The Match Factory has reported multiple distribution deals on its Cannes slate.  Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland has sold to Scandinavia (Nonstop Entertainment), Greece (Spentzos Film), Japan (GAGA), South Korea (Challan), Taiwan (Andrews Film), Israel (Lev Cinemas), Bulgaria (Cinelibri), Former Yugoslavia (MCF MegaCom), Hungary (Vertigo Media), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Zero Gravity), Ukraine (Arthouse Traffic), MENA (Gulf […]

Fresh from their rapturous debut last night in the Grand Théâtre Lumière, La Bola Negra filmmakers Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi were joined by their cast, including Penélope Cruz, this morning for their official Cannes press conference.  The film, which landed a length 20-minute ovation last night, follows three men in three different periods — […]

EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Maya Annik Bedward’s documentary Black Zombie, which debuted at the 2026 SXSW Film Festival.  The doc traces the origin and evolution of zombies from Haitian spiritual traditions to fixtures of Hollywood horror, examining the cinematic and historical context and reclaiming their deeper cultural significance as powerful […]

9 Temples To Heaven, the debut fiction title from Thai filmmaker Sompot Chidgasornpongse, was one of the most intriguing titles this year at Cannes, not least because of its production credits.  Debuting in the Directors’ Fortnight, the title was produced by Kissada Kamyoung and Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His […]

The barrage of online skepticism and discussion about SNL UK was a useful tool that the show’s producers used to shape and develop their version of the long-running series, Helen Kruger Bratt, Managing Director of Universal Television Alternative Studio, said this morning at Deadline’s Reality TV Summit in London.  Bratt, who oversees production on the […]

Andy Garcia debuted Diamond, his latest feature as a director, last night in Cannes. The film screened Out of Competition. Billed as a love letter to L.A. and a homage to the film noir of the past, the quirky whodunnit is written and directed by Garcia, who also stars as the mysterious figure of Joe […]

We Are Parable has set the 2026 cohort for its talent development programme, Momentum.  This year, the programme, which is backed by Channel 4 and Sony Pictures Television, received over 700 applications. 30 UK-based Black filmmakers made the final cut. Of the selected group, 55% are based outside London, with filmmakers hailing from Birmingham, Bristol, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Reclaim The Frame has partnered with Sony Pictures Television to launch Back in the Frame, a new six-month talent development programme for women film directors and producers returning to work after a career break. Applications for the programme are now open. It is free to apply for and participate in. The programme is open […]

Daniel Peddle’s seminal twin documentaries on queer life, The Aggressives and Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later, have been picked up by The Criterion Channel and are now available to stream.  The Aggressives first premiered in 2005 at SXSW and has since become a landmark piece of non-fiction filmmaking for its intimate portrait of masculine-presenting […]

Léa Mysius’ latest feature The Birthday Party (Histoires de la Nuit) earned a 12-minute ovation Friday evening at the Cannes Film Festival following its debut screening in the Grand Théâtre Lumière. It marked the last world-premiere screening in this year’s 22-strong competition lineup. The audience broke into cheers twice during the screening of the home-invasion […]

Paramount has dropped the first trailer for Heart of the Beast, its new survival thriller film directed by David Ayer, starring Brad Pitt, J.K. Simmons and Anna Lambe. Heart of the Beast centers on a former Army Special Forces soldier (Pitt) and his retired combat dog who battle for survival after a plane crash deep […]

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first look at In The Hand Of Dante, the latest feature film from Julian Schnabel, which debuted at last year’s Venice Film Festival.  The film features an international cast of A-listers, including Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Louis Cancelmi, Sabrina Impacciatore, Franco Nero, Benjamin Clementine, Paolo Bonacelli, Martin Scorsese, […]