Iranian Filmmaker Majid Majidi Denounces U.S. War as ‘Midday Meal’ Emerges as Busan Fest Standout

Iranian director Majid Majidi says he originally planned to decline the Busan International Film Festival’s invitation to travel to South Korea to premiere his latest feature, Midday Meal. A gripping and heartfelt humanist parable filmed with the command of an established master, the film has since emerged as one of the standouts of the festival’s…

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Stephen Chow’s ‘Shaolin Soccer’ Spinoff ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Sets U.S. Release After Dominating China’s Summer Box Office

Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Soccer is heading to North American and British cinemas after finishing the summer as China’s biggest box office hit. Singapore-based distributor Encore Films said Wednesday that the comedy legend’s long-awaited Shaolin Soccer spinoff will open Oct. 23 in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Ireland. The rollout will include the original-language version…

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Tallinn Black Nights Fest Unveils Baltic Film Competition

The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has unveiled further titles for its 30th edition, taking place Nov. 6-22, including its Baltic Film Competition. According to Edvinas Pukšta, curator of the Baltic Film Competition, international collaboration defines this year’s selection. Five films are directed by filmmakers from outside the Baltic countries, with Baltic talent and…

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‘Rebellion’: Why the Bradford 12 Doc Is So Timely and Its Directors Want People to Know “Your Problems Are Created by Elon Musk, Not Migrants”

Bradford, near Leeds, is a city in the north of England. During the Industrial Revolution, it was known as THE place for wool manufacturing. Nowadays, it has a reputation for its South Asian food scene, among other things. And in the early 1980s, it made national and global headlines when 12 young South Asian men…

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