Podcasts about Un Certain Regard

Happy Pride! Drusilla and Josh watch Stranger by the Lake by Alain Guiraudie. From wiki: “Stranger by the Lake (French: L'Inconnu du lac) is a 2013 French erotic thriller drama film written and directed by Alain Guiraudie. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[4] where Guiraudie won the award for Best Director.[5] The film also won the Queer Palm award,[6] and was mentioned on multiple top-ten lists of the best films of 2014.[7]”Also discussed: Incompreso aka Misunderstood, By Design, Amanda Kramer, Paul Feig's Ghostbusters, The Place Beyond the Pines, Blue Valentine, Derek Cianfrance, Ryan Gosling's career, and more. NEXT WEEK: Interview with the Vampire (1994) Bloodhaus: https://www.bloodhauspod.com/https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/https://letterboxd.com/bloodhaus/Drusilla Adeline:https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/https://www.instagram.com/sister__hyde/Joshua Conkelhttps://www.joshuaconkel.com/https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/https://letterboxd.com/JoshuaConkel/  

Podczas 79. edycji Festiwalu Filmowego w Cannes Krystyna Szpunt rozmawia z reżyserką Sandrą Wollner. Poruszamy kwestię kariery, inspiracji i kreacji filmu pt. Everytime, który wygrał podczas tegorocznej edycji festiwalu Grand Prix w kategorii Un Certain Regard.

Content de te revoir or Welcome back to an extended discussion of the 79th Cannes Film Festival! Nick and Sophia continue chatting about their experiences abroad including awarding many fun listener-submitted superlatives to films they both liked and loathed. They still mention In Competition films like they did on last week's recap, but they also shout out other unique selections from Un Certain Regard, Critics' Week, Directors' Fortnight, and Out of Competition Midnight films. Enjoy as they bid adieu to Cannes…for now! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok @oscarwildpodFollow Nick @sauerkraut27Follow Sophia @sophia_cimBecome a patron and listen to more content at patreon.com/OscarWild Find merch @ oscarwild.squarespace.comMusic: “The Greatest Adventure” by Jonathan Adamich

Fjord wins the Palme! All of a Sudden's Virgine Efira & Tao Okamoto win Best Actress, the boys from Coward win Best Actor, and La Bola Negra and Fatherland tie in Director. The Cannes Awards are here, and we discuss them all. Plus, we continue to review the reviewers and tally the ovations in Part III of our coverage of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. BOX OFFICE REPORT: The Mandalorian and Grogu Reviewed - 1:35 Obsession Rewatched - 4:36 CANNES COVERAGE PART III: Fjord wins the Palme and a bunch of independent awards - 9:44 Minotaur takes 2nd - 15:37 A tie in Director between La Bola Negra and Fatherland - 18:03 Netflix Acquisitions: La Bola Negra, Gentle Monster & In Waves - 20:31 Best Actress to Efira & Okamoto from All of a Sudden - 21:40 Best Actor to Macchia & Champagne of Coward & MUBI's Acquisitions - 23:58 The Jury Prize to The Dreamed Adventure - 23:36 Best Screenplay to A Man of His Time - 27:54 Un Certain Regard's FIPRESCI PRIZE & Camera D'or to Benimana - 29:43 Everytime and Elephants in the Fog take 2 other top prizes - 33:58 Past Un Certain Regard Film That Have Gone onto Oscar Noms - 37:47 The Queer Palme goes to Teenage Sex and Death - 38:43 A24's Club Kid scores the largest acquisition price at Cannes - 39:23 Victorian Psycho isn't set in the Middle Ages but has contemporary music - 41:59 Out of Competition Discussions - 46:51 John Travolta's Propeller One Way Night Coach, South Korea's Zombie Film - Colony, Nicholas Winding Refn's Her Private Hell, Andy Garcia's Diamond & Kiyoshi Kurosawa's The Samurai and the Prisoner. The Final Standing Ovations Tally - 55:22 OUTRO: Make sure to follow us on social media as we comment on everything happening in the movie business. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

Nous sommes, ce 19 mai 2026, on va aussi s'intéresser ce soir à deux films qui marqueront cette édition du festival et qui sont dans des sélections parallèles : Si tu penses bien, de Géraldine NAKACHE, avec histoire d'emprise, la comédienne québécoise Monia CHOKRI viendra nous en parler ; et La Frappe, présenté à la Semaine de la Critique, un premier film qui fait sensation, nous serons avec son réalisateur Julien-Gaspar OLIVERI et avec la comédienne Romane FRINGELI… Et puis nous irons aussi au Rwanda, avec le très beau Benimana, dans la section Un Certain Regard, ou comment réussir à refaire société après un génocide- Thierry FRÉMAUX Délégué général du Festival de Cannes- Monia CHOKRI Actrice dans le film Si tu penses bien et Présidente du Jury de la Caméra d'or - Julien GASPAR-OLIVERI Réalisateur du film La Frappe - Romane FRINGELI Actrice dans le film la Frappe - Marie-Clémentine DUSABEJAMBO Réalisatrice du film Ben'Imana

Comment continuer de côtoyer ses voisins, ses anciens amis, parfois sa famille, lorsqu'un génocide a creusé un fossé au sein des communautés ? C'est ce qu'explore le film Ben'imana, présenté en sélection Un Certain Regard au Festival de Cannes. Dans ce premier long-métrage, la réalisatrice rwandaise Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo suit le personnage de Vénéranda, victime tutsi du génocide, et de sa fille Tina, en 2012, alors que les communautés tentent de se réconcilier à travers des procès populaires traditionnels, des « Gacaca ». Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo est l'invitée culture du jour. À lire aussiDocumenter le génocide des tutsi du Rwanda À lire aussiCinéma: «Father's Day» au Rwanda, quel rôle pour les hommes, les pères, les génocidaires?

Comment continuer de côtoyer ses voisins, ses anciens amis, parfois sa famille, lorsqu'un génocide a creusé un fossé au sein des communautés ? C'est ce qu'explore le film Ben'imana, présenté en sélection Un Certain Regard au Festival de Cannes. Dans ce premier long-métrage, la réalisatrice rwandaise Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo suit le personnage de Vénéranda, victime tutsi du génocide, et de sa fille Tina, en 2012, alors que les communautés tentent de se réconcilier à travers des procès populaires traditionnels, des « Gacaca ». Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo est l'invitée culture du jour. À lire aussiDocumenter le génocide des tutsi du Rwanda À lire aussiCinéma: «Father's Day» au Rwanda, quel rôle pour les hommes, les pères, les génocidaires?

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Bienvenue à la 79e édition du Festival de Cannes! Nick and Sophia are rolling out the red carpet for another glamorous selection of premieres along the French Riviera. Listen as they talk about the jury and list some of their most anticipated films from multiple sections, including In Competition, Un Certain Regard, Critics' Week, Directors' Fortnight, and more! Stay tuned during the fest as they'll be reviewing films they've seen, spilling the tea about possible Palme d'Or favorites, and prognosticating what could be big Oscar players in 2027! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok @oscarwildpodFollow Nick @sauerkraut27Follow Sophia @sophia_cimBecome a patron and listen to more content at patreon.com/OscarWild Music: “The Greatest Adventure” by Jonathan Adamich

'La risa y la navaja' es el segundo largometraje de ficción del cineasta portugués Pedro Pinho en el que refleja la situación de las antiguas colonias portuguesas y aborda temas como las consecuencias de ese pasado colonial, la diversidad, la desigualdad, la superioridad moral o las relaciones personales. Premio a Mejor Actriz para Cleo Diára en la sección Un Certain Regard del Festival de Cannes 2025 y el Premio Punto de Encuentro en la Seminci, entre otros galardones.Escuchar audio

Conversamos con el cineasta chileno Diego Céspedes sobre su película "La Misteriosa Mirada del Flamenco", que se llevó el premio Un Certain Regard en el Festival de Cine de Cannes 2025 y representó a Chile en los Premios Goya.

A deep dive conversation based on the moviescramble.co.uk review written by Mary Munoz. A chief of police investigates a series of murders in a riverside town in rural China in the 1990s. An arrest is made quickly; clues prompt the policeman to delve deeper into the locals' hidden behaviour. Only the River Flows is a 2023 Chinese neo-noir crime drama film directed by Wei Shujun, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kang Chunlei based on Yu Hua's short novel Mistakes by the River. The film stars Zhu Yilong as a police chief investigating a series of murders in a riverside town in rural China in the 1990s. The film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival. It was released theatrically in China on October 21, 2023. As of November 7, the total box office of the film is 301 million RMB, placing it among China's highest-grossing independent films Find us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/moviescramble/id1466571460 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42wPn0tXvH3GQJ2E3NYDYp?si=TPUrCkecQb-zdEOAaD3cDA Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/ed9b87c9-fb70-4307-96a7-d6223a202741/moviescramble Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsR--3Bae_QGM5xiM3fWohA and all podcast providers. Contact us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Moviescramble We love you all! (yes, even you at the back)  

On this episode of She's All Over the Place, host Katie Chonacas sits down with acclaimed filmmaker Cate Shortland, director and pioneering voice for women behind the camera, to discuss her landmark debut feature Somersault. Originally nominated for Un Certain Regard and the Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Somersault follows teenage Heidi, who escapes home after a traumatic encounter and attempts to rebuild her identity in a frozen ski town. Through isolation, longing, and fragile connection, the film explores adolescence, intimacy, and the human need for belonging. We go far beyond filmmaking technique. This conversation becomes an honest exploration of creative courage, emotional exposure, and artistic voice, especially for female storytellers navigating an industry that often discourages vulnerability. Cate shares: • How Somersault was conceived and made • Working with early-career actors Abbie Cornish and Sam Worthington • Why vulnerability is a strength in storytelling • Emotional truth vs. performance in film • The responsibility of female filmmakers to tell authentic stories • Finding confidence as a woman director • Creative intuition, sensitivity, and psychological depth in cinema We also discuss the film's new 4K restoration and its continued cultural relevance, over 20 years after its Cannes premiere. More than a film discussion, this episode is a masterclass on owning your voice, telling your story, and making art that feels emotionally truthful. About the Film – Somersault Following a reckless encounter with her mother's boyfriend, teenage Heidi flees home and takes refuge in a motel in the winter town of Jindabyne. She finds work at a petrol station, befriends a coworker, and begins a complicated relationship with Joe, a young man dealing with his own emotional wounds. Together they confront isolation, desire, addiction, and the search for connection. Written & Directed by: Cate Shortland Cast: Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran Genre: Drama Runtime: 106 minutes Restored in 4K from the original 35mm negative by Piccolo Films

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For this week's second podcast review, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna, Aaron Isenstein, and Tom O'Brien join me to discuss the debut feature film from Harry Lighton, "Pillion" starring Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling, Douglas Hodge, Lesley Sharp, Jake Shears, and Anthony Welsh. The film follows Colin (Harry Melling), a timid gay man, as he starts a BDSM relationship with Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), an enigmatic biker who likes to be the dominant one in the relationship. The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, where it received widespread praise from critics, and several award nominations and wins throughout the 2025 awards season. What did we think of it, though? Please tune in as we discuss the writing, performances, depiction of the BDSM world, the ending, its awards season run, how far we would go for Skarsgård's Ray, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening. Submit yourself and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Pillion" is an erotic comedy drama film written and directed by Harry Lighton, based on the 2020 novel "Box Hill" by Adam Mars-Jones. The film stars Harry Melling as a timid gay man and Alexander Skarsgård as an enigmatic biker who starts a BDSM relationship. The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the section's Best Screenplay prize and the Palm Dog for Mutt Moment, alongside nominations for the Caméra d'Or and the Queer Palm. It received widespread praise from critics, receiving several nominations and awards, including two British Independent Film Awards and a Gotham Independent Film Award, as well as three British Academy Film Award nominations. Lighton, Melling, and Skarsgård were all kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from A24. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"My Father's Shadow" is a 2025 drama film directed by Akinola Davies Jr. in his feature-length debut, from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother, Wale Davies, and starring Gotham Award winner Sope Dirisu. It follows a family reunion during the 1993 Nigerian election. The film had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Nigerian film to be selected for the festival's Official Selection. It won the Special Mention for the Caméra d'Or and was critically acclaimed, receiving numerous awards and nominations, including a British Independent Film Award and two Gotham Independent Film Awards. It was also selected as the UK's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Akinola Davies Jr. was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from MUBI. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

En el epiisodio N° 91 de Latinotopia tenemos el placer de conversar con Simon Mesa Soto, director colombiano y una de las voces más singulares del cine latinoamericano contemporáneo. Su más reciente película, Un Poeta, ha tenido un recorrido internacional destacado: fue galardonada con el Premio Especial del Jurado en la sección Un "Certain Regard" y también con en Premio CineCoPro Award de Múnich – FilmFest demostrando así su calidad cinematográfica. La película continúa ahora su camino por Alemania y llega a las salas de Núremberg, después de haberse proyectado en otros cines y espacios culturales del país. Un dato importante es que Un Poeta cuenta además con participación alemana en su producción, reforzando ese diálogo creativo y cinematográfico entre América Latina y Alemania. Hoy hablaremos con Simon sobre el proceso detrás de la película, su recepción en Europa, el significado de estos premios y lo que implica hacer cine desde Latinoamerica, pero con una voz profundamente personal.  Fotos: https://jip-film.de #cinecolombiano #podcastlatino #Latinosen Europa Más información en www.latinotopia.net Un Poeta en las redes Instagram: @unpoetapelicula Página Web www.wirdiewolfs.de Latinotopia en las redes sociales Instagram, Facebook @Latinotopia Website: www.latinotopia.net Suscríbete a nuestro canal de Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/latinotopia Suscríbete en tu plataforma favorita de Podcast! Moderación: William Bastidas

"A Poet" is a tragicomedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Simón Mesa Soto. An international co-production between Colombia, Germany, and Sweden, the film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the section's Jury Prize. The film stars Ubeimar Rios as an obsessed poet who has achieved no glory, is aging, erratic, and has become the cliche of the poet in the shadows. When he meets Yurlady (Rebeca Andrade), a teenage girl, he helps cultivate her talent. It was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Simón Mesa Soto was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from 1-2 Special. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's main podcast review, Sara Clements, Josh Parham, and Cody Dericks join me to discuss the feature directorial debut from Charlie Polinger, "The Plague" starring Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Kenny Rasmussen & Joel Edgerton. The film follows a socially anxious 12-year-old boy, who is pulled into a cruel tradition at an all-boys water polo camp. The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its writing, direction, performances, and psychologically horrifying craftsmanship. What did we think of this independent film? Please tune in as we discuss these elements, how it brought back a flood of traumatic childhood memories for all of us, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Plague" is a psychological drama-thriller film written and directed by Charlie Polinger in his directorial debut, starring Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Kenny Rasmussen, and Joel Edgerton, who is also a producer. The film follows a socially anxious 12-year-old boy who is pulled into a cruel tradition at an all-boys water polo camp. The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its direction, writing, and performances from its young stars, receiving three Film Independent Spirit Award nominations for Best Feature, Best Lead Performance (Everett Blunck), and Best Breakthrough Performance (Kayo Martin). Poling, Blunck, and Martin were all kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, now playing in New York and Los Angeles and expanding nationwide on January 2nd, from Independent Film Company. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Pillion" is a romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Harry Lighton, based on the 2020 novel Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones. The film stars Harry Melling as a timid gay man and Alexander Skarsgård as an enigmatic biker who starts a BDSM relationship. The film had its premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the section's Best Screenplay prize and the Palm Dog for Mutt Moment, alongside nominations for the Caméra d'Or and the Queer Palm. The film received further critical acclaim after screening at the Telluride and New York Film Festivals, receiving several nominations and awards, including two British Independent Film Award wins for Best British Independent Film and Best Debut Screenwriter, and a Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Melling was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is playing in the UK from Picturehouse and Warner Bros. Pictures UK and will be released in the US by A24 on February 6th, 2026. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Chronology Of Water" is a biographical psychological drama film written for the screen, co-produced, and directed by Kristen Stewart in her feature film directorial debut, based on the 2011 book of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch. It stars Imogen Poots as Yuknavitch, along with Thora Birch, Susannah Flood, Tom Sturridge, Kim Gordon, Michael Epp, Earl Cave, Esmé Creed-Miles, and Jim Belushi in supporting roles. The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reviews from critics. Stewart and Poots were both kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in NY and LA theaters and will expand nationwide on January 9th from The Forge. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

durée : 00:14:06 - Les Midis de Culture - par : Marie Labory - Présenté à Un Certain Regard 2025, "Eleanor the Great" marque le premier long-métrage de Scarlett Johansson. June Squibb y incarne une nonagénaire confrontée au deuil et à une mystification qui la dépasse, dans un film mêlant humour, émotion et hommage aux rescapés de la Shoah. - réalisation : Laurence Malonda - invités : Sandra Onana Critique française de cinéma; Thierry Chèze Journaliste, critique de cinéma, directeur de la rédaction du magazine Première, animateur de télévision et de radio

"Urchin" is a British independent drama film written and directed by Harris Dickinson, in his feature-length directorial debut, that stars Frank Dillane as a homeless young man in London, struggling with addiction and poverty. The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, where Dickinson won the FIPRESCI Prize and Dillane won the section's Best Actor award. Dickinson and Daillane were both kind enough to spendsome time speaking with us about their work and experience working on the film, which you can listen to below.Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in limited release from 1-2 Special. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Eleanor The Great" is a drama film directed by Scarlett Johansson (making her feature directorial debut) and written by Tory Kamen, which had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival where it received positive reviews for June Squibb's lead performance. It stars Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Jessica Hecht, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Squibb and Kellyman were kind enough to spend time speaking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Sony Pictures Classics. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we dive into Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut Eleanor the Great (2025), a 98-minute drama starring June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Jessica Hecht, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Premiering at Cannes' Un Certain Regard before its September release, the film follows a ninety-year-old widow navigating grief, memory, and belonging in New York City. We unpack Johansson's...

If you haven't seen On Becoming a Guinea Fowl yet, please RUN to your nearest streaming service (it's on HBO Max for free if you subscribe) and watch because today we're talking to the brilliant film's brilliant lead Susan Chardy. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl competed at Cannes' Un Certain Regard section last year, where it was nominated for best film and won best director, and Susan herself won the 2024 British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance and was also nominated for Best Lead Performance. It's truly a wonderful film, and Susan is awesome! On today's ep, we get right into it and talk about parenting, how she knew she wanted children, her days as a model in New York City, meeting her tennis pro husband and knowing he was different than all the others, and we even get into the romcom story of her parents' relaysh! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter!We're in culture critic and Vulture writer Sean Malin's new book The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen! And he's going to be in LA to conduct a panel about the book that will include us, Jesse Thorn and a bunch of other cool folks! If you live in town, come to DIESEL Bookstore Thursday, September 25th at 6:30. It's outside in their courtyard!ALSO BUY A SUPER CUTE "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug! And:Support the show on Patreon (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon subscription! Or get yourself a t-shirt or a discounted Quarantine Crew shirt! And why not leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts? Or Spotify? It takes less than a minute! Follow the show on Instagram! Check out CT clips on YouTube!Plus some other stuff! Watch Naomi's Netflix half hour or Mythic Quest! Check out Andy's old casiopop band's lost album or his other podcast Beginnings!Theme song by the great Sammus! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

durée : 00:54:57 - Blockbusters - par : Frédérick Sigrist - La série "Fleabag" de Phoebe Waller-Bridge est un bijou d'écriture et d'interprétation. L'histoire de cette trentenaire londonienne, à l'humour mordant, d'une cruauté caustique aussi bien avec les autres qu'avec elle-même, a propulsé son autrice et actrice principale sur le devant de la scène. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

Este é um ano especial para a atriz Cleo Diára, que acaba de ser distinguida em Cannes com o prémio de melhor interpretação feminina na secção “Un Certain Regard” com o filme “O Riso e a Faca”, de Pedro Pinho. Cleo nasceu em Cabo Verde, cresceu na periferia de Lisboa e afirma ter demorado a acreditar que merecia um lugar de destaque na representação. Cleo prepara-se agora para realizar uma curta metragem da sua autoria, sonha entrar na série “Black Panther”, da Marvel, e espera que esta sua recente premiação internacional faça outras raparigas imigrantes, e dos subúrbios, acreditarem nas suas próprias utopias e desejos. Ouçam-na nesta primeira parte da conversa com Bernardo MendonçaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diego Céspedes brought to Cannes, in the Un Certain Regard section, his first feature film " The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo", a fascinating and heartfelt story of self affirmation and resilience of a queer family in Chile, seen through the eyes of a 12 y.o. girl. Touching and funny, [...] The post “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo”, interview with the director Diego Céspedes appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

"The Damned" had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Best Director award for filmmaker Roberto Minervini. Set in 1862 against the backdrop of the American Civil War, the film follows a group of volunteer Union soldiers. Minervini was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters on May 16th from Grasshopper Film. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aujourd'hui, Joëlle Dago-Serry, Emmanuel de Villiers et Antoine Diers débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

During demonstrations in apartheid-era South Africa, the police arrest Panic (Thomas Mogotlane), a mapantsula or petty gangster, while rounding up activists. His interrogation reveals the motivation for his involvement in the township riots. Once only concerned with partying, alcohol and his own interests, Panic finds himself being irreversibly pulled into the fray. Now, he is forced to choose between his personal freedom and taking a stand in the fight against the oppressive apartheid government. Directed by Oliver Schmitz and written by Schmitz and lead actor Thomas Mogotlane, "Mapantsula" has been hailed as the “first South African film to truly represent apartheid onscreen” (Okayafrica). Banned in its homeland and made while evading the local authorities, the film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes and went on to be selected as the South African entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. Widely considered one of the most influential African motion pictures of all time, "Mapantsula" has been newly restored in 4K from the original 35MM negative. https://youtu.be/zeS9sfuuCz8?si=LMgKTLJrUktJcJaU

"Armand" had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, where it won the Caméra d'Or for Best Debut Feature Film. It was chosen as the Norwegian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards and made the December shortlist. Director/Writer Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel & Star Renate Reinsve were both kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in select theaters from IFC Films. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture With its two Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best International Feature Film, Alyssa Christian, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, and I have come together to deliver a proper review for Gints Zilbalodis's animated feature film "Flow." Rendered on the free and open-source software Blender and containing no dialogue, the Latvian film has captivated audiences since its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. What did we think of it all these months later, especially considering it's now in the hunt to win the Oscar following wins from the 37th European Film Awards, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, National Board of Review, and the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. Please tune in as we discuss the story, animation, music, themes, awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for all your support, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director Gints Zilbalodis is here to talk about his new wonderfully charming and utterly pantomimed new animated film, Flow. This interview contains spoilers for Flow. More about Flow The world seems to be coming to an end, teeming with the vestiges of a human presence. Cat is a solitary animal, but as his home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In the lonesome boat sailing through mystical overflowed landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world. More about Gints Zilbalodis Gints Zilbalodis (1994) is a Latvian filmmaker and animator. His debut feature film A w a y which he made entirely by himself won the Best Feature Film Contrechamp Award in Annecy. It has been selected in more than 90 festivals and sold in 18 territories. His fascination for filmmaking began at an early age watching classic films and making shorts. Prior to A w a y he made 7 short films in various mediums including hand-drawn animation, 3D animation and live-action and often mixing their characteristic aesthetics. Flow is his second animated feature film, having its World premiere at the Un Certain Regard section in Cannes. Find us at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.werewatchingwhat.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/werewatchingwhat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠tiktok.com/@werewatchingwhat⁠⁠⁠⁠ THEDHK can be found at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/thedhk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/thedhk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/thedhkmovies⁠

Paul Putner is an actor and comedian best known for his roles in Little Britain, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle and This Morning with Richard Not Judy as The Curious Orange. Paul also toured in the Little Britain Live show and later appeared in Matt Lucas and David Walliams' TV follow-up, Come Fly with Me. Other TV and film appearance include Spaced, Look Around You, The Peter Serafinowicz Show, Downton Abby, Call The Midwife, Shaun of the Dead and Black Books. In 2005, Paul Putner took the starring role (as a mime) in the 7th district section of the film Paris, Je T'aime written and directed by Sylvain Chomet. The film opened the "Un Certain Regard" section of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.Paul Putner is our guest in episode 446 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Paul Putner on Twitter @RealPaulPutner . Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people . Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Flow" had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, where it received positive reviews for its animation, dialogue-free story, and score. It is now the the Latvian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. Director, Writer, Producer, and Composer Gints Zilbalodis was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to or watch below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be opening in theaters on November 22nd at the Angelika Film Center in New York City from Janus Films and Sideshow. It is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards for Best Animated and International Feature Film. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

durée : 00:05:55 - C'est une chanson - par : Frédéric Pommier - Sélectionné à Cannes dans la section Un Certain Regard, son 1er long-métrage "Le procès du chien" sort en salle cette semaine. Au micro de Frédéric Pommier, l'actrice et réalisatrice Laetitia Dosch évoque "Saving All My Love For You" de Whitney Houston, dont elle est fan depuis son adolescence.

Ep. 255: Cannes 2024 Redux: Jessica Kiang on Black Dog, 2nd Features, The Other Way Around, Viet and Nam Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. Every year at Cannes there are a few more films I want to talk about, even as the time is running out at the festival. So for a very special postscript (and postgame), critic Jessica Kiang of Variety joined to talk about the ones that got away. Among the titles discussed: Un Certain Regard prize-winner Black Dog (directed by Guan Hu), Quinzaine prize-winner The Other Way Around (Jonas Trueba), Viet and Nam (Truong Minh Quy), and a number of second features from female directors, including The Balconettes (Noémie Merlant) and All We Imagine as Light (Payal Kapadia). Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Ep. 252: Cannes 2024: Beatrice Loayza on Visiting Hours, Eat the Night, and September Says Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. On the latest episode chock full of highlights from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, I sat down with critic Beatrice Loayza to discuss some of the lesser-spoken-about titles from the festival. That includes two titles from Directors' Fortnight: Patricia Mazuy's Visiting Hours, starring Isabelle Huppert and Hafsia Herzi, and Eat the Night from Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel. We also chat about the feature-length directorial debut from Ariane Labed, September Says, adapted from the novel by Daisy Johnson and featured in the Un Certain Regard section. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Ep. 248: Cannes 2024: Mark Asch on Anora, Horizon, Julie Keeps Quiet, Armand, It Doesn't Matter Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. On the latest episode on the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, I sat down with Mark Asch, critic and pod vivant, to talk about several highlights, each from a different section or showcase at Cannes. We discuss the highly acclaimed Anora (directed by Sean Baker, in Competition), Armand (Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, from Un Certain Regard), Julie Keeps Quiet (Leonardo van Dijl, in Critics' Week), Horizon (Kevin Costner, out of Competition), and It Doesn't Matter (Josh Mond, in ACID). Mark also describes how he starts his day in this French coastal town. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Ep. 244: Cannes 2024 with Alissa Wilkinson: Furiosa, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, The Invasion, Ghost Trail, Ernest Cole Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is officially underway, and it's easy to miss films in the scrum of first few days. So I spoke with Alissa Wilkinson of The New York Times about, yes, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, but also Ghost Trail (directed by Jonathan Millet) in Critics' Week, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (Rungano Nyoni) in Un Certain Regard, Sergei Loznitsa's wartime Ukraine documentary The Invasion, and Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, Raoul Peck's look at the photographer and South African exile. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass

"The Animal Kingdom" had its world premiere as the opening film of the Un Certain Regard section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on May 17th, 2023. It was released in France this past fall and received a leading 12 nominations at the 49th César Awards, where it eventually won 5 awards, including Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Original Music, Best Costume Design, and Best Visual Effects. Director and co-writer Thomas Cailley was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is opening this weekend in limited release and will be available on VOD from Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Editor - Laurent Sénéchal ANATOMY OF A FALL editor Laurent Senechal has been working as an editor since the early 2000s and is well known for his collaborations with Oscar® nominees Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, collaborating with Justine four times (three narrative features, one documentary) and Harari five times (two narrative features including Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle, opening Un Certain Regard in Cannes 2021, and three shorts) over the course of his career.  For this latest film, Laurent had the pleasure of working with both Triet and Harari, with Justine as director and Arthur as co-writer. ANATOMY OF A FALL tells the story of a celebrated writer who is put on trial when her husband falls to his death from their secluded chalet.  What starts as a murder investigation soon becomes a gripping journey into the depths of a destructive marriage.  The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023, where it won the Palme d'Or.  Anatomy of a Fall also received Oscar® nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay, and won two Golden Globes for Best Non-English Language – Motion Picture and Best Screenplay. LAURENT SÉNÉCHAL After spending his entire school career in Africa (Congo, Chad, Benin), Laurent studied cinema at the University of Paris 8, where he met director Arthur Harari.  In addition to his Academy Award® for Best Film Editing nomination, he has been nominated for the BAFTA Award and the ACE Eddie for Best Editing, won the European Film Award for Best Editor, and won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing.  His other notable work includes Claire Burger's comedy-drama film Real Love, which won Best Film in the Venice Days section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival in 2019, and Berni Goldblat's drama film Wallay, which won the European Film Academy's Young Audience Award in 2018. Editing ANATOMY OF A FALL In our discussion with ANATOMY OF A FALL editor Laurent Sénéchal, we talk about: Joining Justine Influencing the audience for unseen characters Turning a thriller into Kramer vs Kramer Putting a point of view on the flashbacks VFX for vomit The Credits Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out the Frame.io blog for an enhanced transcription of The Rough Cut. Learn all about what's new with Avid Media Composer Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

"How To Have Sex" premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and won the Un Certain Regard prize. After playing at other film festivals and opening in the U.K., it's finally releasing here in the U.S. this weekend. Director and screenwriter Molly Manning Walker and the film's lead star Mia McKenna-Bruce were both kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with us about their experience making the film, how they were able to capture the experiences of many young women all over the world, and more. Nominated for three BAFTA awards, including Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer, please be sure to check out the film either in theaters or when it becomes available to stream on MUBI. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goodbye Julia — which played in Cannes' section Un Certain Regard and won the Freedom Prize — is a poignant reflection on Sudanese society. The film is Kordofani's first feature. He sat down with us to discuss his journey from aviation engineer to film director and screenwriter, achieving the critical balance between "good" and "bad" while portraying humanity on screen, and how it felt to be acknowledged at the Cannes Film Festival.We asked him about his decision to set the film between 2005 and 2011 — a significant moment in Sudan's recent history — and who he made the film for: international viewers curious about Sudan or Sudanese cinema-goers reflecting on themselves. Finally, we untangle some of the main social critiques and themes that the film seeks to confront — in particular, racism between Northern and Southern Sudanese people.Mohamed Kordofani is a Sudanese film director and screenwriter. He started out as an aviation engineer, before changing careers to pursue his passion for film. His first feature film, Goodbye Julia, gained international recognition and won the Freedom Prize at Cannes Film Festival. Since then, it has also been screened internationally and was selected by the Sudanese National Committee operating in exile in the category of Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. THIS SERIES IS PART OF THE AFIKRA PODCAST NETWORK Kawalis is afikra's Movie Night podcast that dives into all types of production from stage to the small or big screen, zooming in on the work of professionals from the field. This interview series is an opportunity to ask actors, directors, scriptwriters and cinematographers questions about the industry, the writing and production processes, the behind the scenes and genres behind some of the Arab world's best films, TV series, plays and performances, and to discover some of the best work out there from experts in the field. Explore all episodes in this series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39iF2VuxlZ0&list=PLfYG40bwRKl7IMTj6Jk7yAJXCMMqxaP5AABOUT AFIKRA afikra | عفكرة is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region – past, present and future – through conversations driven by curiosity. 

"The Delinquents" had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, where it received positive reviews for taking the crime-heist genre and putting a unique spin on it. Argentina has chosen the film as its official selection for Best International Feature at the 96th Academy Awards. Director/Writer Rodrigo Moreno was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work on the film, which can be listed to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in limited release from MUBI. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com For more about Regal Unlimited and the Slasher Sale - https://regmovies.onelink.me/4207629222/bjs99t0x New subscribers can use code REGALNBP23 for 10% off of Regal Unlimited for the first 3 months Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture