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Nov232025 by cineverseNo Comments

Cannes Winner ‘A Useful Ghost’ Takes Top Honors at QCinema in Philippines

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Thai debut feature “A Useful Ghost,” which won the grand prix at Cannes Critics’ Week earlier this year, continued its festival success at the 13th QCinema International Film Festival in the Philippines. Directed by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, the film won the Asian Next Wave best picture and the artistic achievement award for production design. “A Useful Ghost,” which tells the story of a wife’s spirit reincarnated as a vacuum cleaner amid themes of environmental and family struggles, was also the festival’s closing film. The jury — comprising Filipino actor John Arcilla, Karlovy Vary programmer Martin Horyna, Epic Media’s Bianca Balbuena-Liew, and journalist Liz Shackleton — praised the film “for seamlessly weaving together a...

Nov232025 by cineverseNo Comments

‘Black Red Yellow’ Review: Kyrgyz Oscar Entry Weaves the Serene Rhythms of Traditional Rug-Making With an Unassuming Love Story

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By Tomris Laffly According To The variety Rooted in unassuming pastoral rhythms, veteran Kyrgyz writer-director Aktan Arym Kubat’s “Black Red Yellow” gently weaves a placid story of love and tradition around a proud Kyrgyz village that has seen better days. Co-written by Topchugul Shaidullayeva, the delicate drama channels a kind of unfussy and serene clarity that obliquely brings to mind the films of Edward Yang and Yasujiro Ozu. Often erring on the side of excessive stillness and silence, “Black Red Yellow” — this year’s Academy Awards submission from Kyrgyzstan — doesn’t quite find its emotional footing within its compact running time. Still, there is something worthwhile about the window Kubat opens into the community depicted and all the people who contribute to it in the best...

Nov222025 by cineverseNo Comments

“My Little Moon,” directed by Ali Atshani and produced by American Brightlight Film Productions, has been nominated in five major categories

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cineversedaily news Hollywood Press – Los Angeles “My Little Moon,” directed by Ali Atshani and produced by American Brightlight Film Productions, has been nominated in five major categories — including Best Film and Best Director — at the 5th edition of the Universal Movie Awards (UNIMA), one of West Africa’s significant international film events held annually in Lagos, Nigeria. The Universal Movie Awards (UNIMA), founded in 2020 by Hope Obioma Opara, has quickly emerged as one of the most respected film festivals in West Africa. Dedicated to elevating professional standards in global cinema and television, the festival brings together filmmakers from the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, and beyond. This year’s ceremony will take place in Surulere, Lagos, with the winners ...

Nov92025 by cineverseNo Comments

Paul Newman Retrospective, Programming Zeal Keeps Torino Film Festival Young at Heart

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By Ben Croll According To The variety Giulio Base began his journey with the Torino Film Festival from the ground up. At just 17, in 1982, he attended the very first edition, then called Cinema Giovani (“Festival of Young Cinema”) and co-founded by Alberto Barbera. From that moment, he was hooked. Over the next four decades, as the festival grew in name, scope, and reputation, Base built a career both in front of and behind the camera, earning acclaim for his directing work and gaining international recognition for his theologically themed films. Forty-one years after that first encounter, he returned to where it all began as the festival’s artistic director. “The Torino Film Festival has always been known as a prestigious, auteur-driven event,” Base says. “That ...

Nov92025 by cineverseNo Comments

Shape of Momo,’ ‘Fury’ Among Contenders for IFFI Goa’s Best Debut Feature Prize

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will spotlight emerging directors in its 56th edition through a competitive section featuring seven first-time filmmakers from across the globe. The festival has assembled five international titles alongside two Indian productions for its Best Debut Feature Film of a Director Award. The category’s victor takes home the Silver Peacock trophy along with INR10 lakh ($11,270) and a certificate of commendation. Indian director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra leads the jury evaluating the competition. He’s joined by Australian editor-director Graeme Clifford, German actor Katharina Schüttler, Sri Lankan filmmaker Chandran Rutnam and English cinematographer Remi Adefarasin. Among the inter...

Nov92025 by cineverseNo Comments

Garin Nugroho’s ‘Opera Jawa’ to Open 20th Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival, ‘Comedy Buddy’ to Close

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety The 20th Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) will open with Garin Nugroho‘s musical “Opera Jawa” and close with Aco Tenriyagelli’s feature directorial debut “Comedy Buddy” in Yogyakarta. This edition marks a milestone for the festival, which was first held in 2006. Carrying the theme Transfiguration, JAFF20 highlights the festival’s two-decade journey and the transformation of Indonesian and Asian cinema during that period. The opening film, originally premiered at JAFF’s inaugural edition in 2006, will be screened in its original 35mm celluloid format at a ceremonial program at Universitas Gadjah Mada’s Gelanggang Inovasi dan Kreativitas. “Comedy Buddy” is produced by Bion Studios and Spasi Moving Image. JAFF20 wil...

Nov92025 by cineverseNo Comments

War Documentary ‘My Camera, My Gun’ Takes Top Taiwan Creative Content Fest Prize, ‘Do You Still Love Me’ Dominates Series With Five Wins

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety War documentary “My Camera, My Gun” was presented with the TAICCA × CNC Award at the close of TCCF Pitching, a four-day pitching event held during Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Nov. 4-7). The Portugal-Japan collaboration from Moon Road Media & Films received a cash prize of $30,000 from the two sponsors of the award — TCCF organizer Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and France’s Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC). The award also provides industry resources to support the winning project’s entry into the European market IPis Innovation’s “Do You Still Love Me” emerged as the most decorated project of the competition with five awards. The breakup-themed series captured the Eastern Broadcasting Co.’s...