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2026 Cannes: Felipe Gálvez, Emanuel Pârvu, Juho Kuosmanen & Magnus von Horn Headed to Investors Circle
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Set up in 2023, Marché du Film’s initiative connects private investors with alluring high-end film projects and today they’ve unveiled the eight lucky filmmakers (a drop from previous years that highlighted ten projects) who’ll get to pitch their upcoming projects....
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Dominga Sotomayor’s ‘La Perra’ – Everything We Know So Far …
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A cinema that is lyrical, autobiographical, and deeply attentive to the emotional textures of family and youth, with the landscape allowing for her players to explore moments of transition, Dominga Sotomayor’s cinema is one that drifts and observes intimacy and...
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Interview: Gabriel Mascaro – The Blue Trail (O Último Azul)
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We have long admired the cinema of Brazilian filmmaker Gabriel Mascaro. His films amplify the social frictions embedded within systems that quietly erode personal freedom, crafting works that feel both observational and subtly political. Working with themes of freedom and...
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The Curtain Falls: Sébastien Pilote Working on Fired Theatre Critic Project
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They say no news is good news, but in this case a little news goes a long way: Chicoutimi-based filmmaker Sébastien Pilote appears to be gearing up for his next project, once again with his muse Gabriel Arcand. In a...
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Hindsight is 2026…Two Months Later: Which Sundance U.S. Dramatic Titles Have Found Homes?
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It has now been a full two months since Sundance Film Festival closed out its final run in Park City, and so far only four titles from the U.S. Dramatic Competition have secured distribution deals. While Carousel, The Friend’s House...
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Marriage, Power & Collapse: Mubi Backs Zvyagintsev’s Political Fable ‘Minotaur’
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It what might be considered one of those smart Cannes Film Festival competition pre-buys, Variety reports that the folks at MUBI have landed North America (plus other territories) rights to Andrey Zvyagintsev‘s highly anticipated Palme d’Or buzz title Minotaur –...
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The Blue Trail (O último azul) | Review
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Crimes of the Future: Mascaro Envisions Trouble Ahead “Getting old ain’t no place for sissies,” a quote often attributed to Bette Davis (or similar variations of the sentiment) easily applies to The Blue Trail, Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro’s fourth feature...
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Tracking Shot: Alice Rohrwacher, Justine Triet, Philippe Lesage and Jeff Nichols Shooting in April
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“Tracking Shot” is a top of month featurette here on IONCINEMA.com that looks at the projects that are moments away from lensing. The first wave of titles that’ll move into production this month are gunning for a 2027 Cannes Film...
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From Beau Travail to Let the Sunshine In: Claire Denis Receives Directors’ Fortnight’s Carrosse d’Or
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Claire Denis will receive the Carrosse d’Or Award on May 13, 2026, in Cannes, during the Directors’ Fortnight opening ceremony. Established in 2002, this award honors a filmmaker whose freedom of vision and strength of direction have profoundly influenced cinema....
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Exclusive Clip: Women at the Helm in Gabriel Mascaro’s ‘The Blue Trail’
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Selected for 2025’s Berlinale where it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize, Gabriel Mascaro‘s dystopian-dipped drama The Blue Trail finally drops stateside (this Friday at the Angelika Film Center and Landmark Nuart Theatre) via the Dekanalog folks. Working with...
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