Category: Festivals
Universal Pictures International appoints Studiocanal Germany CEO Kalle Friz as Germany-Austria MD; Studiocanal replaces with co-CEOs
Universal Pictures International has appointed longtime Studiocanal Germany CEO Kalle Friz as managing director for Germany and Austria.
Friz wi [...]
Wow! Emmy-Winning World Of Wonder Founders Fenton Bailey And Randy Barbato To Be Guests Of Honor At Sheffield DocFest
World of Wonder (WOW) founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato – two of the most successful creators in the documentary and unscripted spaces – hav [...]
Bleecker Street founder Andrew Karpen dies aged 59
In devastating news on the eve of Cannes, Bleecker Street founder and CEO and independent community stalwart Andrew Karpen has died of brain can [...]
Raising the Freaky flag: Inside Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan’s 22-year bond fueling Freakier Friday’s soul
Nisha Ganatra has something on her phone you need to see.
It's a radiant April afternoon in Los Angeles, and the film director eagerly holds her [...]
Isabel Arrate Fernandez Named Artistic Director Of IDFA, World’s Biggest Documentary Festival
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam has selected its up-to-date artistic director: Isabel Arrate Fernandez, a prominent figure in non [...]
Vue Lumière makes ‘The Thing With Feathers’ its first dramatic feature acquisition for UK-Ireland distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Vue Lumière has acquired The Thing With Feathers for the UK & Ireland, marking the distributor’s first dramatic feature acquisition s [...]
Gaumont boards François Ozon’s feature adaptation of Albert Camus’ ‘The Stranger’ starring Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder and Swann Arlaud
EXCLUSIVE: French powerhouse studio Gaumont has taken on international sales rights to prolific French filmmaker François Ozon’s adaptation of A [...]
Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong, Payal Kapadia among eight to join Cannes Competition jury
Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong and Payal Kapadia are among the eight modern members of the Cannes Competition jury.
The nine-strong jury is headed u [...]
Venice Film Festival names Alexander Payne as jury president
US director Alexander Payne has been named as the jury president for the Venice International Film Festival, which runs from August 27 -Septembe [...]
Armenian Berlinale title ‘After Dreaming’ picked up for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Christine Haroutounian’s debut feature After Dreaming has been picked up for sales by UK-France outfit Alief, following its world pre [...]