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‘Hamnet’ Wins Big at the San Diego Film Festival While Eddie Vedder Doc ‘Matter of Time’ Earns Kudos

Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” was the big winner at the San Diego International Film Festival, winning both the best Gala Film (jury award) and the Audience Choice Gala Award. Eddie Vedder-starring documentary...

‘Task’ Dialect Coach on Getting the Cast to Make Those Very Specific Pennsylvania Sounds: ‘It’s Such a Strange Accent’

Throughout “Task,” the seven-episode crime thriller that concluded on HBO on Oct. 19, viewers were re-introduced to the specific Delaware County, Pa. accent that they’d perhaps first heard in HBO’s 2021...

Variety’s Faith & Media Impact Report 2025: Nominations Are Open

Variety’s Faith & Media Impact Report returns Dec. 3. The list recognizes a thriving segment of the entertainment industry that includes storytellers across the religious spectrum who are offering...

Visionary Women Celebrates Honorees While Jeanie Buss, Willow Bay, Charlotte Jones and More Talk Women’s Sports

Los Angeles-based nonprofit social impact organization Visionary Women celebrated its 10 anniversary Oct. 8 with the Visionary Women’s Summit at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The org, dedicated to the advancement and...

Mark Hamill Tapped for Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence at the San Diego Film Festival

Mark Hamill will receive the Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence at the San Diego Intl. Film Festival, which runs Oct. 15-19. The festival also announced that Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin...

San Diego Film Festival Sets ‘Rental Family,’ ‘Hamnet’ ’After the Hunt’ in Packed Lineup of Awards Hopefuls, Shorts, Animation and Docs (EXCLUSIVE)

The San Diego Intl. Film Fest kicks off Oct. 15 with Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt,” starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield. The festival, which runs through Oct. 19,...

Sofia Coppola and Marc Jacobs on Venice Festival Doc ‘Marc by Sofia’: ‘I Felt Very Comfortable Exposing Everything to Sofia‘

Two longtime friends will make for among Venice’s most-discussed red-carpet pairings. Sofia Coppola is the director of “Marc by Sofia,” a new A24 documentary premiering at Venice Sept. 2. Coppola was...

Female Filmmakers Lead Large Contingent of Arab Features Unspooling at the Venice Festival

Continuing a great year for Arab cinema at major festivals — with films such as “Once Upon a Time in Gaza,” “The President’s Cake” and “The Little Sister” winning major awards...

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