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Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Julius Avery, the director of “Samaritan,” “Overlord” and “The Pope’s Exorcist,” has come on board to direct the new alien abduction thriller “They Found Us.” The film hails from “Smile” producers Temple Hill Entertainment and Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, which is financing the project. AGC Intl. will handle international sales and co-rep U.S.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Ignorance is bliss, according to Nicolas Philibert, director of BAFTA nominee “To Be and to Have” and Berlin best film winner “On the Adamant,” discussing his approach to documentary filmmaking at IDFA in Amsterdam. The French filmmaker, whose recent films “The Typewriter and Other Headaches” and “Averroès & Rosa Parks” both screen at IDFA this year, said that “when your intention is too visible, when it is strongly accented, then it is the enemy,” which is a reference to a quote by actor-director André S. Labarthe.

K.J. Yossman Gwyneth Paltrow-inspired immersive musical “Gwyneth Goes Skiing” is going global following two sold-out London runs. Producers Awkward Productions are taking the show to the U.S., with stops in Utah – where Paltrow lost half a day of skiing after a mid-slope collision with optician Terry Sanderson, who went on to sue her – as well as L.A and New York before going on to Canada, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and continental Europe.

Cate Blanchett has commented on the sexism allegations lobbied against the Camerimage Film Festival – see what she had to say below.Last week (November 12), the Camerimage Film Festival found itself in controversy after its director Marek Żydowicz penned about female filmmakers that led to claims of misogyny.Per Variety, Żydowicz appeared to suggest that more female cinematographers and directors being showcased in film festival programming could lead to the inclusion of “mediocre film productions” at the expense of “works and artists with outstanding artistic achievements.”He wrote: “Should we reject what is esteemed and valuable just to ‘make space’ for the necessity of social change? Whilst festivals like Cannes, Berlin or Venice are criticized for their selections due to succumbing to or promoting [political or ideological trends], Camerimage remains committed to artistic values as the foremost criterion for qualifying and promoting film art.”Blanchett – who will serve as the festival’s competition jury president for 2024 – has since confirmed that she will still attend the event and fulfil her duties, but in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter expanded on the controversy.Now, she’s said to THR: “As Anna Higgs, who is also on the jury with me, put it: ‘The work is never done.’ Festivals are an opportunity to unpack that stuff and to have meaningful conversations. Festivals provide a chance to do this in a public-facing way but also privately because they bring us together as an industry.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Documentary filmmakers and industry leaders gathered at this year’s International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam to discuss “independence and resistance in times of repressive populism” at the festival’s yearly Europe Conference in partnership with French public broadcaster Arte. IDFA’s artistic director Orwa Nyrabia introduced the conference by highlighting the “rising success” of populist movements in Europe and across the world and how they recognise filmmakers “as their enemy.” “They very quickly realize that culture is not their friend and that documentary people are their main enemy because we tend to criticize immediately.

Kehlani has announced the details of her 2025 ‘Crash’ UK and European tour dates set to commence early next year.The ‘Honey’ singer will kick off their run of dates on January 21 2025 at the AFAS Live in Amsterdam. From there, she will make stops in cities such as Antwerp, Vienna, Berlin and Paris.

Lambrini Girls have shared their intoxicating new single ‘Love’, alongside the announcement of UK in-store shows to launch their upcoming debut album ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’.The Brighton punk duo – comprising Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira – are set to release the 11-track record on January 10, 2025 via City Slang. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Last month, they shared lead single ‘Big Dick Energy’, a thrashing punk track that takes aim at toxic masculinity within modern society.Now, they’ve provided another taste of the LP with ‘Love’.

Denzel Curry has announced the dates for his 2025 ‘Mischievous South’ world tour – see the full list of dates below.The rapper took to social media last night to announce the tour, which will see him perform across Australia and New Zealand, North America and Europe in the first half of the year.A post shared by Denzel Curry (@denzelcurryph)In support of his latest album ‘King of the Mischievous South, Vol. 2’, the tour – which will span several months – will kick off in Australia and New Zealand in February and March.

Descendents and Circle Jerks have announced a joint tour of the UK and Europe to take place in 2025.The two California bands will join forces for a trip around Britain and Ireland in next year, kicking off on March 9 at Dublin’s Academy, and taking in Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Bristol, before eventually wrapping at Bournemouth’s O2 Academy. Support at the shows will come from Negative Approach.From there, they will hit the continent, with shows running from Antwerp on March 21 up until Helsinki on April 9.Tickets for the Dublin show are on sale now, while the UK shows are available from 10am on Wednesday (November 20).

The Dare has upgraded the venue for one of his three shows in London, scheduled for later this month. Find out the details below.The dates were shared as part of a 2024 UK and European tour announced by the artist, which comes in support of his debut album ‘What’s Wrong With New York?’.Shows began last week with a slot at the Grechen venue in Berlin, which was followed by two shows in Paris – held at both Silencio and Badaboum.

Jamiroquai have shared details of a huge UK and European tour, set to kick off in 2025. Find a list of dates and ticket details below.Announced this morning (November 18), the new run of dates will mark the first from the band in six years, and see them perform at some of the largest venues across the continent.The tour begins on November 6 next year, kicking off with an opening night at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, before continuing with a stop at Lyon’s ADLC Arena and Zurich’s Hallenstadion on November 8 and 11 respectively.From there, more stops are planned for Europe across the remainder of the month – including dates in Milan, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam and more – before the UK shows begin at the beginning of December.These feature a date at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on December 3, followed by a stop at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on December 6.

The Substance director Coralie Fargeat has pulled her film from the Camerimage Film Festival – find out more below.Last week (November 12), the Camerimage Film Festival found itself in controversy after its director Marek Żydowicz penned a column for Cinematography World magazine that led to claims of misogyny.Per Variety, Żydowicz appeared to suggest that more female cinematographers and directors being showcased in film festival programming could lead to the inclusion of “mediocre film productions” at the expense of “works and artists with outstanding artistic achievements.”He wrote: “Should we reject what is esteemed and valuable just to ‘make space’ for the necessity of social change? Whilst festivals like Cannes, Berlin or Venice are criticized for their selections due to succumbing to or promoting [political or ideological trends], Camerimage remains committed to artistic values as the foremost criterion for qualifying and promoting film art.”Żydowicz has since claimed that his column was misunderstood: “We have always strived to showcase only the best of contemporary cinema, regardless of who creates it. And that is how my statement should be understood, there is nothing more to it, it has nothing to do with lack of respect for women.”On Saturday (November 16), Fargeat announced that she has decided to pull The Substance from the film festival following Żydowicz’s comments: “After discovering teh highly misogynistic and offensive words of the director of the Camerimage Film Festival, I have decided to pull THE SUBSTANCE from the festival (and [director of photography] Benjamin Kračun has decided not to attend.”She continued: “The Substance is about the impact of exactly these types of behaviours on our world.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor The Red Sea Fund—the financing arm of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Foundation—was created in 2019 to support emerging filmmakers and established talent from the Arab world and Africa. In the five years since, the fund has supported over 230 films from more than 40 countries, including Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar-nominated “Four Daughters” and Saudi box office hit “Mandoob.” Other films backed by the fund went on to premiere at the world’s biggest festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Toronto. “We just can’t believe it.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Romanian director Radu Jude thinks it’s time for filmmakers to start taking TikTok seriously. During an in-conversation event at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Jude pulled out his smartphone and showed a series of TikToks to the audience, saying, “To me, TikTok is like the beginning of cinema. It’s like Lumiére.

Katcy Stephan Coralie Fargeat has pulled her film “The Substance” from Camerimage Film Festival following comments the festival director made about female cinematographers. “After discovering the highly misogynistic and offensive words of the director of the Camerimage Film Festival, I have decided to pull ‘The Substance’ from the festival (and [director of photography] Benjamin Kračun has decided not to attend),” Fargeat wrote in a statement posted to her X account.

FKA Twigs has shared the latest single from upcoming album ‘Eusexua’ – an avant-garde track called ‘Drums Of Death’. Check it out below.The new single marks the third track to be shared from the artist’s new LP, which will be the long-awaited follow-up to 2019’s ‘Magdalene’ and set for release on January 24 via Young.

FKA twigs has a new song out!

Veteran filmmaker Todd Haynes will head the competition jury at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Todd Haynes will preside over the jury of the upcoming 75th Berlin International Film Festival. It will mark the first edition headed by Tricia Tuttle, the former head of the BFI London Film Festival, The American director, screenwriter and producer has a long-established close rapport with the Berlinale given that his feature film debut “Poison” received the fest’s Teddy Award, the queer film prize at the event, in 1991, after winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

Ben Croll For the first time in more than a decade, the Cairo Film Festival will open for business. Now kicking off its 45th edition, the Egyptian event has remained a key cultural and artistic showcase for the region and for the wider Middle East and North Africa world – but Cairo has gone without a market since scuppering that component after the country’s 2011 revolution.

, let me be the first to apologize. We should’ve been celebrating your Red One press-tour looks since your Zuhair Murad Couture moment back on November 3.