The Academy has unveiled the list of feature films that are eligible for consideration in the animated feature, documentary feature Film, and international feature at the 2025 Oscars.
In animation, 31 films will vie for one of the five spots, including “The Wild Robot,” “Inside Out 2,” “Memoir of a Snail,” “Flow,” and “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.”
In documentary feature, 169 films are eligible. Among them are “No Other Land,” “Daughters,” “Martha,” “I Am: Celine Dion,” and “Dahomey,” which is Senegal’s submission for international feature.
In international feature, there are 85 hopefuls, including frontrunner “Emilia Pérez” (France), “I’m Still Here” (Brazil), “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Germany), “Kneecap” (Ireland), and “Flight 404” (Egypt).
The shortlists of 15 films for documentary and international features will be released on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
Oscar nominations will be announced on Friday, Jan. 17. The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, will be held on Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.
In animation, 31 films will vie for one of the five spots, including “The Wild Robot,” “Inside Out 2,” “Memoir of a Snail,” “Flow,” and “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.”
In documentary feature, 169 films are eligible. Among them are “No Other Land,” “Daughters,” “Martha,” “I Am: Celine Dion,” and “Dahomey,” which is Senegal’s submission for international feature.
In international feature, there are 85 hopefuls, including frontrunner “Emilia Pérez” (France), “I’m Still Here” (Brazil), “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Germany), “Kneecap” (Ireland), and “Flight 404” (Egypt).
The shortlists of 15 films for documentary and international features will be released on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
Oscar nominations will be announced on Friday, Jan. 17. The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, will be held on Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.
- 11/21/2024
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has pulled back the curtain on the films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature categories for the 97th Academy Awards next year.
The list includes 31 toon features, 169 docs and international pics from 85 countries. Preliminary voting for the 97th Oscars runs December 9-13, and all three shortlists will be revealed December 17. The Oscars will be handed out Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Here are the animated, documentary and international features eligible for the 2024 Oscars:
Best Animated Feature
Art College 1994
Captain Avispa
Chicken for Linda!
The Colors Within
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Despicable Me 4
Flow
The Garfield Movie
Ghost Cat Anzu
The Glassworker
The Imaginary
Inside Out 2
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Kung Fu Panda 4
Living Large
Look Back
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Mars Express
Memoir of a Snail...
The list includes 31 toon features, 169 docs and international pics from 85 countries. Preliminary voting for the 97th Oscars runs December 9-13, and all three shortlists will be revealed December 17. The Oscars will be handed out Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Here are the animated, documentary and international features eligible for the 2024 Oscars:
Best Animated Feature
Art College 1994
Captain Avispa
Chicken for Linda!
The Colors Within
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Despicable Me 4
Flow
The Garfield Movie
Ghost Cat Anzu
The Glassworker
The Imaginary
Inside Out 2
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Kung Fu Panda 4
Living Large
Look Back
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Mars Express
Memoir of a Snail...
- 11/21/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
A total of 31 animated features, 169 documentary features and 85 international features are eligible for Oscar nominations this season, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed on Thursday.
In the animated feature category, high-profile studio films like Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 and Universal/DreamWorks’s The Wild Robot and acclaimed indies like Memoir of a Snail are joined in the running by longer shots like The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, a film jettisoned by Warner Bros. that wound up with the distributor Ketchup Entertainment.
The documentary feature race, meanwhile, includes titles that have dominated at the doc community’s precursor awards, including Nat Geo’s Sugarcane, Netflix’s Daughters and MTV’s Black Box Diaries; two that count Malala Yousafzai as an executive producer, Apple’s Bread & Roses and The Last of the Sea Women, and two that count Jennifer Lawrence as an EP,...
In the animated feature category, high-profile studio films like Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 and Universal/DreamWorks’s The Wild Robot and acclaimed indies like Memoir of a Snail are joined in the running by longer shots like The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, a film jettisoned by Warner Bros. that wound up with the distributor Ketchup Entertainment.
The documentary feature race, meanwhile, includes titles that have dominated at the doc community’s precursor awards, including Nat Geo’s Sugarcane, Netflix’s Daughters and MTV’s Black Box Diaries; two that count Malala Yousafzai as an executive producer, Apple’s Bread & Roses and The Last of the Sea Women, and two that count Jennifer Lawrence as an EP,...
- 11/21/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: We’ve seen efforts to share risk and upside in success, and many times they come and go. Artists Equity, hatched by pals Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and backed by a long-term financial commitment from RedBird Capital billionaire Gerry Cardinale, has a real chance to reshape the tenuous pay landscape in a talent-friendly way. Since Deadline first broke their plans, Affleck and Damon have used their personal relationships and the hard-knock lessons from over 30 years of their Oscar careers to create a sound equity participation formula for those involved in their projects. It’s a formula they believe provides more transparency in profit sharing than is available from the studios and streamers that will release the films Artists Equity bankrolls.
Housed in Los Angeles offices with a staff that has swelled past 70 employees working on film, TV, a full-scale ad agency and a lean-in on documentaries, Artists Equity is growing quickly.
Housed in Los Angeles offices with a staff that has swelled past 70 employees working on film, TV, a full-scale ad agency and a lean-in on documentaries, Artists Equity is growing quickly.
- 11/8/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Matt Damon has had an interesting life. From struggling to make it as an actor in Hollywood to winning the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his very first written work, Damon has had a steady rise in his career. While starring in the Bourne film franchise made him a global star, the actor’s personal life has been quite private.
Unlike his childhood best friend and creative partner Ben Affleck, Damon has kept the media away from his personal life. Attributing it to his marriage to a non-celebrity, the Invictus star mentioned that he felt lucky that he did not have to worry about being surrounded by the media like his peers Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
Matt Damon Called Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Prisoners When They Were Together Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Credits: 20th Century Fox
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie...
Unlike his childhood best friend and creative partner Ben Affleck, Damon has kept the media away from his personal life. Attributing it to his marriage to a non-celebrity, the Invictus star mentioned that he felt lucky that he did not have to worry about being surrounded by the media like his peers Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
Matt Damon Called Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Prisoners When They Were Together Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Credits: 20th Century Fox
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie...
- 10/31/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Kiss the Future is now back in the race for the Oscars! The Academy recently reversed its shocking decision, from declaring the documentary ineligible for the award to granting it eligibility.
According to Variety, the documentary film directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain is now available in the Academy screening room for members of the documentary team to vote for it as the Best Documentary Feature.
This good news comes after Kiss the Future was kicked out of the Oscars race a month ago, declaring it ineligible, as reported by Deadline. But what was the reason for the acclaimed feature to be ruled out?
Here’s why Kiss the Future was initially ineligible for the Oscars 2025! Kiss the Future| Credits: YouTube
According to Deadline, Kiss the Future did not initially qualify for the Oscars 2025 because of the strict rule on theatrical release. According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,...
According to Variety, the documentary film directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain is now available in the Academy screening room for members of the documentary team to vote for it as the Best Documentary Feature.
This good news comes after Kiss the Future was kicked out of the Oscars race a month ago, declaring it ineligible, as reported by Deadline. But what was the reason for the acclaimed feature to be ruled out?
Here’s why Kiss the Future was initially ineligible for the Oscars 2025! Kiss the Future| Credits: YouTube
According to Deadline, Kiss the Future did not initially qualify for the Oscars 2025 because of the strict rule on theatrical release. According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,...
- 10/28/2024
- by Marita Pinto
- FandomWire
Kiss the Future, the documentary produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is going to get a shot at Oscar recognition after all.
The Academy today reversed its earlier decision declaring the film ineligible on the basis of not meeting qualification criteria. As of this morning, the documentary directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain appears in the Academy Screening Room, allowing documentary branch members to consider it for Best Documentary Feature.
“I’m very happy to learn from the Academy that they changed their decision,” Cicin-Sain told Deadline exclusively. His documentary centers on the siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s and how beleaguered residents of the city drew inspiration from the music of U2 as they attempted to survive years of war, sniper attacks and deprivation.
“There were so many people who shared their personal traumas and joys in the telling of this story,” Cicin-Sain said, responding to the Academy’s decision today.
The Academy today reversed its earlier decision declaring the film ineligible on the basis of not meeting qualification criteria. As of this morning, the documentary directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain appears in the Academy Screening Room, allowing documentary branch members to consider it for Best Documentary Feature.
“I’m very happy to learn from the Academy that they changed their decision,” Cicin-Sain told Deadline exclusively. His documentary centers on the siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s and how beleaguered residents of the city drew inspiration from the music of U2 as they attempted to survive years of war, sniper attacks and deprivation.
“There were so many people who shared their personal traumas and joys in the telling of this story,” Cicin-Sain said, responding to the Academy’s decision today.
- 10/25/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Academy Award winners and best friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have a shot at more Oscar recognition for producing the documentary “Kiss the Future.”
Variety has learned exclusively the Academy has granted eligibility to the documentary feature for consideration for the upcoming 97th Oscars. The decision follows an initial ruling by the Academy’s Documentary Branch Executive Committee that deemed the film ineligible, citing a shortfall in meeting required daily theatrical screening showtimes per the Academy’s regulations.
In a procedural review, the Academy’s Awards Committee re-evaluated “Kiss the Future” as part of its commitment to fairness and inclusion in the eligibility process. The committee ultimately reversed the initial ruling, citing the film’s release on more than 100 screens across multiple markets as evidence of its wide release intent, which aligns with the Academy’s objective to foster theatrical experiences for moviegoers.
The reversal highlights a standing precedent within the Academy,...
Variety has learned exclusively the Academy has granted eligibility to the documentary feature for consideration for the upcoming 97th Oscars. The decision follows an initial ruling by the Academy’s Documentary Branch Executive Committee that deemed the film ineligible, citing a shortfall in meeting required daily theatrical screening showtimes per the Academy’s regulations.
In a procedural review, the Academy’s Awards Committee re-evaluated “Kiss the Future” as part of its commitment to fairness and inclusion in the eligibility process. The committee ultimately reversed the initial ruling, citing the film’s release on more than 100 screens across multiple markets as evidence of its wide release intent, which aligns with the Academy’s objective to foster theatrical experiences for moviegoers.
The reversal highlights a standing precedent within the Academy,...
- 10/25/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Updated:: Academy sources say the rule that states a film, to qualify for Oscar consideration, must play “in the same commercial motion picture theater” three times a day for a week has been in place since the 93rd Academy Awards. That language appears under Rule Two section 2d, which outlines eligibility for “All eligible motion pictures, unless otherwise noted.” Those Academy sources say very similar language was added this year to “Rule Twelve. Special Rules for the Documentary Feature Film Award,” so that it now appears in two places within the Academy guidelines.
That may not end the argument, however. Contacted Tuesday night, Kiss the Future director Nenad Cicin-Sain said, regarding Rule Two section 2d, “That section of the rules pertains to feature films and not documentary films. And documentary feature films have always had their own set of rules.” He added that his film did its qualifying run in February of this year,...
That may not end the argument, however. Contacted Tuesday night, Kiss the Future director Nenad Cicin-Sain said, regarding Rule Two section 2d, “That section of the rules pertains to feature films and not documentary films. And documentary feature films have always had their own set of rules.” He added that his film did its qualifying run in February of this year,...
- 9/25/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Motion Picture Academy has rejected a plea from producers Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and fellow makers of Kiss the Future to reconsider its decision ruling the documentary ineligible for Oscar consideration.
The award-winning film — exploring the 1990s siege of Sarajevo and how the city’s residents took inspiration from U2’s music amid a campaign of extermination — played in more than 130 AMC cinemas nationwide, far surpassing the theatrical distribution of most documentaries. But, in what filmmakers see as a technicality, the Academy judged the film screened two times a day in a qualifying market, and not the prescribed three times as stipulated by Oscar rules.
Deadline has reviewed an August 20 letter from producers Damon, Affleck, and Sarah Anthony addressed to the “Awards Committee and the Documentary Branch Executive Committee” asking for a reevaluation...
The award-winning film — exploring the 1990s siege of Sarajevo and how the city’s residents took inspiration from U2’s music amid a campaign of extermination — played in more than 130 AMC cinemas nationwide, far surpassing the theatrical distribution of most documentaries. But, in what filmmakers see as a technicality, the Academy judged the film screened two times a day in a qualifying market, and not the prescribed three times as stipulated by Oscar rules.
Deadline has reviewed an August 20 letter from producers Damon, Affleck, and Sarah Anthony addressed to the “Awards Committee and the Documentary Branch Executive Committee” asking for a reevaluation...
- 9/23/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Do you remember the 21st night of September?
Well, let six-time Grammy winner and Academy Award-winning director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson remind you — via the definitive documentary on the iconic group Earth Wind & Fire.
Earth, Wind & Fire is one of the most critically and commercially successful pop bands of all time with more than 90 million records sold, 11 consecutive albums going gold or platinum, six Grammy Awards and indelible hits like ““Shining Star,” “Let’s Groove,” “Reasons” and, of course, “September.” The forthcoming feature documentary, which Questlove teased on social media as coming in 2025, will examine the group’s lasting legacy, cultural impact and enduring body of work with exclusive access to archives of visual, audio and written material, as well as the support of the estate of the late Maurice White and the band.
“Having been baptized in the Afrocentric joy river of this powerhouse unit, I’ve learned about them,...
Well, let six-time Grammy winner and Academy Award-winning director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson remind you — via the definitive documentary on the iconic group Earth Wind & Fire.
Earth, Wind & Fire is one of the most critically and commercially successful pop bands of all time with more than 90 million records sold, 11 consecutive albums going gold or platinum, six Grammy Awards and indelible hits like ““Shining Star,” “Let’s Groove,” “Reasons” and, of course, “September.” The forthcoming feature documentary, which Questlove teased on social media as coming in 2025, will examine the group’s lasting legacy, cultural impact and enduring body of work with exclusive access to archives of visual, audio and written material, as well as the support of the estate of the late Maurice White and the band.
“Having been baptized in the Afrocentric joy river of this powerhouse unit, I’ve learned about them,...
- 9/21/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Do you remember? Questlove sure does. The “Summer of Soul” director and The Roots drummer has been tapped to direct the definitive documentary on Earth, Wind & Fire for release in 2025.
The news of the Earth, Wind & Fire documentary was announced, fittingly, on the 21st of September, in honor of the band’s all-timer hit “September.” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson also teased the project as a new “Questlove Jawn” on his socials for a 2025 release.
Earth, Wind & Fire is an iconic soul and R&b group that transcended genre. Now, their documentary is the latest in a string of premium celebrity profile docs that have dominated the non-fiction marketplace in recent years.
The Earth, Wind & Fire documentary does not have a title just yet, but Fifth Season is handling financing and sales of the feature film, alongside WME.
Director Questlove will explore Earth, Wind & Fire’s “lasting legacy, their cultural impact,...
The news of the Earth, Wind & Fire documentary was announced, fittingly, on the 21st of September, in honor of the band’s all-timer hit “September.” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson also teased the project as a new “Questlove Jawn” on his socials for a 2025 release.
Earth, Wind & Fire is an iconic soul and R&b group that transcended genre. Now, their documentary is the latest in a string of premium celebrity profile docs that have dominated the non-fiction marketplace in recent years.
The Earth, Wind & Fire documentary does not have a title just yet, but Fifth Season is handling financing and sales of the feature film, alongside WME.
Director Questlove will explore Earth, Wind & Fire’s “lasting legacy, their cultural impact,...
- 9/21/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Kiss the Future is a powerful story set during the 1990s siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War. The film brings to life the defiant spirit of a vibrant, underground community that used art and music as a force for change during this dark chapter in history. Kiss […]
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- 9/1/2024
- by Jackson Anderson
- MemorableTV
A film about Hulk Hogan’s infamous legal battle against Gawker is officially in the works.
Artists Equity, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s production banner, has acquired a screenplay written by Charles Randolph and based on Ryan Holiday’s book “Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker and the Anatomy of Intrigue.” The project, titled “Killing Gawker,” is in active development.
Gus Van Sant, who previously helmed Affleck and Damon’s “Good Will Hunting,” is set to direct. While it’s been rumored that Affleck will take on the role of the controversial wrestler, no casting has been announced at this time.
In March 2016, Hogan won a $140 million judgement against Gawker Media, its founder Nick Denton and one of its editors. The verdict was the result of a lawsuit over Gawker’s publication of a sex tape featuring Hogan, but was funded by divisive Silicon Valley businessman Peter Thiel in...
Artists Equity, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s production banner, has acquired a screenplay written by Charles Randolph and based on Ryan Holiday’s book “Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker and the Anatomy of Intrigue.” The project, titled “Killing Gawker,” is in active development.
Gus Van Sant, who previously helmed Affleck and Damon’s “Good Will Hunting,” is set to direct. While it’s been rumored that Affleck will take on the role of the controversial wrestler, no casting has been announced at this time.
In March 2016, Hogan won a $140 million judgement against Gawker Media, its founder Nick Denton and one of its editors. The verdict was the result of a lawsuit over Gawker’s publication of a sex tape featuring Hogan, but was funded by divisive Silicon Valley businessman Peter Thiel in...
- 8/5/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount has announced the lineup of movies, TV shows, and sports coming to the Paramount+ streaming service in May. The Paramount Plus May 2024 schedule includes new seasons of Evil and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, as well as new episodes of The Chi.
Two new music documentaries, Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza and Kiss the Future, join the critically acclaimed biopic Bob Marley: One Love, which has ranked as the No. 1 movie on the service among active subscriber households since its debut on April 12. Also, the UEFA Champions League should deliver edge-of-your-seat excitement for soccer fans in the lead-up to the final on June 1.
Throughout its run, we’ve followed an elite team of believers and skeptics tasked by the Vatican to investigate purported demonic events in the Paramount+ Original series Evil. The supernatural drama, which is preparing for its finale, is the creation of husband-and-wife showrunners and writing partners Robert and Michelle King,...
Two new music documentaries, Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza and Kiss the Future, join the critically acclaimed biopic Bob Marley: One Love, which has ranked as the No. 1 movie on the service among active subscriber households since its debut on April 12. Also, the UEFA Champions League should deliver edge-of-your-seat excitement for soccer fans in the lead-up to the final on June 1.
Throughout its run, we’ve followed an elite team of believers and skeptics tasked by the Vatican to investigate purported demonic events in the Paramount+ Original series Evil. The supernatural drama, which is preparing for its finale, is the creation of husband-and-wife showrunners and writing partners Robert and Michelle King,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
All eyes have been on Bennifer 2.0 ever since they got back together. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, Hollywood’s romance royalty, took the world by storm in 2021 after reuniting nearly two decades after their initial coupledom.
A still from Gigli (2003)
Lopez, a powerhouse singer and actress, has always been open about her dreams of family. Affleck, an Oscar-winning talent both in front of and behind the camera, has been equally vocal about his commitment to fatherhood. Now, whispers are swirling about the next chapter for Bennifer. Reports suggest they might be considering surrogacy to welcome a child together after constant “nagging” from Lopez.
Jennifer Lopez Is Reportedly Obsessing Over Every Detail For a Baby With Ben Affleck
A still from Gigli (2003)
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck married in 2022 and reportedly looking to expand their family. From their past marriages, Affleck is a father to three children while Lopez is a mother of two.
A still from Gigli (2003)
Lopez, a powerhouse singer and actress, has always been open about her dreams of family. Affleck, an Oscar-winning talent both in front of and behind the camera, has been equally vocal about his commitment to fatherhood. Now, whispers are swirling about the next chapter for Bennifer. Reports suggest they might be considering surrogacy to welcome a child together after constant “nagging” from Lopez.
Jennifer Lopez Is Reportedly Obsessing Over Every Detail For a Baby With Ben Affleck
A still from Gigli (2003)
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck married in 2022 and reportedly looking to expand their family. From their past marriages, Affleck is a father to three children while Lopez is a mother of two.
- 4/23/2024
- by Piyush Yadav
- FandomWire
Paramount+ today announced that the critically acclaimed documentary Kiss the Future, which made its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival and opened the Tribeca Festival in 2023, will premiere exclusively on the service in the U.S. and Canada on May 7. The documentary features interviews with Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Christine Amanpour, Bill Clinton, and more.
Produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for Artists Equity and Sarah Anthony, Kiss the Future was directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and written by Bill S. Carter and Cicin-Sain. It is based on Carter’s memoir Fools Rush In.
The film tells a story of defiance amid the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War, focusing on a vibrant, underground community that used art and music to affect change; a community that garnered global attention by ultimately inspiring an American aid worker to reach out to the band U2 to help raise awareness of the devastating conflict.
Produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for Artists Equity and Sarah Anthony, Kiss the Future was directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and written by Bill S. Carter and Cicin-Sain. It is based on Carter’s memoir Fools Rush In.
The film tells a story of defiance amid the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War, focusing on a vibrant, underground community that used art and music to affect change; a community that garnered global attention by ultimately inspiring an American aid worker to reach out to the band U2 to help raise awareness of the devastating conflict.
- 4/11/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
“The Accountant 2” with Ben Affleck is moving forward, with Amazon MGM now picking up the sequel rights to the action film from Warner Bros. and Affleck’s production company Artists Equity. Affleck and director Gavin O’Connor are set to return, IndieWire has confirmed.
Amazon MGM will be planning to release “The Accountant 2” as a streaming exclusive through its Prime Video; it likely would have been a theatrical play if released through Warner Bros. The original film from 2016 earned $155 million worldwide at the box office and was also the most-rented digital film of 2017.
J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson are set to star in the sequel film, and O’Connor will direct from a script by the original’s writer, Bill Dubuque.
Here’s the synopsis for “The Accountant 2:” When her former boss is killed by unknown assassins, Treasury Agent Marybeth Medina (Addai-Robinson) is forced to...
Amazon MGM will be planning to release “The Accountant 2” as a streaming exclusive through its Prime Video; it likely would have been a theatrical play if released through Warner Bros. The original film from 2016 earned $155 million worldwide at the box office and was also the most-rented digital film of 2017.
J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson are set to star in the sequel film, and O’Connor will direct from a script by the original’s writer, Bill Dubuque.
Here’s the synopsis for “The Accountant 2:” When her former boss is killed by unknown assassins, Treasury Agent Marybeth Medina (Addai-Robinson) is forced to...
- 3/7/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Following the release of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” AMC Theatres, the world’s biggest cinema chain, is releasing Nenad Cicin-Sain’s documentary “Kiss the Future” on Feb. 23.
The exclusive run of the 102-minute docu, which premiered in February 2023 at the Berlin Film Festival, is a major feat for the film, which chronicles the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. Although the film features an awe inspiring U2 performance during a 1997 post-war concert celebrating the city’s hard-fought triumph over ethnic nationalism, “Kiss the Future” is not a shiny, shimmering, bombastic pop doc. Instead it’s a docu that chronicles the breakup of Yugoslavia and the onset of war in Bosnia. In the film citizens struggle to survive the siege of Sarajevo and ultimately turn to rock and punk music for inspiration and distraction from the daily nightmare of Serbian shells and snipers.
The exclusive run of the 102-minute docu, which premiered in February 2023 at the Berlin Film Festival, is a major feat for the film, which chronicles the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. Although the film features an awe inspiring U2 performance during a 1997 post-war concert celebrating the city’s hard-fought triumph over ethnic nationalism, “Kiss the Future” is not a shiny, shimmering, bombastic pop doc. Instead it’s a docu that chronicles the breakup of Yugoslavia and the onset of war in Bosnia. In the film citizens struggle to survive the siege of Sarajevo and ultimately turn to rock and punk music for inspiration and distraction from the daily nightmare of Serbian shells and snipers.
- 2/23/2024
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Cillian Murphy, the Irish star of the Berlinale opening night film Small Things Like These, spoke of Ireland’s “collective trauma” and the ability of art to “be a really useful band for that wound” at a press conference ahead of the film’s world premiere later tonight (February 15).
Murphy headlines the first Irish independent feature to open the Berlinale. Set over Christmas 1985, Murphy plays devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong, who discovers shocking secrets kept by the convent in his town.
The film is set against the backdrop of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries, asylums run by Roman Catholic...
Murphy headlines the first Irish independent feature to open the Berlinale. Set over Christmas 1985, Murphy plays devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong, who discovers shocking secrets kept by the convent in his town.
The film is set against the backdrop of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries, asylums run by Roman Catholic...
- 2/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
Cillian Murphy, the Irish star of the Berlinale opening night film Small Things Like These, spoke of Ireland’s “collective trauma” and the ability of art to “be a really useful band for that wound” at a press conference ahead of the film’s world premiere later tonight (February 15).
Murphy headlines the first Irish independent feature to open the Berlinale. Set over Christmas 1985, Murphy plays devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong, who discovers shocking secrets kept by the convent in his town.
The film is set against the backdrop of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries, asylums run by Roman Catholic...
Murphy headlines the first Irish independent feature to open the Berlinale. Set over Christmas 1985, Murphy plays devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong, who discovers shocking secrets kept by the convent in his town.
The film is set against the backdrop of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries, asylums run by Roman Catholic...
- 2/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
"Having a disco in the middle of a war is the only thing that kept us going." AMC Theatres has revealed an official trailer for an outstanding documentary film titled Kiss the Future, from filmmaker Nenad Cicin-Sain. This premiered at the Berlinale 2023 but didn't make much of an impact there (I was one of the only ones to see it). Thankfully AMC has stepped up and is giving it a proper nationwide release in AMC cinemas later in February. Kiss the Future celebrates the underground art & music scene that thrived during the siege of Sarajevo. The biggest band in the world, U2, lead by Bono, paid attention and shined a light on the crisis in an effort to support the besieged Sarajevans. The film culminates in a post-war unification concert. A cautionary tale about the rise of nationalism, and an uplifting celebration of the power of the human spirit and...
- 2/12/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Pope Francis, Hillary Rodham Clinton and former Un chief Ban Ki-Moon will be honored at the upcoming Cinema for Peace gala in Berlin on February 19.
The long-running gala run by the Cinema for Peace Foundation will be accompanied by the inaugural World Forum on the Future Of Democracy, Tech and Humankind.
The latter event will run from February 18 to 19 at the Allianz Forum next to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin with the aim of promoting the renewal of democracy and freedom at a time when both are under threat.
The Cinema for Peace Foundation was created in 2008 as an international non-profit organization with the goal to foster change through film. Over the years it has worked with a host of stars including Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney.
Clinton and Ban will attend the February 19 gala in person while Pope Francis will be shown receiving his award in a recorded video.
The long-running gala run by the Cinema for Peace Foundation will be accompanied by the inaugural World Forum on the Future Of Democracy, Tech and Humankind.
The latter event will run from February 18 to 19 at the Allianz Forum next to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin with the aim of promoting the renewal of democracy and freedom at a time when both are under threat.
The Cinema for Peace Foundation was created in 2008 as an international non-profit organization with the goal to foster change through film. Over the years it has worked with a host of stars including Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney.
Clinton and Ban will attend the February 19 gala in person while Pope Francis will be shown receiving his award in a recorded video.
- 2/12/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Cillian Murphy, fresh off of the massive global success of Oppenheimer — and as he gets ready to debut Small Things Like These (in which he stars and he produced) as the opening-night gala of the Berlin Film Festival next week — has set his next starring and producing gig with Steve.
This adaptation of Max Porter’s novel Shy also officially launches Murphy’s production company, Big Things Films, with longtime collaborator Alan Moloney. (See below for our discussion with the duo.)
Netflix has greenlighted Steve in collaboration with Big Things and will distribute globally. Production begins in the spring.
Steve is a reimagining of Porter’s Shy and traces a pivotal 24 hours in the life of its eponymous character, a headteacher (Murphy) of a last-chance reform school who struggles to keep his students in line, while also grappling with his spiraling mental health.
Moloney and Murphy are producers. Small Things Like These...
This adaptation of Max Porter’s novel Shy also officially launches Murphy’s production company, Big Things Films, with longtime collaborator Alan Moloney. (See below for our discussion with the duo.)
Netflix has greenlighted Steve in collaboration with Big Things and will distribute globally. Production begins in the spring.
Steve is a reimagining of Porter’s Shy and traces a pivotal 24 hours in the life of its eponymous character, a headteacher (Murphy) of a last-chance reform school who struggles to keep his students in line, while also grappling with his spiraling mental health.
Moloney and Murphy are producers. Small Things Like These...
- 2/8/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC Theatres will be the exclusive cinematic home to Kiss the Future, the award-winning documentary about the siege of Sarajevo and how its people and artistic community drew inspiration from the music of U2.
Under a deal between AMC and Fifth Season, select AMC locations will debut the film on February 23 for what is described as a full theatrical run. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Christiane Amanpour, and former Pres. Bill Clinton are among those who appear in the film directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Sarah Anthony. Kiss the Future will become available to stream later this year exclusively on Paramount+.
“Kiss the Future, directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, story by Bill Carter and Cicin-Sain, screenplay by Carter, based on his memoir: Fools Rush In, is the story of defiance amid the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War,” notes a release about the documentary.
Under a deal between AMC and Fifth Season, select AMC locations will debut the film on February 23 for what is described as a full theatrical run. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Christiane Amanpour, and former Pres. Bill Clinton are among those who appear in the film directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Sarah Anthony. Kiss the Future will become available to stream later this year exclusively on Paramount+.
“Kiss the Future, directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, story by Bill Carter and Cicin-Sain, screenplay by Carter, based on his memoir: Fools Rush In, is the story of defiance amid the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War,” notes a release about the documentary.
- 1/31/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
“Kiss the Future,” a documentary produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and featuring Bono and Bill Clinton, is coming to the big screen next month.
The film will receive a theatrical run exclusively at AMC Theatres, starting on Feb. 23, before it lands on Paramount+ at a later date. This marks the theater chain’s latest foray into distribution following the release of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.” However, the two concert docs played on more than just AMC screens.
Directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, “Kiss the Future” chronicles the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War and focuses on an underground community that used music and art to effect change. They eventually inspired an American aid worker to reach out to U2 to raise awareness of the conflict. In the documentary, the band follows through on its promise to perform at a post-war...
The film will receive a theatrical run exclusively at AMC Theatres, starting on Feb. 23, before it lands on Paramount+ at a later date. This marks the theater chain’s latest foray into distribution following the release of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.” However, the two concert docs played on more than just AMC screens.
Directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, “Kiss the Future” chronicles the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War and focuses on an underground community that used music and art to effect change. They eventually inspired an American aid worker to reach out to U2 to raise awareness of the conflict. In the documentary, the band follows through on its promise to perform at a post-war...
- 1/31/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
AMC Theatres is continuing its foray into the distribution business following Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.
The world’s largest cinema circuit revealed Wednesday it has pacted with Fifth Season to release the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck-produced documentary Kiss the Future in the U.S. The acclaimed film chronicles the vibrant underground music scene during the Siege of Sarajevo and U2’s involvement, culminating with the band’s 1997 concert there.
Unlike the Beyoncé and Swift concert films, Kiss the Future will play exclusively in select AMC locations. The film, which will receive a full theatrical run beginning Feb. 23, will stream later this year on Paramount+
Directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and also produced by Sarah Anthony, the doc is based on Bill Carter’s memoir Fools Rush In, a story of how a vibrant underground community used music and art to effect change...
The world’s largest cinema circuit revealed Wednesday it has pacted with Fifth Season to release the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck-produced documentary Kiss the Future in the U.S. The acclaimed film chronicles the vibrant underground music scene during the Siege of Sarajevo and U2’s involvement, culminating with the band’s 1997 concert there.
Unlike the Beyoncé and Swift concert films, Kiss the Future will play exclusively in select AMC locations. The film, which will receive a full theatrical run beginning Feb. 23, will stream later this year on Paramount+
Directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and also produced by Sarah Anthony, the doc is based on Bill Carter’s memoir Fools Rush In, a story of how a vibrant underground community used music and art to effect change...
- 1/31/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For his fifth and final edition, outgoing Berlin Film Festival artistic director Carlo Chatrian has assembled a promising lineup, rich in prestige, star-driven titles as well as more eclectic films containing the political elements intrinsic to the fest’s DNA.
“I am very happy and proud of this year’s lineup,” Chatrian tells Variety. “I think it achieved the balance between highly anticipated titles by filmmakers who are relevant in cinema history and, as always, films that you don’t expect to find in competition. At the same time I know that expectations can be a double-edged sword.”
The 74th annual Berlinale, held Feb. 15-25, will feature such films as “La Cocina” with Rooney Mara; sci-fi drama “Another End” with Gael García Bernal and Renate Reinsve; and the historical drama “Small Things Like These” starring “Oppenheimer’s” Cillian Murphy.
Chatrian spoke with Variety to break down the lineup that looks...
“I am very happy and proud of this year’s lineup,” Chatrian tells Variety. “I think it achieved the balance between highly anticipated titles by filmmakers who are relevant in cinema history and, as always, films that you don’t expect to find in competition. At the same time I know that expectations can be a double-edged sword.”
The 74th annual Berlinale, held Feb. 15-25, will feature such films as “La Cocina” with Rooney Mara; sci-fi drama “Another End” with Gael García Bernal and Renate Reinsve; and the historical drama “Small Things Like These” starring “Oppenheimer’s” Cillian Murphy.
Chatrian spoke with Variety to break down the lineup that looks...
- 1/22/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The 2024 Tribeca Festival is already underway with submissions now open.
The 23rd edition of the New York City-based festival, presented by Okx, is set to take place June 5 through 16 next year, with programming ranging from film, TV, immersive, games, audio storytelling, talks, and more.
“Tribeca is a global platform for storytellers to showcase art that speaks with purpose,” Tribeca CEO and co-founder Jane Rosenthal said in a press statement. “As the industry has changed, we have evolved to be inclusive of all forms of storytelling. We’re proud to be the launchpad for the next generation of artists. The 23rd Tribeca Festival will be a groundbreaking cultural event that shifts how audiences receive and react to entertainment.”
Submissions for the 2024 Festival are now open:
Key dates for features are October 23, 2023 (early), November 27, 2023 (official), and January 17, 2024 (extended).
Shorts close on November 1, 2023 (early), December 15, 2023 (official), and February 2, 2024 (extended).
Games and immersive close...
The 23rd edition of the New York City-based festival, presented by Okx, is set to take place June 5 through 16 next year, with programming ranging from film, TV, immersive, games, audio storytelling, talks, and more.
“Tribeca is a global platform for storytellers to showcase art that speaks with purpose,” Tribeca CEO and co-founder Jane Rosenthal said in a press statement. “As the industry has changed, we have evolved to be inclusive of all forms of storytelling. We’re proud to be the launchpad for the next generation of artists. The 23rd Tribeca Festival will be a groundbreaking cultural event that shifts how audiences receive and react to entertainment.”
Submissions for the 2024 Festival are now open:
Key dates for features are October 23, 2023 (early), November 27, 2023 (official), and January 17, 2024 (extended).
Shorts close on November 1, 2023 (early), December 15, 2023 (official), and February 2, 2024 (extended).
Games and immersive close...
- 9/18/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
A documentary about musician Pete Doherty will have its world premiere at this year’s Zurich Film Festival in the Sounds section.
Described as “an intimate film portrait of his scandalous rockstar life,” “Peter Doherty — Stranger in My Own Skin” is helmed by Doherty’s wife, Katia deVidas. Doherty will present the film in-person, and also perform live following the documentary’s screening.
“The biopic chronicles the British rockstar who, after reaching the pinnacle of his career, sinks into the depths of a serious drug addiction,” Zff artistic director Christian Jungen said in a statement. “His wife, director and musician Katia deVidas, followed the wild life of the Libertines frontman at close quarters for over 10 years. We’re looking forward to welcoming them both to Zurich.”
The Sounds section of Zff, which launched last year, showcases feature or documentary films centered on musical themes or that feature exceptional soundtracks. This...
Described as “an intimate film portrait of his scandalous rockstar life,” “Peter Doherty — Stranger in My Own Skin” is helmed by Doherty’s wife, Katia deVidas. Doherty will present the film in-person, and also perform live following the documentary’s screening.
“The biopic chronicles the British rockstar who, after reaching the pinnacle of his career, sinks into the depths of a serious drug addiction,” Zff artistic director Christian Jungen said in a statement. “His wife, director and musician Katia deVidas, followed the wild life of the Libertines frontman at close quarters for over 10 years. We’re looking forward to welcoming them both to Zurich.”
The Sounds section of Zff, which launched last year, showcases feature or documentary films centered on musical themes or that feature exceptional soundtracks. This...
- 8/29/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
International Insider: Sarajevo Nights; Edinburgh TV Fest Rolls Around; Michael Parkinson Remembered
Afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart bringing you another dose of this here weekly roundup. We’ll be taking a break next week for the August bank holiday but will be back in your inboxes in a fortnight for the new term. In the meantime, sign up here.
Sarajevo Nights
Kaufmanesque: Zac Ntim here reporting on an interesting week in the Bosnian capital… The city’s festival kicked off last Friday with a screening of the U2-inspired Bosnian war documentary Kiss The Future, with U2 frontman Bono making a surprise appearance alongside The Edge and CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour, who also features in the doc. On the ground, the focus quickly shifted toward the festival’s first of three honorary award recipients, writer-director Charlie Kaufman. Sporting a grey WGA-branded ‘strike’ t-shirt, Kaufman led a packed-out masterclass at the fest where he shared some strong opinions about the state of Hollywood. “At this point,...
Sarajevo Nights
Kaufmanesque: Zac Ntim here reporting on an interesting week in the Bosnian capital… The city’s festival kicked off last Friday with a screening of the U2-inspired Bosnian war documentary Kiss The Future, with U2 frontman Bono making a surprise appearance alongside The Edge and CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour, who also features in the doc. On the ground, the focus quickly shifted toward the festival’s first of three honorary award recipients, writer-director Charlie Kaufman. Sporting a grey WGA-branded ‘strike’ t-shirt, Kaufman led a packed-out masterclass at the fest where he shared some strong opinions about the state of Hollywood. “At this point,...
- 8/18/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Every film festival has a history, but at the Sarajevo Film Festival, the past, as Faulkner might say, is never dead. It’s not even past. Launched during the Bosnian War, in the middle of the nearly four-year siege of the city, the event is inextricably linked to its origin story.
“I don’t know of another festival that was founded in a city under siege, in a city without running water and electricity,” says fest director Jovan Marjanović. “I think the story of the founding of the festival is something that is really in our DNA, it very much informs everything that we’re doing today”
Nearly three decades on — the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival kicked off August 11 and runs through August 18 — Sarajevo remains a sanctuary for cosmopolitan culture in a region still torn by nationalist politics.
This applies to the international line-up, which this year features such festival...
“I don’t know of another festival that was founded in a city under siege, in a city without running water and electricity,” says fest director Jovan Marjanović. “I think the story of the founding of the festival is something that is really in our DNA, it very much informs everything that we’re doing today”
Nearly three decades on — the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival kicked off August 11 and runs through August 18 — Sarajevo remains a sanctuary for cosmopolitan culture in a region still torn by nationalist politics.
This applies to the international line-up, which this year features such festival...
- 8/15/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bono delivered an impromptu, a cappella rendition of Bob Marley’s classic “Redemption Song” Friday at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where a documentary about U2’s long history with the Bosnian city premiered.
Both Bono and the Edge were on hand for the screening of Kiss the Future, which documents aid worker Bill Carter’s efforts to bring U2’s Zoo TV tour to then-war-torn Sarajevo. Following the debut of the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck-produced film, the U2 duo took the stage with the documentary’s crew, and...
Both Bono and the Edge were on hand for the screening of Kiss the Future, which documents aid worker Bill Carter’s efforts to bring U2’s Zoo TV tour to then-war-torn Sarajevo. Following the debut of the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck-produced film, the U2 duo took the stage with the documentary’s crew, and...
- 8/12/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
U2 frontman Bono made a surprise appearance Friday night at the opening ceremony of the Sarajevo Film Festival, with the Irish pop star leading a rapturous crowd in an a cappella rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.”
The legendary vocalist took the stage after an emotional screening of “Kiss the Future,” director Nenad Cicin-Sain’s documentary, produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, about U2’s relationship with war-torn Sarajevo in the 1990s. He was accompanied by bandmate the Edge and their wives, Ali Hewson and Morleigh Steinberg, along with model and activist Christy Turlington and veteran CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour.
Bono (c.) with CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour (r.) and others on the red carpet in Sarajevo.
Based on American-born aid worker Bill Carter’s “Fools Rush in: A Memoir,” “Kiss the Future” chronicles the band’s efforts to publicize the plight of the city’s besieged civilians during the Bosnian War.
The legendary vocalist took the stage after an emotional screening of “Kiss the Future,” director Nenad Cicin-Sain’s documentary, produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, about U2’s relationship with war-torn Sarajevo in the 1990s. He was accompanied by bandmate the Edge and their wives, Ali Hewson and Morleigh Steinberg, along with model and activist Christy Turlington and veteran CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour.
Bono (c.) with CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour (r.) and others on the red carpet in Sarajevo.
Based on American-born aid worker Bill Carter’s “Fools Rush in: A Memoir,” “Kiss the Future” chronicles the band’s efforts to publicize the plight of the city’s besieged civilians during the Bosnian War.
- 8/12/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Bono made a surprise appearance at the Sarajevo Film Festival this evening, where he accompanied the crew behind the U2-inspired Bosnian war documentary Kiss The Future, which opened the festival.
Bono was joined by his U2 band member The Edge on the red carpet at Bosnia’s National Theatre alongside CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour, who also features in the doc, during which she recounts her time as a young reporter covering the Bosnian conflict.
Directed by filmmaker Nenad Cicin-Sain, Kiss the Future tells the story of the underground community that continued to work and live throughout the 1990s siege of Sarajevo. Amid the breakup of Yugoslavia, the citizens of Sarajevo woke up to find their city under siege and wider Bosnia at war.
Bono and Christiane Amanpour.
In a far-fetched scheme inspired by local resistance, Bill Carter, an American aid worker living in Sarajevo, reached out to the world...
Bono was joined by his U2 band member The Edge on the red carpet at Bosnia’s National Theatre alongside CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour, who also features in the doc, during which she recounts her time as a young reporter covering the Bosnian conflict.
Directed by filmmaker Nenad Cicin-Sain, Kiss the Future tells the story of the underground community that continued to work and live throughout the 1990s siege of Sarajevo. Amid the breakup of Yugoslavia, the citizens of Sarajevo woke up to find their city under siege and wider Bosnia at war.
Bono and Christiane Amanpour.
In a far-fetched scheme inspired by local resistance, Bill Carter, an American aid worker living in Sarajevo, reached out to the world...
- 8/11/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
When the Sarajevo Film Festival returned to full strength last year after successive, slimmed-down pandemic editions, a robust turn-out was to be expected. For nearly three decades, the audience-facing event has been the cultural lifeblood of the lively, cosmopolitan city it calls home.
The 2022 edition broke attendance records set in 2019, and just days after its online ticketing system launched this month, the fest appears on pace to surpass that mark again. It is a testament to the enduring love affair between a city and a festival that was founded in impossible circumstances in 1995, at the tail end of a brutal, four-year siege — proof that even in times of war and scarcity, cinema could endure.
The festival returns Aug. 11 – 18, with organizers insisting the event’s 29th edition will stay true to its roots. “We wanted to keep the festival focused on its main goals: presenting the best of cinema today to...
The 2022 edition broke attendance records set in 2019, and just days after its online ticketing system launched this month, the fest appears on pace to surpass that mark again. It is a testament to the enduring love affair between a city and a festival that was founded in impossible circumstances in 1995, at the tail end of a brutal, four-year siege — proof that even in times of war and scarcity, cinema could endure.
The festival returns Aug. 11 – 18, with organizers insisting the event’s 29th edition will stay true to its roots. “We wanted to keep the festival focused on its main goals: presenting the best of cinema today to...
- 8/11/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The Sarajevo Film Festival has long been the biggest showcase of Southeast European cinema and this year’s edition, which unspools on August 11, is on course to be its most reflective and regionally focused edition yet.
“Our manifesto has always been to support young filmmakers and productions from the region while rebuilding an international film industry around it and this year our aim is to strengthen that even further,” says festival director Jovan Marjanović, who is currently in his second year in the role after taking over from festival founder Mirsad Purivatra, who started the event in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War.
This year’s official selection will see 49 films compete for Heart of Sarajevo awards across its four competition sections – feature, documentary, short and student film – and included in this are 22 world, two international, 22 regional and three national premieres. Films in the official line-up include...
“Our manifesto has always been to support young filmmakers and productions from the region while rebuilding an international film industry around it and this year our aim is to strengthen that even further,” says festival director Jovan Marjanović, who is currently in his second year in the role after taking over from festival founder Mirsad Purivatra, who started the event in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War.
This year’s official selection will see 49 films compete for Heart of Sarajevo awards across its four competition sections – feature, documentary, short and student film – and included in this are 22 world, two international, 22 regional and three national premieres. Films in the official line-up include...
- 8/7/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck produced the film.
The 29th Sarajevo Film Festival is to open with Kiss The Future, a documentary that recounts how rock band U2 came to play a concert in Sarajevo in the wake of the Bosnian War.
The feature, directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, will screen as part of the festival’s Open Air programme on August 11. It previously received its world premiere at the Berlinale in February.
The documentary explores how a US aid worker in war-torn Sarajevo enlisted the help of U2 to shine a light on the Bosnian War.
Produced by Matt Damon...
The 29th Sarajevo Film Festival is to open with Kiss The Future, a documentary that recounts how rock band U2 came to play a concert in Sarajevo in the wake of the Bosnian War.
The feature, directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, will screen as part of the festival’s Open Air programme on August 11. It previously received its world premiere at the Berlinale in February.
The documentary explores how a US aid worker in war-torn Sarajevo enlisted the help of U2 to shine a light on the Bosnian War.
Produced by Matt Damon...
- 7/28/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The 2023 Tribeca Festival has unveiled its winners list. The top honors went to “Cypher” for the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, “A Strange Path” for Best International Narrative Feature, and “Between the Rains” for Best Documentary Feature. The competition categories include Feature Film, Short Film, Audio Storytelling, Immersive, Games, Human/Nature, and Tribeca X.
“We take great pride in recognizing this year’s collection of diverse, trailblazing works and creators,” said Cara Cusumano, fest director and vice president of programming, said in a statement. “Today’s honorees are a compelling testament that storytelling across genres and platforms is on a vibrant and inspiring trajectory.”
The Audience Award winners will be announced at a later date.
The Tribeca Festival opened with the North American premiere of U2 documentary “Kiss the Future” produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. The festival will conclude with a special 30th-anniversary screening of...
“We take great pride in recognizing this year’s collection of diverse, trailblazing works and creators,” said Cara Cusumano, fest director and vice president of programming, said in a statement. “Today’s honorees are a compelling testament that storytelling across genres and platforms is on a vibrant and inspiring trajectory.”
The Audience Award winners will be announced at a later date.
The Tribeca Festival opened with the North American premiere of U2 documentary “Kiss the Future” produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. The festival will conclude with a special 30th-anniversary screening of...
- 6/15/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson and Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Lviv Municipal Art Center Director Lyana Mytsko with artist/activist Bogdana Dabydiuk postering support for Ukraine in David Gutnik’s Tribeca highlight Rule Of Two Walls Photo: courtesy of New City/Old City
David Gutnik’s creative and hopeful Rule Of Two Walls, produced by Olha Beskhmelnytsina and executive produced by Liev Schreiber is a take-action highlight of the 22nd edition of the Tribeca Film Festival (along with Nenad Cicin-Sain’s Kiss The Future). At the start in Lviv, Ukraine in April 2022, cinematographer Volodymyr Ivanov and sound recordist Mykhailo Zakutskyi take us to the apartment of Lyana Mytsko and Stepan Burban (aka rapper Palindrom). From there with air-raid sirens blaring we walk with Lyana to the Municipal Art Center, where she is the director, to meet artist Diana Berg from Mariupol who sees her images as “a possibility to regain some control over how beautiful it was” before the invasion...
David Gutnik’s creative and hopeful Rule Of Two Walls, produced by Olha Beskhmelnytsina and executive produced by Liev Schreiber is a take-action highlight of the 22nd edition of the Tribeca Film Festival (along with Nenad Cicin-Sain’s Kiss The Future). At the start in Lviv, Ukraine in April 2022, cinematographer Volodymyr Ivanov and sound recordist Mykhailo Zakutskyi take us to the apartment of Lyana Mytsko and Stepan Burban (aka rapper Palindrom). From there with air-raid sirens blaring we walk with Lyana to the Municipal Art Center, where she is the director, to meet artist Diana Berg from Mariupol who sees her images as “a possibility to regain some control over how beautiful it was” before the invasion...
- 6/15/2023
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
New York City Mayor Eric Adams with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro on the opening night of the 22nd edition of the Tribeca Film Festival before the screening of Nenad Cicin-Sain’s Kiss the Future, edited by Eric Burton Photo: Arturo Holmes, Getty Images
Tribeca co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal attended with Brendan Fraser (Oscar-winner for Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale), Shirin Neshat, West Duchovny, Elvira Lind, Alfredo Jaar, Patty Jenkins, Mark Ruffalo, and Peter Coyote the Opening Night Gala of the 22nd edition of the Tribeca Film Festival screening of Nenad Cicin-Sain’s terrific documentary Kiss The Future, which includes on-camera interviews with U2 members Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton, plus Bill Clinton, Christiane Amanpour, Enes Zlatar (Sikter), Srdan Gino Jevdević (Kulture Shock), Vesna Andree Zaimović (journalist), and Senad Zaimović (editor-in-chief of Rat Art).
Eric Burton with Anne-Katrin Titze on the multicultural diversity in Sarajevo:...
Tribeca co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal attended with Brendan Fraser (Oscar-winner for Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale), Shirin Neshat, West Duchovny, Elvira Lind, Alfredo Jaar, Patty Jenkins, Mark Ruffalo, and Peter Coyote the Opening Night Gala of the 22nd edition of the Tribeca Film Festival screening of Nenad Cicin-Sain’s terrific documentary Kiss The Future, which includes on-camera interviews with U2 members Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton, plus Bill Clinton, Christiane Amanpour, Enes Zlatar (Sikter), Srdan Gino Jevdević (Kulture Shock), Vesna Andree Zaimović (journalist), and Senad Zaimović (editor-in-chief of Rat Art).
Eric Burton with Anne-Katrin Titze on the multicultural diversity in Sarajevo:...
- 6/13/2023
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Previous | Image 1 of 6 | NextMatt Damon, Co-Producer of Tribeca Opener ‘Kiss the Future.’
New York, NY – The 22nd edition of the Tribeca Festival opened with its usual combination of exalted cinema, star power glitz and the power of New York City, baby. “Kiss the Future,” produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, screened on Wednesday, June 7th at the Bmcc Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
The Tribeca Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Craig Hatkoff and actor Robert De Niro as a reactive strike back at the September 11th attack in 2001 on New York City and the nearby Tribeca neighborhood.The film category of the 2023 22nd edition will show 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries, and will have screenings and awards for U.S. Narrative Films, World Narrative Films, Short Film Competition, Best Documentary, the Spotlight Competition and Best New Narrative and Documentary Filmmakers, among it’s presentations.
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New York, NY – The 22nd edition of the Tribeca Festival opened with its usual combination of exalted cinema, star power glitz and the power of New York City, baby. “Kiss the Future,” produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, screened on Wednesday, June 7th at the Bmcc Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
The Tribeca Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Craig Hatkoff and actor Robert De Niro as a reactive strike back at the September 11th attack in 2001 on New York City and the nearby Tribeca neighborhood.The film category of the 2023 22nd edition will show 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries, and will have screenings and awards for U.S. Narrative Films, World Narrative Films, Short Film Competition, Best Documentary, the Spotlight Competition and Best New Narrative and Documentary Filmmakers, among it’s presentations.
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- 6/12/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Robert De Niro, 79, was seen at the kickoff of the Tribeca Film Festival with his girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, 45. The two were holding hands while walking on the carpet.
They were attending the premiere of the film Kiss The Future together for the festival’s opening night.
De Niro was wearing a grey shirt with a black jacket, black pants and black loafers.
Chen was donning a black dress with a beige cardigan on top. She had a pink designer bag and beige heels. She completed her look with sunglasses and a black headband.
They recently welcomed a baby together, Gia Virginia Chen De Niro, on April 6.
Kiss The Future was created by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The film is a documentary and focuses on the story of an American aid worker that pitches a proposal to U2 to bring awareness about the civil war in Bosnia.
Other actors attended,...
They were attending the premiere of the film Kiss The Future together for the festival’s opening night.
De Niro was wearing a grey shirt with a black jacket, black pants and black loafers.
Chen was donning a black dress with a beige cardigan on top. She had a pink designer bag and beige heels. She completed her look with sunglasses and a black headband.
They recently welcomed a baby together, Gia Virginia Chen De Niro, on April 6.
Kiss The Future was created by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The film is a documentary and focuses on the story of an American aid worker that pitches a proposal to U2 to bring awareness about the civil war in Bosnia.
Other actors attended,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
The 2023 Tribeca Film Festival kicked off last night with Nenad Cicin-Sain’s Kiss the Future and now continues with its characteristically densely packed program of features, interactive and new media works, television and special events. It’s the third year for Tribeca’s move to June, following Cannes, and the festival runs until June 18th, when the closing night picture is a 30th anniversary screening of Tribeca co-founder Robert DeNiro’s A Bronx Tale. “I really hope that people are adventurous in what they choose to experience at the festival and come see a lot,” Tribeca Festival Director Cara Cusumano told Filmmaker. “I […]
The post 13 Films To Watch at the 2023 Tribeca Festival first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post 13 Films To Watch at the 2023 Tribeca Festival first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/8/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The 2023 Tribeca Film Festival kicked off last night with Nenad Cicin-Sain’s Kiss the Future and now continues with its characteristically densely packed program of features, interactive and new media works, television and special events. It’s the third year for Tribeca’s move to June, following Cannes, and the festival runs until June 18th, when the closing night picture is a 30th anniversary screening of Tribeca co-founder Robert DeNiro’s A Bronx Tale. “I really hope that people are adventurous in what they choose to experience at the festival and come see a lot,” Tribeca Festival Director Cara Cusumano told Filmmaker. “I […]
The post 13 Films To Watch at the 2023 Tribeca Festival first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post 13 Films To Watch at the 2023 Tribeca Festival first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/8/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Kathy Griffin is sharing a health update after her latest post-lung cancer surgery.
The comedian — who announced she was officially cancer free in December 2021 — took to social media to talk fans through her recent surgery on her left vocal cord.
Griffin explained how she wanted to “be in good shape for my big Vegas show on June 17″ as she gave social media users a behind-the-scenes look at the op.
She added the text, “Trigger warning: medical/graphic,” before telling fans: “You’re about to see some s**t.”
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The camera then showed Griffin at a “pre-op appointment,” where she explained how she’d be undergoing surgery the following morning.
“This is a really kick-ass female voice surgeon,” Griffin gushed.
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The comedian — who announced she was officially cancer free in December 2021 — took to social media to talk fans through her recent surgery on her left vocal cord.
Griffin explained how she wanted to “be in good shape for my big Vegas show on June 17″ as she gave social media users a behind-the-scenes look at the op.
She added the text, “Trigger warning: medical/graphic,” before telling fans: “You’re about to see some s**t.”
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin)
The camera then showed Griffin at a “pre-op appointment,” where she explained how she’d be undergoing surgery the following morning.
“This is a really kick-ass female voice surgeon,” Griffin gushed.
Read More: Kathy Griffin Reveals ‘Complex Ptsd’ Diagnosis, Says She ‘Wakes Up Terrified’ Every Morning From The ‘Extreme Case...
- 6/8/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Bill Hayes celebrated his 98th birthday in his second home.
The actor — who has starred on “Days of Our Lives” for a whopping 2139 episodes from 1970 to now — was treated to a personalized cake from his co-stars on set.
Bill and his wife Susan Hayes’ Instagram account posted an adorable clip, as well as his special cake that had a throwback picture and his age on it.
The caption read, “Thank you to our cast and crew for celebrating Billy’s 98th Birthday on set today. And the double chocolate cake was delicious! ”
Read More: ‘Days Of Our Lives’ Star Victoria Grace Withdraws Emmy Nomination After Accidental Rule Violation: ‘I Am Heartbroken’
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Bill and Susan Hayes — who tied the knot in 1974 — star as on-screen couple Doug and Julie Williams.
Bill received many birthday wishes on social media, with...
The actor — who has starred on “Days of Our Lives” for a whopping 2139 episodes from 1970 to now — was treated to a personalized cake from his co-stars on set.
Bill and his wife Susan Hayes’ Instagram account posted an adorable clip, as well as his special cake that had a throwback picture and his age on it.
The caption read, “Thank you to our cast and crew for celebrating Billy’s 98th Birthday on set today. And the double chocolate cake was delicious! ”
Read More: ‘Days Of Our Lives’ Star Victoria Grace Withdraws Emmy Nomination After Accidental Rule Violation: ‘I Am Heartbroken’
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Bill and Susan Hayes — who tied the knot in 1974 — star as on-screen couple Doug and Julie Williams.
Bill received many birthday wishes on social media, with...
- 6/8/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Every new parent deserves a little time away from the kids.
Robert De Niro, 79, and his girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, 45, who recently welcomed their first child and De Niro’s seventh child, arrived at the “Kiss the Future” premiere on Wednesday night, the first night of the Tribeca Film Festival.
The film, a documentary produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, centres around an American aid worker residing in Sarajevo who attempts to acquire the help of the band U2 to bring global attention to the devastating four-year-long siege.
De Niro, 79, who founded the festival with Jane Rosenthal in 2002, clasped his hands with Chen, 45, as they strolled the red carpet.
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Actor Robert De Niro, left, and Tiffany Chen attend the Tribeca Festival opening night premiere of “Kiss the Future” at the Okx Theater at Bmcc Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Wednesday,...
Robert De Niro, 79, and his girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, 45, who recently welcomed their first child and De Niro’s seventh child, arrived at the “Kiss the Future” premiere on Wednesday night, the first night of the Tribeca Film Festival.
The film, a documentary produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, centres around an American aid worker residing in Sarajevo who attempts to acquire the help of the band U2 to bring global attention to the devastating four-year-long siege.
De Niro, 79, who founded the festival with Jane Rosenthal in 2002, clasped his hands with Chen, 45, as they strolled the red carpet.
Read More: Robert De Niro Reacts To Al Pacino Expecting New Baby: ‘God Bless Him’
Actor Robert De Niro, left, and Tiffany Chen attend the Tribeca Festival opening night premiere of “Kiss the Future” at the Okx Theater at Bmcc Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Wednesday,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
The Tribeca Festival announced “De Niro Con,” a three-day fan event this fall in celebration of Robert De Niro’s 80th birthday. Martin Scorsese gave a loving tribute to his close friend and collaborator, whom Mayor Eric Adams presented with the key to the city at a reception tonight.
The event at festival headquarters on Greenwich Street ahead of opening night was packed despite acrid smoke across the city from Canadian wildfires.
Related: Tribeca Festival Monitoring Situation As Mayor Eric Adams Tells New Yorkers To Limit Outdoor Activity Due To Air Quality
“Thank you for braving the Canadian winds,” said Jane Rosenthal, who founded the festival with De Niro, told the crowd that included Mark Ruffalo, Pam Grier and Matt Damon, a producer with Ben Affleck and Sarah Anthony of opening-night documentary Kiss the Future.
De Niro Con will take place from September 29-October 1 at Spring Studios in New York City with screenings,...
The event at festival headquarters on Greenwich Street ahead of opening night was packed despite acrid smoke across the city from Canadian wildfires.
Related: Tribeca Festival Monitoring Situation As Mayor Eric Adams Tells New Yorkers To Limit Outdoor Activity Due To Air Quality
“Thank you for braving the Canadian winds,” said Jane Rosenthal, who founded the festival with De Niro, told the crowd that included Mark Ruffalo, Pam Grier and Matt Damon, a producer with Ben Affleck and Sarah Anthony of opening-night documentary Kiss the Future.
De Niro Con will take place from September 29-October 1 at Spring Studios in New York City with screenings,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The Tribeca Festival is “monitoring the situation closely and following guidance from the city” as New York’s air quality deteriorates rapidly with smoke originating from extensive wildfires on the Canadian border, an unprecedented event in NYC.
Festival events tonight are indoors, including opening night film Kiss The Future. The red carpet is covered but still outside, which may become an issue as Mayor Eric Adams advised New Yorkers to limit outdoor activity. The Mayor was planning to honor festival co-founder Robert De Niro at a reception at the Tribeca Grill to take place just before the opening.
At a press conference today, Adams said the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an air quality health advisory at least until midnight tonight. “We expect this to be a multiple-day event, so we expect that that advisory to remain in place for the next few days. Again, it...
Festival events tonight are indoors, including opening night film Kiss The Future. The red carpet is covered but still outside, which may become an issue as Mayor Eric Adams advised New Yorkers to limit outdoor activity. The Mayor was planning to honor festival co-founder Robert De Niro at a reception at the Tribeca Grill to take place just before the opening.
At a press conference today, Adams said the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an air quality health advisory at least until midnight tonight. “We expect this to be a multiple-day event, so we expect that that advisory to remain in place for the next few days. Again, it...
- 6/7/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
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