Tokyo Olympic film debuts in Japan; headed next to Cannes The documentary film about the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics has had it first public viewing The Independent UK · May 23, 2022
Boy from Heaven review – stirring spy thriller set on an Egyptian campus Egypt’s religious and secular institutions both breed mistrust in Tarik Saleh’s superbly realised paranoid nightmare The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022
Of zombies and fairy tales The opening films across the three programmes at the 75th Cannes Film Festival speak of disparate destinies of contemporary cinema, from the poetic to the political and the pointless. Let's start with the latter. Bangkok Post · May 19, 2022
Exiled Russian director returns to Cannes, decries war The Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov, one of the few Russian filmmakers at this year's Cannes Film Festival, says “art is always against war." The Independent UK · May 18, 2022
Cannes Film Festival Faces Gender Equality Challenge The Cannes Film Festival is struggling to meet its promise on the equal representation of women and men, reported AFP. Last year, Director Julia Ducournau won the Palme D’Or award, and became the second female director to win the prestigious prize in the festival’s history. This year’s edition is projected… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 17, 2022
Stomach-churning, creepy and surreal: David Cronenberg’s return to body horror With Cronenberg’s latest film ‘Crimes of the Future’ about to screen in Cannes, Geoffrey Macnab looks at the director’s morbid fascination with body horror, and says it’s a real achievement if it provokes as much outrage as his bloodiest earlier works The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022
75th Cannes to Feature Cronenberg, Chan-Wook and ‘Elvis’ Films by David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook and Kelly Reichardt will vie for the coveted Palme d’Or at a Cannes Film Festival set to unspool against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. Cannes film festival artist director Thierry Frémaux and president Pierre Lescure announced the lineup to this year’s festival,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 15, 2022
Cannes 2022: the alpha auteurs line up for a post-pandemic party The film festival announces itself back to normal, with a new TikTok partnership and a juicy competition list featuring David Cronenberg, Claire Denis, the Dardenne brothers and Kelly Reichardt The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022
British director Joanna Hogg on the joys of filming memory in motion The Souvenir Part II is not just a stroll down memory lane for British director Joanna Hogg. It is a powerful portrait of the filmmaking process itself. Although designed to be a sequel, the film stands alone in its exploration of love, life and cinema. Shown as part of the… Radio France Internationale · Feb 6, 2022
Vilnius: Europe's Little Hollywood? From the Cannes festival of short films, to a trip through the history of movie, space and special effects and a stop at Hollywood on the Baltic, we bring you a show all about film. We start in Lithuania, where financial incentives, tax rebates, versatile locations and experienced crews are… France 24 · Feb 4, 2022