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Take one conservative anti-Trumper, add a liberal Hollywood filmmaker, toss them in a Hot Tub Time Machine, and what comes out? One of the most talked-about documentaries set to premiere at next month’s Toronto Film Festival. In the new episode of Deadline's Doc Talk podcast, TIFF's chief…

EXCLUSIVE: Two years ago, Sigourney Weaver handed the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to the filmmaker Paul Schrader. As she explains to us in a rare sit-down, she didn't imagine that two years later she would be receiving the same accolade. Looking over her career is to…

Academy Award–winning actor-turned-filmmaker Angelina Jolie is set to receive the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey announced on Tuesday. Jolie will receive the award at the 2024 TIFF Tribute Awards, taking place at Fairmont Royal York…

EXCLUSIVE: Elton John: Never Too Late, the documentary about the British-born music legend's incredible career, will debut on Disney+ on Friday, December 13, the streaming platform announced today. The film directed by documentary great R.J. Cutler and David Furnish – Elton John's husband – is set to…

Morehouse graduate Edwin Moses, one of the greatest athletes of all time, will return to his alma mater next month for a unique occasion. The two-time Olympic champion in the 400-meter hurdles is expected on campus in Atlanta for the world premiere of Moses – 13 Steps, a documentary about his life on and…

The American Film Institute has announced that Music By John Williams, a documentary on the iconic film composer from Lucasfilm Ltd, Amblin Documentaries and Imagine Documentaries, will world premiere as the opening night film of the 38th AFI Fest on Wednesday, October 23. Directed by Laurent…

Infinity Festival, whose exhibitions and conversations and events combine art, entertainment and technology, is returning in November with a retooled edition of the Monolith Awards. Now in its seventh year, the fest is anchored by the awards, which recognize achievements in a range of areas including…

Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams and Sebastian Stan have joined the roster of Hollywood stars set to attend the 50th edition of France's Deauville American Film Festival. The festival announced Thursday that it would fete Portman and Williams with its Deauville Talent Award at the upcoming edition…

Noomi Rapace teased elements of her upcoming project Mother, in which she will play the revered and "complex" Catholic saint. The Swedish star, who is currently serving as a jury member at the Sarajevo Film Festival, has been prepping for the indie project with director Teona Strugar Mitevska (God Exists…

Berlinale Festival Director Tricia Tuttle has unveiled the selection committee that will help her shape her inaugural Competition and Berlinale Special line-ups for the 2025 edition. It comprises former Jerusalem Film Festival artistic director Elad Samorzik, Locarno and Festival Scope co-founder…

Denis Villeneuve, the French-Canadian filmmaker behind Warner Bros/Legendary’s Dune films, is set for a career retrospective presented by the Santa Barbara Film Festival, to take place at the SBIFF Riviera Theatre from October 18-24. Films set to screen include Incendies, Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival…

Veteran character actor and filmmaker John Turturro delighted an audience at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Wednesday with a masterclass about his extensive and eclectic career spanning film, television and theatre. Speaking to a packed theater at the Bosnian Cultural Center, the Brooklyn native gave…