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When Indian debut director Adhvaith Nayar first pitched his WWE-inspired film concept in 2019, the response was lukewarm. The original neo-noir version centered on costume wrestling in Kochi didn’t connect with actors or producers he approached. But when creative producer Shihan Shoukath saw a single image from the pitch deck – a costume wrestler doing […]

Yorgos Lanthimos, Florian Zeller and Juliette Binoche are among more than 800 film professionals who have signed a joint statement condemning the Iranian government for killing and torturing of its own people. The signatories span the global cinema community, including exiled Iranian figures Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Golshifteh Farahani, Sepideh Farsi and visual artist and filmmaker […]

One of five TV shows battling for Göteborg’s coveted Nordic Series Script Award, Iceland’s four-parter “Vigdís,” brings to global screens the inspiring true story of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir who made history in 1980, not only as the small Nordic nation’s first female president but also as the world’s first democratically elected female head of state. Under […]

Spain’s Mediacrest Entertainment and Playtime Movies have partnered with Brazil’s Mixer Films to co-produce “Época 10: Ronaldinho,” a bio-series about one of the greatest soccer players. The announcement comes as anticipation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues to build. A two-time FIFA World Player of the Year, Ronaldinho, now 45, is widely regarded as […]

Marijana Janković’s personal feature debut “Home” – set to world premiere at IFFR and handled by TrustNordisk – has sold to Bulgaria (Beta Film), the Baltics (Estinfilm OÜ) and Singapore (September Film). The trailer debuts here: Janković, a Danish actress born in Montenegro, previously explored her immigrant family’s story in “Maja,” which won the Best […]