Category: Festivals
Switzerland’s ‘Lex Netflix’ investment obligation raises $37m to fund films and TV series
Switzerland’s investment obligation scheme raised $37m (CHF 30.1m) from broadcasters and streamers to invest in Swiss content in 2024, increasin [...]
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Materialists’ matches up with 687 cinemas; ‘Nobody 2’, body horror ‘Together’ start out
Celine Song’s Materialists leads this weekend’s recent films at the UK-Ireland box office, opening via Sony in 687 cinemas having held previews [...]
Paramount’s ‘Primate’, Shudder’s ‘Whistle’ bookend 20th anniversary edition of Fantastic Fest
The world premieres of Paramount’s survival horror Primate from Johannes Roberts and Shudder’s historic Aztec curse horror Whistle from Corin Ha [...]
Berlinale premiere ‘Under The Flags, The Sun’ lands North American deal
EXCLUSIVE: Icarus Films Films has acquired North American rights to Juanjo Pereira’s Under The Flags, The Sun that premiered at this year’s Berl [...]
Queen of the ’90s: Alicia Silverstone reflects on Aerosmith, Clueless, Batgirl, and coming of age on screen
Alicia Silverstone flashes a coquettish grin, her legs swinging, propelling her back and forth as she grasps the woven ropes to her left and right. [...]
2026 Bafta Film Awards dates provide extended windows for voting and viewing
Bafta has announced the dates for submissions and voting in the upcoming Bafta Film Awards, which will be held in London on February 22, 2026.
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Up-to-date Paramount targets ‘Top Gun’, ‘World War Z’ sequels, 15 films a year rising to 20
The fresh Paramount will prioritise Top Gun, World War Z and Star Trek sequels and return to the pinnacle of Hollywood for filmmakers and talent [...]
TIFF working with filmmakers to screen ‘The Road Between Us’; fest head rejects censorship claim as “unequivocally false”
TIFF is working with the filmmakers of October 7 documentary The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue to screen the film at next month’s festiva [...]
Magnet acquires Tribeca supernatural thriller ‘Man Finds Tape’
EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures’ genre arm Magnet Releasing has picked up North American rights to Tribeca Festival supernatural thriller Man Finds [...]
Laura Baumeister, Valeria Pivato projects to be showcased at San Sebastian’s Europe-Latin America co-pro forum
Laura Baumeister, Valeria Pivato and Alvaro Brechner are among the Latin American filmmakers returning to next month’s San Sebastian Internation [...]