Greta Gerwig will be president of the 77th Cannes Film Festival jury in 2024, making her the first female American director — and the youngest person since 1966 — to receive the honour. The role is widely considered to be a marker of career achievement and excellence within the international film industry. Gerwig most recently … Read more
For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki’s decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazaki’s latest enchantment, The Boy and the Heron, debuted with $12.8 million US, according to studio estimates. The Boy and the Heron, the long-awaited animated fantasy from the director of Spirited Away, My Neighbor … Read more
In 2016, the festival held a satellite event in Shanghai, where it screened at prestigious venues such as the West Bund Art Space, Shanghai Himalayas Museum and Power Station of Art. Audience members at ASVOFF 2023. Photo: Christian Tarra Toma This year, ASVOFF’s Chinese fashion film category was judged by Tasha Liu, founder of Labelhood, … Read more
