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Boutique sales company Odd Slice Films has acquired worldwide rights to documentary “Concrete Land,” the debut feature of Palestinian-Jordanian director Asmahan Bkerat, ahead of its world premiere in Locarno Film Festival’s Semaine de la Critique. Eight years in the making, “Conc

Craig Russell stars as a former operative hiding behind a dog collar in “The Priest,” a British action thriller that has finished shooting on location in Cornwall, U.K. The film marks the feature directing debut of Will Saunders. Russell (“Protein,” “Queen Cleopatra”), repped by

Michelle Yeoh has been named Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), an annual honor recognizing an Asian film professional or organization for exceptional contributions to the advancement of Asian cinema. Yeoh made her screen debut in Ho

The people have spoken at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. Nicky Murphy’s vampire mockumentary “I Love Paris” took home best international feature honors at the audience awards, while Masanao Kawajiri’s “Cherry and Virgin” was honored with best animated feature.

Production has wrapped on “Exit to the Guillotine,” a psychological horror-thriller from Zachary Cotler starring Peyton List (“Cobra Kai,” “School Spirits”) and Gustaf Skarsgård (“Oppenheimer,” “Vikings,” “Westworld”). The film follows Burne Peter (List), an off-Broadway actress

Higgsfield rankled some in the film industry in the spring with its showcase of its completely AI-generated “Hell Grind,” so almost in response, it’s brought some humans in the mix – in a sense. The AI startup’s next film, “Cully Hill Boys,” is still lacking in actual humans on t

It’s time to return to Star’s Hollow. An official documentary about “Gilmore Girls,” the beloved seven-season family dramedy that premiered in 2000, is currently in production and set to debut on HBO Max. Per the official logline, the untitled film is told from the perspective of

October 7 survivor documentary “The Bridge” is set to get a North American release coinciding with the third anniversary of the Hamas attacks. Produced by Kevin Bright (“Friends”) and directed by Brad Allgood (“Landfill Harmonic”), the film follows ten survivors as they travel fr

The New York Film Festival has announced the 32-film main slate for its 64th edition, anchored by four world premieres: centerpiece selection “Behemoth!” from writer and director Tony Gilroy; closing night selection “14th,” the new documentary feature from Ava DuVernay; “I Deserv

Boutique sales company Odd Slice Films has acquired worldwide rights to documentary “Concrete Land,” the debut feature of Palestinian-Jordanian director Asmahan Bkerat, ahead of its world premiere in Locarno Film Festival’s Semaine de la Critique. Eight years in the making, “Conc

Craig Russell stars as a former operative hiding behind a dog collar in “The Priest,” a British action thriller that has finished shooting on location in Cornwall, U.K. The film marks the feature directing debut of Will Saunders. Russell (“Protein,” “Queen Cleopatra”), repped by

Fox reported its latest quarterly earnings Thursday, revealing ad sales rose 108% during the period due to the World Cup. Wall Street forecast earnings per share (EPS) of $1.34 on $3.6 billion in revenue, according to analyst consensus data provided by LSEG. Fox reported adjusted

New footage of “Grand Theft Auto VI” will debut on Netflix and YouTube later this month. Per a press release from Rockstar Games Thursday, “Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look will premiere on Netflix Thursday, August 27 at 3 p.m. ET and will also launch on the official Rocksta

Over 30 years into his career, James Gray isn’t following any trends. And he’s not about to start now.  “This idea that we’re supposed to always try to be ‘new’… That doesn’t really mean anything. Many people say: ‘Oh, it’s important for a work to be fresh.’ The older I get, the

The U.K. has cleared Paramount Skydance’s $111 ⁠billion acquisition of Warner Bros. on both competition and ⁠public interest grounds after Paramount beefed up promises ​about ​programming ⁠and news provision in the country. In a statement, the U.K.’s Department of Culture, Media

Versant Media said second-quarter net income fell by 30% as the new media company continued its efforts to add non-traditional assets to lend ballast to its linear media operations. The owner of MS NOW, CNBC and USA said net income fell to $211 million from $302 million in the ye

Warner Bros. Discovery has a great story to tell about its streaming business –if only its other operations didn’t get in the way. The parent of HBO, TNT and the Warner Bros. movie studio said net income in the second quarter fell significantly as growth at its new-tech streaming

For Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls, he won his sixth Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. At the peak of his career in Chicago, MJ retired from the NBA for the second time during his career. For his “last dance,” he was wearing a pair of Nike Air Jordan 13 sig

Isabella Rossellini has received the Excellence Award at Locarno. “The prize I’m receiving tonight is for excellence, which is something I haven’t heard very often,” she said during the opening ceremony. “I’m very proud of it and, above all, so moved because my father received th