New York Film Festival Currents Lineup To Include World Premiere Of Tala Hadid’s ‘Bardi’
The Currents section of this year’s New York Film Festival will include the world premiere of Bardi by filmmaker and photographer Tala Hadid. Festival…
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Ranked: Netflix’s 20 Official Most-Watched Korean Titles Of Recent Years
Korean films and TV series have generated more than 5 billion views for Netflix since December 2023, when the streamer went further than any competitor in…
Former Luma AI Exec Launches L.A.-Based Production Outfit Matriarch
EXCLUSIVE: Verena Puhm, a former Luma AI exec and filmmaker, has launched Los Angeles-based production company Matriarch. Puhm, who was most recently Head of…
‘Baby Reindeer’ Actress Nava Mau Joins Mariel Hemingway & Sophia Adler In Deborah Kampmeier’s ‘Holy Whore’
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and BAFTA nominee Nava Mau (Baby Reindeer) will star with Mariel Hemingway and Sophia Adler in Deborah Kampmeier’s upcoming indie drama Holy…
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Hits $700 Million at Domestic Box Office, One of Seven Movies to Ever Reach the Milestone
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has surpassed $700 million in domestic ticket sales, becoming the fastest film to notch the box office benchmark. So far, Sony and…
NYFF Unveils 2026 Currents Lineup, Featuring Boundary-Pushing Cinema from Around the World
The section will be headlined by Tala Hadid's new documentary "Bardi," which centers around a Moroccan equestrian military ritual dating back to the 16th…
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‘Sara Bareilles: Good Grief’ Trailer: The Beloved Songwriter Returns to the Studio in New Documentary
Exclusive: The documentary, from director Josh Alexander, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and release in theaters this September.
New York Film Festival Reveals Currents Slate With Tala Hadid’s ‘Bardi,’ Beatrice Gibson’s ‘At Night’ and More
Film at Lincoln Center unveiled the films selected for the 64th New York Film Festival’s Currents section. Currents presents films that expand the…
From Snooki to Spielberg: How New Jersey Reinvented Itself Into Hollywood’s Hottest Production Hub
When Peter Farrelly was deciding where to shoot “I Play Rocky,” the story of the making of the 1976 Sylvester Stallone classic, he knew that he couldn’t afford…
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Boards ‘Freeing Flipper’ Ahead Of TIFF Market, Story Of Dolphin Trainer-Turned-Activist Ric O’Barry
EXCLUSIVE: Appian Way, the production company founded by Leonardo DiCaprio, is signing on to executive produce Freeing Flipper, a documentary about Ric…
Oscars: Switzerland Selects ‘Who is Still Alive’ About Palestinians Who Escaped Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
“Who is Still Alive,” a documentary directed by Nicolas Wadimoff that gives voice to Gaza humanitarian crisis survivors and refugees, has been selected by the…
‘The Odyssey’ Sets 20,000 Screen China Release, Including Near-Total Imax Commitment (EXCLUSIVE)
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” will open on more than 20,000 screens across mainland China, including some 90% of the territory’s Imax footprint of nearly…
‘Amores Perros’ Exec Producer Francisco González Compean and ‘Counterattack’ Director Chava Cartas Launch Durango Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Action sells. And it’s what has driven leading Mexican producer Francisco González Compean (“Amores Perros,” “Instructions Not Included”) and director Chava…
Oscars: Turkey Submits ‘Like a Limbless Tree’ for International Feature Race
“Like a Limbless Tree,” an intimate social drama directed by Tunç Davut, has been selected as Turkey’s entry for the Academy Award for best international…
Sarajevo Industry Head on How Building a Talent Pipeline Makes Markets and Festivals More Vital Than Ever
The organizers of the Sarajevo Film Festival and its parallel industry arm, CineLink Industry Days, pride themselves on being the launching pad for filmmakers…
Sarajevo Film Festival Head on How Southeast Europe’s Leading Cinematic Showcase Continues to ‘Forge Its Own Way’
The Sarajevo Film Festival returns to the Bosnian capital from Aug. 14 – 21 with festival director Jovan Marjanović promising “some looking back and some…
Edinburgh Film Festival 2026: ‘Trainspotting’ Turns 30, World Premieres Multiply and Looking Beyond the Revamp
Two years ago, Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival was talking rebuild. Now it can start talking momentum. The world’s longest continually running film festival…
Netflix To Add Dozens Of Classic Cantinflas Films, Teases More ‘Counterattack’
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix will add dozens of classic Cantinflas movies to its service as part of a wave of programming coming to the streamer to mark Mexican Cinema…
Neil Marshall & Charlotte Kirk Reteam On Thriller ‘The Spiral Down’
EXCLUSIVE: Actress Charlotte Kirk (Duchess) is reuniting with writer Neil Marshall (The Descent) for a fifth time on psychological thriller The Spiral Down…
Netflix Sets Keiko ‘Free Willy’ Orca Documentary Amid Wave Of Mexican Projects
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has greenlit a new feature documentary about Keiko, the orca who became world famous after appearing in the 1993 movie Free Willy. The…