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IndieSponge Episode: 2025 Cannes Palme d’Or Competition Reactions
We haven't yet relaunched, but Kevin Jagernauth and I wanted to have a quick conversation about the nineteen films (plus no-shows) selected for the...
2025 Cannes: New Palme d’Or Comp Faces in Ari Aster, Hafsia, Hayakawa, Hermanus, Laxe, Carla Simón & Mascha Schilinski!
Gone are the days of the old boys club (although the Dardenne Bros will be attempting to win the record-breaking third Palme), and there...
2025 Cannes: Diego Céspedes, Morad Mostafa, Harry Lighton, Harris Dickinson & Scarlett Johansson in the Un Certain Regard
Handing in their almost finished homework, we expect an extra of titles to be added to the sixteen titles that were unveiled today. The...
2025 Cannes: Kirill Serebrennikov in Cannes Premiere, Juno Mak in Midnight, Rebecca Zlotowski in OOC
A competition filmmaker mainstay, Kirill Serebrennikov has been downgraded to the Cannes Premiere section for the world premiere to The Disappearance of Josef Mengele....
A Traveler’s Needs | Review
The Traveler Has Come: Huppert Shines in Latest Collaboration with Sang-soo
There are few directors who seem to rightly channel the comic side of Isabelle...
Balagov, Mungiu, Albert Serra, Colm Bairéad, Liatard & Trouilh Receive Eurimages Coin Support
Filmmakers Kantemir Balagov, Cristian Mungiu (both currently in production) and Albert Serra are among the wave of filmmakers receiving significant coin via the Eurimages...
Faster, Stronger: Harry Melling Joins Kantemir Balagov’s ‘Butterfly Jam’
Last week we updated our readers with the exciting news that award-winning cinematographer Jomo Fray was among the chief crew onboard Kantemir Balagov's third...
Girlfriend Material: Alex Thompson & Kelly O’Sullivan Complete Production on ‘Mouse’
Best known for last year's surprise Sundance breakout Ghostlight (but we took notice back with 2019's tragicomedy Saint Frances - the SXSW competition section...
Haute Costume: Corneliu Porumboiu Prepping New French Language Feature
Romanian New Wave filmmaker Corneliu Porumboiu is in prep mode on what will be his eighth feature film for what he is hoping would...
Butterfly Jam Update: Kantemir Balagov Teams with Cinematographer Jomo Fray
Russian filmmaker Kantemir Balagov is getting set to move into production on his highly anticipated third feature film Butterfly Jam. Earlier this year having...
Arrested Developments: Felipe Gálvez Settles into Augusto Pinochet Thriller ‘Impunity’
Mining the same harrowing history as his Chilean and Latin American contemporaries (more recently El Conde) — from Argentina to Uruguay, Paraguay and beyond,...
2025 TorinoFilmLab ScriptLab: Anna Hints, Mounia Akl & Matthew Puccini Selected
Another vital writer's retreat on the film festival circuit unveiled their invites today - Italy’s TorinoFilmLab (TFL) selected a sweet sixteen film project for...
2025 Cannes’ La Résidence: Flóra Anna Buda & Constance Tsang Among Half Dozen Selected
The Cannes Film Festival's La Résidence is welcoming Flóra Anna Buda, Andrea Gatopoulos, Xiwen Cong, Simon Maria Kubiena, Constance Tsang and Rodrigo Ribeyro to...
Interview: Haley Elizabeth Anderson – Tendaberry
Tucked away in the NEXT section at this year's Sundance Film Festival we were reminded of the singular stroke of genius that is vision...
Interview: Producer Carlos Zozaya – Tendaberry
With a resume that began as a Script Supervisor on Anna Rose Holmer's The Fits and Zachary Shedd's Americana, leading up to his first...
2025 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Hafsia Herzi, Óliver Laxe & Rebecca Zlotowski?
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Producers: June Films' Naomi Denamur and Julie Billy
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In her first pair of attempts, actress-filmmaker Hafsia Herzi has managed to...
2025 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – 25 Palme d’Or Hopefuls
The Juliette Binoche-led main competition jury could have their work cut out for them, as this might be one of those years where Thierry...
Grand Tour | Review
Runaway Groom: Gomes Charts a Barren Odyssey
In what serves as an extremely taxing personification of cold feet, Miguel Gomes feels as if he’s...
Holy Cow | Review
Smells Like Entrepreneurial Spirit!: Courvoisier Climbs Up the Totone Poll
In her directorial debut, Louise Courvoisier delves into themes of altruism and resilience, navigating a...
Conned Ambition: Stacy Martin Among Players in “Pocket Dream”
Last month while she was doing the red carpet rounds for The Brutalist, Stacy Martin revealed what she has in-store next in terms of...
The Night We Met I Knew: Barry Jenkins Tapped to Direct ‘Be My Baby’
Filmmaker Barry Jenkins is music to A24's ears. They had a fun courtship with the entire Best Picture winning run for Moonlight, they landed...
2025 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Cannes Premiere
After putting out our predictions for the Critics' Week, Directors' Fortnight and Un Certain Regard programmes we now look at the Cannes Premiere section....
2025 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Un Certain Regard
Last year, the Un Certain Regard section had several gems. Caméra d'Or jury prized Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel's Armand and the UCR jury of Xavier...
2025 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Directors’ Fortnight
In the inaugural year of his mandate, Directors' Fortnight (aka Quinzaine des cinéastes) Artistic Director Julien Rejl could point to Caméra d'Or Award winning...
ARTE France Cinéma Backs Mikhaël Hers, Blerta Basholli, Elise Girard & Andrey Zvyagintsev (Minotaure)
ARTE France Cinéma is putting coin towards four new future film projects set up for production later this year. At the top of the...
2025 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Critics’ Week
Located at the opposite end of the Croisette, the Critics’ Week section typically showcases just under a dozen feature films heavy on Caméra d'Or...
Swapping Bodies: Arthur Harari Begins Production on ‘L’Inconnue’ with Léa Seydoux
As speculation grows wild into what films will populate the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, today we are looking ahead at a possible big ticket...
2025 Le Groupe Ouest – The Annual Selections include Céline Rouzet & Yaonan Liu
Not unlike the Sundance labs or Cannes residencies, Le Groupe Ouest’s is another high profile support programme for writers and as per usual they've...
Being Maria | Review
Forever Noor: Palud’s Schneider Moves From Being a Passenger to Just Saying Non
Since the advent of cinema, it’s been standard operating procedure for the...
The Assessment | Review
The Parent Trap: Elizabeth Olsen Tries Not to Break In Fleur Fortuné’s Debut The Assessment
The one thing you can count as the world gets...
Honey Bunch | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
Love Like This Before: Sims-Fewer & Mancinelli Examine the Ethics of Love
Canadian filmmaking duo Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli follow up their disturbing 2020...
Interview: Philippe Lesage – Comme le feu (Who By Fire)
The adults in the room may be battling for dominance, but in the end, it’s the one who considers the long-term consequences and deeper...
Bertrand Mandico’s ‘Roma elastica’ & Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’ Moving Forward; Cannes 2026?
The cineuropa folks always publish the latest advance on receipts for the CNC and it gives us taste of what we'll find in the...
Standing on a Beach: François Ozon Reteams with Benjamin Voisin for ‘L’Étranger’ (The Outsider)
He broke out big in François Ozon's Summer of 85 (he confirmed his prowess with his following film the Venice Film Fest preemed Lost...
Who by Fire (Comme le feu) | Review
Into the Woods: Lesage Explores Wounded Masculinities
In Vincent Sherman’s 1943 Bette Davis-led melodrama Old Acquaintance, the complex relationship between a pair of female frenemies...
An Unfinished Film | Review
The Act of Watching: Lou Ye Mixes Picture Lock Dreams & Lock Down Nightmares
Does a film exist if it was never completed? It’s a...
Door Dashed: Netflix Puts the Cuffs on Geeta Gandbhir’s ‘The Perfect Neighbor’
It's early. Really early. But Netflix have a future repeat winner in The Perfect Neighbor - the buzz documentary out of this year's Sundance...
Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, Kieran Culkin, Adrien Brody & More – What are the Oscar Actors Class of ’25 Working on Next?
Yesterday, we explored the creative futures for sixteen filmmakers who received nominations in the most prominent categories at this year's Oscars. For many of...
Eephus | Review
Diamonds Are Not Forever: Lund Looks Beyond America's Favorite Pastime
Even with a full count of three balls and two strikes, it may seem...
Who Do you Trust?: Marie Kreutzer Takes a Walk on the Dark Side in “Gentle Monster”
She rose to major prominence when she was showcased at the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section with 2022's Corsage (read review), and now...
Sean Baker, Edward Berger, Brady Corbet, Jesse Eisenberg… What are the Oscar Directors Class of ’25 Working on Next?
With only the American Cinema Editors Awards left on the bingo card (March 14th), the long awards season campaigning towards Oscars in finally over...
2025 New Directors/New Films: Sarah Friedland, Constance Tsang & Alex Russell Among Highlights
Sarah Friedland’s Venice Film Festival prize-winning grand slam debut Familiar Touch is set to open the 54th edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) and...
The Empire (L’Empire) | Review
The Satire Strikes Back: Dumont Claims His Own Multi-Verse
It’s sometimes difficult to predict what mode French auteur Bruno Dumont will be choosing for his...
Mickey 17 | Review
Born to Die: Joon-ho Beguiles with Irreverent Sci-Fi Socio-Satire
After significant delays, Bong Joon-ho’s highly anticipated Mickey 17 at last arrives with all his signature...
2025 Oscars: Who Will Win (Anora) and Who Should Win…?
This awards season has been filled with plenty of drama and unexpected twists, when one film pulled ahead of the pack, the narrative would...
2025 Césars: Emilia Pérez Crowned Best Film, Souleymane’s Story Bikes Away with Four
Emilia Pérez won Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Original Music, Best Special Effects and Best Cinematography at the 50th...
Do The Right Thing: 1-2 Special Makes Maiden Voyage with Radu Jude’s “Kontinental ’25”
Last year we got Metrograph Pictures jumping into the indie film distribution scene, and in 2025 we have 1-2 Special with topper Jason Hellerstein...
Face the Music: Saoirse Ronan & Austin Butler Join Sean Durkin’s “Deep Cuts”
The A24 folks are getting into the Sean Durkin business once again. After backing his third feature film in The Iron Claw, they've also...
World War III | Review
War & Fleece: Seyyedi’s Swiftly Shifting Satire Explores the Corrupting Nature of Power
In one of the most unromanticized depictions of the filmmaking process, Iranian...
Exclusive Clip: A Wee Bit of Tension in Philippe Lesage’s Who by Fire
Winner of last year's Grand Prix in the Generation 14plus section at the Berlinale and selected as part of the New York Film Festival...
