Scarlett Johansson, Harris Dickinson to Take Directorial Debuts to Cannes

Scarlett Johansson, Harris Dickinson to Take Directorial Debuts to Cannes

Scarlett Johansson and Harris Dickinson are set to make their directorial debuts at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The two actors have concentrated their focus behind the camera for the debuting titles, featuring in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, announced by Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux and president Iris Knobloch at a press conference in Paris on Thursday morning….

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Cannes 2025 Unveils Lineup (Updating Live)

Cannes 2025 Unveils Lineup (Updating Live)

The Cannes Film Festival is unveiling the films that will compete in its 78th edition, which will run May 13-24, on Thursday. Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux and president Iris Knobloch, are presiding over the festival’s official press conference, kicking off in Paris at 11 a.m. local time (2 a.m. PT). You can watch the…

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Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg Unveils 2025 Lineup

Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg Unveils 2025 Lineup

The 31st Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg (JFBB), Germany’s largest Jewish film festival, unveiled its line-up Thursday, spotlighting independent features from Israel, the U.S. and Europe depicting Jewish narratives from a global perspective. The festival kicks off May 6 with Daniel Robbins’ Bad Shabbos, a dark comedy centered on a chaotic New York Shabbat dinner,…

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Entertainment Squad Takes Cosplay Fantasy Film ‘Lost Cos’ From Tony Award Winner Robin de Levita

Entertainment Squad Takes Cosplay Fantasy Film ‘Lost Cos’ From Tony Award Winner Robin de Levita

Independent distribution company Entertainment Squad has acquired the fantasy feature film Lost Cos, written and directed by three-time Tony Award winner Robin de Levita (Titanic, 42nd Street, Into the Woods), for North America. The creative also won a Laurence Olivier Award for The Who’s Tommy.   Lost Cos stars Evgeniya Radilova (Limitless), Sammy Rubin (How to Catch…

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Locarno Film Fest Unveils U.S.-European Financing Initiative Locarno Investment Community

Locarno Film Fest Unveils U.S.-European Financing Initiative Locarno Investment Community

The Locarno Film Festival‘s industry program Locarno Pro is launching the Locarno Investment Community, a new initiative designed to connect independent film financiers with the European film industry. Developed in collaboration with Oxbelly, a European nonprofit based in Greece that promotes collaboration between the U.S. and EU through its Ambassadors initiative, the new program aims…

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BAFTA Games Awards: ‘Astro Bot’ Tops Winners

BAFTA Games Awards: ‘Astro Bot’ Tops Winners

Platform game Astro Bot led the winners of the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards, which were handed out in London on Tuesday evening, earning five honors, including for best game of the year. The psychological horror game Still Wakes the Deep received three gaming BAFTAs, including two performance honors. Action-adventure Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II had led…

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Fremantle Launches Non-Fiction Sports Division

Fremantle Launches Non-Fiction Sports Division

Indie production powerhouse Fremantle is pushing hard into sports content with the launch of a new division, Fremantle Sports, to focus on non-scripted and factual documentaries, as well as digital formats, in the wide world of sporting competition. Owain Walbyoff has been appointed to the new job of director of sports at Fremantle, charged with…

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