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Brazil Selects The Secret Agent as Its Entry for the 2026 Oscars

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, The Secret Agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, has been chosen as Brazil’s submission for…

Emmys 2025 Viewership Rises 8% Compared to Last Year

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, this year’s Emmy Awards (Emmys 2025), broadcast Sunday night on CBS, drew 7.4 million viewers.…

“Cause of Death: Unknown” Selected as Iran’s Entry for the 2026Oscars

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Cause of Death: Unknown will represent Iran at the 98th Academy Awards. Directed by Ali…

Emmy Awards 2025: Historic Wins for The Studio and Owen Cooper; The Pitt Named Best Drama Series

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday night at the Peacock Theater in Los…

Toronto Film Festival Winners: Hamnet Named People’s Choice Award Winner

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, the 50th Toronto International Film Festival concluded Sunday with awards presented to the top films.…

Kristen Stewart Wins Award at Deauville Film Festival with The Chronology of Water

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Kristen Stewart won the Revelation Award at the Deauville Film Festival in France for her…

James McAvoy Assaulted in Toronto One Day After Directorial Debut

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, James McAvoy was involved in a physical altercation with a man at a Toronto bar…

Guillermo del Toro confirms at Toronto: Fury starring Oscar Isaac is happening

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, at the Toronto Festival, Guillermo del Toro announced that after Frankenstein, he will collaborate again…

Best Thing About Canada, According to Glenn Close: “Standing Up to You-Know-Who”

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Glenn Close, one of the stars of Wake Up Dead Man, written and directed by…

MTV Video Music Awards Winners: Ricky Martin Receives First “Latin Icon” Award at a Quiet Ceremony

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and Sabrina Carpenter each took home two “Moonman” awards on Sunday…

Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025: Bryan Cranston wins his seventh Emmy; The Penguin takes Best Makeup

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, winners on the first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, held at Los Angeles’…

Critics react to Wake Up Dead Man after Toronto premiere: “The allure—that was the story”

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, written and directed by Rian Johnson, premiered…

Winners of the Venice Film Festival: Bahram Beyzaie Honored for Bashu; Jarmusch Wins Golden Lion for Father Mother Sister Brother

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, the 82nd Venice Film Festival concluded Saturday night with the Golden Lion awarded to Jim…

Silent Friend Receives 5-Minute Ovation at Venice

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Hungarian Oscar-nominated director Ildikó Enyedi returned to the Venice Film Festival last Friday night with…

The Voice of Hind Rajab Tops Venice 2025 Critics’ Polls Among Italian and International Press

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, The Voice of Hind Rajab has emerged as the clear frontrunner in the critics’ polls…

Iranian Drama Inside Amir Wins Award at Venice

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Iranian drama Inside Amir, directed by Amir Azizi, won the Best Director Award in the…

Joaquin Phoenix Joins The Voice of Hind Rajab in Venice: Filmmakers’ Joint Statement Calls to End “Massacre of the Palestinian People”

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Joaquin Phoenix, one of the producers of The Voice of Hind Rajab, attended the film’s…

Venice Weeps for The Voice of Hind Rajab; Record-Breaking 22-Minute Ovation

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, premiered in Venice…

9-Minute Standing Ovation for Julian Schnabel’s In The Hand Of Dante in Venice, Followed by Negative Reviews

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Julian Schnabel’s In The Hand Of Dante received over nine minutes of applause at the…

Mohammad Rasoulof: Why isn’t A Simple Accident submitted to the Oscars by Iran?

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Mohammad Rasoulof, in a statement on his personal Instagram page, voiced support for Jafar Panahi’s…

A House of Dynamite receives 11-minute standing ovation in Venice and scores 92% on Rotten Tomatoes

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, A House of Dynamite, directed by Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, received an 11-minute standing…

South Korea selects Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice for the Oscars

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, South Korea has chosen No Other Choice as its submission for the 2026 Academy Awards.…

Kathryn Bigelow calls for global nuclear disarmament in Venice: “We are living in a house of dynamite”

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Kathryn Bigelow, the Oscar-winning director, premiered her first film in eight years tonight at the…

Dwayne Johnson moved to tears by 15-minute ovation for The Smashing Machine at Venice Film Festival

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Dwayne Johnson was brought to tears by a 15-minute ovation from viewers of The Smashing…

15-Minute Standing Ovation for The Testament of Ann Lee at Venice Film Festival, 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, the 15-minute standing ovation for The Testament of Ann Lee at the 82nd Venice Film…

Honorary Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival Awarded to Kim Novak: “Be the Captain of Your Own Ship”

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Guillermo del Toro paid tribute to Kim Novak on Monday before presenting her with the…

Mona Fastvold, Director of Testament of Ann Lee: Make More Big Films About Iconic Women

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Mona Fastvold, director of the musical Testament of Ann Lee, called for more large-scale films…

Dwayne Johnson Gets Emotional in Venice: Smashing Machine Is a Love Story

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Dwayne Johnson grew emotional at the press conference for The Smashing Machine at the Venice…

Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother receives 5-minute ovation at Venice

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother received a five-to-six-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film…

12-Minute Standing Ovation for Del Toro’s Frankenstein at Venice

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein was welcomed at the Venice Film Festival with a 12-minute standing…

Jarmusch at Venice: “I Was Disappointed by Father Mother Sister Brother Distributor’s Collaboration with Israel”

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Jim Jarmusch said at the press conference for Father Mother Sister Brother at the Venice…

Jude Law at Venice Film Festival: With Wizard of the Kremlin We Were Not Seeking “Controversy for the Sake of Controversy”

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Jude Law, who plays Vladimir Putin in The Wizard of the Kremlin directed by Olivier…

10-Minute Standing Ovation for Wizard of the Kremlin at Venice Film Festival

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, The Wizard of the Kremlin, directed by Olivier Assayas, received a 10 to 12-minute standing…

Del Toro: Innate stupidity is scarier than artificial intelligence

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Guillermo del Toro emphasized during the press conference for Frankenstein at the Venice Film Festival…

Park Chan-wook returns to Venice: It took twenty years to make No Other Choice

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, veteran Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook has returned to the Venice Film Festival with No Other…

Julia Roberts defends After the Hunt at Venice; Guadagnino: Why shouldn’t I pay tribute to Woody Allen?v

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Julia Roberts defended the themes of After the Hunt during the Venice Film Festival press…

Eight-minute standing ovation for Jay Kelly at the Venice Film Festival and an 83% rating on Rotten Tomatoes

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Jay Kelly, directed by Noah Baumbach, received more than eight minutes of standing ovation at…

Six-minute standing ovation for Bugonia at the Venice Film Festival and a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Bugonia, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, received more than six minutes of applause at the 82nd…

“Texan or Iranian?”: France Weighs Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague and Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident for 2026 Oscars

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, France’s Oscar selection committee is torn between two films: Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague (Wave of…

Coppola Presents Venice 2025 Honorary Golden Lion to Werner Herzog: “Praising Him Is Not Enough”

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Francis Ford Coppola, just days after undergoing heart surgery, was greeted with a standing ovation…