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Oscars selection debate: Is India missing opportunities on the world stage?

India’s road to the Oscars has often been riddled with controversy and debate. The Film Federation of India (FFI), responsible for selecting India’s official entry to the Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category, has faced widespread criticism over its choices, often accused of 'missing opportunities' to showcase…

The Times of India

India chooses quirky comedy over Cannes winner for its Oscars pick

Laapataa Ladies was chosen despite All We Imagine as Light already winning international accolades

The Independent UK

FFI President Ravi Kottakara REVEALS why Cannes Grand Prix-winning 'All We Imagine As Light' was not selected for Oscars race: 'Jury felt that 'Laapataa Ladies' represents India'

The Film Federation of India (FFI) recently announced Kiran Rao’s 'Laapataa Ladies' as India’s official entry for the 2025 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. The decision, however, has sparked a debate, especially as the Cannes Grand Prix-winning 'All We Imagine As Light' was also in contention.

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The Substance: Demi Moore is ferocious in gloriously gory satire on Hollywood’s female ageism

Fans of body horror will not want to miss director Coralie Fargeat’s latest offering, The Substance, which bagged Best Screenplay for the Frenchwoman at Cannes this year, and features an astounding comeback performance from Demi Moore.

The Conversation

Cannes-winning Indian film All We Imagine as Light shortlisted for Oscars by France

Payal Kapadia’s feature becomes first Indian film ever to win Grand Prix at Cannes

The Independent UK

BFI London Film Festival 2024: What to watch, from award contenders to hidden foreign gems

The 68th BFI London Film Festival runs from between October 9 and October 20 in London and other major UK cities

Evening Standard

Are standing ovations at film festivals getting out of hand?

The Venice premiere of Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door received 17 minutes of applause – has touting the length of clapping has become just another PR tool?

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Black Dog review – ex-con and stray dog bond in searching Chinese social drama

Guan Hu’s low-key Cannes winner is a heartfelt tale of redemption set against the dramatic backdrop of the Gobi desert

The Guardian - UK

Controversial Donald Trump biopic lands pre-election release date

‘The Apprentice’ starring Sebastian Stan as young Donald Trump initially struggled to find a buyer after its Cannes Film Festival premiere

The Independent UK

Trump film 'The Apprentice' finds distributor, will open before election

After struggling to drum up interest following its Cannes Film Festival premiere, the young Donald Trump drama “The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan as the former president, has found a distributor that plans to release the film shortly before the election in November

The Independent UK

Cannes Uncut: The Golden Years by Richard Blanshard - A sneak peek behind the scenes of the illustrious film festival

Never to be seen again, in a time before smartphones and social media, these celebrities seem relaxed and unguarded

Digital Camera World

Alessandro Galatoli shares the secrets of shooting Hollywood film stars on the red carpet

The leading events and documentary photographer shares his Cannes Film Festival experiences in a new film made by Capture One

Digital Camera World

2024 NYFF Main Slate Lineup Revealed With Cannes Winners

Discover the diverse lineup of acclaimed films from around the world at the 2024 New York Film Festival, showcasing cinema's relationship to reality.

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Selena Gomez's Cannes-Winning Film 'Emilia Pérez' To Premiere On Netflix

Discover the buzz around 'Emilia Pérez', a crime comedy musical starring Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña, set to premiere on Netflix after winning accolades a...

Marie Claire

The Coolest Vintage Dresses to Ever Hit the Red Carpet

Nothing makes a red carpet sing like archival fashion.

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Play it Safe: Sydney Opera House short film wins Grand Prix award at Cannes Lions festival

Judges say four-minute piece featuring Tim Minchin is ‘a celebration of the creative spirit, of brave ideas and taking huge risks in the face of critics’

Fortune

At Cannes, the ad industry contemplates its AI future with a mix of hope and fear

At the annual advertising industry confab, executives are trying to figure out their AI future. But they may be suffering from a lack of human imagination.

The Guardian - UK

Hounds review – grim and quirky Moroccan crime drama

An ex-con and his son spin around Casablanca trying to dispose of a huge corpse in Kamal Lazraq’s good-looking, if uneven, Cannes winner

Radio France Internationale

Exile or prison?

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the last-minute film added to the Cannes Film Festival line-up. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, the latest from the Roland Garros French Open, and plenty of good music. All that and the new quiz…

The Independent UK

Trump film 'The Apprentice' made noise in Cannes, but it still lacks a US distributor

Two weeks after its much-anticipated premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, a film about Donald Trump in the 1980s is still seeking distribution in the United States

Inverse

The Wildest Crime Thriller of the Year is an Unexpected Triumph

Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña, and Karla Sofía Gascón star in a shockingly great trans musical crime comedy. Read our review out of the Cannes Film Festival.

Evening Standard

Ukrainian model says she will sue Cannes Film Festival over red carpet security

It is the latest accusation of overzealous security at this year’s festival

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