The Amazing Story Behind German Oscar Entry ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
Mohammad Rasoulof shot his film in secret in Iran, and when he was sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging, he escaped to Germany over an arduous 28-day trek.
‘Living Large’ Tackles Heavy Themes with Stop-Motion Puppetry (and Real Hair)
Director Kristina Dufková tells IndieWire about her Annency Jury Award winner, which follows a teen struggling with bullies, puberty, and his weight.
Focus Features Picks Up AI Thriller ‘Hot Spot’ from ‘The Lure’ Filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska
This marks the second English-language feature from Smoczyńska and second collaboration with Focus after releasing the biographical drama “The Silent Twins” in 2022.
‘Blitz’ Collaborators Steve McQueen and Adam Stockhausen Are a Match Made in Cinematic Heaven — And It Started with an Unexpected Prop
IndieWire Honors: Receiving the Wavelength Award at this year’s event, McQueen first noticed Stockhausen’s work in the comedy “The Switch,” which famously features a container of semen the production designer made himself with “hot glue.”
‘Blitz’ Star Saoirse Ronan Shares What Makes Steve McQueen and Adam Stockhausen the Perfect Collaborators
IndieWire Honors: “Every single time we would discuss anything, there was always a section of the conversation that was about Adam’s work,” Ronan said of building “Blitz” with IndieWire Honors Wavelength Award recipients McQueen and Stockhausen.
‘Severance’ Is Getting the Podcast Treatment, Hosted by Ben Stiller and Adam Scott
Ahead of Season 2 finally premiering in January 2025, Audacy announced a companion podcast.
‘The Wild Robot’ Filmmaker Chris Sanders Hopes His Animated Gem Can Push a New Renaissance for the Medium
IndieWire Honors: The winner of this year’s Spark Award combined old-school techniques with cutting-edge technology to tell the emotionally rich story of a charming robot and the baby goose she loves.
When Chris Sanders Cast Lupita Nyong’o as His ‘Wild Robot,’ His Star Found Another Way to Build Her Legacy
IndieWire Honors: The titular star of the delightful animated fable tells IndieWire about the magical collaboration with our Spark Award-winning filmmaker, and why “The Wild Robot” still makes her cry.
Timothée Chalamet Said Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac Showed Him How to ‘Guard’ His Process
In becoming Bob Dylan for “A Complete Unknown,” Chalamet was careful to keep things low-key while shooting and not have an entourage around him.
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Luca Guadagnino on ‘Queer’s’ Ban in Turkey: ‘I’m Going to Fight the Institution Who Wants to Tarnish [Cinema’s] Inevitable Powers’
While at the jury press conference at Marrakech Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino said on Saturday that he’ll be “happy” if people download “Queer” in Turkey, where the movie, starring Daniel Craig as a gay American expat in 1950s Mexico City, was banned by authorities who deemed it “too provocative.” “They banned the movie because they […]