Pedigreed Argentine helmer Milagros Mumenthaler, a Golden Leopardo winner in Locarno for her debut “Back to Stay,” and Rodrigo Teixeira of RT Pictures, producer of James Gray’s “Palme d’Or entry “Paper Tigers,” will take centre stage at the third ECAM Forum co-production market, due to run June 9-11 at Madrid Matadero. The complete retrospective dedicated […]
Ken Loach and Rebecca O’Brien’s Sixteen Films has boarded “Forgotten Spaceman,” a documentary short written, directed and edited by BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Elham Ehsas, with Jack Thomas-O’Brien serving as executive producer, ahead of the film’s festival debut later this year. The film centers on Abdul Ahad Momand, who traveled to the Mir space station in 1988 […]
تسلط المقابلة الضوء على حضور هوما قريشي في مهرجان كان وتوجهها نحو إنتاج أعمال أكثر جرأة وتمثيلاً، من بينها فيلم «Toxic» عن قاتل يستخدم لغة الإشارة. كما تؤكد رفضها للأدوار النمطية التي تختزل النساء ذوات البشرة السمراء في الفقر والمعاناة.
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
