‘The Bear’ EP Hiro Murai to make feature directorial debut on samurai film ‘Bushido’ for A24
A24 will finance and produce, Square Peg and 2AM producing.
Neon schedules December 27 release for Asif Kapadia’s docu-fiction hybrid ‘2073’
Samantha Morton, Naomi Ackie star in IDFA-bound docu-fiction hybrid and Venice world premiere.
Iva Radivojević’s ‘When The Phone Rang’ wins main prize at Connecting Cottbus
The Serbian director’s second feature explore the concept of home and trauma.
‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ sweeps Critics Choice Documentary Awards
UK-US documentary wins all six categories in which it was nominated.
Scandar Copti’s ‘Happy Holidays’ takes top prize at Thessaloniki
Copti previously won prizes at Thessaloniki in 2009 for his Academy Award nominated Ajami.
2024 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
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Hong Sangsoo’s Locarno title ‘By The Stream’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The film centres around a scandalous incident involving a lecturer and her uncle.
Red Sea unveils line-up and ‘The Tale Of Daye’s Family’ as opening film
Fourth edition of the festival takes place from December 5-14 in the port city of Jeddah.
‘Oto’s Planet’, ‘Universal Language’ win top prizes in Geneva
‘Oto’s Planet’ is an immersive work by Gwenael François.
US abortion rights doc ‘Zurawski v Texas’ acquired for international sales (exclusive)
The documentary follows women denied abortions, who group together to sue the state.
‘Paddington In Peru’ rejuvenates UK-Ireland box office with £9.7m opening
Biggest opening ever for Studiocanal; third-biggest of the year.
‘Red One’ launches with $28m at global box office as ‘Venom 3’ closes in on $400m
Warner Bros’ festive action title ‘Red One’ opened in 75 international markets.
UK exhibitors sound alarm over incoming tax increases and wage rises
Clare Reddington, CEO of the Watershed, is dismayed there are no exemptions for smaller organisations.
MMM Film Sales boards ‘Nobody Likes Me’ ahead of Tallinn world premiere (exclusive)
The film is the second feature by Czech filmmaking duo Petr Kazda and Tomáš Weinreb.
Christopher Nolan project adds Zendaya and Anne Hathaway (reports)
Nolan’s new project is set for a July, 2026 launch.
Ridley Scott and Paul Mescal lining up second collaboration (reports)
Director and star have Gladiator II arriving in the international marketplace next week.
Paramount gets streaming boost as theatrical revenue dives
The company’s Paramount+ service reached 72m subscribers in the third quarter.
‘Clouded Leopard’, ‘Rest In Pieces’, ‘Call Of Lobster’ among winners at Taiwan Creative Content Fest
They won awards in the presigious Pitching programme.
“You had better pay attention”: AI is going to disrupt your industry, say speakers at AI Creative Summit
This week’s AI Creative Summit found delegates more upbeat about the impact of the technology than last year.