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Venice Days Selections Explore Russia’s ‘Willing Blindness’ During Chechen Wars, Silence Over Ukraine

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By Christopher Vourlias According To The variety More than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, two films premiering in the Venice Days […]

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Hamnet’ Sets the Oscar Bar High at Telluride With Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal’s Heartbreaking Turns

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By Clayton Davis According To The variety In a quaint theater in the Colorado mountains where we lay our scene, a clear Oscar contender emerges. Before […]

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Kamila Andini’s Venice Gap-Financing Market Project ‘Four Seasons in Java’ Tackles Power, Trauma in Indonesia

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Indonesian auteur Kamila Andini is gearing up for what she calls “the hardest story I’ve ever created” with “Four Seasons in […]

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Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence’ About Italy’s First Female Film Director Acquired by First Hand Films Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Nick Vivarelli According To The variety Switzerland-based distributor First Hand Films has taken world sales on “Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence,” which reconstructs the overlooked story […]