The Göteborg Film Festival has unveiled the competition titles selected for its 47th edition, which runs from January 26 to February 4. (Scroll down for the full list).
Göteborg is split into four competition strands. The main strand is the Nordic Competition, which features nine films from the Nordic region. The competition’s winner takes home the Dragon Award and a Sek 400,000 cash prize. The rest of the festival comprises the Nordic Documentary Competition, the Ingmar Bergman Competition for first-time filmmakers, and the International Competition.
Among the Nordic highlights is Madame Luna, Swedish filmmaker Daniel Espinosa’s return to Nordic filmmaking following a series of Hollywood titles such as Morbius and Safe House. Inspired by real-life events, the film follows an Eritrean refugee who gets stuck in Libya and becomes a notorious human trafficker known as “Mama Luna” with deep ties to the Italian Mafia. When she is forced to flee to...
Göteborg is split into four competition strands. The main strand is the Nordic Competition, which features nine films from the Nordic region. The competition’s winner takes home the Dragon Award and a Sek 400,000 cash prize. The rest of the festival comprises the Nordic Documentary Competition, the Ingmar Bergman Competition for first-time filmmakers, and the International Competition.
Among the Nordic highlights is Madame Luna, Swedish filmmaker Daniel Espinosa’s return to Nordic filmmaking following a series of Hollywood titles such as Morbius and Safe House. Inspired by real-life events, the film follows an Eritrean refugee who gets stuck in Libya and becomes a notorious human trafficker known as “Mama Luna” with deep ties to the Italian Mafia. When she is forced to flee to...
- 1/9/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
With Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom playing in theaters, the Dceu as we know it is over. It’s time to forge ahead with new projects on the horizon overseen by DC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran. Cameras have yet to roll for Gunn’s upcoming Superman film, Superman: Legacy, but rumors about who could play Big Blue’s broody counterpart, Batman, are making the rounds. Earlier this month, Reacher star Alan Ritchson said he’d love to play Batman while addressing rumors about him being up for the part. This statement sent fans into overdrive, with many supporting Ritchson’s interest in playing the Caped Crusader, including artist spdrmnkyxxiii, who recently posted artwork depicting Ritchson as Batman on Instagram.
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“I would love to play Batman,” Ritchson told Fortress of Solitude about possibly playing Batman during an interview. “You know, [Batman without a cape] is a great analogy, actually,...
- 12/28/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Zakk Sabbath, the Black Sabbath tribute band fronted by guitarist-singer Zakk Wylde, have announced a new double album, Doomed Forever Forever Doomed.
The double LP arrives March 1st and will see Wylde, bassist Rob “Blasko” Nicholson, and drummer Joey “C” Castillo taking on two seminal ’70s Sabbath albums: 1970’s Paranoid on the first disc (“Doomed Forever”), and 1971’s Master of Reality on the second (“Forever Doomed”). It continues the band’s sequential journey through the Sabbath catalog that began with 2020’s Vertigo — a track-by-track run-through of Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut.
Doomed Forever Forever Doomed was recorded at The Black Vatican and Clear Lake Audio with engineers Jay Ruston and Adam Fuller behind the board. Wylde produced the sessions.
The album’s announcement comes a week before Zakk Sabbath hit the road for a North American tour that runs through mid-January. The trek kicks off December 5th in Sacramento, California,...
The double LP arrives March 1st and will see Wylde, bassist Rob “Blasko” Nicholson, and drummer Joey “C” Castillo taking on two seminal ’70s Sabbath albums: 1970’s Paranoid on the first disc (“Doomed Forever”), and 1971’s Master of Reality on the second (“Forever Doomed”). It continues the band’s sequential journey through the Sabbath catalog that began with 2020’s Vertigo — a track-by-track run-through of Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut.
Doomed Forever Forever Doomed was recorded at The Black Vatican and Clear Lake Audio with engineers Jay Ruston and Adam Fuller behind the board. Wylde produced the sessions.
The album’s announcement comes a week before Zakk Sabbath hit the road for a North American tour that runs through mid-January. The trek kicks off December 5th in Sacramento, California,...
- 11/28/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Reykjavik International Film Festival (September 28-October 8) is planning a busy 20th edition, with honorary awards going to Isabelle Huppert, Luca Guadagnino, Vicky Krieps, Nicolas Philibert, Luc Jacquet and Catherine Breillat, who will all come to the Icelandic capital.
A delegation from Cannes will include Christian Jeune, head of the film department, Maud Amson, director of sales and operations at the Marché du Film, and Bruno Muñoz, head of short films.
The festival’s Industry Days (October 3-7) will explore topics like AI and animation for adults; social impact through films; festival and distribution strategies; French-Iceland co-productions; and an open talk...
A delegation from Cannes will include Christian Jeune, head of the film department, Maud Amson, director of sales and operations at the Marché du Film, and Bruno Muñoz, head of short films.
The festival’s Industry Days (October 3-7) will explore topics like AI and animation for adults; social impact through films; festival and distribution strategies; French-Iceland co-productions; and an open talk...
- 9/27/2023
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Tony Iommi made a surprise appearance during the premiere performance of a new Black Sabbath ballet Saturday night (September 23rd) at The Hippodrome Theatre in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
The ballet was commissioned by Birmingham Royal Ballet’s director Carlos Acosta and Ballet Now, and features eight re-orchestrated renditions of iconic Black Sabbath songs, as well as new compositions inspired by the heavy metal pioneers.
Iommi had been present for some of rehearsals for the ballet and made his cameo during the final number, playing guitar on “Paranoid.” The guitarist then took a bow with the cast and crew at the conclusion of the performance.
Other notable names in attendance for the premiere were Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, Sharon Osbourne, Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, and Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan (who served as the touring drummer for Sabbath from 1983 to 1984 and played drums on...
The ballet was commissioned by Birmingham Royal Ballet’s director Carlos Acosta and Ballet Now, and features eight re-orchestrated renditions of iconic Black Sabbath songs, as well as new compositions inspired by the heavy metal pioneers.
Iommi had been present for some of rehearsals for the ballet and made his cameo during the final number, playing guitar on “Paranoid.” The guitarist then took a bow with the cast and crew at the conclusion of the performance.
Other notable names in attendance for the premiere were Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, Sharon Osbourne, Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, and Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan (who served as the touring drummer for Sabbath from 1983 to 1984 and played drums on...
- 9/25/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Prior selections Close, Drive My Car, The Worst Person In The World all garnered international feature film Oscar submissions.
Aki Kaurismäki’s Cannes jury prize winner Fallen Leaves and Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s About Dry Grasses starring Cannes best actress winner Merve Dizdar – both Oscar submissions this year – are among the international line-up at the upcoming 59th Chicago International Film Festival (October 11–22).
Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Pictures Of Ghosts are two other Cannes selections to feature in the roster, while Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist and Lina Soualem’s Bye Bye Tiberias both launched in Venice.
Aki Kaurismäki’s Cannes jury prize winner Fallen Leaves and Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s About Dry Grasses starring Cannes best actress winner Merve Dizdar – both Oscar submissions this year – are among the international line-up at the upcoming 59th Chicago International Film Festival (October 11–22).
Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Pictures Of Ghosts are two other Cannes selections to feature in the roster, while Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist and Lina Soualem’s Bye Bye Tiberias both launched in Venice.
- 9/14/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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