Category: Festivals
Locarno Film Festival’s Piazza Grande sees protest against war in Gaza ahead of open-air screening
The Locarno Film Festival’s Piazza Grande was the site of a demonstration last night (August 8) organised by local activists calling for an end [...]
‘Jaws’, ‘Sholay’ to screen in TIFF Classics
Fiftieth Anniversary screenings of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and Ramesh Sippy’s Indian action epic Sholay are among the TIFF Classics programme un [...]
Streamers “significantly underpaying” for pay 1 and pay 2 licence fees, Locarno think tank hears
Major streamers are “throttling” the independent film ecosystem by “significantly underpaying” for pay 1 and pay 2 licence fees because of their [...]
UK feature film production spend takes tiny dip in first half of 2025
UK film production spend was very slightly down in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous year, according to statistics published by th [...]
Independent Film Company acquires Cannes hazing drama ‘The Plague’
Independent Film Company has taken North American rights to Charlie Polinger’s Cannes Un Certain Regard hazing drama The Plague starring Joel Ed [...]
Rome Film Festival sets Riccardo Milani’s ‘La Vita Va Così’ as opening film
The Rome Film Festival has set La Vita Va Così by Riccardo Milani as the opening film for its 20th edition, which runs from October 15-26.
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Curzon acquires Francois Ozon’s Venice Competition title ‘The Stranger’ picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Curzon has acquired UK-Ireland rights to Francois Ozon’s The Stranger ahead of its world premiere in Competition at Venice Film Festi [...]
Neon adds Japanese thriller ‘Exit 8’ to list of Cannes acquisitions
Neon has acquired another film from Cannes, taking North American rights to Genki Kawamura’s Japanese thriller Exit 8 before it plays in TIFF Ce [...]
TIFF Documentary Lineup Revealed: Films On Canceled Paula Deen, Daring Aeronauts, “Modern Whores” And More
UPDATED to correct that The Eyes of Ghana is directed by Ben Proudfoot and produced by Proudfoot, Moses Bwayo and others. Earlier: Restaurateur and [...]
Luxbox launches sales on Ulrich Köhler’s ‘Gavagai’ ahead of New York Film Festival premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Luxbox has boarded German filmmaker Ulrich Köhler’s Gavagai which is set to world premiere at the upcoming New York Film Festival (NY [...]