Category Archives: Entertainment

Hasan Hadi, Director of ‘The President’s Cake,’ on the Journey of Making Iraq’s First Film at Cannes

Iraqi director Hasan Hadi’s debut feature, “The President’s Cake,” which screens in Directors’ Fortnight, is the first film from Iraq at to play in Cannes. Set in Iraq the 1990s, it also “fills a gap,” he says, because that period in Iraq has not yet really

Anonymous Content Moves Into Italy with Leading Producer Indigo Film Behind Cannes Competition ‘Fuori’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Anonymous Content is entering Italy with a major local player, Indigo Film, the Rome-based film and TV production company behind Mario Martone’s Cannes competition entry “Fuori.” As part of the new joint venture between the new company, Indigo Film will tap into Anonymous Content’s ecosystem and will

Fatih Akin Readies ‘Anatolian Dragon’ and ‘Ghosts’ as ‘Amrum’ Premieres at Cannes

German-Turkish director Fatih Akin, whose “Amrum” debuts Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival, is now working on two new films, a documentary, “Anatolian Dragon,” and a narrative feature, “Ghosts,” which will start shooting this summer, he has confirmed to Variety. The documentary follows Turkish singer-songwriter

‘Ferrari’ Producer Niels Juul’s No Fat Ego Ramps Up Operations as Mark Williams Boards Series on Adidas Founder (EXCLUSIVE)

Independent film producer Niels Juul, whose credits include “Ferrari” and “Killers of the Flower Moon,” is ramping up operations and setting up an office in Rome as well as a base in Denmark. Flush with a cash injection into his outfit by U.K. and Swedish

Middle East-Taiwan Action-Comedy ‘Masala Boba’ Reunites Kleos, Light House at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)

India’s Kleos Entertainment Group and Taiwan’s Light House Productions are doubling down on their successful partnership, unveiling their sophomore collaboration “Masala Boba” at the Cannes Film Market. The project follows their upcoming Taiwan-India action-comedy “Demon Hunters” (set for winter 2025 release). The action-adventure comedy will

Playtime Reunites With ‘Marching Band’ Filmmaker Emmanuel Courcol for ‘Greenland’ Starring Cesar-Winning Sandrine Kiberlain, Benoit Magimel (EXCLUSIVE)

Rolling off French critical and commercial hit “The Marching Band,” Playtime is reteaming with filmmaker Emmanuel Courcol for his next film, “Greenland.” The family drama headlined by two of France’s biggest stars, Sandrine Kiberlain (“The Divine Sarah Bernhardt”) and Benoit Magimel (“The Taste of Things”).

Oscar Winner Guneet Monga Kapoor Brings Rising Indian Producers to Cannes Through Women in Film India Fellowship (EXCLUSIVE)

Academy Award-winning producer Guneet Monga Kapoor is making her mark on Cannes by launching a new initiative that spotlights three rising women producers from India, part of her newly established Women in Film India (WIF India) chapter. The organization, officially debuting this month under Monga

Blake Lively’s Lawyers Fight Back Against Taylor Swift Blackmail Accusation: ‘Unequivocally and Demonstrably False’

A lawyer for Blake Lively is fighting back against a claim from Justin Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, that a member of Lively’s legal team tried to extort Taylor Swift into releasing a statement of support for the “A Simple Favor” star. According to Freedman’s letter,