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Rodrigo Santoro and Camila Pitanga to Star in Marcelo Gomes’ ‘Garota da Urca’ From a Script by Luciana Paes and Leonardo Moreira (EXCLUSIVE)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Two of Brazil’s biggest screen stars, Rodrigo Santoro (“The Blue Trail”) and Camila Pitanga (“Basic Sanitation, the Movie”), are set to star in “Garota da Urca” (“Girl From Urca”), the new film by renowned director Marcelo Gomes. “Oxygen Masks Will Not Drop Automatically” writer Leonardo Moreira and veteran writer-actor Luciana […]

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VIFF, Málaga Film Festival Launch Emerging Filmmaker Exchange

The Vancouver International Film Festival’s Institute for the Moving Image has announced a new partnership with Spain’s Málaga Film Festival to launch an exchange between their respective emerging-talent programs – the Málaga Talent program and VIFF Catalyst. The first filmmaker selected from this year’s Catalyst participants is Diego Minor Martínez, a Mexico-born filmmaker who is […]

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Princess Diana’s Brother Says Kristen Stewart’s ‘Spencer’ Was ‘Terrible’ but ‘I Was Intrigued by How Good She Was at Capturing Diana’

Princess Diana’s younger brother Charles Spencer said Kristen Stewart nailed it in Pablo Larrain’s “Spencer” but called the movie “terrible” during an interview with Tina Brown at a McNally Jackson Books Event. Spencer, whose bombshell memoir “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister” has reignited tensions with the royal family and sparked a legal dispute with Piers […]

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How long will the global energy crunch last?

High energy prices continue to drive inflation and stoke anger among voters around the world. But with more crude oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, and governments releasing more emergency fuel stockpiles, how long will the energy crunch last?

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Israel’s Oscar Contender ‘Tell Me Everything’ Dropped From Swiss Queer Film Festival After Palestinian Groups’ Boycott Threats

A queer film festival in Switzerland has dropped an Israeli film from its lineup after receiving boycott threats from a collective of local groups including a Palestinian film festival. Everybody’s Perfect, which describes itself as a festival of queer cinema based in Geneva, had initially unveiled Moshe Rosenthal’s “Tell Me Everything” as part of its […]

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‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ Getting Live-Action Series Adaptation From ‘Slow Horses’ Banner See-Saw Films and Miraculous Corp (EXCLUSIVE)

“Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir,” the Paris-set blockbuster animated superhero series and growing media empire, is entering the world of live-action TV for the first time. See-Saw Films, the Oscar and Emmy-winning powerhouse behind “Slow Horses” and “Heartstopper” are teaming up with Miraculous Corp on the series, which the two Mediawan companies will […]

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Sofia Coppola on Releasing ‘Making Marie Antoinette’ as a Tribute to Late Mother Eleanor, Even Though She Finds Younger Self ‘Embarrassing’: ‘It’s a Gift’ to See ‘Through My Mom’s Eyes’

In “Making Marie Antoinette,” Sofia Coppola finds herself in front of the camera. Directed by her late mother, Eleanor Coppola, the documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Sofia’s 2006 historical drama “Marie Antoinette.” Eleanor, who died in 2024, filmed over 80 hours of footage during the making of the movie, which starred […]

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‘Elsinore’ Producer Andrea Occhipinti on Bringing Ian Charleson’s Story to the Screen and His Personal Connection to the AIDS Crisis: ‘I Lost a Lot of Friends’

For Italian producer and distributor Andrea Occhipinti, shepherding “Elsinore” to the big screen carries a significance that transcends being lead producer of the buzzy movie that last night opened the London Film Festival to a standing ovation, with few dry eyes in the Royal Festival Hall, after making a major splash in Telluride and Toronto. […]

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‘NAZA’ Producer James Wilson Says Israeli Government Response to Gaza Doc Has Been ‘Horrible and Scary,’ but Directors are ‘Safe and OK’

Since it premiered in Venice, where it earned a record-breaking near-25-minute stand ovation, “NAZA” has emerged one of the most talked-about documentaries of the year. The bombshell film, from Israeli “No Other Land” directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, exposes what it asserts is Israel’s deliberate targeting of civilian targets in Gaza, using numerous sources […]

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Crime Thriller ‘Side Effects’ Debuts First-Look Photos and Warns About the ‘Real Killer on the Loose’: Deadly Opioids (EXCLUSIVE)

Are you ready for the “Side Effects”? New thriller – which debuts exclusive first-look images – stars Josephine Park (“The Ox,” “Baby Fever”) as Chief Investigator Nora Søby. Leading Denmark’s top crime unit, she’s forced to investigate when a dockland security guard is murdered and a large shipment of pills containing a lethal opioid goes […]

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Wim Wenders Boards Peter Lindbergh Documentary ‘Truth:Beauty’

Wim Wenders has boarded “Truth:Beauty,” a feature documentary about legendary German fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, as executive producer. The project, produced by Maja Hoffmann and Human Humans, will mark the feature directorial debut of French novelist Alexandra Matine, whose books include “Scopophilia” and “La Pire Amie du monde.” Matine is also writing the film, which […]

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‘The Island of Lies,’ a Race Against the Clock Mystery Thriller, Bolsters France TV Distribution’s Mipcom Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)

France TV Distribution is launching mystery thriller “The Island of Lies” (“Sans Retour”) at this year’s Mipcom TV market in Cannes. Produced by Fontaram Productions and Ramona Productions for France Télévisions, the six-part series centers on Emma, whose life is starting over at the age of 33. Convicted as a teenager for a double murder […]

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Alfonso Cuaron Revisits ‘Gravity’ With Son Jonas at Busan: ‘Life as an Experience Is What I Now Care About the Most’

When he was younger, film came first for Alfonso Cuarón. These days, the Oscar-winning director says, life does. He made the remark at his Busan International Film Festival masterclass on Thursday, a day after he and his son Jonas Cuaron, his co-writer on 2013 space survival drama “Gravity,” revisited the film following an Imax screening. […]

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Louis Garrel to Play Fiat Heir John Elkann in Marco Bellocchio’s ‘Falcon’; RAI Cinema International Boards for Sales

Louis Garrel is set to play John Elkann — heir to Italy’s Agnelli family, behind car giant Fiat — in Italian auteur Marco Bellocchio’s “Falcon.” The biopic centers on charismatic auto industry executive Sergio Marchionne, played by Pierfrancesco Favino, who saved Fiat from the brink of bankruptcy. The high-end production is currently shooting in Toronto. […]

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Vancouver Film Festival Prizes: Big Wins for Immigrant Tale ‘Nina Roza,’ the ‘Polished Cinematic’ ‘In the Heart of the South’ and Separated Sisters Story ‘How We Stand’

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 […]