Award season highlighted diverse films like Anora and The Brutalist, showcasing visionary filmmakers and craft experts who helped redefine storytelling – and reminded us why we need it – through cinematography, editing and design. The irony on Academy Award night was that once the Oscars settled on Anora as the night’s biggest winner, it actually capped an award season that … Read more
The winners of the Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 2024 were announced tonight during the 77th Annual DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Sean Baker won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for Anora. Judd Apatow hosted the ceremony before an audience … Read more
LIGHT IN THE DARK Cinematographer Drew Daniels reveals the challenges of filming Anora, navigating light and composition in a gripping, real-time fight scene. For cinematographer Drew Daniels, his journey with the Cannes-winning Anora began with a dinner in Los Angeles alongside writer-director Sean Baker. The pair had collaborated on the 2021 comedy-drama Red Rocket, which … Read more
Sean Baker, the acclaimed director behind the Palme d’Or winner Anora, will be awarded the prestigious Stockholm Visionary Award at the upcoming Stockholm International Film Festival. The ceremony will take place on November 6 at Bio Skandia, coinciding with a special screening of Anora. The Stockholm Visionary Award celebrates American independent filmmakers who possess an … Read more
After 11 days of an exceptional edition, the Jury of the 77th Festival de Cannes, chaired by American director, screenwriter and actress Greta Gerwig, surrounded by Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan, American actress Lily Gladstone, French actress Eva Green, Lebanese director and screenwriter Nadine Labaki, as well as Spanish director and screenwriter Juan Antonio Bayona, Italian actor Pierfrancisco Favino, Japanese director Kore-eda … Read more
Kodak Motion Picture and Entertainment is celebrating 19 films shot on film at Cannes including 8 titles competing for the Palme d’Or. Shot on film titles will also be featured in the Official Selection – Un Certain Regard, Semaine de la Critique and Directors’ Fortnight. Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Mia Hansen-Love, Juho Kuosmanen, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, … Read more
Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux presented the Official Selection of the 74th Festival de Cannes at the UGC Normandie in Paris. Discover the list of selected films in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premières, and Special Screenings, below. Cannes 2021 Official Selection: In Competition Annette, dir: Leos Carax (opening night … Read more
“Every story has its own language” Ed Lachman ASC “Every story has its own language” Ed Lachman ASC Lead Image: Credit – Mary Cybulski BY: Birgit Heidsiek As a Director of Photography who worked with some of the most prominent German New Wave filmmakers, as well as with the most influential American independents, Ed Lachman … Read more