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Olga Kurylenko (“Quantum of Solace,” “Oblivion,” “Black Widow”) and Alex Pettyfer (“Magic Mike,” “The Butler,” “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”) are set to star in crime thriller “Breakwater,” which has been boarded for world sales by WestEnd Films. The film, directed by Luc Walpoth (“In Tandem,” “Dead Money”), is set to begin production in April […]

Paris and New York-based impact studio Koudéta Films has acquired French distribution rights to Palestinian director Hosam Abu Dan’s “Thirteen in Gaza.” The father-daughter drama is the first film shot on the Gaza Strip since the Israel-Hamas war began in 2023. Mad World – which is the international sales arm of Pan-Arab distributor Mad Solutions […]

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Bollywood star Emraan Hashmi’s musical horror film “Rooh” has added Tips Films and Tips Music to its producing team, with Kumar Taurani boarding the project ahead of a 2027 theatrical release across the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu markets. Mayank Sharma directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Vishal Kapoor. Tips Films presents the film, which […]

Beloved independent filmmaker Tsukamoto Shinya gave a masterclass at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), speaking about the pivotal works of his career as well as his most recent film, the English-language feature “Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?” Perhaps most famous overseas for his 1989 feature “Tetsuo: The Iron Man,” Tsukamoto spoke candid

Invercine, Gema Films and Gaman Cine, top producers on Latin America’s film-TV scene, will bring to market their latest productions at Sanfic Industria in its industry centerpiece, WIP Iberoamericana. Turning on Alejandro Zambra, one of Latin America’s most-read novelists whose “Poeta Chileno” is currently being adapted by Oscar winning Sebastián Lelio (“A F

Viva Pictures is courting exhibitors with a promise to release 26 animated family films next year in an effort to fill in the gaps between studio releases. Viva Pictures is vowing to offer exhibitors flexible booking terms to run the films on weekdays during morning and afternoon time slots, leaving the more lucrative evening and […]

Sanfic Industria, the industry section of the Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic), is turbocharged for an even stronger edition this year. Running concurrently with the festival, which runs Nov. 2 – 8, Sanfic Industria unspools Nov. 2-6 with Sanfic co-founder Gabriela Sandoval at the helm. Now on its 15th year, Sanfic Industria has several new […]

Unspoken emotional wounds linger throughout “Between Us,” Japanese director Matsumura Shingo’s new film playing in the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Nippon Cinema Now section, its strand for Japanese films. The film follows Makoto and Kasumi, childhood best friends who drift apart after an incident on a joint family camping trip and reunite six years l

When this Boxd meets world… While Letterboxd has become a popular destination for moviegoers, Rider Strong is cautioning fellow industry folk from getting too comfortable on the platform. The Boy Meets World alum recently explained that he’s “stopped revealing my star count on Letterboxd” so not to prematurely burn bridges with potential collaborators in pro

Découvrez les critiques de notre sélection des films sortis en salles le mercredi 28 octobre 2026.

Business Finland peri takaisin Vares 2.0 -sarjalle myönnetyn tuotantotuen korkoineen. Solar Filmsin toimitusjohtaja pitää rahoitusehtoja epämääräisinä.

A Christmas mystery, 'Fruitcakes: Dawn of Drag,' a Hungarian thriller, films with animalistic titles and a Lithuanian mashup of family drama, the Chinese 'Book of Changes' and retro sci-fi also feature at PÖFF.

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Joseph Mazzello, the “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Jurassic Park” actor, heads the cast of “A Grim Life,” a supernatural thriller set inside Los Angeles’ Cecil Hotel. Hong Kong outfit Cappu Films has picked up international sales, it was unveiled at the Tokyo International Film Festival’s TIFFCOM market. Francesco Lucente writes and directs. Mazzello, whose credi

Mathis Landwehr-led martial arts feature “Lion Fist” has been picked up for South Korea, Latin America and the CIS. Fellow Landwehr starrer “The Last Kumite” has also found a South Korean home, sales outfit Cappu Films revealed at the Tokyo International Film Festival’s TIFFCOM market. Studio DHL has taken South Korean rights to both films. […]

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Malaysia’s creative industry continues to gain momentum, with local films and animati...

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EXCLUSIF - Nous avons demandé à 85 auteurs de livres historiques, chercheurs, universitaires, éditeurs et directeurs de revues quels étaient leurs films en costumes préférés, toutes périodes confondues, de l’Antiquité au XXe siècle. Résultat : près de 200 films cités – classiques ou contemporains. Le classement recèle quelques surprises.

Old will be new again at Sundance 2027. Also fresh: Letterboxd joins as Legacy program co-presenter.

EXCLUSIVE: London-based SC Films International has struck a slew of international deals on animated family-adventure Cloud Girl (previously known as Girl in the Clouds). The feature from French writer-director Philippe Riche was inspired by Romain Puértolas’ 2015 novel The Little Girl Who Swallowed a Cloud as Big as the Eiffel Tower and screened as an […]

Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer, president of the competition jury at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, talked about the significance of ‘A-list’ ratings for film festivals at the jury press conference today. Tokyo has recently had its status as an A-list festival reaffirmed by the Fédération Internationale des Associations des Producteurs de

Jury president Rolf de Heer was joined by Yov Moor, Oh Jungwan, Makiko Watanabe and Alex C. Lo for a lively conversation.

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- A contest dedicated to films and videos made with gen...

EXCLUSIVE: Parallax Films has boarded international sales for Fuxi: Four Tales Of Feasting, directed by Chinese artist-filmmaker Qiu Jiongjiong, which is receiving its world premiere in the main competition section of Tokyo International Film Festival. Qiu is known internationally for his debut narrative feature A New Old Play, which won the Special Jury Pri

DNEG, the visual effects house on Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” has come aboard Francesco Lucente’s fantasy adventure “Sinbad” as co-financier and producer, with Hong Kong-based Cappu Films handling sales in a wide spread of territories. The deal was unveiled ahead of the Tokyo International Film Festival’s TIFFCOM market. Lucente’s fresh screen version

EXCLUSIVE: Janus Films has acquired all rights in North America and the UK/Ireland to Alfonso Cuarón’s classic fourth feature, Y Tu Mamá También, which has been restored in 4K to mark the 25th anniversary of its premiere. The new 4K print will be released theatrically in the summer of 2027. Y Tu Mamá También launched […]

The Director of the Kaduna International Film Festival says poor funding, restrictions, and lack of government support are hindering Northern Nigeria’s fil Read More: https://punchng.com/poor-funding-restrictions-holding-back-northern-films-festival-director/

Who knew that one of this year’s giddiest celebrations of filmmaking would be a movie where the stunt dummies are obvious, the dinosaur costumes are obviously homemade and you can literally see the strings on special effects shots? That’s the joy of “VelociPastor 2,” the long-awaited sequel to 2017’s “The VelociPastor.” The first film was […]

Ali Abbas Zafar’s romantic action-drama pairing “Saiyaara” breakout Ahaan Panday with Sharvari will be called “Beparwah,” Yash Raj Films revealed Monday. The title reveal came exactly five months before the film opens worldwide in theaters on March 26, 2027, the Good Friday holiday. Aditya Chopra produces. “Beparwah” is the first time Panday and Sharvari hav

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Japanese auteur Kore-eda Hirokazu, whose films are known for their natural performances from child actors, said there is one thing he has decided never to put on screen: a child crying. “It’s not that I can’t, or that it’s difficult. I don’t shoot it,” the Japanese director said at an In Conversation event at the […]

Witches on broomsticks, mischievous monsters, haunted houses and things that go bump in the night. Halloween is almost here, and there's no better excuse to curl up on the couch with a spooky movie.

Découvrez les critiques de notre sélection des films sortis en salles le mercredi 21 octobre 2026.

MoreThan Films has taken international sales rights to Spanish coming-of-age drama “Salen las lobas” (“The Bitch Pack”) ahead of its world premiere at Spain’s Valladolid Film Festival (Seminci) on Oct. 25. Marking Claudia Estrada Tarascó’s feature debut, the film is one of the anticipated discoveries in Valladolid’s Meeting Point competition. The festival’s

Cate Blanchett’s Displacement Film Fund is set to release five short films in partnership with The New Yorker. Its inaugural slate features films by Mohammad Rasoulof, Shahrbanoo Sadat, Mo Harawe, Maryna Er Gorbach and Hasan Kattan, exploring displacement through stories of identity, belonging and exile. The acquisition follows the films’ world premieres at

Acclaimed Asian filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun, director of “Comrades: Almost a Love Story” and “The Warlords,” said he will probably use AI in his filmmaking but “definitely not AIGC,” or AI-generated content, and that the two-hour feature will hold its ground against short-form and vertical dramas, at least in his lifetime. Speaking at an In […]

Okoro Carroll will write the script for the feature focusing on a pair of teens who spend a memorable summer together and reconnect years later when one of them is an NBA star.

“Obsession” breakout Inde Navarrette appeared on “The Kyle Buchanan Show” and offered up her advice to Hollywood on how to keep Gen Z audiences interested in going to movie theaters. It’s not just about original storytelling, Navarrette argued, but also assuring young moviegoers that corporate slop won’t be force fed to them on the big […]

EXCLUSIVE: Space 11 Corp. and SK Films are behind Return to the Moon: The Story of Artemis II, a new space film with Duncan Copp and Christopher Riley directing. The producers are targeting a PLF rollout for the film, which they say will combine NASA’s real Artemis II mission imagery with the voices of the […]

The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival will showcase Japanese cinema from golden age classics to indies by up-and-coming directors.

Mexican production company Península Films & Entertainment has boarded “Insectario,” the debut feature of stop-motion animation wunderkind Sofía Carrillo (“Cerulia”). Eduardo Díaz Casanova of Península and Nicolás Celis of Pimienta Films, producer of “Roma,” finalized the co-production agreement at the ongoing 24th Morelia Film Festival. “’Insectario’ is a w

It’s an exciting time for Japanese cinema, with franchise hits from Demon Slayer to Godzilla stomping around the world, and Japanese arthouse titles taking the spotlight at major film festivals including Venice, Toronto and Cannes. This year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, taking place in the Hibiya-Ginza district of the city from October 26 to November

Oscar documentary favorites are starting to emerge as critics and other arbiters begin to announce their nominees and shortlists, bringing some clarity to a wide-open awards race. Four of the documentary features gaining traction: American Doctor, To Hold a Mountain, Closure and Once Upon a Time in Harlem. Filmmakers behind those distinguished productions as

Donald Clarke and Tara Brady's definitive list has more than a few surprises

The artist’s exhibition is a tactful, tentative intrusion into the Douglas Hyde Gallery’s brutalist fabric