Category: Festivals
UK production spend nearly triples in first quarter of 2025, driven by inward investment
Production spend in the UK in the first quarter of 2025 was nearly three times the spend of the equivalent period in 2024, according to figures [...]
Amy Goodman Doc ‘Steal This Story, Please!’ To Open DC/DOX Festival; ‘Bodyguard Of Lies,’ ‘The Alabama Solution’ Also Slated
DC/DOX, the acclaimed documentary festival in the nation’s capital, will kick off its third edition with the world premiere of Steal This Story, Pl [...]
Jinga adds action sci-fi ‘Nobel & the Kid’ and supernatural thriller ’The Haven” to Cannes line-up
UK-based sales agent and genre specialist Jinga Films has acquired world sales rights to James Anthony Usas’ action sci-fi Nobel And The Kid and [...]
Action Thriller ‘Vanished’ Leads Glass House Distribution’s Cannes Slate Following Three-Pic Deal With Charach Productions
EXCLUSIVE: Vanished, the indie action thriller from Randy Charach, is leading Glass House Distribution‘s Cannes Film Festival slate.
The pic c [...]
Venice documentary ‘Sudan, Remember Us’ acquired for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Hind Meddeb’s civil war documentary Sudan, Remember Us has been picked up for UK-Ireland theatrical distribution by T A P E Collectiv [...]
Frameline To Host California Premiere Of ‘Heightened Scrutiny’ As Trump Administration Sharpens Assault On Trans Rights
President Trump’s first 100 days in office have been marked by a concerted effort to stigmatize trans people and deny them rights. A week after re- [...]
New York distributor 1-2 Special announces two hires on eve of Cannes
Fledgling New York-based distributor 1-2 Special has made two announcements heading into Cannes, appointing Amanda Trokan as SVP of acquisitions [...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger To Receive Legacy Award From South East European Film Festival In Los Angeles
EXCLUSIVE: Actor, spotless energy advocate and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger will receive the Legacy Award from the South Eas [...]
Universal Pictures International appoints Studiocanal Germany CEO Kalle Friz as Germany-Austria MD; Studiocanal replaces with co-CEOs
Universal Pictures International has appointed longtime Studiocanal Germany CEO Kalle Friz as managing director for Germany and Austria.
Friz wi [...]
Wow! Emmy-Winning World Of Wonder Founders Fenton Bailey And Randy Barbato To Be Guests Of Honor At Sheffield DocFest
World of Wonder (WOW) founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato – two of the most successful creators in the documentary and unscripted spaces – hav [...]