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On October 11th, the 49th Film Fest Gent in Belgium kicked off its official competition in unique fashion: the entire red carpet was covered with hundreds of colorful bouquets of flowers to celebrate Close, the new film by Lukas Dhont. The director, born and raised in Ghent, is no stranger to the festival.

Novembre is the new number 1 movie at the French box office. Directed by Cédric Jimenez with Jean Dujardin, Anaïs Demoustier, and Sandrine Kiberlain, this movie follows the French anti-terrorism services during the 5 days after the November 13th, 2015 attacks in Paris.

Laura Mora’s second feature, The Kings of The World, which recently won the top prizes in San Sebastian and Zurich, is a film about having (or not having) a safe place in the world. It follows the 19-year-old Ra (Carlos Andres Castaneda), who lives and hustles in the streets of Medellin.

The scene could not have been more surreal. Rossy de Palma, the Spanish actress, and model who became an icon, thanks to her work with Pedro Almodóvar, received from the President of Iceland, Guoni Th.

Mike Hatton, born in the suburbs of Chicago, is seen opposite Russell Crowe, Bill Murray and Zac Efron in Apple’s latest feature The Greatest Beer Run Ever. The war comedy drama directed by Peter Farrelly is based on the true story of a man named John “Chickie” Donohue, who as a young veteran sneaks into Vietnam to bring beer to his friends.

Voodoo Macbeth marks the first theatrical release from USC Originals in association with Warner Bros and was overseen by veteran producer and USC professor, John Watson (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Backdraft and The Outer Limits). The film was made almost entirely by past and present students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts – a long-time HFPA grant recipient – and is based on the true story behind the 1936 all-black Shakespeare production of Voodoo Macbeth.

  When it comes to legendary movie stars, few can compare to Jacqueline Bisset, whose six-decade career includes films in both French and English, working with actors from Jean-Paul Belmondo, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Frank Sinatra to directors including François Truffaut, George Cukor, and John Huston. The 78-year-old actress works constantly, with three films in 2021, and she recently sat down with HFPA member Elisabeth Sereda for our Golden Globes Around the World podcast series to talk about her new film, Loren and Rose.

Mabel Cadena, unstoppable as one of the most important Latin actresses, is poised to make her major Hollywood debut as a superheroine in the eagerly anticipated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. After a degree in psychology, the Mexico-born Cadena next directed her steps to acting, for which she studied at the CasAzul School of Performing and Audiovisual Arts of the University of Veracruz.

Pretty Problems, the new independent feature by director Kestrin Pantera, lets audiences follow Jack (Michael Tennant) and Lindsay (Britt Rentschler), whose careers and marriage hang by a thread. The movie highlights the different class divisions between these characters and a wild bunch of wealthy strangers which include Matt Flax (Graham Outerbridge), a self-made billionaire; and his bestie Kerry (Alex Klein), a trust fund kid with an actress/model girlfriend, Carrie (Charlotte Ubben).

The 66th London BFI Film Festival is now open. Kicking off the proceedings was the eagerly anticipated Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical – starring Alisha Weir as Matilda, who makes her debut in the titular role, and Emma Thompson as the dastardly Miss Trunchbull.