Category Archives: Variety

U.K.-based Blue Finch Films has acquired worldwide rights to the supernatural horror film “A Mother’s Embrace” from director Cristian Ponce. Set in 1996, the story follows Ana, a you...

In a landscape where South Indian cinema is reaching new heights, AGS Entertainment is poised to make its mark with its most ambitious project to date. “The Greatest of All Time” (“G...

Five years ago, French writer-director Claude Lelouch returned, for the second time, to the site of his greatest career success with “The Best Years of a Life,” an autumnal sequel to his t...

Singaporean director Yeo Siew Hua turns the lens on modern surveillance culture in his latest feature, "Stranger Eyes,” which is vying for the Golden Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festiv...

Japan is one country in focus at the Venice Production Bridge, with Wallonia-Brussels & Luxembourg also under the spotlight. Projects with Japanese directors, producers and backers, in various com...

Sarah Friedland isn't done talking about the body just yet. "My next film will be centered around it too. I'm working on a script that blends dance with narrative storytelling. I'll probably do it for...

A traditional way of life in the rural hinterlands of South Africa is put to the test when an upscale development arrives on the region's doorstep in "Carissa," the feature debut of writing-directing ...

Luca Guadagnino’s adaptation of the William S. Burroughs novella “Queer,” which premieres Tuesday in competition at the Venice Film Festival, is his most personal film yet - and one ...

Saudi Arabia has a robust presence this year at the Venice Film Festival, where there are six Arab films backed by the Red Sea Film Festival’s foundation on display across various sections, incl...

Manta, one of the leading platforms for subscription-based digital comics, says it will add over 300 webcomic titles over the next year. It is also revamping its in-app currency, GEM. The company, whi...