Directors
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Hollywood
Locarno Open Doors 2026 Africa Projects, Producers, Directors Unveiled
Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival‘s co-production platform and talent development program for filmmakers from equity-seeking communities and regions where…
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Hollywood
TV’s Casting Directors Betting on Unknowns
In the age of social media, casting directors still have managed to find industry newcomers with relative digital obscurity and…
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Hollywood
Female Dogs and Directors Dominate Palm Dog Awards
Two films, two women directors, two female dogs. Sometimes the festival writes its own thematic through-lines. The Palm Dog —…
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Hollywood
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning Wins Directors’ Fortnight
Clio Barnard’s I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning has won the People’s Choice Award of Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight sidebar. The…
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Super Mario Bros. Movies Directors Ink Netflix Deal
As animation continues to show off its muscle on the big screen and in streaming, Netflix has snapped up one…
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German-Speaking Directors Launch Local Version of Danish Dogma 25
Germany is doing Dogma. A year after a group of young Danish directors, in Cannes, rebooted the groundbreaking 90s indie…
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Female Directors at Cannes Can’t Break the Auteur Glass Ceiling
In 2018, Ava DuVernay, Cate Blanchett, Agnès Varda, Kristen Stewart and over 80 other female filmmakers stood on the steps of the Palais at the…
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Cannes 2026 Directors’ Fortnight Film Clip for ‘Too Many Beasts’
Remember learning in school about humans’ transition from a hunting and gathering society to farming? Well, it’s farmers versus hunters in the dark…
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Drama
24th Director’s Cut Awards Announces Nominees
The 24th Director’s Cut Awards has announced its nominees! An annual awards ceremony that honors films and drama series by…
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Exclusive 2026 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Trailer
When her grandmother dies, Shana inherits a ring that is supposed to protect her from bad luck. And wow, does…
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