Monthly Archives: February 2024

IDFA-Winning Doc ‘Much Ado About Dying’ Bought for U.S. by First Run Features (EXCLUSIVE)

“Much Ado About Dying,” Simon Chamber’s documentary about elderly care that won the best directing award at IDFA in 2022, has been acquired by First Run Features for the U.S. and Canada. The feature, produced by Soilsiú Films and Tiffin Films, will have its U.S. festival

Deepa Mehta Sets ‘Troilokya,’ Indian Female Serial Killer Film, at Through the Lens Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

Deepa Mehta is set to direct “Troilokya,” a thriller about an Indian woman known to be a serial killer. Production is through pan-Asian film company Through the Lens Entertainment and India’s Open Air Films. The story, set in 19th century Calcutta during British rule, sees

Pluto Film Nabs Berlin Generation Title ‘Huling Palabas,’ Adds ‘Sima’s Song,’ ‘Hysteria,’ ‘Breathing Underwater’ to EFM Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)

Pluto Film has expanded its lineup ahead of this year’s EFM in Berlin with Generation 14plus screener “Huling Palabas.” The Berlin-based sales company has also acquired the historical drama “Sima’s Song” by award-winning Afghan director Roya Sadat; Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay’s timely and suspenseful German social

Henry Cavill Says ‘Argylle’ Sequels Depend on ‘Whether the Audience Likes What We’ve Done’

When Matthew Vaughn’s all-star comedy spy thriller “Argylle” was first announced back in July 2021, before Apple TV+ swooped in to buy the rights for $200 million, it was stated that the movie would be the first of at least three films in a major

Maverick Director Fruit Chan Set as Filmmaker in Focus at Hong Kong Festival – Global Bulletin

RIPE FRUIT Fruit Chan has been named as the filmmaker in focus at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (March 28-April 8). The maverick director will be honored with a commemorative book, a face-to-face interview and the screening of ten of his movies. These

Why Russia’s Propaganda Machine Is on the Attack Against a Blockbuster Adaptation of ‘The Master and Margarita’

Just days after the Russian blockbuster “The Master and Margarita” surged to the top of the domestic box office, Kremlin cronies, pro-war propagandists and an army of online trolls have waged a campaign to discredit the film and its director, Michael Lockshin, a U.S. citizen

Storm Clouds Over the Lido? As Italy Turns to the Right, the Future of Venice Artistic Director Alberto Barbera Hangs in the Balance

For Italian conductor Beatrice Venezi, 2024 kicked off on a decidedly sour note.  On New Year’s Eve the baton-wielding Venezi, a friend of right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, was heckled at the Opéra de Nice by French anti-fascist protesters as she took to the podium. 

Woman Executive Chen Xi Appointed Chair of Wanda Film, China’s Largest Cinema Chain

Actor, film producer and executive Chen Xi has been appointed as board director, chair and representative of Wanda Film, China’s largest cinema operator. Chen (who is also known as Chen Zhixi and who sometimes uses the English name Yedda Chen) becomes one of the highest-positioned