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The European exchange student, so often a cheaply targeted figure of fun in American high school comedies, gets the leading point of view in “I’ll Be Gone in June,” an intelligent, vividly evocative coming-of-age portrait from promising German freshman director Katharina Rivilis. Following the persp
Exiled Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev has expressed his pleasure at being back at the Cannes Film Festival with Palme d’Or contender Minotaur after a near decade absence . “It’s one of the greatest things that’s happened to me over these last nine years. Coming back after such a lengthy absence
The Greek actress starred in a short film by the director whose latest short, 'Free Eliza,' about a woman born without the ability to smile, debuts in the Cannes Director's Fortnight - check out an exclusive clip.
Pokémon Winds & Waves, set to release in 2027, may cost over $90, making it the most expensive mainline entry yet.
Greatness from (very) small beginnings. After bringing Filip Mašek’s “Acorn’s Adventures” to MIFA and winning the Eurimages Co-production Development Award earlier this year at Cartoon Movie, German co-producer Fabian&Fred revealed today that Dandelooo had acquired global sales rights to the buzzy C
The rumors have been swirling for a while now, and we finally have confirmation that the Lord of the Rings open-world RPG is very much a real thing.
The director presented his new film, 'Minotaur,' his first shot outside Russia, in competition in Cannes.
“Lord of the Rings” owner Embracer is set to spin the Tolkien IP as well as other legacy properties such as “Tomb Raider” into a separate holding company, Fellowship Entertainment, with chair Lars Wingefors calling its assets “among the most undervalued in the industry.” Fellowship Entertainment is
The Lord of the Rings and Tomb Raider brands will be part of a new Stockholm-listed, “IP-led” entertainment business. Fellowship Entertainment is being formed through a company split at Embracer Group, which owns the underlying IP rights to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and Tomb Raider among oth
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s new director general has revealed that he plans to use data to improve impartiality, and has warned that iPlayer is not doing a good enough job of showcasing the corporation’s content. In his first address to staff on his second day in office, former Google executive Matt Britti
“Jim Queen” has arrived in Cannes – and claimed his crown. Sold by Global Constallation, the crowd-pleasing animation, produced by France’s Bobbypills and directed by Marco Nguyen and Nicolas Athané, sees popular Parisian gay influencer Jim reigning as the ultimate Gym Queen. He’s all about “tigh
The French adult animated comedy, which premiered in Cannes' Midnight Screenings, tells the story of a queer influencer whose world crumbles when he contracts a virus that turns gay men into heterosexuals.
“Iron Boy” director Louis Clichy is happy to bring his latest animation to Cannes – even though the world’s biggest festival is a whole different universe. “I’m glad it’s not in some ‘special category’,” he tells Variety. Sold by Playtime, “Iron Boy” premiered in Un Certain Regard, dazzling critics
Beach House Pictures, the Singapore-based Fremantle label, has unveiled two new documentaries: “Panda School,” a three-part wildlife series narrated by comedian and actor Jimmy O. Yang, and “Secret Weapons of China’s First Emperor,” a one-hour history doc co-produced with China Media Group (CMG), wi
At the age of 17, Milo Machado-Graner is already familiar to audiences in Cannes. First, he appeared as the sight-impaired son in Justine Triet’s 2023 arthouse smash Anatomy of a Fall, then he came back the following year with Filmlovers!, Arnaud Desplechin’s poetic ode to cinema. This year, you’ll
Nikkatsu Corporation has agreed a co-presentation deal with Brilliant Pictures and Carlotta Films for “Twist & Shoot Mister Suzuki,” a documentary from director Yves Montmayeur examining the life and legacy of Japanese cult filmmaker Suzuki Seijun. Under the arrangement, Nikkatsu takes on internatio
Netflix acquired French animated feature 'In Waves' and Warner Bros. Clockworks is in exclusive talks to take Park Chan-Wook's upcoming Western 'The Brigands of Rattlecreek.'
Cannes newbie Lola Petticrew will get their moment in the sun when British filmmaker Clio Barnard’s powerfully resonant I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning has its premiere at the 58th Directors’ Fortnight. Adapted by Enda Walsh from Keiran Goddard’s stunning 2024 novel about social and class inequa
Jake Johnson also stars in the David Gordon Green-directed series, following a divorced mom who gets tangled up in a web of murder, blackmail and deceit after witnessing a violent crime.
On Tuesday night’s episode of “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert reunited with Jon Stewart, who showered his former “Daily Show” correspondent with gifts in honor of his final week on CBS. In the opening moments of the interview, Colbert was quick to reminisce about his early days on Comedy Central, a