Berlinale Calls for Iranian Authorities to Allow ‘My Favourite Cake’ Directors to Travel to Festival: ‘Shocked and Dismayed’

The Berlinale has issued a statement calling for Iranian authorities to allow “My Favourite Cake” directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha to travel to this year’s film festival. “My Favourite Cake” is set to premiere in competition at the festival, which starts on Feb. 15.

Film Factory Launching at Berlin Icíar Bollaín’s ‘I’m Nevenka,’ Starring Mireia Oriol and Urko Olazaba in a Powerful Story of Spain’s First High-Profile Sexual Harassment Case (EXCLUSIVE) 

Film Factory will bring to market at Berlín Icíar Bollaín’s latest film, “I’m Nevenka,” a recount of Spain’s first high-profile case of sexual harassment starring Mireia Oriol (“The Girl in the Mirror”). It will reunite much of the team behind Bollain’s “Maixabel, including Urko Olazaba

Sidharth Malhotra, Rohit Shetty, Shilpa Shetty’s ‘Indian Police Force’ Proves Major Hit for Prime Video (EXCLUSIVE) – Global Bulletin

STREAMING Amazon original series “Indian Police Force” is the most binge-watched first season of an Indian original on Prime Video in the first week of its launch, the streamer said. The action-packed cop series also trended in the Top 10 titles list in 65 countries globally in

Berlin Generation Opener ‘Last Swim’ Boarded by Indie Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Sasha Nathwani’s feature film debut “Last Swim,” which opens the Generation 14plus competition at the Berlin Film Festival, will be represented for worldwide sales by Indie Sales. Set over a hot summer day in London as the high-school year is ending, the film follows British-Iranian teen

HAF Adds 15 Works-in-Progress to Bumper Project Market Lineup

Leading Asian filmmakers including Chang Tso-Chi, Lav Diaz, Midi Z, Tan Chui Mui and Yang Chao are poised to make appearances next month at the Work-in-Progress section of the Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) project market. HAF organizers Thursday added 15 WIP

Dag Johan Haugerud’s Nordic Drama ‘Sex’ Picked Up by M-Appeal Ahead of Berlinale Panorama Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

M-Appeal will handle the world sales for “Sex,” the first part of the “Sex Dreams Love” trilogy by Norway’s Dag Johan Haugerud. The film will have its world premiere in the Panorama strand of Berlinale on Feb. 17. “Sex” follows two men in heterosexual marriages,

First Look at Tom Tykwer’s ‘The Light,’ Starring Lars Eidinger, Beta Cinema to Kick Off Presales at European Film Market

The first look has been revealed of “The Light,” Tom Tykwer’s return to the big screen after seven years and four seasons as writer and director of the hit series “Babylon Berlin.” Beta Cinema is handling sales for all territories except German-speaking territories, France and

‘Veronika,’ SkyShowtime Crime Series Starring Alexandra Rapaport, Unveils Full Cast and Intense Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

SkyShowtime’s upcoming crime series “Veronika,” headlined by Swedish star Alexandra Rapaport, has unveiled its full cast and an intense teaser trailer. In the eight-part series, Rapaport plays police officer Veronika Gren with Tobias Santelmann (“Exit,” “The Arctic Convoy”) as her husband Tomas. Joining the cast