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From the moment it premiered in Cannes, where it won the Grand Prize, Lukas Dhont's Close became a hot bet in the International Oscar race. Following his 2018 debut Girl, which focused on a transgender ballet dancer, Close is another poignant snapshot of youth, this time telling the story of a pre-teen…

K-Pop legend BTS may be on hiatus, but fans are decidedly not. Concert film BTS: Yet To Come hit No. 5 at the North American box office this weekend with $5.1 million on 1,100+ screens, for a cume topping $7.8 million from the first showing February 1. The group said last year it was planning to take…

Even on a specialty level, horror just works post-pandemic with the latest pop from a strong showing by a trio of films, Fear and Infinity Pool, released this weekend, and Skinamarink in week three. Fear hails from Deon and Roxanne Avent Taylor's Hidden Empire Film Group, the all-Black production…

Neon and Topic Studios present writer/director Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool at 1,835 theaters in a lively specialty weekend sandwiched between a new crop of Sundance films and noteworthy expansions in the glow of Oscar nominations. Infinity Pool, staring Alexander Skarsgard, Mia Goth, Cleopatra…

With the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences having expanded its shortlist for the Best International Feature Film Oscar to 15 in recent years, it's inevitable that some deserving titles miss the nominations cut. However, several of the perceived front-runners are in the mix after today's…

As 2022 draws to an end, Deadline's critics have each chosen their top three movies of the year to hail from abroad. Some were festival world premieres, and some have made the International Feature Oscar shortlist (not all were put forth by their country of origin, nor are they each in a foreign…

Winner of the Grand Prix at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont's follow-up to the transgender drama Girl is another moving study of a difficult adolescence. Speaking at Deadline's Contenders Film: International award-season event, he described the film as the story of two best friends Léo and…

A platoon of titles hits the specialty circuit this weekend, getting in ahead of steamroller Avatar: Way of Water and the year-end deadline for Oscar eligibility. This is a soul-searching, what-lies-ahead moment for a market still much too inconsistent for comfort, but that can be pondered later. At the…

Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont's Close, Danish director Ali Abbasi's Holy Spider and Swedish director Ruben Ôstlund's Triangle Of Sadness lead the nominations for the 35th European Film Awards, which were unveiled today. The films have each made it into four categories including best European Film…

A24’s Close, which won the Grand Prix in Cannes, has picked up another accolade, capturing the jury prize for top narrative film at the Hamptons International Film Festival. The 30th edition of the festival, which wraps this weekend, also gave the top documentary honor to Pray for Our Sinners…

Flanders Image, the promotional arm of the VAF film fund of Belgium’s Flemish-speaking community, has unveiled the 80 projects selected for its annual CONNEXT showcase, running as a hybrid event from October 10-24. The showcase, which will hold a physical component in Antwerp from October 9-11…

UPDATED with trailer: Belgium has selected Lukas Dhont's Cannes-winning title Close as its official submission to the International Feature Oscar race this year. It debuted in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix in a tie with Claire Denis's Stars at Noon. Close follows the…