Category Archives: Variety
Durban FilmMart Head Magdalene Reddy on Africa’s Financing Boom, Transformative Power of Cinema and How to ‘Create a New Vision’ for the Continent
The Durban FilmMart returns to South Africa's sun-splashed coast this week for its 15th edition, with the thematic banner "African Visions Unleashed" underscoring the event's focus on the power of the...
Jul 19, 2024
‘Zone of Interest,’ ‘Horizon’ on the Slate as SF Studios, Warner Bros. Discovery Ink Nordic Max Streaming Pact – Global Bulletin
SCANDINAVIAN STREAMING SURGE SF Studios and Warner Bros. Discovery have entered a content partnership for the Nordic region. The deal grants WBD’s Max streaming service first-run rights to SF St...
Jul 19, 2024
Paul Schrader to Lead Sarajevo Festival Jury, Serving Alongside Noomi Rapace, Juho Kuosmanen, Una Gunjak, Sebastian Cavazza
U.S. director-screenwriter Paul Schrader will serve as president of the features jury of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs from Aug. 16 to 23. Schrader will be joined on the jury by Swedish ...
Jul 19, 2024
‘Allen Sunshine,’ About Grieving Music Mogul, Wins Werner Herzog Film Award (EXCLUSIVE)
The Werner Herzog Foundation has revealed that Canadian filmmaker Harley Chamandy will receive the 2024 Werner Herzog Film Prize for his feature “Allen Sunshine.” The annual award, present...
Jul 19, 2024
Venice Days Unveils Female-Centric Lineup, Including Electropop Pioneer Doc ‘Peaches Goes Bananas’
Films directed by women dominate the Venice Film Festival's independently run Giornate Degli Autori, which has unveiled a lineup full of first works and special events including “Peaches Goes Ba...
Jul 19, 2024
‘The Jetty’ Star Jenna Coleman on Ember’s Murky Past and That Shocking Twist: ‘The Ending Used to Be Extremely Different’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for "The Jetty,” now streaming on iPlayer in the U.K. In new BBC drama "The Jetty" Jenna Coleman ("Doctor Who," "The Sandman") plays Detective E...
Jul 19, 2024
Bangladesh Internet in ‘Total Shutdown’ Amid Student Protests and Dozens of Deaths: ‘Things Are Really Turning Bad’
The internet has been shut down and mobile services severely disrupted in Bangladesh amid student protests that began earlier this week. The disruptions do not appear to be connected to the global int...
Jul 19, 2024
Sky News Off Air Briefly, Planes and Trains Disrupted During Global IT Outage
Sky News went off air for several minutes on Friday morning amid a global IT outage, which also disrupted flights around the world and train services in the U.K. According to the BBC, the disruptions ...
Jul 19, 2024
Durban Film Festival Opens With Rousing Defense of Personal Freedoms, Power of Cinema as South Africa Reflects on 30 Years of Democracy
The 45th Durban Intl. Film Festival kicked off Thursday, as the world celebrated the birthday of freedom fighter and South Africa’s first Black president Nelson Mandela, with a rousing defense o...
Jul 19, 2024
Donald Trump Became a Reality TV Star Again With His Rambling Convention Speech
In a rambling convention speech on Thursday night, Donald Trump - sweaty and with a bandage over his right ear from surviving an assassination attempt on his life - did what he does best. He talked, a...
Jul 19, 2024