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“Talent development has become one of our defining strengths,” says SIFF managing director Chen Guo, as first-time director Keane T.K. Wong’s ‘Afterpiece’ opens the event. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shanghai-film-festival-next-generation-1236620182/
China’s 2026 Dragon Boat Festival film season opened on Friday as a three-day holiday weekend began, bringing a diverse lineup of nearly 20 new releases to theaters nationwide. As of now, the first-day box office revenue for the festival holiday … Continued
Bleak Week, a film festival celebrating “cinema of despair,” started as a contrarian response to cries for feel good movies after the pandemic. Source: https://www.newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/feeling-a-little-bleak-about-the-world-there-s-a-film-festival-for-that/article_87d9df20-5a0a-5c2c-9fe0-54c189ee48bf.html
The Swiss festival’s co-production and talent development program gears up for its second edition with an Africa focus, promising “a bold and diverse slate of voices from across the African continent.” Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/locarno-open-doors-2026-film-projects-producers-directors-1236609329/
The Jury of the Immersive Competition of the 79th Festival de Cannes presented the Best Immersive Work Award to Katàbasis, created by Ugo Arsac at the Plage des Palmes. Source: https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/press/press-releases/katabasis-best-immersive-work-at-the-79th-festival-de-cannes/
Long confined to parallel sections or peripheral programming, Africa continues its gradual integration into the major global film events. Source: https://africa-news-agency.com/cannes-2026-africa-strengthens-its-presence-on-the-croisette/