Iranian filmmaker and his producer face prison for showing film at Cannes without state permission
An Iranian filmmaker and his producer reportedly face prison time and being barred from filmmaking after they showcased...
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Q&A: ‘Barbie’ filmmaker Greta Gerwig on art, commerce and embracing the mess
Barbie, the doll, may be 64 years old, but “Barbie,” the movie, is a pandemic baby
A first-time filmmaker in Cannes: Molly Manning Walker on her breakthrough 'How to Have Sex'
The news that Molly Manning Walker's first feature film “How to Have Sex” had gotten into the Cannes Film Festival set o...
Kenneth Anger, influential avant-garde filmmaker and author, dies at 96
Kenneth Anger, the shocking and influential avant-garde artist who defied sexual and religious taboos in such short film...
At Cannes, Polish filmmaker's 'In the Rearview' spotlights Ukrainians escaping war
When Polish filmmaker Maciek Hamela first began evacuating Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s all-out war on their country, he...
A first-time filmmaker makes a mark in Cannes competition with a Senegalese drama
Most filmmakers in the Cannes Film Festival’s top-rung competition lineup are well-known directors who have been around...
Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin to receive Edward MacDowell Medal
Documentary maker Alanis Obomsawin is this year’s winner of the Edward MacDowell Medal, a lifetime achievement honor giv...
Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura dies at 91
Carlos Saura, Spain's celebrated filmmaker whose career spanned over seven decades during which he earned three Academy...
Israeli filmmaker comments on Kashmir film stoke controversy
Israel’s envoy to India has denounced a filmmaker from his country after he called a blockbuster Bollywood film on dispu...
Jury tells filmmaker Haggis to pay $10M total in rape suit
Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis has been ordered to pay an additional $2.5 million in damages in a rape lawsuit