You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to make movies, but writer-director Lloyd Lee Choi almost became one on the path to his feature debut, “Lucky Lu,” premiering May 19 at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. “I got into Ryerson University for aerospace engineering at
No new filmmaker has a more fitting name than Eva Victor, writer-director-star of the seriocomic Sundance hit “Sorry, Baby.” The actor and online comedian’s first feature attracted Lucas Hedges and Naomi Ackie as co-stars, “Moonlight” helmer Barry Jenkins as a producer and A24 as its
As Sumitra Peries’ landmark 1978 debut “Gehenu Lamai” (The Girls) prepares for its restored world premiere at Cannes Classics, India’s Film Heritage Foundation has revealed the extraordinary technical challenges overcome during the film’s painstaking restoration process. The black and white classic returns to screens 47
British-Swedish actress MyAnna Buring is set to star in the upcoming action thriller “Zip Wire,” from director Howard J. Ford, which is being sold by REinvent Intl. Sales. REinvent has sold the film to Falcon Films for the Middle East and North Africa, it said
In a move that’s sure to delight devotees of the bizarre and offbeat corners of cinema, Cultpix has inked a comprehensive deal to become the exclusive streaming home for Something Weird’s vast library of exploitation and genre films. The pact, revealed Saturday at the Cannes
Nile Entertainment, the Nigerian distribution company launched last year by veteran film executive Moses Babatope, has landed African theatrical rights to “Son of the Soil,” a Lagos-set action-thriller from the U.K.’s Sovereign Films and its genre label Action Xtreme. Featuring British Nigerian actor-writer Razaaq Adoti
BRS Studios, a Lagos-based production outfit launched by three West African industry veterans, has revealed a slate of new features following on the heels of their Netflix hit “Tokunbo,” which cracked the streamer’s top 10 in more than 50 countries last year. The company’s current
Oscar winners Marisa Tomei and Sam Rockwell plus Chris Messina and Ivan Martin are set to star in zombie comedy “Hellhound” for director Zach Golden (“High Heart”) Newly-formed sales company Vaneast Pictures, owned by Danielle Gasher, is launching sales in Cannes. Written by Golden Martin,