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Director Shares Behind-the-Scenes Look at Metal Sonic as Filming Wraps
IGN

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 director Jeff Fowler has published a first look at Metal Sonic as filming on the latest movie comes to an end. The filmmaker took to social media to share a behind-the-scenes picture of a life-sized version of the iconic Sega…

deadline.com - Andreas Wiseman - Rose Leslie Joins Russell Crowe In 'The Last Druid', Filming In June
Rose Leslie Joins Russell Crowe In 'The Last Druid', Filming In June
Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Rose Leslie (Game Of Thrones), Andreas Pietschmann (Nuremberg), and Daniel Zovatto (Don't Breathe) are joining Oscar winner Russell Crowe in action-drama The Last Druid, which will begin production on June 8 in Barcelona and the Canary…

france24.com - Parasite' director Bong says making animated film to 'surpass' Miyazaki
Parasite' director Bong says making animated film to 'surpass' Miyazaki
FRANCE 24

'Ally' is the story of a clever piglet-like squid living in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, and shows how 'encounters between humans and the creatures of the deep can reshape both worlds,' according to its producers. The acclaimed director told…

variety.com - John Hopewell - Pablo Larraín's Pijama Cuts MK2, Alpha Violet, Visit Films Deals (EXCLUSIVE)
Pablo Larraín's Pijama Cuts MK2, Alpha Violet, Visit Films Deals (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

Pijama, the TVOD platform just launched by Pablo and Juan de Dios Larraín, director and producer of “Jackie,” “Spencer” and “Maria,” has cut its first major commercial deals with MK2, Alpha Violet…

deadline.com - Melanie Goodfellow - 'Once Upon A Time In Gaza' Scoops Top Prize At 10th Critics' Awards For Arab Films
'Once Upon A Time In Gaza' Scoops Top Prize At 10th Critics' Awards For Arab Films
Deadline

Palestinian directors Tarzan and Arab Nasser's Once Upon A Time In Gaza has scooped Best Film at the 10th Critics' Awards For Arab Films. Set in Gaza in 2007, and following the misadventures of a student (Nader Abd Alhay) and restaurant owner and…

rfi.fr - Alison Hird with RFI - Why is African cinema out of the picture at the Cannes Film Festival?
Why is African cinema out of the picture at the Cannes Film Festival?
RFI

The absence of African-made films among the 22 contenders for this year's Palme d'Or might suggest African filmmakers are still struggling to break into the world's most prestigious film festival. Not least because there is no shortage of film…

indianexpress.com - Shubham Tigga - From boycott calls to packed theatres: Why this hit film has divided opinion in Jharkhand
From boycott calls to packed theatres: Why this hit film has divided opinion in Jharkhand
The Indian Express

7 min read Ranchi Make us preferred source on Google After the family of Maaghi Munda, a tribal woman from a remote Jharkhand village, was attacked under mysterious circumstances, she migrates to the city, where she meets Siraj Ansari, a musician…

hollywoodreporter.com - Georg Szalai - Panama Film Founders on Their Big Cannes, Cinema as a Place of Longing, and Why They Love to Work With Auteurs Who Make Us Go 'WTF?!'
Panama Film Founders on Their Big Cannes, Cinema as a Place of Longing, and Why They Love to Work With Auteurs Who Make Us Go 'WTF?!'
The Hollywood Reporter

Panama is not only a country in Central America. It also represents a state of mind, an approach to cinema, according to Austrian producers Lixi Frank and David Bohun. After all, for many of us, Panama is a faraway place that we know of but have…

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