Celsius Ent. has acquired world sales rights, excluding Switzerland, to “Butterfly Stroke,” directed by Denis Rabaglia and starring two-time Oscar nominee Judy Davis, “Bridgerton” breakout star Florence Hunt, Caroline Peters and Malaya Stern Takeda. The film goes into production July 28. “Butterfly Stroke” centers on
The Remake Co., the influential format and IP distribution label created in 2007 by Argentina’s FilmSharks, has reached a new milestone in its global film adaptation efforts. The company has now broken its own previous record for the most remade title, with “Ten Days Without
As global buyers hustle at the Cannes Film Festival to acquire movies and agents move star-studded international packages, Amazon MGM’s Orion Pictures Label caught a big fish in “The Hole.” Orion has landed worldwide distribution rights to the feature starring Theo James, “Squid Game” breakout
Oscar winner Angelina Jolie made a special appearance at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday night to present the Trophée Chopard to rising stars Marie Colomb and Finn Bennett. During the glamorous dinner ceremony, Jolie reflected on the power of international cinema to make an
Filmax has acquired international rights to “The Mortimers,” a new family-friendly comedy-adventure from Telecinco Cinema and Álex de la Iglesia’s Pokeepsie Films. Combining mystery, terror and dark humor, the film tells the story of five teenagers who uncover a jewel theft plot in a cemetery.
Four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe is set to team up once more with Brazil’s Bárbara Paz in near-future drama, “Cuddle,” Paz’s fiction feature debut. Dafoe was an associate producer of the documentary “Babenco: Tell Me When I Die” (2019), which Paz directed as an ode
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