Tag: FilmFestivals
‘Anora’s Cinderella Story Continues With Three Independent Spirit Awards Wins
“Long live independent cinema!” shouted Sean Baker in the final moments of the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday. The Anora director was onstage [...]
Sean Baker calls for higher upfront fees as ’Anora’ triumphs at 2025 Spirit Awards | News
Film Independent handed out its 2025 Spirit Awards on Saturday afternoon (February 22), in a Santa Monica ceremony that saw Anora claim three pri [...]
‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ wins Golden Bear at 2025 Berlin film festival
The Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival was awarded to Norway’s Dag Johan Haugerud for Dreams (Sex Love) tonight (February 22), [...]
Series Mania unveils 2025 Co-Pro Pitching shortlist
Projects from creators in Europe, Taiwan, Japan, Israel and the UK are among those to have been shortlisted as part of Series Mania Forum’s Co-P [...]
Netflix to invest $1bn on film and TV production in Mexico over next four years | News
Netflix will invest $1bn to produce series and films in Mexico over the next four years.
The investment, which runs from 2025-2028, was announced [...]
Hollywood ponders uncertain future for James Bond franchise
This week’s shock news that Amazon MGM Studios has taken over innovative control of the James Bond franchise from longtime stewards Eon brings t [...]
Sibling drama ‘The Good Sister’ scores key sales following Berlinale Panorama premiere (exclusive) | News
Sarah Miro Fischer’s sibling drama The Good Sister has racked up mighty early sales following its premiere in the Berlinale’s Panorama section.
T [...]
Hollywood ponders uncertain future for James Bond franchise | News
This week’s shock news that Amazon MGM Studios has taken over original control of the James Bond franchise from longtime stewards Eon brings the [...]
Tatiana Maslany, Stephen King Adaptations, And What’s Up With Bond?
After the veritable guestapaloozas The Empire Film Podcast has been bringing you in recent weeks, we've only got one guest gracing your ears on our [...]
Radu Jude’s ‘Kontinental ‘25’ makes mighty debut on Berlin jury grid; decent showing for ‘Dreams (Sex Love)’
Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25 makes a mighty debut on the Berlin critics jury grid while Johanna Moder’s Mother’s Baby, Ameer Fakher Eldin’s Yunan [...]