Director Kaouther Ben Hania’s film about a 6-year-old who pleaded for help from a car in Gaza as her family was killed by Israeli tank fire will get a Dec. 17 release by Willa after a world premiere in Venice.
Other honorees include Jennifer Hudson, Damson Idris and Salli Richardson-Whitfield.
At Tribeca Festival Lisboa, programmer Martins spotlights filmmakers who tell political and personal stories through empathy, honesty and imagination.
The British writer-director’s new film, set to kick off its festival journey in the coming weeks, is inspired by the real-life experience of a Kurdish asylum seeker named Saady.
Sergei Loznitsa’s ‘Two Prosecutors,’ which premiered at Cannes, will open the lineup in an out-of-competition slot.
The Oscar winner also reflected on her past interviews, calling herself “annoying” and calling Ariana Grande’s 2016 impersonation of herself on ‘SNL’ “spot-on.”
Actress Patty McCormack joins the podcast to retell the making of the chilling 1956 classic about a sociopathic little girl.
Big Brother is your sister-in-law in Jan Komasa’s thriller, which also stars Madeline Brewer, Zoey Deutch, Phoebe Dynevor, Mckenna Grace, Daryl McCormack and Dylan O’Brien.
The annual festival is scheduled to launch later this month on Oct. 31 and continue through Nov. 9.
The documentary short grand jury prize went to Charles Frank’s ‘Shanti Rides Shotgun’ while an animated shorts prize went to Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears’ film ‘Forevergreen.’
