Stunt performer Devyn LaBella has filed a lawsuit against actor and director Kevin Costner, claiming she was compelled to take part in an unplanned rape scene during the production of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, without prior notice or necessary safety measures. LaBella, who worked as the primary stunt double for actress Ella Hunt (portraying the character Juliette in Costner’s independently financed western series), alleges that in 2023, Costner spontaneously added a rape scene to the script. Hunt declined to participate in the unscripted scene, prompting producers to bring ' ...
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Director Jafar Panahi returned to Iran to applause after winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for It Was Just An Accident. While the international reception was warm, official Iranian responses have been cautious, with the government summoning a French diplomat over remarks made by France’s foreign minister. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot had praised Panahi's film as a powerful act of defiance against the Iranian regime’s repression. This led Iran’s Foreign Ministry to formally protest, condemning the comments as “interventionist and provocative,” according to state news agency IRNA. Iran’s ' ...
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Adnan Al Rajeev made history at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in 2025 as the first Bangladeshi filmmaker to have a short film officially selected for the Palme d'Or Short Film Competition. His film Ali received a prestigious Special Mention from the jury, marking a breakthrough moment for Bangladeshi cinema on the global stage. Born on 11 May 1987 in Tangail, Rajeev began his career at 17 as an assistant director at Chabial, founded by renowned filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. After five years of hands-on experience, he made his directorial debut ' ...
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In 2025, the International Federation of Film Critics — FIPRESCI — marks 100 years since its founding, a century that has seen cinema evolve into a global language of culture, identity, and change. As part of this global celebration, the Egyptian Film Critics Association (EFCA) proudly reflects on its longstanding and active relationship with FIPRESCI, a bond that underscores Egypt’s deep commitment to the art of film criticism. FIPRESCI was established in 1925 by critics from France and Germany to promote and safeguard the role of criticism in the development of ' ...
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This is a shocking, multi-generational study of the inheritance of trauma. The protagonists are four generations of women living on a German rural farm of nearly a century. First, there are young girls, and then adult women who become hostages to their mothers behaviors. More or less consciously, they replicate similar behaviors, make the same mistakes, and experience the same violence they suffered in childhood. Life, death, illness, sex, the harshness of social relations, and two world wars comprise their existence. There are no images of the wars themselves, but there ' ...
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