Category Archives: Variety

Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under CEO Alfonso Gómez Palacio
Movistar Plus is marking the start of Alfonso Gmez Palacio's tenure as CEO with a restructuring of its operations, as the leading Spanish pay TV/SVOD platform launches a new content and sports framewo...
Emiliano de Pablos May 19, 2026

Pop Up Film Residency Announces Eight Participants for 2026 Edition (EXCLUSIVE)
The Pop Up Film Residency has selected eight participants who will be taking part in residencies across Europe this summer. The program’s latest cohort was announced during an event Tuesday at t...
Postcardjunky May 19, 2026

‘Baywatch’ Set to Make a Splash Across the Pond as Sky Snaps Up U.K. and Ireland Rights
"Baywatch" is set to make a splash in the U.K. and Ireland after Comcast-owned broadcaster Sky snapped up the rights to the show. The beach-set drama, which is due to launch in 2027, will be available...
K.J. Yossman May 19, 2026

Konstantina Kotzamani’s Debut Feature ‘Titanic Ocean’ Weaves Greek Myth Into Mermaid School at Cannes Un Certain Regard
Konstantina Kotzamani arrives at Cannes Un Certain Regard with her debut feature "Titanic Ocean," a Japanese-language coming-of-age drama set inside a boarding school where teenage girls train to beco...
Emeza805 May 19, 2026

Teodora Markova’s ‘The Inspector’s Debt’ Wins FFC Bulgaria, Film Forge Competition (EXCLUSIVE)
"The Inspector's Debt," directed by Teodora Markova, has been named the winner of the 50,000 ($58,200) FFC Bulgaria and Film Forge competition. The winner was announced at an exclusive villa event in ...
Leo Barraclough May 19, 2026

Brazil’s ‘I’m Still Here’ Oscar Nominee Fernanda Torres Joins Willem Dafoe in Barbara Paz’s Dystopian Pic, ‘Cuddle’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Brazil's Fernanda Torres, Oscar-nominated for her stirring performance in Walter Salles' 2025 international feature Academy Award winner "I'm Still Here," is joining four-time Oscar nominee Willem Daf...
Anna Marie de la Fuente May 19, 2026

Brazilian Helmer Laís Santos Araújo Expands Berlinale-Winning Short ‘Infantaria’ Into Feature, Backed by Cannes Residency, CNC Grant
Following the international festival run of her acclaimed short “Infantaria” which bowed at the Berlinale, Brazilian director Las Santos Arajo is developing the project into a feature, wit...
Callum McLennan May 19, 2026

‘Low Expectations’ Review: Eivind Landsvik’s Tender, Joachim Trier-Adjacent Drama Wisely Suggests Embracing Stillness is Tougher Than It Looks
If our addiction to our phones - thus, our incessant need for distractions and entertainment - is any indication, humankind increasingly refuses to surrender to boredom, even though a great deal of li...
Tomilaffly May 19, 2026

France’s Lilith Films Boards Paulina García-Led Chilean Pic ‘A Woman Wants to Die’ at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
In yet another alliance forged between European and Latin American producers at Cannes, France's Lilith Films has boarded Chilean drama "A Woman Wants to Die" (“Una mujer quiere morir”),...
Anna Marie de la Fuente May 19, 2026

‘Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building’ Deepens Mexican Bruno Santamaría Razo’s Exploration of Secrets, Memory and Childhood
World premiering at Cannes' Critics' Week on May 19, Bruno Santamara Razo's film "Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building" ("Seis Meses en el Edificio Rosa con Azul") is set in early ’90s Mexico ...
Roberto Prieto May 19, 2026