Category Archives: News
Saudi Arabian Film Pioneer Faisal Baltyuor Appointed Red Sea Film Foundation CEO
Saudi Arabian film industry pioneer Faisal Baltyuor has been appointed CEO of the Red Sea Foundation which oversees the Jeddah-based Red Sea Film Festival, the Red Sea Fund, and its year-round Re...
Nvivarelli May 13, 2025
Hlynur Pálmason Finds ‘Beauty in the Mundane’ in ‘The Love That Remains’ and Calls for Change in Icelandic Film Industry
Icelandic director Hlynur Plmason returns to Cannes with his fourth feature, "The Love That Remains." Following his Oscar-shortlisted "Godland," many expected Plmason to go bigger. Instead, he went pe...
Marta Balaga May 13, 2025
FilmSharks Acquires Benjamín Ávila Thriller (EXCLUSIVE)
FilmSharks has secured international sales rights for "The Woman in the Line" ("La Mujer de la Fila"), a dramatic thriller from acclaimed Argentine director Benjamn vila. vila is best-known for "Cland...
Jamie Lang May 13, 2025
Moritz Bleibtreu, Kida Khodr Ramadan Set to Play Gay Lovers in ‘Hijiamat’ With Arthood Entertainment Pre-Selling in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
German stars Moritz Bleibtreu ("Call My Agent! - Berlin") and Kida Khodr Ramadan ("Four Blocks") are set to star in timely gay immigration drama "Hijiamat," which Arthood Entertainment is pre-selling ...
Nvivarelli May 13, 2025
‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’ Director Anna Hints Readies for Body Horror Musical ‘Black Hairy Beast,’ Reunites With Tushar Prakash and Stellar Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Anna Hints, the Estonian director behind acclaimed documentary "Smoke Sauna Sisterhood," is unleashing "Black Hairy Beast," a folk story and body horror musical "inspired by a personal love story," sh...
Marta Balaga May 13, 2025
Playtime Launches Canneseries Winner Rafael Cobos’ Debut Feature, ‘Golpes’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based Playtime is launching worldwide sales on action thriller "Golpes," the directorial feature debut of Spanish screenwriter Rafael Cobos, whose first outing as a helmer, "The Left-handed Son,...
John Hopewell May 13, 2025
‘Sunny Dancer’ First Look: Bella Ramsey Roars in George Jaques’ Coming-of-Age Comedy, Now Shooting in Scotland (EXCLUSIVE)
She may be still be on screen battling the infected in the second season of “The Last of Us,” but Bella Ramsey already has something else to yell about. In the first image from “Sunn...
Alex Ritman May 13, 2025
Dua Lipa kicks off European ‘Radical Optimism’ tour with Spanish cover of Enrique Iglesias’ ‘Hero’
Dua Lipa has performed a Spanish cover of Enrique Iglesias’ iconic hit ‘Hero’ to kick off her European tour in Madrid – watch fan-shot footage of the cover below. READ MORE:&nb...
Surej Singh May 12, 2025
Martin Scorsese to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Italy’s Taormina Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Martin Scorsese will be honored with a lifetime achievement award by Italy’s Taormina Film Festival, marking the director's return to Sicily, where he has family roots and where he has announced...
Nvivarelli May 12, 2025
Mark Ruffalo, Guy Pearce, Melissa Barrera and Ralph Fiennes Among 350+ Figures to Sign Letter About Killing of Palestinian Protagonist of Cannes-Bound Doc: ‘We Are Ashamed’ of Industry ‘Passivity’ (EXCLUSIVE)
A group of more than 350 international actors, directors and producers have signed a letter published on the first day of Cannes condemning the killing of Fatma Hassona, the Palestinian photojournalis...
Alex Ritman May 12, 2025