Tallinn Industry Head Marge Liiske on What’s New, TV Drama Growth, AI, and Hollywood Guests

Tallinn Industry Head Marge Liiske on What’s New, TV Drama Growth, AI, and Hollywood Guests

The 24th edition of the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event portion of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) kicks off on Friday, bringing film professionals and emerging talents together in the capital of Estonia for eight days of panels, masterclasses, case studies, workshops, project presentations and screenings, and networking events. Dubbed “Northern Europe’s busiest business platform for audiovisual…

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Why Lithuanian Oscar Contender ‘The Southern Chronicles’ Looks Like a Film From the 1990s

Why Lithuanian Oscar Contender ‘The Southern Chronicles’ Looks Like a Film From the 1990s

Lithuania regained its independence from the Soviet Union in March 1990, becoming the first former Soviet republic to do so. Its film industry has in recent years made waves on the film festival circuit with social dramas, gangster thrillers, and eccentric slice-of-life films. But its submission for the best international feature Oscar 2026 is taking…

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Egypt’s Oscar Hopeful ‘Happy Birthday’ Follows an 8-Year-Old Maid Who Is a Class Act in a World of Classism

Egypt’s Oscar Hopeful ‘Happy Birthday’ Follows an 8-Year-Old Maid Who Is a Class Act in a World of Classism

This Oscar season, you may find yourself falling in love with an eight-year-old maid and celebrating Happy Birthday. That is the title of the coming-of-age drama film, directed and co-written by Sarah Goher in her feature directorial debut, which is Egypt’s submission for the best international feature category at the 2026 Oscars. Jamie Foxx is a…

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Camerimage: ‘Anemone’ to Open 2025 Festival

Camerimage: ‘Anemone’ to Open 2025 Festival

Anemone, the directorial debut of Ronan Day-Lewis, featuring the return to the big screen of his three-time Oscar-winning father Daniel Day-Lewis, will open this year’s Camerimage film festival, the world’s leading fest devoted to the art of cinematography. Daniel Day-Lewis plays Ray, a hermit who has spent the last 20 years away from humanity, in…

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Steven Paul’s SP Releasing Buys Kevin Spacey Film ‘The Contract’ for North America (Exclusive)

Steven Paul’s SP Releasing Buys Kevin Spacey Film ‘The Contract’ for North America (Exclusive)

Steven Paul is bringing Kevin Spacey back to American cinemas. Paul, producer on the Baby Geniuses franchise, and one of the architects of the Trump-backed “Make Hollywood Great Again” plan to renationalize runaway production, has taken North American rights to Spacey-starrer The Contract. Paul’s SP Releasing picked up the film and is planning a theatrical…

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