Haifa Film Festival: Staff 2022

HAIFA FESTIVAL STAFF 2022   Management Honorary president, “Personal view” Curator: Pnina Blayer Ethos General Director: Adv. Igal Zeevi Cinematheqe and Artistic Festival Director: Yaron Shamir Executive Producer: Sharon Lugassi Chief Financial Officer: Irena Weisbach   Content Production Programming: Pnina Blayer, Yaron Shamir, Nugit Altschuler, Amalia Rosen, Oron Shamir, Einat Rudman Program Coordinator, Catalogue Editor […]

Cannes Film Fest: Palme d’Or–History of a Prestigious, Controversial, Ever-Changing Award

Nine directors or co-directors have won the award twice:

Telluride Film Fest 2022: Strong Edition of Features and Documentaries

VIVIEN KILLILEA/GETTY IMAGES There were countless movies that had viewers fuming (e.g. Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s semi-autobiographical epic Bardo), arguing (e.g. Sarah Polley’s novel adaptation Women Talking) and covering their eyes in horror (Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal drama Bones and All) Several movies generated passionate fans, but only a few were crowd pleasers. Ryan White’s space exploration documentary Good Night Oppy […]

White Noise: Baumbach’s Satire Kicks Off the 60th Edition of the New York Film Fest

Noah Baumbach’s latest Netflix film is unlikely to get Best Picture Oscar nomination, unlike his last one, Marriage Story, which did, but it could still earn nominations in some technical categories.

All the Beauty and Blood: First Docu to Ever Win Venice Golden Lion for Best Film

Laura Poitras’s documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed has won the 2022 Golden Lion for best film at the 79th Venice Film Festival.