variety.comadded August 2026
Varietyby Rafa Sales Ross18d ago
Vincent Maraval, the veteran CEO of major French sales-production company Goodfellas, spoke about the effects of AI in the industry while taking part in San Sebastián’s fifth edition of ots...
Varietyby Alex Ritman18d ago
There was some much overdue optimism on the first day of the Creative Investors’ Conference, co-organized by CAA Media Finance, in San Sebastian on Tuesday, as execs from an established U.S indie...
Varietyby Ellise Shafer18d ago
“Looksmaxxing” influencer Clavicular has been charged with rape and drugging in Massachusetts, according to court records. An online criminal complaint filed in Cape Cod on Sept.
Varietyby Alex Ritman18d ago
The U.K.’s renowned National Film and Television School (NFTS) has partnered with the Sean Connery Foundation to establish a new Scottish filmmaking center in Edinburgh.
Varietyby Leo Barraclough18d ago
In a move mirroring European indie producers’ look out for strong partners in an unstable market, Helsinki-filmi (“Tom of Finland,“ “The Summer Book,” “Codename: Annika”), one of the biggest...
Varietyby Nvivarelli18d ago
Abu Bakr Shawky’s drama “The Stories” — which is inspired by how the director’s Egyptian father and Austrian mother began their love affair as pen pals — has been selected as Egypt‘s entry for the...
Varietyby Ellise Shafer18d ago
Apple is bringing a new live music venue to London. Located in Battersea Power Station, Apple Music Hall is a state-of-the-art venue “designed to connect artists and fans through bespoke, intimate...
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran18d ago
Francesca Moody Productions has unveiled further casting for Tim Crouch’s “An Oak Tree,” adding Juliet Stevenson, Olivia Williams, Sean Gilder, Brian Gleeson, Sophie Melville, Rhashan Stone and Ria...
Varietyby Nvivarelli18d ago
Susan Sarandon will be honored by the Rome Film Festival’s independently run Alice in the City sidebar, which is dedicated to films for children and youth.
Varietyby Leo Barraclough18d ago
Media and entertainment group Banijay Entertainment has unveiled a new dating reality format “Date Knight,” which will join its portfolio of new IP heading to TV market Mipcom.
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran18d ago
Indian actor Parvathy Thiruvothu has spent two decades fighting the system from outside it – both on screen and off.
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran18d ago
Atmovie Inc. will stage Japan Pitch at the 31st Busan International Film Festival, giving four filmmakers from its Atmovie Global Track accelerator a platform to pitch original feature projects to...
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran18d ago
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has confirmed Indian director Rima Das, Chinese producer Shan Zuolong and Korean actor Shim Eun-kyung as the three jurors for its New Currents...
Varietyby Callum McLennan18d ago
The Basque Country has become an increasingly attractive place to make films and television. In Bizkaia alone, audiovisual employment rose 50.5% between 2014 and 2024, while the number of companies...
Varietyby Callum McLennan18d ago
For a new generation of Basque filmmakers coming into focus at San Sebastián, stories often begin with something unresolved: an argument a child cannot remember, the working lives buried in an...
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran18d ago
Buffalo 8 Distribution has acquired home entertainment rights to “Ghost Elephants,” the documentary written, directed and narrated by Werner Herzog.
Varietyby John Hopewell18d ago
Acme AI & FX’s Ryan Kavanaugh, Laura Austin-Little at Black Bear International, Neon’s Elissa Federoff, StudioCanal’s Ron Halpern and Sumerian Pictures’ Rob Williams are confirmed for San...
Varietyby Anna Marie de la Fuente18d ago
Under the banner, ‘Something is Cooking in Madrid,’ Madrid Film Office head Raúl Torquemada led its presentation at the San Sebastian Festival where he stressed that the capital is stepping up...
Varietyby Callum McLennan18d ago
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain – “Violence has no justification, but it does have an explanation.” That was Antonio de la Torre’s approach to playing 19th-century murderer Juan Díaz de Garayo in David Pérez...
Varietyby Anna Marie de la Fuente18d ago
The six-part 3Cat series “Gènesi,” which premiered two episodes at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Sept.
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