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Valérie Donzelli Will Preside Over Critics’ Week Jury at Cannes
French director and actress Valérie Donzelli will preside over the Critics’ Week jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Donzelli’s own film, the autobiographical “Declaration of War,”...
Cesar Nods Announced: ‘Mustang’ and Other Female-Directed Films Crowd the Nominations
The Cesar nominations are in, and contrary to most award shows on most years, women-helmed films are well represented. The Cesars are most often compared to the Oscars, but the list speaks for...
2016 Oscar Noms Announced; ‘Brooklyn,’ ‘Room,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ to Compete For Best Picture
2016 won’t go down as the most homogeneous (i.e., exclusionary) year in recent Oscar history. Three female-centric films ("Brooklyn," "Room" and...
Golden Globes 2016 Wrap-Up: Cheers to Taraji P. Henson and Rachel Bloom, Jeers to Ricky Gervais
The overwhelming majority of the honorees at the 2016 Golden Globes were, as expected, white men. And Ricky Gervais was, as expected, mean-spirited and dreadfully glib as opposed to delightfully...
‘Mustang’ Among Strongest Contenders for France’s Lumieres Awards
"Mustang," France’s 2015 submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, is also racking up nominations across the Atlantic. Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s directorial...
Trailer Watch: Sisters Band Together in ‘Virgin Suicides’-esque ‘Mustang,’ France’s Oscar Pick
A full-length trailer with English subtitles has been released for “Mustang,” Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s beautiful story of girlhood interrupted. Winner of Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight Europa...
‘Mustang’ Selected as France’s Oscar Submission for Best Foreign Language Film
TIFF 2015 Women Directors: Meet Deniz Gamze Ergüven — ‘Mustang’
Deniz Gamze Ergüven was born in Ankara, Turkey, and studied literature and African history in Johannesburg and directing at La Fémis in Paris. She has directed the shorts “Mon trajet...
Mill Valley Film Fest’s 2015 Lineup Boasts Cannes Alums ‘Carol,’ ‘Mustang,’ ‘My Mother,’ ‘Girl King’
The 38th Mill Valley Film Festival in Marin County, California, will include Cannes picks and local works in its 2015 lineup. Among the Cannes alum to screen at MVFF 2015 (October 8–18) are Todd...