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Sudanese director Mohamed Kordofani is a name to watch. He made history this year, when he premiered his debut feature Goodbye Julia in Cannes, making it the first-ever Sudanese feature to screen in the festival.

In an “insidious” development, the direct sequel to Chapter 2 and the fifth film in the horror series beat them all on its opening weekend…and with remarkably solid figures. Insidious: The Red Door, the feature directing debut of Patrick Wilson, who also stars, toppled Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and the other competition to win the box office weekend.

Joan Miró i Ferrà was one of Spain’s most celebrated artists. He was born on April 20th, 1893, in Barcelona, Spain; his mother was a goldsmith, his father a watchmaker.

Czech filmmaker Robert Hloz is definitely a new director to watch. He started his career with three successful short films: The Mill (2011) won the Kodak Student Gold Award for best short film of the year.

As Outfest prepares to launch its 41st edition on July 13, over two hundred filmmakers anxiously await to see how the Los Angeles crowds will respond to the dramas, comedies, shorts and documentaries programmed for the film festival that will be covering all aspects of the LGBTQ+ community. With a mission statement that proclaims an agenda to “give artists, filmmakers and entertainment professionals the opportunity to discover their voice, provide the pathways to the visibility of their work by all members of the public, and assure that their legacy will live on for generations to come,” Outfest is excited about its latest edition.

After emerging as the bona fide TV sleeper hit of summer 2022, satisfying viewing palates of audiences and critics alike, FX’s The Bear is back for seconds from the crew at the grimy Chicago sandwich joint. The Bear follows culinary award-winning New York City chef de cuisine Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto, played by Jeremy Allen White, who earlier this year won both the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series.

Director Teona Strugar Mitevska is having an “exciting” time in her life, related to the title of her last movie, The Happiest Man in the World (2022). In her case, the happiness is literal, unlike her characters that meet in a speed dating event in Sarajevo looking for a Saturday break but end up in a spiral web of twists and emotions of different tenure, including absurdity, when a woman reconnects with the man who had shot and almost killed her 30 years ago, during the ex Yugoslavia war.

Panos Koutras’ career took off in 2009 with Strella, a film about the Greek queer community. The dramedy broke new ground for Greek cinema in featuring the first transgender lead role played by a transgender woman, Mina Orfanou.

One of the great British directors, Ken Loach, now 87, known for such cinematic gems as I, Daniel Blake (2016), Sorry We Missed You (2019) and the 60s classic Kes, now presents what he suggests is his final film, The Old Oak. If true, the film wraps a career during which he has long focused on championing the working class and shining a light on social inequality.

Eight years ago, the neo-Western crime drama Justified concluded after six seasons, following a creative decision made by lead actor Timothy Olyphant and series developer Graham Yost to bring the story to a close. But FX cable network and fans were eager for more tales of Deputy U.