Category: Festivals
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ begins production in UK; Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd and more confirmed
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday has begun production in the UK for Disney, as Chris Hemsworth, Sebastian Stan, Paul Rudd and more were confir [...]
Political thriller ‘The Deal’ wins Series Mania Buyers Choice prize
A European co-production about the 2015 US-Iran high-stakes nuclear diplomatic talks has taken the inaugural Buyers Upfront at this year’s Serie [...]
‘The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick’ Team Felt “Baked Into This Film” Thanks To Experimental Writers’ Room
As Hollywood finds its footing in a post-strike world, indies like The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick are shattering the industry’s arbitrar [...]
Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate confirm deal on ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’
Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and LD Entertainment have confirmed their acquisition of North American rights to Bill Condon’s Kiss Of The Spid [...]
AMPTP Names Greg Hessinger As Carol Lombardini’s Successor; Lawyer & Ex-SAG CEO Faces Guild Contract Talks Next Year
A year ahead of the next contract negotiations with Hollywood’s most powerful guilds, the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers has its [...]
Noel Clarke filmed woman’s nude audition, court hears
UK actor-director-producer Noel Clarke filmed a female actor’s nude audition and kept explicit photos of women he slept with as “collateral”, Lo [...]
Banijay Studios France, Shine Fiction rebrand as sole premium series entity
Banijay Studios France and Dominique Farrugia’s Shine Fiction have come together under the Shine Fiction banner to produce premium series for lo [...]
Palestinian co-director of Oscar winner ’No Other Land’ attacked by settlers, arrested
Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, has reportedly been attacked by settlers in his villa [...]
Silver Lake acquires Endeavor in $25bn deal, Ari Emanuel exits as CEO, Mark Shapiro leads renamed WME Group
Silver Lake has finalised a $25bn deal to acquire Endeavor in a move that takes the parent of Hollywood agency WME private and sees founder Ari [...]
Georgian drama ‘April’ wins €8,000 top prize at Vilnius International Film Festival
Georgian writer/director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s April won the best film award at the 29th Vilnius International Film Festival known locally as Ki [...]