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Colombia’s Juan Sebastián Mesa and Tatiana Huezo, two leading lights on the Latin American film scene, won San Sebastián’s Industry Awards in the festival’s WIP Latam. Top plaudits at the San Sebastián Co-Production Forum served by contrast to highlight first or second time directors, though two are already fast emerging auteurs. The caliber of production […]
Merely seven months before a fateful presidential election which has the far right leading polls, the French TV and film industry is in shambles. Despite recent efforts led by French President Emmanuel Macron to showcase and export France’s unique cultural model overseas — notably during the Lumiere Summit co-organized by the South Korean president — […]
Oscar-winning Swiss-Austrian director Edward Berger (“Conclave,” “All Quiet on the Western Front”) and American cinematographer Matthew Libatique (“Requiem for a Dream,” “Black Swan”), a triple Oscar nominee, will receive the top honors at the upcoming Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival. The event, which takes place in the largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands between Oct. 28 […]
S&P Global said its overall inflation measure hit its highest level since October 2022.
Day 2 of the UN General Assembly saw speeches from the leaders of Syria, Iran and Ukraine, among others. Additional topics that were expected to be discussed include climate change and AI. Follow DW live.
Argonon, super-indie production group behind shows including “The Masked Singer U.K.,” has unveiled its biggest leadership changes since it was founded in 2011. Amanda Goddard, previously chief commercial and legal officer for Argonon, has been promoted to president and global CEO with a worldwide strategic remit across Argonon and its seven production companies. Goddard takes […]
MIP London will not be returning in 2027, with organizers RX France instead launching a new event alongside the London Book Fair. Titled MIP Talks, the two-day conference will take place March 16-17, 2027 — concurrent to the book fair — with the aim of “bringing together leading voices from across the increasingly connected worlds […]
The Middle East premiere of Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker Sara Ishaq’s timely drama “The Station” will open the revamped Doha Film Festival, which will run Nov. 19–27 in the Qatari capital. The film centers on Layal, who runs a women-only gas station in Yemen which is a safe haven during the country’s civil war. “When Layal’s younger […]
Paolo Strippoli’s “The Spiral” has been designated as Italy’s candidate in the best international feature film category of the 2027 Academy Awards. The high-concept thriller stars Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as a demonic character called The Stranger, who entices a young mother played by Jasmine Trinca into forging a Faustian pact. The film, which premiered in […]
As the UN General Assembly starts its second day, much attention will turn to the war in Iran, artificial intelligence and climate change. Follow live.
Home to some of the Nordics’ hottest genre talents making waves at top international festivals – Hanna Bergholm and Ilja Rautsi whose respective “Nightborn” and “Red Snow” were snagged by Shudder – Helsinki will no doubt vibrate this week to the beat of some of the most jaw-dropping and entertaining genre projects taking part in […]
Sister Group, Jane Featherstone and Elisabeth Murdoch‘s ever-growing transatlantic powerhouse, has entered the branded entertainment business by forging a strategic partnership with London-based company Common Interest, in which it has also taken a minority investment. The partnership with Common Interest, the communications and entertainment group founded by Anthony Freedman, brings together what it describes as […]
Of the five projects at the 9th Incubator program of the Madrid Film School (ECAM), Eire Cid’s debut feature “The Imaginary Kings” (“Los Reyes Imaginarios”) centers on the angst of male urban youth. “It is an irreverent and visceral project, with a stylized, anti-naturalistic aesthetic. Fluorescent, dirty and sexy, heavily influenced by urban culture,” Cid […]
In “The Woodworm” (“El Corquim”), the feature debut of Laura Obradors, a teenage girl’s search for an identity of her own runs up against the authority of her father, a successful artist in creative crisis. Developed through Madrid’s ECAM Incubator, the project examines the power exercised inside a family and the artistic prestige that can […]
A new impact fund backing creators from the Global South launched at the recently concluded first edition of the Toronto Film Festival market, with a model built around getting films in front of audiences as well as getting them made. The Culture Fund was established by Product of Culture, a media, marketing and distribution company […]
Seattle’s Tasveer Film Festival & Market has unveiled its 21st edition lineup: 136 films from 16 countries screening Oct. 13-18, opening with Sarmad Sultan Khoosat’s “Lali,” a Berlinale Panorama title, in its West Coast premiere. The films, spanning more than 25 languages, tell stories from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, […]
The UK could act as "an honest broker" on AI and other global challenges, the prime minister tells world leaders at the UN.
Tom Cruise world-premiered his new film “Digger” on Tuesday night to an enthusiastic audience in London, which included some royal guests. Prince William and Princess Catherine of Wales got a front row seat to Cruise’s latest transformative role, this time as wealthy oil tycoon Digger Rockwell in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s satirical black comedy. “Digger’s” world […]
Netflix has commissioned a new documentary from Optomen focusing on weddings in Britain’s traveller community. Provisionally titled “My Big Day,” the feature-length doc will follow young couples as they prepare for their nuptials, some of which have turned into jaw-dropping spectacles as the pressure of social media encourages the bridge and groom to turn their […]
One of the highlights of this year’s festival circuit, “La Gradiva” has debuted its trailer ahead of its Dec. 18 release in the U.S. which will be handled by 1.2 Special. It was one of the five films shortlisted by the French Oscar committee to represent the country in the international feature race. “The Gradiva,” […]
