Month: February 2025

Upstart French sales outfit Lucky Number has picked up global sales rights to director Wesley Rodrigues’ “The Bird Kingdom,” backed by French “Flow” producer Sacrebleu Productions and Brazil’s Lupa Filmes. UFO Distribution will distribute the anti-violence fable in France. Set in a fantasy version of the Brazilian Sertão, an arid wasteland where men can shapeshift

A film set is no place for little girls. In the fairy-tale-adjacent world of Lucile Hadžihalilović’s frigid dark fantasy “The Ice Tower,” an orphan runs away from her foster home and takes refuge in the basement of a movie studio, finding herself drawn to the production — and its star, played by Marion Cotillard —

If Captain America’s boots look familiar, it’s no surprise. The Captain, played by Anthony Mackie, sports a pair of customized kicks in “Captain America: Brave New World” that are based on the Nike Kobe 9 Elite Protro high tops, costume designer Gersha Phillips revealed. Speaking with Variety, Phillips explained she used the sneakers for both

Tanushree Das and Saumyananda Sahi’s “Shadowbox” struggles to overcome its plain aesthetic. The tale of a family of three strained by a father’s odd behavior — owing to what appears to be PTSD — the neorealist Bengali- and Hindi-language drama hints at numerous ideas in the realm of gender, administrative power and the woes of

The biggest stars from the U.K. and beyond are arriving on the red carpet for the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards. Taking place at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the awards ceremony — which is often a predictor of the Oscars — will celebrate the best in cinema this year with host David Tennant leading the charge.

In December 2024, as a film-TV force, Uruguay came of age, co-hosting with Cannes Film Market, Ventana Sur, Latin America’s biggest film-TV market, held since 2009 in Buenos Aires.  Easy-to-work and welcoming, Ventana Sur also showcased what Uruguay can bring to the table.  That, as of 2024, is rather a lot and cuts two ways:

As São Paulo State and Brazil at large gears up its funding for film, TV, vid games and beyond, there is a distinct possibility that Brazil’s Congress will approve this year a global streamer investment quota for Brazilian films and series. If that happens, it could see R$700 million-R$800 million ($122 million-$140 million) being invested

South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron, celebrated for her compelling performances from a young age, was found dead at her home in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on Sunday. She was 24. A friend discovered her body after Kim failed to attend a scheduled meeting, according to Reuters. Authorities have found no signs of foul play and are investigating

The BAFTA Film Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday at London’s Royal Festival Hall. U.S. viewers can watch the red carpet and ceremony on BritBox, while U.K. viewers can find the program on BBC One and iPlayer. The ceremony broadcast begins 7 p.m. local time and 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. David Tennant of

Welcoming foreign shoots while the rest of Latin America was in COVID lockdown, Uruguay has benefited from a growing influx of international productions, with local talent and crew gaining invaluable on-set experience. National production has increased to nearly pre-pandemic levels, 33 features in 2023, on a par with 2019, and 30 features in 2024, way

Kate Winslet is set to make her directorial debut with “Goodbye June,” a contemporary family drama that is being produced for Netflix. Along with directing and producing the film, Winslet will also star in it alongside Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall and Helen Mirren. Kate Solomon is producing with Winslet, with Working Title

Nabil Ayouch, who sits on this year’s Berlin Film Festival jury, is set to make his French-language debut with a female-led psychological and sensual thriller starring Virginie Efira and Maryam Touzani. The French-Moroccan filmmaker and producer presented his latest film, “Everybody Loves Touda,” at the Cannes Film Festival this year, and it was Morocco’s official

As the entertainment world continues to evolve post-pandemic, Ampere Analysis’ Guy Bisson offered a compelling look at the global film industry’s current state and its trajectory in 2025 during a presentation at the European Film Market. With the global box office still recovering from the pandemic’s devastating impact and streaming taking an increasingly dominant role

Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has pacted with TelevisaUnivision-affiliated Videocine to handle the international sales on horror pic “Don’t Leave the Kids Alone” by Emilio Portes (“Belzebuth,” “Pastorela”). Among the leading distribution and production companies in Mexico, Videocine has slated the high concept pic’s theatrical release for the second quarter of this year, said FilmSharks CEO-founder Guido

Vying for the Berlinale Panorama’s prestigious audience award, Eva Libertad’s “Sorda” (“Deaf”) sheds light on the world of deaf women and how motherhood shapes their relationships. Picked up by Latido Films in December, Libertad’s debut feature is an expansion of the eponymous Goya-nominated short she co-directed with Nuria Muñoz, starring her sister Miriam Garlo, an

Just a few days after market kick-off in Berlin, sales and agregator outfit LevelK has closed a raft of deals on its two female-helmed pics “Sudden Outburts of Emotions” and ”Dancing Queen In Hollywood.” The Finnish sex-positive dramedy “Sudden Outbursts of Emotions” was sold to Cinemaran for Spain and Andorra, Estin Film for Estonia, and

“The Substance” and “Wicked” took home the top prizes at the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE Local 706) Awards. The guild held its 12th annual awards ceremony at a new venue, moving from the Beverly Hilton Hotel to the Fairmont Plaza in Century City. IATSE President Matthew Loeb started the show and called on

Taking a significant step towards becoming a South American film-TV powerhouse, Brazil’s State of São Paulo is launching an Audiovisual Industry Development Plan. Among its initiatives are grants for movies that must be made in international co-production and a first São Paulo Audiovisual Hub event early this July, designed to become one of South America’s

In “Cicadas,” top German actress Nina Hoss (who also serves as executive producer) reunites with filmmaker Ina Weisse, the director of her 2019 drama “The Audition,” in which she played a tightly wound woman whose life is unraveling. That same logline could also describe Weisse’s latest, where Hoss embodies 48-year-old Isabell, a high-end Berlin realtor

“Conclave, “Nosferatu,” and “Wicked” won honors at the 28th Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) Excellence in Production Design Awards, Saturday at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. The ADG divides live-action features into three categories. Production designer Craig Lathrop’s work on early 1800s-set horror adaptation “Nosferatu” won the award in the period film category. Production designer Nathan

Erotic queer thriller “Night Stage,” which premiered on Friday in Berlinale’s Panorama section, has been sold to North America, the U.K. and Ireland. M-Appeal is handling international sales for the Brazilian film. “Night Stage,” which is directed by past Berlinale Teddy Award winners Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon, follows an ambitious actor and a successful

Belgium’s Freaks Factory and the Netherlands’ Ka-Ching Cartoons have boarded “The Growcodile” as co-production partners as the CG family animated film swims toward delivery at the tail end of next year. Sales agency Film Constellation has released a new exclusive still, and is unveiling a first teaser to buyers during the European Film Market. The