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Austria Film Biz Booming as Locations, Incentives Lure International Productions
Austria can celebrate a huge success as a filming location thanks in large part to attractive funding programs that have lured major international productions to the country, among them Guy Ritchie's ...
Emeza805 Feb 14, 2025

Spain’s New Talent Revolution Hits Berlin
Over the last six years, thanks in the main to the SVOD revolution, Spain, once known for select auteurs - Pedro Almodvar, J.A. Bayona, Fernando Trueba - has stepped fully onto the worl...
John Hopewell Feb 14, 2025

‘DDLJ’ Musical ‘Come Fall in Love’ Taps Jena Pandya, Ashley Day as Leads for U.K. Run (EXCLUSIVE)
Jena Pandya and Ashley Day have been cast as the romantic leads in “Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical,” the stage adaptation of Bollywood’s longest-running film “Dilwa...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 14, 2025

David Mitchell and Robert Webb reunite for new sketch show
Peep Show duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb will be reuniting on TV for the first time since 2021, collaborating with younger comedians in a new sketch comedy show. READ MORE: Peep Show at 20 –...
Victoria Luxford Feb 14, 2025

Duran Duran say former guitarist Andy Taylor “fighting as hard as he can” in cancer battle
Duran Duran have issued an update on Andy Taylor’s battle with cancer, saying the former guitarist is “fighting as hard as he can”. READ MORE: Duran Duran: “We’d lov...
Laura Molloy Feb 14, 2025

Kyrgyz Drama on Violence Against Women ‘Kurak’ Lands at Fire and Ice Media for Asian Sales at EFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Philippines-based Fire and Ice Media has nabbed Asian sales rights to “Kurak,” a powerful Kyrgyz drama tackling violence against women, and is introducing the film to buyers at Berlin̵...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 14, 2025

Tilda Swinton on Attending Berlin Film Festival Despite Calls for Boycott Over Gaza: ‘I Was Given a Platform’ That Was ‘More Useful to Our Causes Than Me Not Turning Up’
Tilda Swinton spoke about her decision to attend Berlin Film Festival despite calls for a boycott over the war in Gaza, saying it was “more useful to our causes” for her to show up. On Thu...
Ellise Shafer Feb 14, 2025

Berlin-Based Directors Keep Politics Center Stage as Festival Kicks off on Eve of Elections
The Berlin Film Festival is historically the most political of all the major film festivals, and this year is no exception. The 75th edition of the Berlinale unspools amid the turb...
Nvivarelli Feb 14, 2025

Are the BAFTAs the True Predictor of Oscar Things to Come?
The last two years of the BAFTA Awards told opposite stories of how Britain's most prestigious film honors correspond with their American counterpart, the Oscars. In 2023, they went wholly in their ow...
Leo Barraclough Feb 14, 2025

Derek Jacobi, Mawaan Rizwan, Meera Syal, Danny Dyer, Alice Eve and Lucien Laviscount Among Bumper Lineup Joining Sky Christmas Comedy ‘Tinsel Town’ (EXCLUSIVE)
A extensive lineup of names have joined Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson in Sky’s upcoming Christmas comedy movie “Tinsel Town.” Derek Jacobi (“Gladiator II”), Mawaan R...
Alex Ritman Feb 14, 2025