Facebook is skipping SXSW over concerns about the spread of coronavirus, joining Twitter in sitting out the annual film, music and technology festival. “Due to concerns related to coronavirus, our company and employees will not be participating in SXSW this year,” a spokeswoman for the social networking company said Monday in a statement. Facebook had […]
Berlin Film Fest 2020: Awards in All Categories–Paula Beer, Hidden Away
February 29, 2020 by
The Silver Bear Awards for best actress and actor went to Germany’s Paula Beer for her role in Christian Petzold’s Berlin-set love story “Undine,” and Italy’s Elio Germano for Giorgio Diritti’s “Hidden Away,” a portrait of artist Antonio Ligabue.
Cannes Film Fest 2019: Atlantics–Mati Diop’s Auspicious Debut, Senegal’s Entry for the Best International Film Oscar
February 9, 2020 by
Mati Diop makes an auspicious feature directorial debut with Atlantics, an original, haunting and dazzling film that cannot be compared to any other film.
Cannes Film Fest 2019: Covino’s The Climb (Certian Regard)
February 8, 2020 by
Actor-director Michael Angelo Covino is a talent to watch: The Climb, his feature debut, is a sharply observed comedy about the friendship between two guys over a long period of time. The film world premiered tp great acclaim at the 2019 Cannes Film Fest. Mike (Covino) and Kyle (Kyle Marvin) are best friends who share […]
Cannes Film Fest 2019: Bull, Directed by Annie Silverstein (Certain Regard)
February 7, 2020 by
Bull centers around 14-year-old Kris (Amber Havard), who, after trashing her neighbor’s house in a fit of youthful defiance, seems destined to follow in her mother’s footsteps to the state penitentiary.
