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12 New Catalan Titles To Track at Tallinn, From the Latest by Isabel Coixet and Lluís Miñarro and Cannes, Canneseries and SXSW Winners
By John Hopewell, Annika Pham According To The variety Catalonia’s biggest titles of 2025, “Romería” and “Sirat,” both Cannes competition hits, will screen at Tallinn. So will [more…]
Jeremy Strong Joins ‘The White House Effect’ as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE) – Film News in Brief
By Jazz Tangcay, Leia Mendoza, Giana Levy, Andrew McGowan Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) has joined “The White House Effect” as an executive producer following the film’s world premiere at the 2024 [more…]
WGA Names John August and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel to Lead Negotiating Committee
By Gene Maddaus According To The variety Here’s something that will be interesting to screenwriters. John August, the co-host of the “Scriptnotes” podcast, has been named [more…]
Kristen Stewart Slams Hollywood’s Treatment of Women Filmmakers After ‘Brief Moment of Progress’ Post-MeToo: ‘It Is Devastating’
By Marc Malkin According To The variety Kristen Stewart delivered rousing remarks Tuesday afternoon during the keynote address at the Academy and Chanel’s Women’s Luncheon in Los Angeles. [more…]
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz Reuniting for Fourth ‘Mummy’ Movie
By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reuniting for another “Mummy” adventure. Filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who call themselves Radio Silence, are [more…]
New Genre-Focused Film Market to Launch in 2026 Alongside FilmQuest Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
By William Earl According To The variety A new film market is looking to create fresh inroads for genre-focused projects. Jonathan Martin, a filmmaker who is [more…]
Influencer Culture Drama ‘Early Days’ Unveils First Teaser Ahead of Red Sea Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety The first teaser has been unveiled for “Early Days,” a Mumbai-set drama about the perils of influencer culture that [more…]
Peter Chan Recalls UFO Era, Industry Transformation at Tokyo: ‘I Make Movies That the Market Needs
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun returned to the Tokyo International Film Festival nearly three decades after his UFO (United Filmmakers Organization) films packed the [more…]
Neon Tests the Academy’s Appetite for Subtitled Cinema With Five Ambitious Oscar Campaigns — Will It Work?
By Clayton Davis According To The variety Neon is going all in on international cinema. The indie studio that brought “Parasite” (2019) its historic best picture win [more…]