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Beta Film has closed major deals for two of its female-led highlights: royal drama “Queen Silvia” and upcoming series “La Vida Barcelona.” Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT has acquired the Swedish second window rights after Prime Video to “Queen Silvia” ahead of its world premiere in Cannes, while German public broadcaster ZDF has joined “La Vida […]
Film-maker Sue Kim talks about having unprecedented access to K-Pop idol Lisa Manobal at her most candid.
Netflix has used AI in one form or another on some 300 of its titles, Lee Sung-gyun, the streamer’s senior director of APAC production, told an audience at the Busan International Film Festival. On the same panel, “The Outlaws” director Kang Yoon-sung said AI workflows could take 30% to 40% off a feature film’s production […]
British and Irish cinema have been in the spotlight at the Breton resort of Dinard for more than three decades, with films like "The Full Monty" and "Billy Elliot" getting their starts at the town's annual film festival. FRANCE 24's Culture editor Eve Jackson brings us the latest from this year’s edition, from its line-up to the financial woes that could spell the end of the festival.
Potential Films, one of Australia’s leading independent distributors, has acquired worldwide rights to the newly restored 1976 drama “Caddie,” by Donald Crombie. Considered a landmark film of Australia’s New Wave, the film is screening at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon and will be presented at the event’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC) as part […]
Geneviève Dulude-De Celles’ “Nina Roza,” Nyla Innuksuk’s “In the Heart of the South” and Marie Clements’ “How We Stand” are among the films taking top honors at the 45th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF). The festival announced its 2026 juried awards winners on Wednesday night, recognizing films across its Summit, Horizon, Tides, Arbutus, Vanguard and […]
The upcoming Doha Film Festival has unveiled its 15-title competition lineup made up mostly of Middle East premieres of movies from the region, seven of which directed by women. As previously announced, Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker Sara Ishaq’s timely drama “The Station,” which looks at the impact of Yemen’s civil war on the country, is set as […]
The 70th BFI London Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday with the European premiere of “Elsinore,” a movie that, as the credits rolled, left large swathes of the audience at the Royal Festival Hall wiping away tears. But just moments later, as the name of lead star Andrew Scott appeared on stage, the loud snuffles […]
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is keeping Hur Jin-ho’s “The Assassin(s)” as its opening film, a day after all 109 lawmakers of South Korea’s conservative People Power Party (PPP) asked the festival to pull it. The festival made no mention of the PPP in a statement issued Wednesday, saying only that it was aware […]
One day into the official closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, Skydance Corp.’s newly appointed Motion Picture Group co-chairs, Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, have outlined their immediate plans for the film division. Goldberg and Greenstein pledged that both Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures “will continue to build and release their slate of films […]
It’ll take a bit longer for the first AI-generated film to make it to theaters — because it’s gunning for an Oscar. The AI studio Fable has shifted the U.S. release of “Gods Don’t Give Gifts,” the collection of four anthology shorts by the AI-focused YouTuber Gossip Goblin (né Zack London), from Oct. 30 to Dec. […]
Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning” has been unveiled to members of the film press, who are calling the follow-up to “The Social Network” a “solid sequel,” “a harsh assessment of [Mark] Zuckerberg” and “a scathing indictment of the current tumultuous state of society.” Early reactions, with full reviews coming ahead of this weekend’s theatrical release, […]
Production of Daily Wire’s pro-ICE film “Pawn Shop” has been temporarily halted in Livingston, Mont., following a Special City Commission Meeting held on Saturday. The action comes as Livingston locals raised concerns about the film’s impact on local business — and notably the city’s sole food bank — as well as improper notification about hazardous […]
Guillermo Del Toro is publicly declaring his love for “Digger.” Del Toro took to X to call out naysayers of Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s film ahead of its Friday release. “Entirely Petty headline,” the director wrote in response to a review of Warner Bros.’ R-rated black comedy. “Love it or not. And yes, I do. The […]
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains minor spoilers for “Behemoth!” in theaters Dec. 4 Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” bowed at the New York Film Festival Friday, and Lincoln Center’s Tully Hall seemed a fitting place to showcase a film about a musician. Written and directed by Gilroy, the film stars Pedro Pascal as a cellist who returns […]
French director Pierre Le Gall’s passionate love story “Flesh and Fuel,” which world premiered in Cannes’ Critics’ Week, won the top prize, the Golden Eye, at the 22nd Zurich Film Festival on Saturday. The Golden Eye for best documentary went to Pete Muller’s “Bucks Harbor,” which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama […]
The Latino film festival in the capital will screen 60 films from 27 countries over five days.
“Being Heumann,” Oscar winner Siân Heder’s Apple Original Film, will close the 14th Middleburg Film Festival, which runs Oct. 15-18. The festival has also set Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s “La Bola Negra” as its Friday Spotlight and Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” as its Sunday Spotlight. As previously announced, the festival will open with Jesse Eisenberg’s […]
UTA has taken a dramatic step to streamline the leadership of its film and TV lit and talent departments to reflect the industry trends of blurring lines between disciplines. As part of the change, agency veteran Matt Rice has been promoted to president of the new UTA Filmed Entertainment unit. In the new structure, UTA’s […]
Hopwood DePree took the council to court in his bid to take over the Grade II-listed mansion for £1.
