IntlCinephileSociety

Accredited journalists, film scholars, historians and industry professionals.

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It's done! The 23rd ICS Awards winners have been announced, and The Secret Agent did really well! Read all winners, runners-up, and nominees in this article:
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Shahran Morshed dons a pair of jeans in Eugene Kotlyarenko's VINTAGE VIOLENCE, a crime caper that mixes vintage fashion, online fame, romantic deception and yakuza violence #Sitges2026 https://t.co/cRSFMBGhvW

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And we're back! Our website is up and running again. Why don't you go check out Latoya Austin's new review of Carol Morley's 7 MILES OUT, now on our frontpage.

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Given the current vulnerability in PHP, we have decided to take our website down for the moment, until a patched version is available to us. We hope to be back soon!

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Latoya Austin finds herself near Manchester in Carol Morley's 7 MILES OUT, an impressive, all encompassing letter to our inner selves, and a reminder of the power of song and written word #LFF https://t.co/VHH3LDtPj9

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Shahran Morshed claims his place in Shashank Walia's BIRDS IN THE DARK, a promising and deeply felt debut about queer love, caste, land, labour, and political resistance #BIFF2026 https://t.co/Haqa0uRnMH

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Ali Ercivan sees a trilogy get completed in Gu You's THE FIRST TASTE OF LONELINESS, a film with impressive visuals that seems more interested in mood than plot #BIFF2026 https://t.co/aYPkNGsODJ

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Marc van de Klashorst harvests a delicacy in Ryan Ermacora and Jessica Johnson's CONCRETE TURNED TO SAND, a work of great beauty that lets the audience experience nature's resilience instead of resorting to didacticism #LFF https://t.co/26iya1s09I

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Matthew Joseph Jenner bangs the drum in Margherita Ferrari's FÖA - ONCE UPON A FUTURE, a film with a strong premise and unique execution that asks the question: are you a passive onlooker to social change, or do you become an active participant? #BIFF2026 https://t.co/3YHPdkrBxK

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Matthew Joseph Jenner sees a classic novel in a new cultural light in Arie and Chuko Esiri's CLARISSA, and unconventional examination of the strange intersections between the past, present and future #NYFF64 https://t.co/cqbf0LeNEL

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John Lynn braves the cacophony of Nicolás Pereda's EVERYTHING ELSE IS NOISE, another singular and compelling addition to Pereda’s distinctive body of work #NYFF64 https://t.co/hKgFC3yl9R

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Shahran Morshed goes through an unpredictable experience in Carlos Reygadas' HEIL JUPITER!, a film that is deeply moving, formally daring and unforgettable #NYFF64 https://t.co/lWkIncHu2e

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Marc van de Klashorst finds himself in the oil business in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's DIGGER, an eco-satire that forces us to look at our own human behavior and ask ourselves: can we make the sacrifice? https://t.co/hQtRCtvtEM

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John Lynn navigates the many layers of Mariano Llinás' LIFE OF JORGE LUIS BORGES, which is filled to the brim with complexity and depth, both intellectual and emotional, and one of the most tremendous films in recent years #NYFF64 https://t.co/GGYT18ewJe

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Ali Ercivan tells a fairytale in Fatih Akın's GHOST SONG, a film that proves how Akın grew up and became a master of his craft while preserving his core strength: authentic emotion and passion #74SSIFF https://t.co/vaQfJOpkwa

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Matthew Joseph Jenner speaks with the dead in Pablo Larraín's MY SAD DEAD, the kind of challenging and provocative work that makes us understand the staggering importance of giving artists the freedom to express themselves #74SSIFF https://t.co/sTxGpTdlnU

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Matthew Joseph Jenner ends a relationship in Javier Giner's THIS SOLITUDE, a very moving exploration of the lingering challenges that come when trying to process an unexpected and uncomfortable separation #74SSIFF https://t.co/kf2BSFyQwO

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Matthew Joseph Jenner is released from Nicole Garcia's 07:40 CE MATIN-LÀ, which, despite an excellent performance by Marion Cotillard, is a middling social drama that has its heart in the right place #74SSIFF https://t.co/pliPVIIwbL

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Matthew Joseph Jenner understands the irony in Ah Biao's BORDER, a film about the visceral desire to connect that deliberately keeps the audience at a distance #74SSIFF https://t.co/qOfykJ5CSp

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Marc van de Klashorst tends his wounds in Massih Parsaei's stunning debut LOVERS SLEEP ALONE, a film about the struggle to start over when a painful past has not yet left body and soul #74SSIFF https://t.co/vRl0YzccUC

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Matthew Joseph Jenner finds a deft balancing act between tones and ideas in Mikel Gurrea's SAINTS, a moving depiction of being able to let go of the past while moving forward to an uncertain future #74SSIFF https://t.co/YlGiGfUTnZ