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Caos Cine, a New Mexican Distributor, Launches at Morelia Fest With ‘The Huntress,’ Picked Up From Edher Campos and Gabriela Maire’s Zafiro (EXCLUSIVE)

A new player is in town. Upstart Mexican distributor Caos Cine, founded by Regina Serratos and Eduardo Diaz Casanova, has launched at the Morelia Film Festival (FICM) with its first pickup, “The Huntress.” The debut feature of Susanne Andrews Correa marks its Mexican premiere Oct. 19 at the fest, where it competes. “Caos is here […]

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Tallinn Baltic Event: New Movie From Darko Lungulov and Ernestas Jankauskas, Plus Titles Directed by Rising Talents Josh Trigg, Marina Palacio and Many More

Tribeca-winning helmer Darko Lungulov, behind Serbia’s Oscar candidate “Here and There,” and Lithuania’s Ernestas Jankauskas (“Troll Farm,” “I Am Fine, Thanks,” “Sasha Was Here”) are among a handful of seasoned filmmakers set to pitch their works in progress at Tallinn’s Baltic Event industry showcase Nov. 19, next to a swathe of exciting new voices. Those […]

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‘Barry Loser’ Animated Series, Based on Bestselling U.K. Children’s Books, Finds Italian Partners Ahead of Rome’s MIA Market (EXCLUSIVE)

“Barry Loser,” the award-winning, million-selling children’s book series from creator Jim Smith, is being adapted into an animated series by the U.K.’s Big Little Fish Television and Italian co-producer Frog Head. It’s one of the projects that will be pitched to industry reps during the newly launched Animation Series Gap-Financing Market at Rome’s MIA Market. […]

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Jengira’s Magnificent Dream,’ With Tilda Swinton, Boarded by ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Mexican Co-Producer Piano

Piano, the Mexican production and distribution company behind Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness,” has boarded Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Jengira’s Magnificent Dream,” producer Julio Chavezmontes has confirmed. Tilda Swinton is attached to the project. Just like Östlund’s multi-Oscar-nominated dark comedy, “Jengira’s Magnificent Dream” dovetails with Piano’s ongoing commitment to international collaborations with filmmakers whose work […]

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Roger Deakins on Instinct, Experience and Not Knowing What Is a Cinematographer: ‘I Still Can’t Answer That’

Walking through Turin with his wife and creative partner James Ellis Deakins, Roger Deakins found himself thinking about Giorgio de Chirico. The Italian painter, one of his favorites, had drawn inspiration from the city’s vast squares, long arcades and unusual arrangements of light and shadow. Deakins was noticing the relationship for himself. It’s characteristic of […]

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Ryan Gosling’s Zero-G Stunts on ‘Project Hail Mary’ Broken Down by the Space Epic’s VFX Supervisors

For Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Paul Lambert Lambert, of all the huge challenges presented by Ryan Gosling space epic “Project Hail Mary,” the most daunting was creating convincing zero gravity. “Zero-G was probably my personal biggest concern going into the movie,” he said at View Conference in Turin, Italy, drilling down on its VFX. “We tried […]

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‘The Angry Birds Movie 3’ Unpacked by VFX Supervisor, Including Red’s Redesign and Character-Effects Automation: ’He’s Similar by Choice’

The red-feathered hero of “The Angry Birds Movie 3” looks reassuringly familiar, but DNEG Animation had to rebuild much of him to bring the franchise back to theaters. And as the studio reconstructed Red’s fur, facial rig and expressions, it also developed a system that ultimately automated character-effects work on roughly 75% of the film’s […]

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Pathé Unveils Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’ 4K Restoration as Sophie and Jérôme Seydoux Are Feted in Lyon

Sofia Coppola’s cult classic “Marie Antoinette” and three works by Louis Daquin, a champion of the Communist Resistance during the German occupation, are among the latest restored works from French studio Pathé. The company, whose owners Jérôme Seydoux and Sophie Seydoux are being honored at the Lumière Film Festival’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC) in […]

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Joel Coen Talks Studio Consolidation, Says ‘Competition Is What Produces Opportunities for Different Kinds of Movies’ and Teases Reunion Film With Brother Ethan

The Coen brothers could be heading back to their hometown in Minneapolis for a reunion movie eight years after their last joint film, “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.” While at Lyon’s Lumière Film Festival, where they received a career tribute, Joel and Ethan Coen revealed they have several projects in the pipeline set in Minneapolis, […]

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Taylor Swift Heroine Clara Bow’s Breakout Movie ‘It’ Leads Carlotta Films, Artcraft Pictures French Distribution Deal of Hollywood Classics

LYON, France — “It,” the 1927 breakout movie of silent film star Clara Bow, to whom Taylor Swift paid tribute in a song named after her in “The Tortured Poets Department,” leads a deal between French classic film distributor Carlotta Films and U.S. restoration company Artcraft Pictures. Under the terms of the deal, Carlotta will […]

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Coen Brothers Bring Laughs to Lumière Award Ceremony as Javier Bardem Recalls ‘No Country for Old Men’: ‘They Gave Me One Masterpiece’

To the sound of the Gipsy Kings’ Spanish-language rendition of “Hotel California,” Joel and Ethan Coen took the stage at Lyon’s Lumière Film Festival on Friday evening to receive the Lumière Award, celebrating four decades of filmmaking with a characteristically irreverent tribute to the inventors of cinema. “Thank you to the Lumières for inventing the […]

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‘Renoir’ Producers Join Asia-Europe Co-Production Panel at Tokyo Market as Japanese Accelerator Atmovie Global Track Partners With Ties That Bind

Producers behind Hayakawa Chie’s Cannes competition title “Renoir” are among the speakers at a session on Asia-Europe co-production at Tokyo’s TIFFCOM market on Oct. 30, as Japanese accelerator Atmovie Global Track formalizes a partnership with Europe-based workshop Ties That Bind. The open panel, titled “Building Creative Partnerships,” will examine how producers and directors work together […]

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Joel and Ethan Coen Reflect on Their Careers, Streaming and the Future of Movie Theaters at Lumière Festival: Watching Films on iPhones Is ‘Very Disheartening’

LYON, France — Joel and Ethan Coen have embraced the streaming boom, working with Netflix and Apple TV+, but they remain staunch defenders of movie theaters. Speaking at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon on Friday, the Oscar-winning brothers were asked about their experience working with Netflix on “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” and Apple […]

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8 VIFF Films That Deserve a Closer Look

The 45th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) featured some high-profile titles, including Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Debut,” which has been generating awards buzz for star Julianne Moore, and Martin McDonagh’s closing-night black comedy “Wild Horse Nine,” starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell. Peter Farrelly’s “I Play Rocky” took home the Audience Award in the Special Presentations […]

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Yang Li-kuo’s ‘The Dull-Ice Flower’ Set for U.S.-U.K. Release as London-Based Distributor Radiance Films Picks Up Eight Taiwanese Classics

LYON, France — London-based Radiance Films has acquired eight Taiwanese classics from the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI), including works by acclaimed directors Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang, for theatrical and home entertainment releases in 2027. The deal, unveiled at Lyon’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC) on Thursday, includes Hou’s “A Time to Live […]

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Boo Junfeng’s ‘Trinity,’ Sidharta Tata’s ‘Slaughterground’ Among JAFF Market 2026 Selections

Boo Junfeng’s “Trinity” and Sidharta Tata’s “Slaughterground” are among 11 feature projects picked for JAFF Future Project (JFP), the film development strand of Indonesia’s JAFF Market, which has also chosen 10 intellectual properties for its adaptation-focused JAFF IP Connection (JIPCon) program. The third edition of JAFF Market, powered by Amar Bank, will run Nov. 28–30 […]

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‘Toy Story 5’ Co-Director Kenna Harris on Going From Jessie Superfan to Pixar Filmmaker — and the Two-Week Rewrite That Reshaped the Sequel

Long before co-directing Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” Kenna Harris spent childhood afternoons drawing Jessie, painstakingly reproducing details from “Toy Story 2” and even imagining Woody offering the cowgirl a flower. Decades later, the character helped Harris navigate a daunting first feature — including a two-week production pause to overhaul a story that was not yet […]

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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ VFX Veteran Hal Hickel on Rotta’s Redesign, Phil Tippett and Jon Favreau’s ‘Less James Bond, More Jackass’ Approach

Industrial Light & Magic animation supervisor Hal Hickel approached Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu” with a deceptively simple question: “What would Phil do?” The Phil in question was stop-motion pioneer Phil Tippett, whose work on the original “Star Wars” trilogy provided a template for everything from lumbering AT-AT walkers to a spectacular battle involving […]