“The Guest,” the latest effort from horror helmer Adam Wingard; “Killers,” a Web-based serial-killer thriller from Indonesia’s Mo Brothers; and “What We Do in the Shadows,” a mock-doc collaboration between New Zealand-based directors Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement (of Flight of the Conchords) are among the eight titles set to make their world premieres in […]

This year marked the 36th year that Toronto audiences cast a ballot for their favorite Festival film: The BlackBerry People’s Choice Award went to Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave.

Italian director Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary “Sacro GRA,” about people living on the fringe along the ring road around Rome, is the winner of the Venice Film Festival’s 70th edition, which wrapped on an innovative note Saturday and saw Italy scooping the Golden Lion the first time in 15 years. This edition marked the first time […]

Sep 7, 2013–Italian director Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary about the ring road around Rome, “Sacro GRA,” is the winner of the 70th Venice Film Festival.

Variety reports that Venice Film Fest artistic director Alberto Barbera is upset about Telluride stepping up several of its world-premiered “sneak previews” this year and he intends to put a stop to it. “For next year, we will all have to be agreed on the ground rules: if a movie is in competition in Venice […]