The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs (Èlia Gasull Balada/Matteo Norzi, 2026) 4½ out of 5 stars Every artist who agrees to have a movie made about them should be so lucky as to have their work photographed in as exquisite a manner as that used by Èlia Gasull Balada and Matteo Norzi (Icaros: A Vision) for the […]
Belarusian director Andrei Kutsila’s “Letters from the Silenced Country,” a portrayal of contemporary Belarus seen through the lives of five individuals whose existence has been upended by state violence and political repression, is the winner of The Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary awarded in partnership with Artemis Rising Foundation at the Venice Film Festival. The […]
Maggie Gyllenhaal kicked off her term as Venice jury president by calling out the lack of women filmmakers in the running for the prestigious Golden Lion. And on Saturday night, she concluded it by awarding the prize to the only film solely directed by a woman: May el-Toukhy’s “Woman Unknown.” But at a press conference […]
Rodrigo Moreno-Fernandez explains how grief, Mexican comedy and personal experience shaped EL Lloron—and why filmmakers shouldn’t sacrifice their voice to please festivals.
TIFF: Cox's first directorial outing didn't pan out how she wanted it to ("They probably burned it"), but as she tells IndieWire, her spin on the shocking real life "pizza bomber" story is her brand-new calling card.
Venice: 2026 competition jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal speaks to IndieWire about also attending the festival as the director of "Flesh Impact," starring Golden Lion recipient Ellen Burstyn, and why her AI experiment failed.
Ang Geck Geck Priscilla spent more than a decade making “Ah Girl” before she ever made “Ah Girl.” Three short films and a decade of festival labs later, the Singaporean director’s feature debut is a Centrepiece selection at the Toronto Film Festival for its North American premiere, following wins at Rotterdam and Hong Kong. The […]
The Venice Film Festival is about to reveal its award winners, including the prestigious Golden Lion for best film. Last year, Jim Jarmusch took home the top prize for his family triptych “Father Mother Sister Brother,” while Benny Safdie won the Silver Lion for best director for his Dwayne Johnson-led “The Smashing Machine” and Kaouther […]
TIFF: The filmmaker tells IndieWire how (and why) he re-teamed with star Mahershala Ali after they both exited "Blade," and how that experience influenced his latest feature, already picking up lots of buzz on the festival circuit.
TIFF: The rising comedian co-wrote the Kris Rey-directed dramedy, inspired by his own life. But as he tells IndieWire, long before there was a script or a movie, there was just a burning desire to get the story down on paper.