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Interview: Lukas Dhont – Close
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize (tied with Claire Denis) at this year's Cannes Film Festival, with his sophomore feature, Lukas Dhont has cemented...
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The Children’s Hour: Dhont Explores Unspoken Realities in Masterful Drama
The essence of Close, the sophomore film from Belgium’s Lukas Dhont, is akin to the...
35th European Film Awards: A Cannes Comp rematch for Ali Abbasi, Lukas Dhont & Ruben Ôstlund
Three huge winners at this year's Cannes Film Festival lead the noms for the 35th European Film Awards. Lukas Dhont’s Close, Ali Abbasi’s Holy...
2023 Oscars: Close, Saint Omer & Corsage Lead Best Intl. Feature Film Category of 92 Countries
For the next six weeks in Los Angeles (mostly), there'll be individual film campaigning to be among the fifteen shortlist choices on December 21st....
2022 European Film Awards: Alcarràs, Close, Triangle of Sadness, Corsage & Holy Spider on 30 Short List
It's that time of year again where Euro titles from Venice of the previous year duke it out with Euro Cannes film productions of...
2022 Cannes Film Festival Winners [Video]
We cap off our coverage of every Cannes Film Festival edition with the press room presentations of all of the evening's winners. Swedish helmer...
2022 Cannes Coverage Wrap-Up: Competition
Armageddon Time - James Gray
Boy from Heaven - Tarik Saleh
Broker - Hirokazu Kore-eda
Frère et sœur - Arnaud Desplechin
Close - Lukas...
Cannes Critics’ Panel: Lukas Dhont’s Close Edges Out Crimes of the Future as Best Rated Film in 2022
It will have been a nail-biting final vote that determined the official top film among our 2022 Cannes Critics’ Panel. Lukas Dhont's Close finishes...
2022 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Lukas Dhont’s Close Heavy Favorite to Win the Palme d’Or
Twelve of our twenty critics believe that Lukas Dhont's Close will walk away with the Palme d'Or this evening. Leila's Brothers places second on...
2022 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 10 – Lukas Dhont’s Close
His Un Certain Regard selected debut film Girl claimed the Camera d’Or, FIPRESCI Prize, Un Certain Regard Jury Award for Best Performance, and the...
Live from Cannes: 2022 Cannes Critics’ Panel – Meet the Jury!
Last year's behemoth two dozen title competition saw Julia Ducournau’s Titane take the top honors landing the Palme d'Or but our jury of twenty...
2022 Cannes: Abbasi, Dhont, Reichardt, Mungiu & Claire Denis Among 18 Titles Vying for Palme d’Or
The likes of first-time comp contenders Kelly Reichardt, Ali Abbasi and Lucas Dhont are joining former Palme d'Or winners Ruben Östlund, Kore-eda Hirokazu, the...
2022 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Un Certain Regard
Hovering around the eighteen to twenty film selection range, the Un Certain Regard section wasn't necessarily overhauled but there was an unofficial memo that...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #38. Lukas Dhont’s Close
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Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont could't have asked for a better career launch than premiering his debut feature in the Un Certain Regard section and...
Eurimages Co-Production Coin Goes to Lukas Dhont, Pietro Marcello, Brandon Cronenberg & Meryam Joobeur
You're still in financing mode and yet got the wind in the sails. You just need a bit more coin help to complete the...
Through the Looking Glass: Top 20 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022 – Picks 20-11
As we continue to navigate a world still in the grip of a formidable pandemic, many have hypothesized on the fate of theatrical releases...
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But No Cigar: Jewson’s Bodyguard Thriller Nary Skirts the Surface of Female Agency
Director Vicky Jewson continues to mine the role of women working in...
2017 IFP Week: Latest from Falardeau, Menon, Cassidy & Shatzky, Clea DuVall & Franka Potente Among Co-Prod Market
Tucked in between spaces occupied by Venice and Toronto and NYFF, is the indispensable IFP Week. A summit slash showcase for true independent visions...