As expected there was going to be a larger Cannes (including Quinzaine) cross-over than a Venice presence at this year's NYFF. https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=143187
2026 TIFF: Major Venice Film Festival Titles Snubbed - Ashley Duong, Carol Nguyen & Sophie Deraspe Selected for TIFF Docus https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142983
2026 IFFR: 🇩🇴 Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias, 🇲🇳 Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir & 🇺🇦 Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy Receive Hubert Bals Funds - mostly 2027 film productions / 2028 prestige fest premieres. https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=143157
2026 TIFF: 🇦🇷 Lisandro Alonso, 🇷🇴 Radu Jude & 🇦🇷 Mariano Llinás in Wavelengths Programme! Naturally a lot of Cannes' Quinzaine carry-over here! https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142981
2026 TIFF: Loads of Cannes award winners selected for the Centerpiece section - they include 🇨🇳 Zou Jing, 🇫🇷 Marine Atlan, 🇦🇹 Sandra Wollner & 🇩🇪 Valeska Grisebach #TIFF26 https://bit.ly/4wxxb0W
David Lowery shot a new under the radar indie in Italy 🇮🇹 with Noémie Merlant, Isabella Rossellini and Mark Strong. Watch for POOR CLARE in 2027. https://bit.ly/4pSeS3Y
Welcome to our new regular Sunday feature. Pack your bags, get your boarding pass ready ..... ✈️ here is Everything We Know So Far... for Annie Baker's ANCIENT HISTORY 🇺🇸(American Indie Edition) ✈️ https://bit.ly/4pPZWDs
Welcome to our new regular Saturday feature. Pack your bags, get your boarding pass ready ..... here is Everything We Know So Far... for 🇦🇹 Ulrich Seidl's DISTANCES https://bit.ly/4yTbBpi
One of our most anticipated feature directorial debuts of 2027 🇧🇪 Mathieu Volpe begins filming on L’Or Rouge next week in Bari Italy (the heel of the boot) with Souleymane’s Story's Abou Sangaré, Io Capitano's Seydou https://www.ioncinema.com/news/foreign-film-news/mathieu-volpe-lor-rouge
One of our most anticipated feature directorial debuts of 2027 🇧🇪 Mathieu Volpe begins filming on L’Or Rouge next week in Bari Italy (the heel of the boot) with Souleymane’s Story's Abou Sangaré, Io Capitano's Seydou https://www.ioncinema.com/news/foreign-film-news/mathieu-volpe-lor-rouge
Patience Munchenbach, Joseph Engel, Hannah Jallon, actress-filmmaker Sophie Letourneur and Grégoire Colin joined this feature debut which could eye a Cannes showcase next year. Film editor and short film filmmaker Marie Loustalot moves into production on Enfin seu https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=143106
2026 NYFF: Gilroy's Behemoth! Takes Center Stage as Centerpiece Selection https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=143102
Welcome to our regular Sunday feature! Pack your bags, get your boarding pass ready ..... ✈️ here is Everything We Know So Far... for Jeff Nichols' KING SNAKE 👑🐍 (American Indie Edition 🇺🇸) produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones & Sarah Green - a NEON pick-up - Cannes https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142787
Pack your bags, get your boarding pass ready ✈️🧳🎫..... here is Everything We Know So Far... for 🇬🇪 Géla Babluani's YOUNG STALIN (featuring Cosmo Jarvis). Does this drop early next year? https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142875
🇫🇷 Suzanne Lindon is currently directing her sophomore feature with Pierfrancesco Favino topling. L’Équipe will be aiming for Cannes 2027 launch - same location as Spring Blossom. Ad Vitam Films is producing. https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=143094
Another Cannes 2026 review - our Nicholas Bell on HER PRIVATE HELL "Refn desires to channel a Lynchian nightmare subconscious realm, the extravagant neon-lit demimonde from DP Magnus Nordenhof Jønck aligns more with a Tron-inspired music video mentality," https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142443
Our Nicholas Bell reviews SHEEP in the BOX: "Frustratingly limited and unfortunately banal, it’s one of the prolific filmmaker’s most disappointing efforts to date and feels desperately in need of an updated operating system as regards its narrative reach." via th https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=141763
A Sad and Beautiful World - "there are crafty moments of tenderness and inventiveness with a discussion told thru a peephole but its lacking a sort of Blue Valentine type depth that moment where two become three and where decisions are more consequential." via Wat https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=139844
Our Nicholas Bell on Aïnouz's ROSEBUSH PRUNING - "if there’s any need to make another film about despicable, beautiful, filthy rich monsters, at least decide what, if anything, might be of interest to say. If families are rose bushes needing pruning, then so ar https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=141061
With a bit of rebranding (now2026 Venice: Gábor Reisz, Rami Kodeih, Paul Schrader & Gael García Bernal in Venice Spotlight/Venice Open https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=143069
2026 Venice: Gibney, Kopple, Kossakovsky, Loktev, Lorentzen, Dweck/Kershaw & Mariano Llinás in S-tier Level Docs Line-Up! https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142957
2026 Venice: 🇮🇳 Anuparna Roy, 🇬🇷 Jacqueline Lentzou, 🇧🇩 Rubaiyat Hossain, 🇹🇭 Phuttiphong Aroonpheng & 🇺🇸 Robert Greene in the Orizzonti Comp! #BiennaleCinema2026 #Venezia83 https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142964
2026 Venice: Lee Chang-Dong, Werner Herzog & Martin McDonagh in Golden Lion Comp! https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142965
Paris Nights, Sister Fights: Héléna Klotz to Direct Gina Jimenez in 'Celles qui parlaient tout le temps' - this will be among the films fighting for a spot in Cannes 2027. https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=143057
2026 TIFF: 🇮🇹 Anna Foglietta, 🇺🇸 Alexandra Pechman & 🇪🇸 Ione Hernández in the Discovery Section https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142959
2026 Venice Film Festival: 🇭🇺Lili Horvát, 🇲🇽Nathalia Acevedo & 🇫🇷Robert Guédiguian in Giornate Degli Autori selections! https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=143022
2026 TIFF: 🇸🇪 Amanda Kernell, 🇮🇹 Irene Dionisio & 🇿🇦 John Trengove Films Among Dozen Platform Comp Selections! https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142960
2026 TIFF: Anton Corbijn, Chris Rock & Florian Zeller Selected for Gala Showcases https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142980
With the Special Presentations announcement from TIFF...it is possible that Andrew Haigh, Simon Stone and Mike Leigh might be packing their suitcases for the Lido, Colorado and Toronto. https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142993
2026 Venice Film Festival: Debuts From Shalini Adnani, Sebastián Múnera & Tommaso Usberti in International Critics’ Week https://www.ioncinema.com/?p=142958
