Category Archives: Entertainment

Red Sea Film Fest Head of International Programming Breaks Down This Year’s Selection: ‘Saudi Audiences Have Different Tastes Than British Ones’

Though the Red Sea Film Festival will feature a slew of films from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region – including 11 feature films from Saudi Arabia – there is a rich roster of international fare set to launch locally from Jeddah. Kaleem Aftab,

Fox’s Tubi Sets Sights on U.K., Europe With Hire of Ex-Endeavor Exec David Salmon as Head of International

Tubi, Fox Corp.’s ad-supported video-on-demand service, is eyeing a bigger international footprint: The streamer has tapped David Salmon, former CTO of Endeavor Streaming, as executive VP and managing director of international. Salmon, based in the U.K., will report to Tubi CEO Anjali Sud, the ex-chief

New York Film Critics Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)

The New York Film Critics Circle, the first major critics group to kick off Oscar season by selecting the best films and performances from 2023, is announcing its winners. Celebrating its 89th year, the East Coast org comprises more than 50 journalists from publications such

‘Beetlejuice 2’ Is Finished Filming, Tim Burton Announces; Sequel Only Had ‘A Day and Half’ Left to Shoot After Strikes Ended

Tim Burton announced on Instagram that “Beetlejuice 2” has concluded filming. Production on the long-awaited sequel shut down over the summer with around two days left of filming due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. Filming starting in May amid the WGA strike as the screenplay from

Michel Franco’s ‘Memory,’ Starring Jessica Chastain, Sold by the Match Factory to Key Territories

The Match Factory has announced sales to key territories for Michel Franco’s latest feature “Memory,” which stars Jessica Chastain. The Academy Award winning actor is serving as jury president at this week’s Marrakech Film Festival, where she spoke about the film (see here). “Memory” premiered

Brazil’s Bernard Lessa Talks Agency, Kindness and a Character Unable to Escape Politics in ‘The Cuban Doctor’ 

There is a moment in Bernard Lessa’s “The Cuban Doctor” where Akin, the doctor, convinces a wary indigenous mother that surgery is needed to restore sight in her daughter’s left eye. He shows kindness, respect and patience, waiting days before she returns to give the

Breakout Tunisian Hit ‘Take My Breath,’ a Drama About Intersex Identity, Acquired for World Sales by MAD Solutions (EXCLUSIVE)

MAD Solutions — the Middle East and North Africa region’s leading sales agent and distributor of Arabic-language films — has acquired the world sales rights for Tunisian director Nada Mezni Hafaiedh’s debut feature “Take My Breath,” which world premiered in the International Competition of the

ZDF Joins Niko Films as Co-Producer on Sundance Winner Sophia Mocorrea’s Debut Feature ‘Marriage by Abduction’ (EXCLUSIVE)

ZDF, one of Germany’s leading broadcasters, has announced its co-production involvement ,via ZDF–Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, in the upcoming feature “Marriage by Abduction” (“Brautraub”).  The film is directed by Sophia Mocorrea and builds on her short “The Kidnapping of the Bride” which took accolades at both