Czech actor and president of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival Jiří Bartoška died on Thursday at the age of 78. After graduating from the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno, he first worked at the Husa na Provázku Theatre and the Činoherní studio in Ústí nad Labem, before becoming a mainstay of the ensemble […]

Lorde has announced the dates for her international “Ultrasound” tour, touching down in North America, U.K. and Europe. The singer, who recently announced her fourth album “Virgin,” is planning on kicking off her tour in September. Support for the trek includes Blood Orange, the Japanese House, Nilüfer Yana, Chanel Beads, Empress Of, Jim-E Stack and […]

“Dead Language,” the feature adaptation of 2014’s Oscar-nominated short film “Aya,” is heading to Cannes, where WestEnd Films will launch world sales. The film was recently announced as screening in Tribeca’s Viewpoint Section in June. Shot under the radar (indeed, little was known before Tribeca’s announcement), “Dead Language,” stars Sarah Adler (“Foxtrot,” “The Taste of […]

Sarajevo Film Festival’s industry section CineLink has revealed the first projects selected for its co-production market. CineLink has selected eight feature film projects from Southeast Europe to take part in the CineLink Workshop, running from June 16–20, with one additional project set to join the others in the CineLink Co-Production Market, running Aug. 16–21. The […]

The Cannes Film Festival has added a final film to the competition, Bi Gan’s anticipated “Resurrection,” as well as Eugene Jarecki’s Julian Assange Documentary “The Six Billion Dollar Man” in Special Screenings, and Martin Bourboulon’s “13 Jours, 13 Nuits” out of competition. The festival has also added Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret’s “Ma Frere.” “The […]

Runway Studios, the production and entertainment arm of AI company Runway, has released a six-minute pilot for “Mars & Siv: No Vacancy,” an animated series produced by the studio and created by Jeremy Higgins and Britton Korbel. Co-directors Higgins and Korbel will now be shopping the series to animation studios and streamers. The comedic crime […]

Duff Goldman is set to star on a new competition series at Food Network that’s all about making really, really big cakes inspired by themes ranging from Warner Bros.’ Superman to architectural wonders to classic cartoons. Aptly titled, “Super Mega Cakes,” the six-episode series premieres June 16 at 9 p.m. ET on Food Network and […]

Following a history-making first Oscar win for the country with Walter Salles’s “I’m Still Here,” Brazil continues to pick up momentum as this year’s Country of Honor at the Marché du Film, which runs alongside the 78th Festival de Cannes from May 13-21. The market has just announced a series of events to celebrate the […]

Mubi, the global streamer, producer and distributor behind “The Substance,” has struck a major three-year co-production, financing and distribution agreement with Our Films, the new Rome-based company founded by prominent European producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli. Our Films, which is part of Mediawan, was launched last year by Gianani and Mieli, and has already become a creative hub […]

Alongside physical infrastructure, improving and augmenting the local workforce is a key pillar of French president Emmanuel Macron’s France 2030 plan, his 30 billion euro ($34 billion) roadmap for investment and innovation. “Top-tier technicians are the foundation of the entire French ecosystem,” says Arnaud Roland, who oversees the France 2030 project for the national film […]