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Christina Hendricks and Naomie Harris are set to lead “Reputation,” a new celebrity-focused legal drama for BBC. The six-part series, from Banijay U.K. company The Forge, sees Harris (“Skyfall”) play Lena, a top lawyer who is hired to represent international pop star Davina Knight (“Mad Men” star Hendricks) in the celebrity case of the decade. […]
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Penélope Cruz disclosed at the Cannes press conference for “The Black Ball” (La Bola Negra) on Friday that she was warned of a potential brain aneurysm during the production of the film, and completed her scenes after receiving medical clearance the next day. The revelation came a day after the Los Javis competition title earned […]
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The Fantastic Organization, a new France-registered nonprofit – dedicated to the promotion, development, and global recognition of fantastic cinema – has made its debut at the Fantastic Pavilion at Cannes. It will be led by filmmaker Xavier Gens, named president and known for “Frontière(s),” “Hitman,” and “Cold Skin.” Other founding members include Alexandre O. Philippe, […]
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Tetsu Fujimura, the CEO of Japanese IP consultancy and production company Filosophia Inc. and a producer on Netflix’s “One Piece” live-action series, delivered a data-intensive keynote at the Cannes Film Market, presenting a comprehensive account of the booming global market for Japanese intellectual property adaptations and cataloguing a Hollywood development pipeline that stretches across every […]
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Paris- and Berlin-based sales company Salaud Morisset has closed multiple international deals on Eivind Landsvik’s debut feature “Low Expectations,” starring Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven (also known as Girl in Red), following the film’s world premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. The film, which also stars Anders Danielsen Lie, has sold at the Cannes Market to Benelux […]
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Rio2C’s wide-ranging 2026 program is set to feature top Brazilian creative industry speakers, such as helmers Wagner de Assis, Esmir Filho and Carlos Saldanha, journalist and writer Caco Barcellos, writer Thalita Rebouças, doc maker Ricardo Calil and comedian João Vicente de Castro. This year’s Rio2C will take place May 26-31 […]
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Steven Schneider, whose genre credits include “Hokum,” “Undertone” and “Paranormal Activity,” has boarded “Recluse” as executive producer through his indie label Spooky Pictures. Henry Chaisson’s debut feature will world premiere in the Escape From Tribeca section of Tribeca Film Festival next month. The film centers on Joan, a sound recordist living in isolation who heads […]
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A wave of international stars including Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo and Ken Loach have joined the petition warning against what signatories describe as the “far-right grip” tightening around the industry through Canal+ and its billionaire shareholder. Originally launched ahead of Cannes by roughly 600 French film professionals, the petition has ballooned to more than […]
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Ashizawa Akiko, a veteran of more than 70 features and one of the most accomplished cinematographers in the history of Japanese cinema, delivered a wide-ranging masterclass at the Cannes Film Festival, tracing her career from an unlikely entry into the industry through features spanning horror, comedy, drama and historical epic. The session preceded her receipt […]
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International horror, sci-fi, fantasy, action and animation films will have a new feeding ground this fall. Frontières, the international genre co-production market, organized by Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, is partnering with the Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market (TIFFCOM) to stage a new genre gap-financing program at the Tokyo Gap Financing Market (TGFM) this […]
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YouTube EMEA VP Pedro Pina will deliver the flagship address at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival, having been selected to speak at The James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture. Pina oversees the European, Middle East and Africa for YouTube, including its business, creator and content ecosystems. In the role he works with everyone from nascent digital creators […]
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Thailand’s government arrived at this year’s Cannes Film Market with “The White Lotus” as its flagship example of how the kingdom’s filming incentives translate into tangible returns. Sunanta Kangvalkulkij, director-general of Thailand’s Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), tells Variety that the HBO series generated approximately $36.5 million in local production spending across 129 days […]
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