Leslie Felperin

Playing out of competition in Venice, writer-directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard call on the likes of Tilda Swinton, Courtney Love and George MacKay to honor the British singer-songwriter.

In his Venice-bowing documentary, director Alexandre O. Philippe ('Lynch/Oz') lets his subject share her version of why her career slowed to a halt.

Nicholas Galitzine co-stars in writer-director Julia Jackman's Venice-bowing second feature, based on a graphic novel by Isabel Greenberg.

Director Jonatan Etzler's first English-language feature, adapted from a Swedish novel, also features Jacob Anderson and newcomer Eddie Waller.

Premiering at TIFF, the 'Green Border' director's non-chronological feature views the Czech-German-Jewish writer's life as if through a crystal prism.

Kirk Jones' TIFF-bowing film stars Robert Aramayo in the central role as John Davidson, with Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson and Peter Mullan lending support.

Directed by Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, the Toronto-premiering film explores the ethics and toll of a particularly demanding career.

Premiering at the San Sebastian Film Festival, the film by Joachim Lafosse stars Eye Haïdara as a struggling mother who sneaks her boys into her former in-laws' luxury estate.

Irish actor Barry Ward plays a dad at his wit's end with his 17-year-old daughter, who is struggling with an eating disorder, in this San Sebastian-bowing film.

Emilie Thalund's feature directorial bow starring Marie Helweg Augustsen was a prizewinner at this year's San Sebastian Film Festival.