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Rosa Bosch joins Spanish sales outfit Begin Again Films
Veteran exec partners with Madrid-based arthouse film distributor and sales agent.
Omar Sy, Louis Leterrier and Thomas Benski launch Carrousel Studios
New outfit is billed as an artists-first European independent studio.
Mehran Tamadon, Tana Gilbert projects among Visions du Réel 2024 industry programme
29 projects to be pitched at Swiss documentary festival’s VdR-Industry section.
Palestinian documentary project ‘If These Stones Could Talk’ wins Thessaloniki industry award
Documentary festival’s Agora industry event unveils 2024 prize winners.
Juliette Binoche to take over from Agnieszka Holland as European Film Academy president
Holland is stepping down to focus on her filmmaking.
Netflix bolsters commitment to German production with expanded local slate
Projects, including Philip Koch feature ‘Brick’, were unveiled at a showcase event in Berlin.
Fremantle posts fall in 2023 revenues and profits
Dip comes as Fremantle chases ambitious €3bn revenue target by 2025/6.
French female producers launch Athena collective with €6.3m investment to boost parity in cinema
Initiative between eight female-led independents aims grow companies and fund bigger projects.
Buyers flock to Studio 100 animation ‘Flamingo Flamenco’ (exclusive)
The upcoming family feature has sold to territories in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Two world premieres among Smart7 travelling festival competition line-up
Seven titles will screen at seven European film festivals, competing for a €5,000 prize.
‘Franklin’, ‘Becoming Karl Lagerfeld’ among world premieres at 2024 Canneseries festival
Event focused on drama series runs in parallel with MipTV in Cannes.
Korean box office hit ‘Exhuma’ sold to US, UK, Asia (exclusive)
The supernatural thriller has taken nearly $60m after just three weeks on release.
Local comedies bolster Spanish box office as industry looks with confidence to year ahead
Local titles like ’A Moroccan Affair’ as well as festival films such as ’Anatomy Of A Fall’ are performing well.
Films Boutique scores key deals for Berlinale title ‘Young Hearts’ (exclusive)
The film won a special mention in the Generation Kplus section of the Berlinale.
European directors worked on an average of just 1.4 films between 2015-2022
New figures from European Audiovisual Observatory span the period 2015-2022.
Xavier Dolan named 2024 jury president for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard
Canadian filmmaker and actor has a long track record of premiering his films at the festival.
Fremantle unveils new CEOs for The Apartment and Wildside
Also strikes co-pro deal with former bosses Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani.
‘Johatsu – Into Thin Air’: first trailer for Thessaloniki Docs, CPH:DOX title (exclusive)
CAT&Docs launched sales on the film in Berlin.
Netflix, NBCUniversal and MPA voice ‘serious concerns’ about German film funding reforms
Companies criticise proposed introduction of 20% investment obligation for streamers
Minerva strikes key deals for Italian thriller ‘The Net’
Sardinia-set crime drama is directed by Domenico Emanuele de Feudis