Category: Festivals
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 [...]
‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’ Dancing To North American Deal With Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate & LD Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and LD Entertainment are in final talks to take domestic rights to Sundance’s most buzzed a [...]
Films Boutique takes on sales for Ira Sachs’ ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ (exclusive)
Films Boutique has acquired international rights to Ira Sachs’ Peter Hujar’s Day starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall.
Peter Hujar’s Day world [...]
Ai Weiwei Double Bill: CPH:DOX Showcases World Premiere Of Artist’s ‘Animality,’ International Premiere Of ‘Ai Weiwei’s Turandot’
CPH:DOX, the renowned documentary festival in Copenhagen, is presenting what might be called an Ai Weiwei double feature.
On Wednesday, the fe [...]
Shudder acquires Blue Finch Film’s SXSW horror ‘The Surrender’
Shudder has picked up North America, UK and Ireland and Australia and New Zealand rights to Blue Finch Film’s supernatural horror The Surrender [...]
‘Look Back’ wins grand prix at Niigata animation festival as winners reflect on AI
Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s Look Back won the grand prix at the third Niigata International Animation Film Festival (NIAFF) on Thursday (March 20).
The [...]
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Warm Packages Revving Up As Leatherface Lurks Again – The Dish
EXCLUSIVE: Studios and filmmakers are knocking on Verve‘s door as the agency is sitting on bloody good IP that they’re looking to take on the town: [...]
David Heyman and Amy Pascal reportedly in talks to produce James Bond
David Heyman and Amy Pascal are reportedly in talks to steer the James Bond franchise after Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli finalise their [...]