The Granthams are finally saying goodbye to Downton Abbey. Focus Features has released the first trailer for “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” the third film in the “Downton Abbey” franchise and the long-awaited conclusion to the story that began with the ITV series in 2010.
Lightdox has acquired the global sales rights to “Welded Together,” directed by Belarusian filmmaker Anastasiya Miroshnichenko, which will have its world premiere as part of the Sheffield DocFest Intl. Competition. The film is described as “a haunting study of resilience, sacrifice and sisterhood.” Katya is
WIA [Women in Animation] has announced the lineup for its 2025 World Summit at Annecy. As revealed exclusively to Variety, the ninth edition of the event, taking place on June 9, will be themed The Future is Animated and will focus, among other things, on adult
The inaugural SXSW London has officially been opened by London mayor Sadiq Khan. In a speech at the Truman Brewery in the creative neighborhood of Shoreditch on Monday morning, Khan hailed London as a “creative hotbed,” a “gateway to the world,” and a “hub for
Marc Maron has announced that he and producer Brendan McDonald have decided to end “WTF With Marc Maron,” the groundbreaking podcast that helped define the medium and launched in 2009. Maron broke the news during the podcast’s latest episode to guest John Mulaney, who was
One of the hottest works in progress at ECAM Forum’s second co-production market, unspooling June 10-13 in Madrid, the Romanian coming-of-age mystery/fantasy drama “Milk Teeth” reunites filmmaker Mihai Mincan with much the same team of his calling card debut “To the North” which bowed at
TIMELESS TREASURE India’s biggest multiplex chain PVR Inox is bringing Rekha and Muzaffar Ali‘s 1981 classic “Umrao Jaan” back to the country’s theaters in a 4K restoration beginning June 27. The film, starring Rekha in her Indian National Film Award-winning performance as a courtesan-poetess in
South Korean audiences embraced homegrown content this weekend as “Hi-Five” debuted at No. 1, narrowly overtaking the reigning Hollywood champion in terms of admissions. The new release earned $2.6 million from 380,334 admissions across 1,211 screens, capturing 32.36% of the nationwide revenue share, according to