Head of physical production at Amazon Glenn Gainor has been honoured by the Producers Without Borders (PWB) network this past weekend alongside producers Sep Riahi and Andrea Borella. Now in its second year, the awards aim to celebrate doers of the industry who are not typically awarded for their contributions. This year’s ceremony took place at a PWB brunch held during the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
The Toronto International Film Festival kicked off this weekend for the 10 days of premieres, screenings and networking events. Euphoria stars Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney matched up against each other for the opening weekend premieres of On Swift Horses and Eden, followed by Angelina Jolie’s adaptation of Without Blood making its premiere yesterday
The 2024 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will open with Netflix title Uprising, a Korean feature set against the backdrop of war and following the journey through the lives of two childhood friends turned foes. This opening night premiere joins a longlist of Netflix productions include in the programme, as the streamer establishes a key partnership with the film festival taking place from 2-11 October.
This year’s London Film Festival will open with Steve McQueen’s Blitz and close with the European premiere of Morgan Neville’s Pharrell Lego documentary Piece by Piece. The American Express Gala will also host the European premiere of R.J. Cutler and David Furnish’s Elton John: Never Too Late. A total of 253 titles from 79 countries and of 63 languages will be screened at the festival this year.
The winners have been announced for this year’s Gerety Awards with seven grand prix recipients coming out on top. The judging panel of 200 from 47 countries awarded 24 Gold, 94 Silver and 71 Bronze, with 198 entries on the shortlist. The most awarded countries in this edition were Germany, USA, UK and France, with Rights against the Right - The first trademark that stops trading Nazi merch as the most awarded campaign overall. Other top awarded brands include WWF, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Mc Donald’s, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Wisp x Abortion Freedom Fund.
The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will welcome Raj Kapoor’s 4k restored Award premiere as well as honour Angelina Jolie with the esteemed Tribute Award. Presented by Rogers, the festival will showcase Canadian and international cinema projects from 5 -15 September, as well as special events and talks with some of the industry’s biggest names.
This year’s Cunard Gala, held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, will welcome the world premiere of Joy on 15 October. Directed by Ben Taylor, Joy stars Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton and Bill Nighy for the screenplay written by Jack Thorne. The 68th London Film festival will take place from 9-20 October, 2024.
This year’s LMGI Awards saw Oppenheimer and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning-Part 1, take home the Motion Picture Award on Saturday 24 August. For their 11th annual awards ceremony, the organsiation celebrated a number of winners including Fallout, Fargo and Ripley for their stand out location work, as well as a number of honourees for their contributions to the industry.