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- Deadline· 9 OctSymbioz Films Boards Cutthroat Istanbul Real Estate World-Set Drama ‘Sevda’ & Unveils Trailer
EXCLUSIVE: Symbioz Films has boarded sales on Swiss Turkish director Ufuk Emiroglu’s debut fiction feature Sevda, set against the backdrop of Istanbul’s cutthroat real estate world, and released a trailer.
- Deadline· 9 Oct‘Digger’ Delights ‘Homeland’ Star Mandy Patinkin: “One Of The Greatest Films I Have Ever Seen”
Mandy Patinkin really digs Digger. In an effusive video message, posted soon after watching Digger in a theater, the Homeland star implored his followers to ignore the haters and watch Tom Cruise’s ecological disaster movie. Patinkin described Alejandro G.
- Deadline· 9 OctTIFF Lightbox Sets Animation Season Guest Curated By Masaaki Yuasa
Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s Akira and Lee Unkrich’s Toy Story 3 are among the animated titles that will screen at the TIFF Lightbox as part of Drawn Universes: Visions in Animation, the animation season guest-curated by veteran Japanese filmmaker Masaaki Yuasa.
- Variety· 9 OctMargherita Ferrari on Working With Paolo Sorrentino on Directorial Debut ‘Föa — Once Upon a Future’: ‘He Helped Me Pursue and Protect My Vision’
Debuting Italian director Margherita Ferrari is at the Busan International Film Festival with “Föa – Once Upon a Future,” an innovative coming-of-age drama that also marks Paolo Sorrentino’s debut as a producer.
- Variety· 9 Oct‘Celeste’ Creator Diego San José, Director Elena Trapé on Turning a Tax Inspector Into ‘Dirty Harry’
After turning Spain’s tax agency into the unlikely engine of a noir-tinged comedy, “Celeste” creator Diego San José and director Elena Trapé are taking aim at something far more sacred in Spain: soccer.
- Deadline· 9 OctSitges-Bound Cypriot Horror ‘Motherwitch’ Sells To North America
EXCLUSIVE: L.A.-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American rights for Cyprus-set horror Motherwitch ahead of its screening in the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia next week.
- Variety· 9 OctUTA and Gold House Set Partnership to Build Asia-Hollywood Bridge (EXCLUSIVE)
UTA and Gold House are joining forces at the Busan International Film Festival and in Seoul this month, marking the Asian Pacific advocacy organization’s first official foray into Korea as the two look to connect Asian creatives and investors with Hollywood.
- Deadline· 9 OctDiane Warren To Write Original Song For ‘Armani: The King Of Fashion’
EXCLUSIVE: Perennial Oscar nominee Diane Warren is set to write the original song for Armani: The King of Fashion, the upcoming biopic of the fashion icon directed by Bille August.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 9 Oct‘Queer Edward II’ Gives an Inside Look at Derek Jarman’s Film and Timely Historical Snapshot of a Queer Rights Backlash
Theo Rollason discusses his feature directorial debut, exec produced by Tilda Swinton and Sandy Powell, now screening at the London Film Fest, and how “anti-trans rhetoric and attacks on queer rights [are] again intensifying.”
- Variety· 9 OctSkyShowtime’s ‘The Homicide Unit,’ From Warner Bros., and Iceland’s ‘Fjord’ Boarded by Reinvent Yellow Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
kyShowtime’s “The Homicide Unit” produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Sweden, and Iceland’s “Fjord” have been added to Reinvent Yellow Sales’ Mipcom slate.The two crime shows feature top female investigators played by internationally acclaimed…
- Variety· 9 OctJohn Rhys-Davies, Diego Boneta Fantasy ‘Starbright’ Boarded by Cappu Films Ahead of Busan Market (EXCLUSIVE)
International sales on “Starbright,” Francesco Lucente’s English-language fantasy adventure starring John Rhys-Davies, Diego Boneta and Alexandra Dowling, have gone to Cappu Films, which sealed the deal on the eve of the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film…
- Variety· 9 OctHow ‘Dying to Survive’ Director Wen Muye Turned a Cook’s War Into $342 Million China Smash ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’: ‘I Never Think About Social Issues in Advance’
Xu Fu went to the Middle East for the money. The Shenyang cook, played by Shen Teng in “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East,” takes the head-chef job at the Dragon Restaurant because the pay could help clear his family’s debts.
- Variety· 9 OctItaly’s RAI Inks Major Deal for High-Profile, Female-Led Titles With Beta Film Ahead of Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)
Italian public broadcaster RAI has acquired a slate of international, female-led drama series from Beta Film ahead of Mipcom. The package comprises “Barton Vet,” in which a veterinarian and her family-run team save animals in the countryside; the French thriller “A Guilty…
- Variety· 9 OctSouth Asian Filmmakers to Vie for $150,000 at Tasveer Film Market as Netflix, Aamir Khan Pictures Attend
South Asian filmmakers from around the world will compete for $150,000 in grants at the third Tasveer Film Market, held in tandem with the 21st edition of the Tasveer Film Festival in Seattle from Oct. 13-18.
- Deadline· 9 OctDaughter Of Dead BBC & ‘Paddington’ Star Accuses Royal Mail Of Resurrecting Her Father’s Voice Using AI: “It’s Outrageous”
EXCLUSIVE: Lucy Wynne can’t just watch TV. She’s usually scribbling, talking, or scrolling with half an eye on the big screen. On the day she heard her dead Dad’s voice reverberate around her living room, Wynne froze. It was November 2025, 11 years after her father had passed.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 9 OctOasis Documentary ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Hits Streaming: Where to Watch Online
Initially released in theaters and Imax following its Venice premiere, the critically-acclaimed film provides unprecedented access to the English rock band's 2025 reunion tour.
Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger - Variety· 9 OctCole Sprouse Starrer ‘Vintage Violence’ to Close Singapore Film Festival as Closing Night Returns
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) will wrap its 37th edition on Nov. 1 with “Vintage Violence,” Eugene Kotlyarenko’s livestream-era crime caper starring Cole Sprouse and Mizuhara Kiko.
- Deadline· 9 Oct‘Freddy vs. Jason’s Monica Keena Recalls Killing Freddy Krueger Was “Really Cathartic” After ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ “Traumatized Me”
After 23 years, Monica Keena is reliving her “final girl” moment in the ultimate horror crossover. The Freddy vs. Jason actress recalled why it was “really cathartic” killing off Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger in the 2003 Ronny Yu-helmed slasher after his performance in A…
- IndieWire· 9 OctSubmit Your Short to This Italian Film Festival and Nicolas Winding Refn’s Jury, and MUBI Could Distribute It
Exclusive: The second edition of Piccolo America's premier shorts festival Corto Condorello is seeking submissions through November 6. Nicolas Winding Refn will serve as jury president.
- Variety· 9 OctHugh Hefner’s Widow Crystal Harris Asks Jessica Biel to ‘Please Reconsider’ Playing His Wife: ‘I Experienced Sexual, Emotional…Physical Abuse’
Crystal Harris, who was married to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner until his death in 2017, is asking Jessica Biel to reconsider playing a fictional version of Hefner’s wife in the upcoming film “Playmates.” After Biel’s casting was announced, Harris posted her message to Biel on…
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