The newcomer's tragicomic debut, inspired by his childhood under Saddam Hussein, earns raves and the only audience prize ...

Bringing a turbulent world together through cinema, the 78th Cannes Film Festival went off largely without a hitch —— despite ...

Cannes Film Festival is announcing the winners of its annual awards at a ceremony on Saturday evening in France. TheWrap will ...

The prize is announced as Belgian’s Valéry Carnoy’s ‘Wild Foxes,’ takes the SACD Prize, his second award at Directors’ ...

Stay at a film festival long enough, and you will eventually notice certain shared themes and connective tissues between ...

Cannes: In his debut feature, Iraqi filmmaker Hasan Hadi wisely prioritizes character and story, letting brutal dictatorship ...

A review of Cannes Film Festival Directors Fortnight entry The President's Cake which is the first film from Iraq ...

According to Iraqi director Hasan Hadi, that’s a story worth salvaging from Saddam Hussein’s reign that, along with the ...

Iraq and premiering in Directors’ Fortnight, Hasan Hadi’s debut feature revolves around a third-grader on a mission to ...

Films Boutique has sold Hasan Hadi’s “The President's Cake, which had its world premiere in Directors' Fortnight, to multiple ...