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Colombia’s Federico Durán, long associated with Rhayuela Films (“Alias María”) where he remains a shareholder, has officially launched his new company El Sol Ermitaño at the San Sebastian Film Festival where the first of its slate, “Lovers Go Home!” participates at the festival’s pix-in-post program, WIP LatAm. Directed by Juan Sebastián Mesa (“The Nobodies”), the […]
Among the five Madrid Film School (ECAM) Incubator titles this year comes “The Unmoving Hands” (“Las manos quietas”) from Barcelona-based Victor Diago, who describes his project as a “queer horror story about desire, love and the unstoppable urge to let oneself be swallowed by that abyss.” The horror thriller follows Hector, who roams the streets […]
Prime Video has snapped up LatAm romance series “Mírame Así, El Camino de Noa,” which is set for release next month. The 24-part series, which stars international pop sensations Agustin Bernasconi and Noa Kirel, is set to launch on the streaming platform Oct. 9 in Latin America. In Argentina it will also air on the […]
Andrew Phung, an eight-time Canadian Screen Award winner known for “Kim’s Convenience” and “Run the Burbs,” is boarding Quentin Lee’s horror-comedy “Curse of Undead” as star and producer. Phung will play protagonist Pancho Dang in the Canada-Philippines co-production, which follows a struggling Canadian filmmaker battling a zombie outbreak unleashed by a Filipino sorcerer, while uncovering […]
Sony’s franchise reboot “Resident Evil” stormed to the summit of the U.K. and Ireland box office, debuting in first place with £4.2 million ($5.6 million) across its opening frame. Warner Bros.’ “Practical Magic 2” moved to second place in its sophomore weekend, generating $2.03 million to bring its running total to $7.5 million. Studiocanal claimed […]
The founders of “Gangs of London” producer Pulse Films claim they are owed more than $20 million over the sale of the studio to Vice Media in 2021. Thomas Benski and Marisa Clifford, who founded Pulse Films in 2005, allege Vice still owes them $20.43 million after acquiring their 22% stake in the company for […]
International Emmy-winning Indian comedian Vir Das has unveiled his “I Say We Run!” comedy tour, opening with a run of 17 shows at London’s Soho Theatre in December before moving to North America in January. The London dates run from Dec. 7 through Dec. 23, including two-show nights on Dec. 12 and Dec. 19. The […]
U.S. films will soon be the minority among the nominees for the top Academy Award, claims one of South America’s most successful producers. Rodrigo Teixeira, who through his RT Films banner has produced the likes of “Frances Ha,” “Call Me by Your Name,” “Ad Astra” “Bergman Island” and “I’m Still Here,” building up long-standing relationships […]
There was some much overdue optimism on the first day of the Creative Investors’ Conference, co-organized by CAA Media Finance, in San Sebastian on Tuesday, as execs from an established U.S indie distributor and new market entrant both celebrated the record breaking figures from the summer box office. “I think it’s a recovery and I […]
Vincent Maraval, the veteran CEO of major French sales-production company Goodfellas, spoke about the effects of AI in the industry while taking part in San Sebastián’s fifth edition of ots Creative Investors’ Conference, co-organized with CAA Media Finance. Asked by CAA’s Roeg Sutherland how the new technology is changing his processes, Maraval cited how AI […]
Chief economists surveyed by the World Economic Forum expect the cost of living to continue to increase and erode household purchasing power
Media and entertainment group Banijay Entertainment has unveiled a new dating reality format “Date Knight,” which will join its portfolio of new IP heading to TV market Mipcom. The show is produced by Nordisk Film TV, part of Banijay Nordic, for Danish public broadcaster DR. “Date Knight” invites singles to step into a spectacular “romantasy” […]
Indian actor Parvathy Thiruvothu has spent two decades fighting the system from outside it – both on screen and off. In “Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar” (“Prima Facie Guilty”), the Shahad Nilambur-directed thriller now running in theaters, she’s finally on the inside, portraying a police officer for the first time in a Malayalam film. But the actor […]
Susan Sarandon will be honored by the Rome Film Festival’s independently run Alice in the City sidebar, which is dedicated to films for children and youth. Sarandon will be attending the Eternal City fest to promote the international launch of “Silicon Valley” star Zach Woods’ feature film debut “The Accompanist,” in which she stars; and […]
Francesca Moody Productions has unveiled further casting for Tim Crouch’s “An Oak Tree,” adding Juliet Stevenson, Olivia Williams, Sean Gilder, Brian Gleeson, Sophie Melville, Rhashan Stone and Ria Zmitrowicz to the roster of guest artists appearing opposite Crouch during the show’s run at The Other Palace from Oct. 7-Nov. 15. “An Oak Tree” hinges on […]
Apple is bringing a new live music venue to London. Located in Battersea Power Station, Apple Music Hall is a state-of-the-art venue “designed to connect artists and fans through bespoke, intimate performances unlike anywhere else,” Apple said in its announcement on Tuesday. “Apple’s deep love for music dates all the way back to the very […]
Abu Bakr Shawky’s drama “The Stories” — which is inspired by how the director’s Egyptian father and Austrian mother began their love affair as pen pals — has been selected as Egypt’s entry for the Academy Award for best international feature film. When Shawky’s father Ahmed was an aspiring pianist in Cairo in 1967, he […]
The U.K.’s renowned National Film and Television School (NFTS) has partnered with the Sean Connery Foundation to establish a new Scottish filmmaking center in Edinburgh. The NFTS Sean Connery Institute, which will launch in 2027, will bring together and expand the NFTS’ work in Scotland under one banner, with a mission to “discover and develop […]
In a move mirroring European indie producers’ look out for strong partners in an unstable market, Helsinki-filmi (“Tom of Finland,“ “The Summer Book,” “Codename: Annika”), one of the biggest content creators in Finland, and Glassriver (“As Long as I Live,” Black Sands”), one of the leading players in Iceland, have come together to co-produce a […]
Global brokerage Bernstein said foreign investors had little reason to invest in India as large businesses were struggling to reinvent themselves.
