José ‘Pepe’ Bastón’s Elefantec Global Adapts IP From Spanish-Language Comedy Channel Enchufe.tv (EXCLUSIVE)

Ecuador-based 2bLatam, the driving creative force behind the wildly popular Spanish-language comedy channel enchufe.tv, has joined forces with Mexican media & entertainment indie Elefantec Global to develop content around enchufe.tv’s IP. Founded by former Televisa exec José “Pepe” Bastón, Elefantec Global is behind such notable

‘Steppenwolf’ Director on How Hermann Hesse, John Ford, Samurai Stories Inspired Violent Kazakh Film, Teaser Debuts, Next Project Revealed (EXCLUSIVE)

There is a certain inevitability about a film inspired by Hermann Hesse’s novel “Steppenwolf,” first published in German in 1927, and two famous Westerns of the 1950s — John Ford’s “The Searchers,” and Howard Hawks’ “Red River.” The film, also called “Steppenwolf,” has its world

Austin Butler’s World War II Drama ‘Masters of the Air’ Is Riveting When It Looks Beyond Combat: TV Review

In the final chapter of Apple TV+’s “Masters of the Air,” a despondent Holocaust survivor reflects on burying every member of his family. He says, “To live, one must make choices.” The circumstances of war and survival make these decisions more complex and heart-wrenching. Based

Erotically Charged Rotterdam Title ‘Swimming Home’ Grew From Freudian Analysis, Director Reveals, First Clip Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)

Award-winning artist Justin Anderson’s debut feature “Swimming Home” has its world premiere in competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam. Variety has secured access to the first clip from the film. The film, an adaptation of Deborah Levy’s 2012 Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel, centers on

Korean Superstar Don Lee’s ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ to Launch in Berlin Through Lotte Cultureworks (EXCLUSIVE)

Lotte Cultureworks will launch “Holy Night: Demon Hunters,” likely to be one of the biggest Korean movies of the year, at next month’s European Film Market in Berlin. The occult-themed action movie stars Don Lee, the Korean-American superstar who also fronts “The Roundup” comedy-action franchise.

Netflix Picks Up Japanese Animation Film ‘The Imaginary’ – Global Bulletin

IMAGINARY WORLDWIDE DEAL Netflix has picked up worldwide rights to “The Imaginary,” a currently-on-release Japanese animation film from producer Studio Ponoc. “Studio Ponoc is thrilled to bring our storytelling and innovative hand-drawn, hand-painted animated films to all audiences, and in particular to children and their

Gabriela Pichler, Johan Lundborg Talk ‘Painkiller,’ Family, Class and ‘Humor as a Survival Mechanism’

Chosen by Variety as one of 10 Euro Directors to Watch at 2013’s Karlovy Vary’ with her debut “Eat Sleep Die,” a Venice Critics Week winner, Sweden’s Gabriela Pichler confirmed her unique voice with her sophomore pic “Amateurs”, voted best Nordic film at the 2018 Göteborg Film Festival.

‘Quake’s’ Tinna Hrafnsdóttir Talks Her First Showrunning Gig With ‘Descendants’

Seasoned actor Tinna Hrafnsdóttir (“The Minister,” “The Valhalla Murders”) has joined Icelandic counterparts Aníta Briem (“The Tudors”, “As Long as We Live”) and Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir (“Paris of the North”, “Happily Never After”), successful female actors who have made with panache the leap to screenwriting,