“Harvest” More than a decade ago, one of the hot regional film movements was the Greek Weird Wave, whose most famous member was Yorgos Lanthimos, who went on to worldwide success. But one of his friends and colleagues during that era was Athina Rachel Tsangari, who made a splash with her second feature, the Venice … Read more
The fest, which opened on July 18th this year and runs through August 4th, is a treasure trove of the year’s most out-of-the-way genre works. Japanese and Korean thrillers aplenty, French and Canadian (and French-Canadian) indies runneth over, and you’ll see more future Shudder Originals than you can shake a Psycho Goreman at. But the primary … Read more
One of the biggest annual K-pop award shows, the MAMA Awards 2024, is all set to take place in November 2024. The entertainment company CJ ENM serves as the presenter of the major Asian music award ceremony. K-pop fans all across the globe have been eagerly waiting to find out the dates and venues of … Read more
In Our Blood (dir. Pedro Kos) “She’s not a bad person. She just made a lot of bad choices. And hurt a lot of people.” Filmmaker Emily Wyland (Brittany O’Grady, THE WHITE LOTUS, STAR) is making a documentary about reconnecting with her estranged mother, Sam (Alanna Ubach, EUPHORIA) after a long decade of distance. A distance that … Read more
What other place can you see the biggest films from Cannes intermingled with ruminative Eastern European stories that eloquently tell the history of the people and the region? Here, the theaters—a mixture of splendid venues like Grand and Small Hall and intimate, seemingly makeshift cinemas like Husovka—are always packed. Audiences want to see the movies, … Read more
Through her eyes and ears, in the film’s opening scene, we witness mom and dad engaged in a fight so big it’s dragged in Amálka’s grandmother (Veronika Zilková) and grandpa (Martin Finger). As Amálka’s mother tries to share her unhappiness with her parents—only to be rebuffed by her mother—Amálka looks on behind a frosted window … Read more
Rather the film is best when it’s austere. This is a complicated story of teenagers navigating their bodies and wants in a society that doesn’t see their sense of introspection as worthwhile, in fact, it often labels it demonic. Sikharulidze eloquently expresses these obstacles through a visual language that plays as strict and classical, relying on his … Read more
Will Smith performed at this weekend’s BET Awards, dropping the inspirational song “You Can Make It”, a highlight of the night. It might be the season of The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff’s “Summertime”, but Will Smith wants you to take your car out of cruise because he has a new song for you … Read more
Co-founder Shor, added, “This festival matters because this market matters. Washington, DC offers the documentary community access to journalists, opinion leaders and stakeholders like no other city. DC/DOX moves the art forward in the march towards audiences….Through our programming, panels and conversations, we believe we are answering the call from our community.” In its second year, the … Read more
“We are thrilled and honored to present Denzel Washington with the very first ABFF career retrospective,” said Jeff Friday, Founder & CEO of NICE CROWD. “Denzel has been a longtime supporter of ABFF having attended the festival in the early years, so it is truly a full circle moment for us to spotlight his career … Read more