Acclaimed Indian filmmaker Natesh Hegde, whose directorial ventures “Pedro” (2021) and “Vaghachipani” (2025) have elevated Kannada-language cinema’s presence on the global festival circuit, is expanding his industry footprint with the launch of production house Fox and Friends alongside fellow filmmaker Ganesh Hegde. The company’s debut
Barcelona, Spain — On a bustling street in the Raval neighborhood of Barcelona, past halal butchers, tattoo parlors and generations-old Catalan cafés, a production crew quietly turns the camera on a modest building that houses Can Mosques, a fictional restaurant at the heart of “Ravalear,”
Former StudioCanal executive Kalle Friz is joining Universal Pictures International as Managing Director for Germany and Austria. Friz will report to Paul Higginson, Executive Vice President, EMEA for Universal Pictures International and will be managing day-to-day operations in the territory, which is one of UPI’s
Steve Buscemi and Daniel Brühl are set to attend Slano Film Days, which will focus on the work of actors this year. The festival, which was set up two years ago by former Sarajevo Film Festival chief Miro Purivatra, runs June 17-21 in Slano, Croatia.
Netflix teased one of its most anticipated Latin American releases to date, “The Eternaut” (“El Eternauta”), at a decked-out themed fête ahead of today’s streaming release to 200 countries, dubbed into more than 12 languages, with subtitles in more than 30. Directed by Bruno Stagnaro,
CANNES — Blessed for most part by balmy weather, French TV fest Canneseries launched a new life this week, staging its first standalone edition without a parallel MipTV or Mipcom supplying a big buyer base sitting literally just yards from Canneseries screenings. Canneseries Artistic Director
Comedian Amber Ruffin explained why she was axed from Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Tuesday night’s episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Ruffin was originally slated to headline the WHC Dinner, joining a long line of comedians who traditionally help break the
Netflix is set to add another international series to its growing slate with “Mad Unicorn.” The Thai drama, helmed by award-winning director Nottapon Boonprakob (“Come and See”), draws inspiration from the true story of Thailand’s first unicorn startup in the competitive express delivery industry. The