Get set for a flurry of foreign film buzz and red carpet overload – tonight is the Opening Night of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The world’s most prestigious film festival opens in the decadence of Southern France, with the highly anticipated new Wes Anderson film Moonrise Kingdom (which is also set to premiere at…
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Silent Souls is the award-winning film about two men – Aist and Miron – as they journey through Russia and embrace their forgotten culture. It opens this Thursday 17 May around the country. Aist is a middle-aged bachelor who lives in a lonely town in Northern Russian. He, and many others in the town, identify…
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi is the story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He can be found deep in a Tokyo subway station in his 10-seat restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro, which has been awarded a 3-star Michelin review. Sushi lovers from around the world make pilgrimage to…
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This morning new Festival Director Nashen Moodley excitedly introduced a world-class line-up of films for the 59th Sydney Film Festival, with countless Australian premieres bound to take over any cinephile’s June diary. The 2012 Sydney Film Festival opens Wednesday 6 June with the world premiere of Not Suitable For Children, the highly anticipated Australian comedy/drama…
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There is one sleep to go until the World Movies Secret Cinema takes over a top secret location, and with every ticket sold out this is your last chance to be there. To win the final double pass to the World Movies Secret Cinema simply tell us your favourite film and where you’d like to…
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Do you love German cinema? The Audi Festival of German Films is opening around the country this month with a fantastic line-up of premieres. The festival keeps getting bigger and better, and in 2012 there are 37 spectacular features, shorts and documentaries, along with a retrospective of the work of famed German actor/director Leander Haußman….
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In this World Movies interview, French director Mia Hansen-Løve chats about her latest film, Goodbye, First Love, screened as part of the French Film Festival 2012. The talented film-maker chats about French film, and winning the Special Jury Prize at Cannes 2009. Plus if you’re into French film, don’t miss thriller District B13: Ultimatum coming…
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World Movies has collected the week’s biggest stories about international film from around the world. Check them out below and feel free to send us any news you think we should highlight. Italian Film Awards slammed as corrupt and nepotistic Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano has criticised the renowned David di Donatello awards as “out…
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Sydney Film Festival today announced an exciting new element to their line-up – a Festival Hub jam-packed with entertainment and located in Sydney’s Town Hall. Dreamed up by The Festivalists, the out-of-the-box team behind Jurassic Lounge and Kino Sydney, the Sydney Film Festival Hub will be a nightly hotspot between 7 and 17 June. The…
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