Sixty-six titles have been added to the program for the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) as the event unveils the Luminous and Frontlight sections, in addition to titles for live cinema section IDFA on Stage, experimental art section Paradocs and queer cinema section Contagious & Queer. IDFA’s 36th edition runs Nov. 8 to 19. …
The Houston Chamber Choir will kick off its 29th season with the world premiere of "The Joyful Mysteries" by composer Daniel Knaggs, which will include guest artists the Monarch Chamber Players and Kinetic Ensemble. The work explores the five mysteries of joy, which come to be known even in the context of fear, sorrow and suffering.
A South Korean film about a disillusioned young woman who relocates to New Zealand will open Asia's largest film festival Wednesday as it looks to rally from a year marked by scandal and budget cutbacks.The world premiere of South Korean director Jang Kun-jae's "Because I Hate Korea" will take centre stage on opening night.
Italy’s Coccinelle Film Sales has acquired world rights to German director Veit Helmer’s poetic love story “Gondola,” which will world premiere at the upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival. Helmer is well known on the international festival circuit for funny, fable-like films with little or no dialogue such as “Tuvalu”; the Azerbaijan-set “Absurdistan,” which went to …