Cannes: Sandra Hüller, Star of Competition Film ‘Fatherland,’ Will Guest on THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Pod Live From Palais

Cannes: Sandra Hüller, Star of Competition Film ‘Fatherland,’ Will Guest on THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Pod Live From Palais

The Hollywood Reporter and Campari are pleased to invite attendees of the upcoming Cannes Film Festival to a very special event: a live recording of THR’s Awards Chatter podcast, hosted by yours truly, with Sandra Hüller, the Oscar-nominated German actress. The event, which will take place on Friday, May 15, at 11:30 am local time…

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Picture From Auschwitz: Why the Holocaust Memorial Is Launching a Virtual Film Location

Picture From Auschwitz: Why the Holocaust Memorial Is Launching a Virtual Film Location

For Schindler’s List, Steven Spielberg wasn’t allowed to film inside the infamous German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is an experience he shares with various other film and TV creators who have requested access in recent decades. Spielberg’s crew instead constructed a replica of a portion of the camp just outside the entrance…

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‘Shoa,’ ‘Downfall,’ and the First Cannes Winner Set for Beijing Fest’s “Film and Peace” Program

‘Shoa,’ ‘Downfall,’ and the First Cannes Winner Set for Beijing Fest’s “Film and Peace” Program

“Film records the profound suffering that war brings to mankind.” That is how the Beijing International Film Festival explained a focus it has unveiled on war and peace in a special “Film and Peace” program that it is featuring during its 15th edition starting on Friday. It will showcase “12 masterpieces” depicting “the tragedy of…

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#The Tricky Politics of This Year’s European Film Awards

#The Tricky Politics of This Year’s European Film Awards

Typically, the European Film Awards (EFA) are an event for celebration and, broadly, consensus. There might be debate over which European movie deserves the top prize — this year’s best film contenders include refugee dramas Io Capitano from Italian director Matteo Garrone and Green Border from Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland; Justine Triet’s French legal thriller…

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#Camerimage: ‘Zone of Interest’ Cinematographer Lukasz Zal on “Forgetting Everything I Learned” to Make Harrowing Holocaust Drama

#Camerimage: ‘Zone of Interest’ Cinematographer Lukasz Zal on “Forgetting Everything I Learned” to Make Harrowing Holocaust Drama

To work on The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer’s harrowing Holocaust drama about the domestic life of an Auschwitz commandant and his family, Polish cinematographer Lukasz Zal had to “forget everything I was taught” about making “beautiful images.” Glazer’s film, loosely adapted from the 2014 novel of the same name by Martin Amis, follows the…

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