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Three Japanese filmmakers — Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Koji Fukada — are in competition for the Palme d'Or this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/04/14/entertainment-news/cannes-japan-film-palme-dor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #japanesefilm #hirokazukoreeda #ryusukehamaguchi #kojifukada #awards #filmfestivals #cannes

Three Japanese directors vie for top prize at Cannes, a first since 2001

Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Koji Fukada bring a strong Japanese presence to the Cannes Film Festival's competition section this year.

The Japan Times

Rob Christopher Apr 8

MY LAST MARTINI is headed to Champaign County! It'll screen as part of the Savoy Lumière Film Festival in Illinois on Saturday, May 2 at 2:30pm. Hope you can make it! https://2026lumiere.chambanafilmsociety.org/is-this-therapy/

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ResearchBuzz: Firehose Mar 23

Tubefilter: The Cannes Film Festival is buying into the creator economy in a big way. “The 2026 edition of the venerable film festival will put an unprecedented amount of focus on creators and their work. On May 17, the Cannes marketplace — known in French as the Marché du Film — will host an event that will gather some of the creator economy’s foremost leaders, influencers, and innovators.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/23/tubefilter-the-cannes-film-festival-is-buying-into-the-creator-economy-in-a-big-way/

Tubefilter: The Cannes Film Festival is buying into the creator economy in a big way

Tubefilter: The Cannes Film Festival is buying into the creator economy in a big way. “The 2026 edition of the venerable film festival will put an unprecedented amount of focus on creators an…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Dining and Cooking Mar 20

9-Film Journey – richmondmagazine.com

Precarity, Displacements and Aftermaths are the curated sections of a journey through nine films for the inaugural Italian & French Film Festival, taking place at the University of Richmond a…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchcuisine #film #filmfestivals #francais #france #French #HarryKollatzJr. #independentfilm #Italian&FrenchFilmFestival #TheByrdTheatre #UniversityofRichmond
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2563059/9-film-journey-richmondmagazine-com/

Darren du Nord Mar 19

Day 3 of the Fargo Film Festival, and I'm loving it! #NorthDakota native Josh Duhamel was in town last night to screen his new film, Preschool.

I'm a believer in posting local on the #fediverse and lighting up local hashtags. If you're at the festival this week, hit me up! Let us know what's going on where you live! #postLocal

#filmfestivals #Fargo #Fargomoorhead #FargoNd #FargoFilmFestival #FargoTheatre #PreschoolMovie #film #movies

Columbus - Feeds Mar 18

Movie Review: ‘Free Beer Tomorrow’ captures the heart of Columbus’ lesbian history - Grayson Newbourn

Movie Review: ‘Free Beer Tomorrow’ captures the heart of Columbus’ lesbian history

In 2023, a historical marker was permanently placed outside 2210 Summit St., the building that now houses Summit Music Hall. It tells the story of Summit Station — originally known as Jack’s A Go-Go — a women’s bar that, for decades, created a safe space for lesbians of all backgrounds to unite, laugh and love […]

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