Category: Festivals
Locarno Pro First Look Canadian selection includes horror ‘Veins’
Raymond St-Jean’s horror Veins is among six Canadian features selected for First Look, the work-in-progress section of Locarno Film Festival’s i [...]
Carlos Reygadas, Joslyn Barnes join 2025 Locarno Film Festival jury
Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas and US producer and writer Joslyn Barnes of Louveture Films are among the among the jurors for the 2025 Locarn [...]
Harris Dickinson’s Cannes selection ‘Urchin’ lands North American deal
Busy 1-2 Special has acquired all North American rights to Harris Dickinson’s Urchin following its world premiere in Cannes where it earned the [...]
Inaugural Dora Maar Film Festival To Unfold In Idyllic Ménerbes, Provence, With Focus On Arts Documentaries
A fresh arts-focused documentary film festival is about to launch in Ménerbes, a Provençal town described as “one of the most magical villages in F [...]
Saeed Taji Farouky project among eight Final Cut in Venice work-in-progress titles
Saeed Taji Farouky’s Egypt-UK co-production Standing At The Ruins is among the eight work-in-progress features selected for the 13th Final Cut i [...]
‘Harry Potter’ series begins production at Warner Bros Leavesden for HBO
Production on HBO’s Harry Potter series is underway at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden in the UK.
A first look image of Dominic McLaughlin as the [...]
Brendan Canty’s ‘Christy’ wins best Irish film at Galway Film Fleadh 2025
Brendan Canty’s Christy won the best Irish film prize at the Galway Film Fleadh, as the 37th edition of the Irish festival drew to a close yeste [...]
František Klišík, protagonist of ‘Better Go Mad in the Wild’, dies the morning after the film wins at Karlovy Vary
František Klišík, protagonist of Better Go Mad in the Wild, has died just hours after the documentary won the main Grand Prix prize at Karlovy V [...]
Justin Lin’s Sundance drama ‘Last Days’ lands North American deal
Vertical has picked up North American rights to Fast And Furious franchise and Star Trek Beyond director Justin Lin’s indie drama Last Days, whi [...]
‘Superman’ earns $56.5m on first day including record Thursday previews for 2025
JULY 12 UPDATE: The DC Studios test case is off to a record-breaking start in 2025 as James Gunn’s Superman earned an estimated $56.5m through W [...]