North Korea-Focused Film Fund Bearing North Launches With ‘School for Defectors’ (EXCLUSIVE)
A new private grantmaking initiative dedicated to films about North Korea has launched out of Los Angeles, with an advisory board drawn from documentary…
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SXSW Sets Podcast Festival, Locals-Only Perks and Changes in Music Venues for 2027 Event in Austin
South by Southwest has unveiled plans for a podcast festival, new locals-only perks and temporary changes in music venues for the 2027 event that will unfold…
Ken Russell’s Restored ‘The Devils’ Will Scandalize Audiences at NYFF After Its Cannes and TIFF Premieres
This year's festival will also play home to classics and rediscovered rarities from Barbara Hammer, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Yuri Ilyenko, Alexander Kluge, Michael…
SXSW 2027 Shifts Film Premieres from Paramount Theatre to ACL Live, Adds Podcast Festival
The multidisciplinary festival continues to navigate a series of renovations to its most iconic venues.
The Film Independent Spirit Awards Are Adding Categories for Creators and International Features
In addition to the Best International First Feature and Digital Creator Award categories, Film Independent has added the Berlinale as a qualifying festival for…
‘Mother’ Director Teona Mitevska Preps Sequel to Feminist Satirical Drama ‘God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya’ (EXCLUSIVE)
North Macedonian filmmaker Teona Mitevska (“Mother”) is prepping a sequel to her satirical drama “God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya,” which premiered in…
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Watermelon Pictures To Provide Healthcare Workers Free Tickets To ‘American Doctor’ Screenings
Watermelon Pictures got off to a buzzy start last weekend at the Angelika in New York City with American Doctor, Poh Si Teng’s documentary feature about three…
Tate McRae Attends the US Open in New York City, Olivia Rodrigo Performs at the Daisy Chain Fields Festival and More Red Carpet Photos: August 2026
Madonna kicked off August with another “Club Confessions” appearance – this time, it was a performance at WorldPride in Amsterdam featuring surprise guest…
Lesbian Romance ‘Maya & Samar’, Whose NC-17 Rating Drew Heat, Gets U.S. Distribution Deal
EXCLUSIVE: Robert Lantos-produced lesbian romance Maya & Samar, whose NC-17 rating generated some heat late last year, has secured U.S. distribution with…
‘Bluey’ Leads as Australia’s Screen and Games Sector Hits $7.9 Billion, Study Finds
Australia’s screen and games sector contributed AUD11.1 billion ($7.9 billion) to the economy in gross value added in fiscal year 2023/24 and directly employed…
Nicolas Altmayer, Beloved French Producer Behind ‘OSS 117,’ and Dior Executive Mathilde Favier Die in Car Crash
Nicolas Altmayer, the prolific French producer behind the “OSS 117” franchise and films by François Ozon, Bertrand Bonello and Julia Ducournau, and his partner…
Oasis Documentary Trailer Takes Fans Behind the Scenes of Band’s Dramatic Reunion: ‘Will It Fall Apart Again?’
The Gallagher brothers get reflective, philosophical and — less surprisingly — foul-mouthed in the first trailer for Oasis documentary “Oasis: Don’t Look…
Edinburgh Film Festival Competition Directors on the Craziest, Most Challenging Moments Making Their First Features and Why They Can’t Wait to Do It Again: ‘It’s an Addiction’
The chaos, hard graft and — ultimately — privileged thrill of feature filmmaking were the central themes of conversation at the Variety Lounge at…
22nd Camden Film Festival To Showcase New Work By Documentary’s Leading Lights: Gibney, Kopple, Oppenheimer, Chin, Vasarhelyi, Poitras & More
EXCLUSIVE: The 22nd edition of the Camden International Film Festival will feature some of the biggest names in documentary film and some of the most hotly…
‘The Devils’: Everything You Need to Know About the Unlikely Restoration of Ken Russell’s Scandalous, Sexually Charged Film
Fifteen years after Russell's death, the director's cut of his notorious and censored epic is one of 2026's most anticipated releases.
‘Ice Princess’ Director Remembers Stars Hayden Panettiere and Michelle Trachtenberg as an ‘Amazing Pair’: ‘Two Shining Talents, Gone Far Too Soon’
“Ice Princess” director Tim Fywell has penned a sweet tribute to the two stars of his beloved 2005 ice skating movie, Hayden Panettiere and Michelle…
Oscars: Taiwan Selects ‘A Foggy Tale’ for International Feature Race
“A Foggy Tale,” directed by Chen Yu-hsun, has been selected to represent Taiwan in the best international feature film category at the 99th Academy Awards…
Diego Luna on Challenging How Migrants Are Viewed With ‘Ashes’: ‘We’re Not Thinking About What They Left Behind’
Between conducting a masterclass and attending an open-air screening of his fourth directorial feature, “Ashes,” Diego Luna dropped by the Variety Lounge…
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Becomes Biggest Film Ever At BFI IMAX
Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed epic The Odyssey is now the biggest film of all time at the UK’s largest cinema, the BFI IMAX. To date, BFI IMAX has sold more…
Hayden Panettiere’s Ex Wladimir Klitschko Remembers Her ‘Immense Talent While Also Facing the Darker Sides’ of the Industry: ‘She Left This World Far Too Soon’
Hayden Panettiere’s ex Wladimir Klitschko, who is the father of her 11-year-old daughter Kaya, is mourning the actress following her death on Sunday at the age…