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01-07-2025
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Cannes Winners, Serbian Miniseries ‘Absolute 100' Join KVIFF Lineup
The 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) will feature key Cannes Film Festival winners in its Horizons section and a selection of action and horror movies, both new and older, for its revamped Midnight Screenings program under the new name 'Afterhours.' In a lineup update unveiled on Friday, KVIFF said it will this year screen more than 130 feature films in the picturesque Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary. More from The Hollywood Reporter Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty to U.K. Assault Charge Why Rachel Zegler Has London Raving - and Ranting - About Her 'Evita' Stage-to-Street Performance Trump, and His Long Shadow, Draw References at Conecta in Spain Despite Focus on Business at Hand The Horizons lineup, which traditionally features highlights from the festival circuit of the past year, includes the likes of Jay Duplass' The Baltimorons, Tom Shoval's A Letter to David, Michel Franco's Dreams, My Father's Shadow by Akinola Davies Jr., Mary Bronstein's If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Ira Sachs' Peter Hujar's Day, Sergei Loznitsa's Two Prosecutors, Jafar Panahi's Cannes Palme d'Or winner It Was Just an Accident, and fellow Cannes award recipients Sound of Falling by Mascha Schilinski, Sirât by Oliver Laxe, Harris Dickinson's Urchin, and The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo by Diego Céspedes, which won the Un Certain Regard competition. Meanwhile, KVIFF has added the world premiere of Serbian miniseries Absolute 100 to its Special Screenings section, marking a return of the miniseries format to that program after four years. Absolute 100 was created by filmmaker Srdan Golubović in collaboration with three other directors who are his former students. 'This dynamic thriller with political undertones follows 19-year-old Sonja, a junior champion in sport shooting, who takes justice into her own hands after her family is threatened,' said KVIFF, which will screen the miniseries in its entirety, with the creators in attendance. Check out the full Horizons and Afterhours lineups for KVIFF 2025 below. HorizonsAbout a HeroDirected by: Piotr Winiewicz AprilDirected by: Dea Kulumbegashvili ArielDirected by: Lois Patiño The BaltimoronsDirected by: Jay Duplass The Blue TrailDirected by: Gabriel Mascaro DeafDirected by: Eva Libertad DreamsDirected by: Michel Franco DreamsDirected by: Dag Johan Haugerud Feeling BetterDirected by: Valerio Mastandrea The Forbidden CityDirected by: Gabriele Mainetti Girls on WireDirected by: Vivian Qu The Good DoctorDirected by: Gianluca Matarrese ChristyDirected by: Brendan Canty If I Had Legs I'd Kick YouDirected by: Mary Bronstein It Was Just an AccidentDirected by: Jafar Panahi KikaDirected by: Alexe Poukine Kill the JockeyDirected by: Luis Ortega Kontinental '25Directed by: Radu Jude Lesbian Space PrincessDirected by: Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese A Letter to DavidDirected by: Tom Shoval Little Trouble GirlsDirected by: Urška Djukić The Love That RemainsDirected by: Hlynur Pálmason Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)Directed by: Joel Alfonso Varga MadlyDirected by: Paolo Genovese MerckxDirected by: Boris Tilquin, Christophe Hermans My Father's ShadowDirected by: Akinola Davies Jr. The Mysterious Gaze of the FlamingoDirected by: Diego Céspedes My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in MoscowDirected by: Julia Loktev PerlaDirected by: Alexandra Makarová Peter Hujar's DayDirected by: Ira Sachs Promised SkyDirected by: Erige Sehiri Put Your Soul on Your Hand and WalkDirected by: Sepideh Farsi RenoirDirected by: Chie Hayakawa SiblingsDirected by: Greta Scarano SirâtDirected by: Oliver Laxe Sorry, BabyDirected by: Eva Victor Sound of FallingDirected by: Mascha Schilinski Tales from the Magic GardenDirected by: David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec The Things You KillDirected by: Alireza Khatami The Thing With FeathersDirected by: Dylan Southern TimestampDirected by: Kateryna Gornostai TrainsDirected by: Maciej J. Drygas Two ProsecutorsDirected by: Sergei Loznitsa Two Times João LiberadaDirected by: Paula Tomás Marques UrchinDirected by: Harris Dickinson VermiglioDirected by: Maura Delpero We Believe YouDirected by: Charlotte Devillers, Arnaud Dufeys What Does That Nature Say to YouDirected by: Hong Sang-soo YesDirected by: Nadav Lapid 2000 Metres to AndriivkaDirected by: Mstyslav Chernov AfterhoursCadetDirected by: Adilkhan Yerzhanov Dangerous AnimalsDirected by: Sean Byrne Dead LoverDirected by: Grace Glowicki FucktoysDirected by: Annapurna Sriram HellraiserDirected by: Clive Barker Mr. VampireDirected by: Ricky Lau Straight Outta SpaceDirected by: Michael Middelkoop Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
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08-06-2025
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‘Twelve Moons' Director Victoria Franco Has Been Waiting for Her Tribeca Moment
Victoria Franco has long been a crucial presence on her brother Michel Franco's films, working behind-the-scenes as a creative producer on projects such as the Jessica Chastain-Peter Sarsgaard starrer Memory, as well as Sundown, starring Tim Roth. All along, she worked toward the goal of striking out on her own by directing short films. With Saturday's Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Twelve Moons, she will unveil her first feature as a director, with brother Michel, the celebrated Mexican filmmaker, stepping into a producing role on the project. Twelve Moons follows Sofia, a 40-year-old architect who, after experiencing a devastating loss, must confront strong emotions while trying to stay true to herself. As her personal and professional lives begin to deteriorate, she must look inward for a path forward. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'American Psycho' Director Mary Harron Is Surprised by Movie's Lingering Relevance How Ticket Resellers Caused Drama at Miley Cyrus' 'Something Beautiful' Tribeca Film Premiere Jane Rosenthal Champions Female and Nonbinary Filmmakers When the "Very Act of Us Speaking Up Feels Risky" at Chanel Tribeca Festival Luncheon Michel's films are known for their unsparing, tightly controlled storytelling — a style shaped by his live editing process. Pioneered early in his career with sister Victoria, the method sends footage directly from the camera to an editing room, where an editor and Victoria work together to assess the story as it unfolds, rather than waiting until the end of a shoot. Victoria utilized this method on her own film, and she says it yielded some surprising results. As Victoria steps forward with a style that is emotional, intuitive, and unmistakably hers, she and Michel sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss their creative bond. How did you decide on the title ? VICTORIA FRANCO I fell in love with the title because it brought together a number of different themes I wanted to touch on. The film tackles themes of womanhood and addiction. The number twelve representing the twelve steps of recovery and twelve months of the year. The moons representing the reproductive cycle of the woman. You both pioneered this process of live editing together. How did that come to be? MICHEL FRANCO It started on a film called Through the Eyes that Victoria and I shot together — it was part fiction and part documentary. I was in charge of the fiction, and she headed the documentary. We were editing on set because there was no script, just an outline. We had someone with a computer, and we were the editors. I just liked the process so much that I kept using it on my more conventional films, starting with After Lucia. And I also kept shooting in chronological order. Victoria and I developed that system 15 years ago. VICTORIA FRANCO We worked every Saturday, revisiting all the material while we were shooting the fiction. The process was very instinctive — following the gut and what the story needed. Everything in making movies is instinctive. Victoria, what was it like using the live editing process on your own for ? VICTORIA FRANCO It was very different. The movie has many things that weren't in the script. I didn't know I would be editing that way — the shooting process was very fluid, changing as we progressed. Filmmaking is very in the moment for me. The best thing I can do is try to adapt to changes in real time. Editing on set allowed me the freedom to play with the structure. I really tried to let the viewer feel what he's supposed to feel — the emotions of the scene — and not impose something in the editing. Michel, did you work in the editing room on your sister's film? Was the dynamic reversed? MICHEL FRANCO Not at all. In general, when I work as a producer, I'm usually never on set. And it was the same with Vicky. I try to give the directors all the space they need and let each crew find their own working ways. I try to avoid being on set. If I'm on set, it often means that there's trouble, so it's a good sign that I'm never on set. Victoria, did you try to move away from Michel's style while making your film? VICTORIA FRANCO I've learned a lot from Michel, however with Twelve Moons it was important for me not to imitate him. Everything I like and admire about his movies wouldn't fit my way of filming. If I tried to copy him, it wouldn't be a good movie. He has his own talent, and I have my own way of thinking and looking at cinema. That's how we complement each other — we add layers. MICHEL FRANCO Our personalities are very different. When people see Twelve Moons, they'll discover Victoria's personality and her way of looking at the world. It's very different from mine — she created a world of her own. Victoria, how would you describe and what do you hope the audience takes away from it? VICTORIA FRANCO It's a film of regeneration through addiction and hardship, weaving themes of family and heritage. I have my own personal connections to the story, however it is important for me not to impose my way of feeling. I want viewers to connect in their own ways. You cast your own mother in — what made you decide she was the right person for the role, and what was that experience like for you emotionally? VICTORIA FRANCO The mother in the film is a symbol, and my own mother has such a strong instinct for maternity — I didn't even think about casting someone else. It was hard emotionally, especially because her character represents death. Seeing her like that was difficult, but at the same time, it was relieving. Maybe it made me a little less afraid. Now that you've established yourself as a director, will you still collaborate with Michel? VICTORIA FRANCO I think we'll always work together. We've collaborated since we were kids, and we still learn a lot from each other and our processes. MICHEL FRANCO One film at a time, but for us there's no split between life and film. Whenever we need help — in life or in work — we're the first person the other turns to. It comes naturally. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
South China Morning Post
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Dreams, chilling film with Jessica Chastain about US-Mexico ties
Published: 5:30am, 16 Feb 2025 3.5/5 stars 'I want to take care of you,' coos Jessica Chastain's wealthy American in Michel Franco's latest film, Dreams , playing in competition at the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival. It is another sparse, clinical work from the Mexican-born Franco, who last gave us 2023's sublime Memory – which co-starred Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard. In his new film – which will leave you dazed and disquieted, and is likely to rattle around your head for days after watching it – Chastain headlines as Jennifer, a San Francisco socialite whose father's foundation has been funding arts initiatives in Mexico City. There she met Fernando (Isaac Hernández), a dancer working for the foundation – although we only learn this in flashback. The film begins as Fernando – who was deported from the United States in 2013 – crosses from Mexico into the US in a truck filled with other illegal immigrants. Dreams director Michel Franco addresses fraught US-Mexico relations in his new film. Photo: Teorema
