Author Archives: Bolaji O

SAG-AFTRA has given festival promotion waivers to star-studded films like ‘Ferrari’ and ‘Dogman,’ but actors might still opt out in solidarity with strikers: “Glamming it up at Venice while your colleagues are on the picket line isn’t a good look.” … Continued

The University Hospital of Hartlepool will be home to a film set this weekend as cast and crew get ready to create a new production about the NHS.   Source: https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/people/new-production-set-to-film-in-hartlepool-hospital-this-weekend-4261516

Alongside having arguably the best title in the festival, Canadian filmmaker Ariane Louis-Seize has crafted a charmingly comic story that puts a new twist on the classic teenage angst/vampire combo.   Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/humanist-vampire-seeking-consenting-suicidal-person-venice-hidden-gem-1235577427/

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru, a documentary about a lesser-known WWII tragedy involving Japanese fascists and British prisoners of war (POWs), has highlighted the impact of war on British families and brought into light the courage and humanity of … Continued

The full program of the 67th edition includes “99 works made by female and non-binary filmmakers – 39 percent of the program,” organizers say.   Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bradley-cooper-sofia-coppola-martin-scorsese-london-film-festival-2023-1235578744/

Cornwall’s burgeoning screen industry has been given a boost with funding for Screen Cornwall to grow Cornwall’s film sector and raise the profile of Cornish media, including Cornish language content. Screen Cornwall will also extend its outreach and talent development … Continued