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EXCLUSIVE: New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts on Monday appointed Peter Saraf as Chair of the Undergraduate Film and Television Department. After…
EXCLUSIVE: Documentary artists confronting media consolidation, a tightened acquisition market and other challenges are about to get a major lift from the…
EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American distribution rights to Miss Representation: Rise Up, director Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s examination of the…
The San Sebastián Film Festival said Monday that it will bestow two-time Oscar nominee Naomi Watts with the Spanish fest’s Donostia Award this year, to be…
Strand Releasing has acquired North American rights to Ulrike Ottinger’s “The Blood Countess,” the baroque black comedy starring Isabelle Huppert as the…
The filmmaker has been trying to get the dramatic actioner made for nearly two decades.
Zack Snyder’s “The Last Photograph” will have its world premiere at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. The screening is set for Sunday, Sept. 13 at…
EXCLUSIVE: It’s been more than 40 years since Palestinian American Alex Odeh was assassinated in his office in Orange County, CA, the victim of a tripwire…
EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to A Fox Under a Pink Moon, one of the most acclaimed documentaries of the year. The…
The Toronto International Film Festival has added a last minute special screening of Zack Snyder’s The Last Photograph, which will make its world premiere at…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is no longer moving forward with its planned retrospective for John Galliano that would’ve run from May 9, 2027 to Jan. 9 2028…
More than 20 years after its launch, the Premios Juventud, TelevisaUnivision’s annual awards show celebrating Hispanic youth culture, has evolved into a…
The Zurich Film Festival has added 12 films to its Gala Premieres section, including Florian Zeller’s “Bunker,” starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, Danny…
EXCLUSIVE: Thunderous applause may greet one documentary premiering at the Venice Film Festival, fitting for a story of athletes who shake the earth with every…
New York-based Italian director Francesco Carrozzini is heading to the Venice Film Festival with “Be Brave” an 85-minute portrait of Renzo Rosso, founder of…
EXCLUSIVE: TrustNordisk has unveiled fresh deals and a teaser-trailer for May el-Toukhy’s post-World War II Denmark-set psychological drama Woman Unknown ahead…
EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based mk2 films has acquired international sales rights to Carlos Reygadas long-awaited new feature Heil Jupiter! ahead of its world premiere…
British star Naomi Watts will receive the San Sebastián Film Festival’s prestigious Donostia Award during its 74th edition in September. She joins…
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled a 13-film Japanese Animation Special program, marking the first Korea visit in 17 years for…
“The Odyssey” held onto the top spot at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Aug. 28–30. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service…
