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Martin McDonagh is taking a stand with “Wild Horse Nine.” “This is probably my most political film. That’s why I find it very exciting to be releasing this monster into the world,” he said at the Zurich Film Festival. “I feel like, in the modern day, there’s perhaps a little too much artistic neutrality, or […]
Jia Zhangke will turn his attention to location scouting and production design for his next film, road movie “Mamma Dunhuang,” once the 10th Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival wraps on Sept. 30. As revealed by Variety, the film follows a woman who drives from Dunhuang, in western China near Central Asia, all […]
“Because of You Ka Kui,” a documentary on the late Beyond frontman Wong Ka Kui, will open the sixth Odyssey Film Festival in the U.K., with NGO U.K.-China Film Collab also picking up the Hong Kong film for local distribution. Discussions began in March at FilMart in Hong Kong, which U.K.-China Film Collab attended with […]
U.S. President Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, Sam Altman and more were mocked in the latest “Saturday Night Live U.K.” Weekend Update segment. “This week, President Trump welcomed President Xi to the White House,” co-anchor Ania Magliano said. “As a sign of respect, Trump wore a bright red tie as a sign of Communist China. And […]
French filmmaker Marine Atlan’s lauded debut film “La Gradiva” proved the big winner at the 30th Queer Lisboa – International Queer Film Festival, taking the best feature film and Audience Awards. A sweeping portrait of the vicissitudes of youth, the film, which also won the top prize at the Cannes Critics’ Week, follows a group […]
Oasis and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham were at the heart of a surreal cold open in the third episode of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” Season 2, where the iconic Manchester-based duo turned out to be a Russian psyop stealing Burnham’s personal details. The sketch started with Burnham (George Fouracres) proudly reflecting on a recent […]
Earlier this month, Amelia Dimoldenberg revealed that her popular celebrity interview series, “Chicken Shop Date,” would be coming to an end. And in her monologue as the host of “SNL U.K.” on Saturday night, she playfully gave some insight as to why. “I found out something devastating. Apparently, these celebrities weren’t coming on to date […]
CEO of FilmNation Entertainment Glen Basner was feted by “Conclave” director Edward Berger as he received this year’s Game Changer Award at the Zurich Summit. During the hour-long talk that celebrated the accolade, the exec fondly recalled working with Berger, spoke about buzzy upcoming releases, and revealed that FilmNation will expand its slate for 2027. […]
There has not been a single major industry event in the last three months where major producers and execs have not brought up the phenomenon of Kane Parsons’ “Backrooms” and Curry Barker’s “Obsession.” The two films, directed by 20-something-year-olds who came from YouTube, exploded all box-office expectations while ushering in droves of Gen Z audiences […]
Mubi CEO Efe Cakarel praised Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime” while in a rare public appearance at the Zurich Summit. Talking about the phenomenon of young audiences returning to cinemas, the exec said that when he hears about a $20 million opening weekend for a film like Oppenheim’s Venice hit, it is “incredible.” “You look at the […]
Genre thrills and chills dominated the 15th Finnish Film Affair that closed last night, and splattered across various sections of Helsinki’s Love & Anarchy Film Festival and panel sessions. The tone was set with the opening film “Nightborn” by local genre wiz Hanna Bergholm, the inaugural Nordic Genre Lab, and yesterday’s panels about Nordic genre’s […]
Finnish-Somali director Naima Mohamud’s debut feature, “Halima,” was named Best Fiction Project at the Finnish Film Affair. It’s not the first award for the film, which has consistently generated buzz also outside of the country. But it’s the first Finnish feature film directed by a Black woman. Produced by It’s Alive Films, No-Office Films and […]
Box-office hit “100 Litres of Gold” – last year’s Finnish Oscar submission – is getting a sequel, downing additional “200 Litres of Gold” as the boozy saga about Finnish beer sahti continues. “In the first one, the sisters were making sahti for their sister’s wedding. Now, they are making it for the Finnish Sahti Championship. […]
The sound of rubber sneakers screeching against hard floor inundates the corridors of a sports center tucked in the suburbs of Zurich. It is then cut by the thudding of a heavy metal door. Tucked in the corner of a four-by-four boxing ring is Anthony Ippolito, wearing a thick cream pullover, a neatly pressed shirt […]
Roeg Sutherland, co-head of CAA’s media finance department and its international film group, lit a candle of hope at the Zurich Summit this Saturday morning as he spoke about how American audiences are consuming international films and how there is “more money” available than ever before—thanks, in particular, to a rise in private equity. “It […]
Usage of Chinese AI models by businesses across the globe has increased substantially in 2026.
A year after announcing AI actress Tilly Norwood at Zurich Film Festival’s Summit, Particle 6 founder and Norwood creator Eline van der Velden returned to the Swiss event to look back at the backlash her creation has faced since. Asked if she could have ever predicted the furore around Norwood, van der Velden said not […]
Indian devotional film “Hanuman Ansh” has grossed more than $3.5 million outside its home territory since Hombale Films took it to international audiences, and the company behind the blockbuster “K.G.F” and “Kantara” franchises has now detailed how it engineered the run. Written and directed by Vishal Chaturvedi and adapted from his book “Divine Detour: That […]
Blessed by warm but hardly sweltering late summer sun — and no typical Basque txirimiri drizzle so common to other editions — the 74th San Sebastián also marks the last under festival director José Luis Rebordinos, who since 2011 has brought stability, sponsors, industry build and a close relationship to Cannes. Fittingly enough, the hallmark […]
Global Citizen Festival has been canceled due to the extreme weather forecast for New York City. The event was slated to take place on Saturday at the Great Lawn in Central Park, with performances from Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend and more. But organizers shared that they had to make the […]
