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Great news for European film fans. Italian cinemas are finally set to reopen after an incredibly difficult year. And one of the first films set to be released is the latest from Woody Allen – Rifkin’s Festival. The film will be released in Italy on 6 May. Rifkin’s Festival tells the story of Mort Rifkin, […]
Film festivals are in just as much trouble as the cinema industry right now, but some are still bravely moving ahead. One is the Hong Kong International Film Festival, which happens between 1st-12th April 2021. Amongst the line up is the new film from Woody Allen – Rifkin’s Festival. The Hong Kong International Film Festival […]
Rifkin’s Festival, the 49th and latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is finally out on DVD in Spain – the first time it has been released on physical home formats. The film was made in Spain and premiered at the San Sebastián Film Festival last year. But with cinemas around the world still […]
The prestigious Feroz Awards were held this week in Spain. And Woody Allen’s latest film, Rifkin’s Festival, was a Spanish production, meaning it was eligible to be nominated for Feroz Awards. It was nominated in one catergory – Best Poster – which it won! Award shows are very strange this year with lack of films […]
Rifkin’s Festival – the newest film written and directed by Woody Allen – is very slowly rolling out around the world (with the global cinema industry in all sorts of trouble). The latest release comes from Russia, and Allen did a lengthy interview with Russian TV recently. You can watch on YouTube with auto translating […]
Woody Allen is the latest guest on the Origins podcast, who sat down for an interview that runs almost two hours. Allen discusses a range of topics – from growing up, his films and wider views on science and philosophy. The podcast is part of the Origins Project Foundation, who occasionally interview important people like […]
Rifkin’s Festival is the 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen. Like most of the world, the run of the film has been anything but normal. But ever so slowly, some countries are picking up the rights. The Netherlands is the latest country to screen Rifkin’s Festival. It opened in 3 December. This follows […]
The 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen is out now to the public…of Spain. Filmed and produced in Spain, Rifkin’s Festival recently premiered at the San Sebastián Film Festival. European critics loved it, and even American ones gave it the usual begrudging respect. The film stars Wallace Shawn as Mort Rifkin, who goes […]
Rifkin’s Festival – the newest film written and directed by Woody Allen – premiered at the San Sebastián Film Festival. We have pictures of press conferences and the stars who were on ground, as well as first reactions. The premiere took place on 18 September 2020, the opening day of the festival. Leading up the […]
With the imminent premiere of Rifkin’s Festival, the new Woody Allen film, at the San Sebastián Film Festival, there has been a flurry of marketing materials. Most prominent is a new press kit for the film featuring quotes from the cast and background about the film. There’s also new interviews with Elana Anaya who has […]
Ok, here it is. The trailer for Rifkin’s Festival, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen. Shot at last year in San Sebastián, Spain, the film stars Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Gina Gershwin, Sergi Lopez, Wallace Shawn and Christoph Waltz. It follows a couple in a troubled marriage and their misadventures whilst attending […]
The first poster for Woody Allen’s upcoming film Rifkin’s Festival has been revealed. The film will be the 49th written and directed by Woody Allen. Here it is in all its glory. The poster is very different for Allen, using caricatures of some of the key cast – Louis Garrel, Gina Gershon, Wallace Shawn and […]
It’s been slow when it comes to Woody Allen news, but two recent interviews has revealed a little bit more about the upcoming Rifkin’s Festival. Both Damian Chapa and Richard Kind have talked about working with Allen on the upcoming film. Neither Chapa and Kind have not been officially announced as part of the cast. […]
As expected, the new Woody Allen film Rifkin’s Festival is set to have it’s world premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival. It will be the 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen. The news was announced by the festival. Rifkin’s Festival will open the prestigious festival, and play out of competition. Which means […]
The The Woody Film Guide Volume 3 is now out! And for the next five days it is free on Amazon’s Kindle service. It’s also out on paperback. The latest volume covers 2003 to 2019, and features comprehensive looks at all the films from Anything Else to A Rainy Day In New York. The book […]
Rifkin’s Festival is the upcoming 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen. According to José Luis Rebordinos, the director of the San Sebastian Film Festival, they are working with Allen and the producers to premiere the film at that festival later in the year. He is quoted in a new interview on noticias de […]
Woody Allen is finishing post production on his new film, called Rifkin’s Festival. And we now have one more piece of the puzzle – who is supplying the music. Academy Award nominated Stéphane Wrembel is returning to work with Allen for the third time. Wrembel announced that he was back on Facebook. According to his […]
The 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen now has a release date. Titled Rifkin’s Festival, the film has now been set for release on 25th September 2020 in Spain. The film stars Elena Anaya, Louis Garrell, Gina Gershon, Sergi Lopez, Wallace Shawn and Christoph Waltz. It tells the story of an American couple […]
We have the first images of the 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen. Called Rifkin’s Festival, the images come as a Spanish distributor is announced. Deadline has the distribution story. Rifkin’s Festival was filmed in San Sebastián last year, and tells the story of an American couple’s romantic entanglements at the San Sebastián […]
The legendary Max Von Sydow has died at the age of 90. He influence of cinema is incalculable. He starred in some of cinema’s greatest works. He inspired Woody Allen and the pair worked together once, memorably in 1986’s Hannah And Her Sisters. Von Sydow’s work with Ingmar Bergman are some of the finest films […]