Amelia Dimoldenberg Set for Third Stint as Oscars’ Social Media Ambassador and Red Carpet Correspondent

Amelia Dimoldenberg Set for Third Stint as Oscars’ Social Media Ambassador and Red Carpet Correspondent

Amelia Dimoldenberg, the English comedian who is best known for creating and hosting the popular web series Chicken Shop Date, will serve, for the third year in a row, as the Oscars’ social media ambassador and red carpet correspondent, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday. Dimoldenberg, 31, will participate in multiple…

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In ‘Earth Song,’ Three Generations of a Family Go on a Journey of Truth and Reconciliation (Exclusive IFFR Trailer)

In ‘Earth Song,’ Three Generations of a Family Go on a Journey of Truth and Reconciliation (Exclusive IFFR Trailer)

A Kurdish-Finnish doctor uncovers a family secret that challenges everything she thought she knew in Turkish director Erol Mintaş‘ second feature, Earth Song. The film promises a timely story of family, memory, reconciliation, and personal discovery across generations and borders. Mintaş’ debut feature, Song of My Mother, a story set among Kurds living in Istanbul,…

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SkyShowtime Sets Original Crime Drama ‘National Homicide Unit’ in Sweden (Exclusive)

SkyShowtime Sets Original Crime Drama ‘National Homicide Unit’ in Sweden (Exclusive)

SkyShowtime, the European streaming joint venture of Paramount and Sky owner Comcast, has started production on its latest original series. The eight-part Swedish crime drama with the working title National Homicide Unit (Riksmord) is inspired by real investigations and stars Pernilla August (Blackwater, Star Wars: Episode I, Star Wars: Episode II), Jonas Karlsson (Riding in Darkness, Beck), Nina Zanjani…

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How Doc ’Kikuyu Land’ About Land Restitution in Kenya Became a Personal Story for Director Bea Wangondu

How Doc ’Kikuyu Land’ About Land Restitution in Kenya Became a Personal Story for Director Bea Wangondu

Kenya may be famous around the world for its wildlife safaris, marathon runners, and tea and coffee. But there are also dark sides, as Kikuyu Land, a new documentary from journalist and Bea Wangondu and U.S. co-director Andrew H. Brown, who also handled cinematography, shows. The doc, which premieres in Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition…

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Sandra Hüller, Channing Tatum, Amy Adams, and Rupert Grint to Light Up Auteur-Heavy Berlin Competition (Full List)

Sandra Hüller, Channing Tatum, Amy Adams, and Rupert Grint to Light Up Auteur-Heavy Berlin Competition (Full List)

The Berlin International Film Festival unveiled its 2026 lineup on Tuesday, revealing a program sure to delight the festival’s many hardcore arthouse fans, but with little in the way of big Hollywood titles to draw in the undecided. Bar a last-minute addition, the 76th Berlinale (Feb. 12-22), will not feature any studio productions this year,…

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