Cartoon Saloon animator Louise Bagnall makes her feature directorial debut with “Julián,” based on the children’s book “Julián Is a Mermaid” by Jessica Love. It tells the story of a 7-year-old boy who spends the summer with his abuela in Brooklyn. He digs into her colorful past in the Dominican Republic and follows his dream…
Filmax has taken international rights to “This Solitude,” the feature debut of “I, Addict” creator Javier Giner. The Spanish sales company will introduce the drama to buyers at TIFF before its premiere in San Sebastián’s New Directors section. The pickup gives Filmax the first feature from a filmmaker whose profile rose with 2024 Disney+ series…
“Can anyone tell me what shame feels like?” Sky TV has revealed an official UK trailer for acclaimed prison drama titled Animol, an indie film that’s the feature directional debut of actor Ashley Walters. It premiered at Berlinale earlier this year and has been playing at festivals around the world the rest of the year.…
“Do you vouch for him? What if he misses?” Ketchup Entertainment has unveiled the official trailer for the film November 1963, a conspiracy thriller revisiting JFK’s assassination in 1963. From Oscar-nominated filmmaker Roland Joffé (of The Killing Fields, The Mission, Fat Man & Little Boy, City of Joy, The Scarlet Letter), who I thought was…
In 2014, Laverne Cox made history as the first transgender person to appear on the cover of Time magazine under the headline “The Transgender Tipping Point.” The accompanying story, written by Katy Steinmetz, positioned the fight for trans rights as the next big civil rights movement “poised to challenge long-held cultural norms and beliefs.” It’s…
Netflix has canceled “Ransom Canyon” after two seasons. The romantic drama was set in the Texas Hill Country and, per the official logline, followed “the intersecting lives of deep-rooted families in a town where your neighbors know everyone’s business.” Season 2 saw “rancher Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel) fighting to reclaim his legacy after being unseated…
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “De Gaulle,” Antonin Baudry’s sprawling two-part historical epic that premiered out of competition at Cannes and was just shortlisted to represent France in the Oscar race. The distributor is planning a U.S. theatrical release in November or December 2026 for the €70 million ($82 million) production,…
The first-ever Toronto film market, running as part of the Toronto Film Festival, will have a robust contingent of African filmmakers, executives and industry professionals on the ground. Producers at TIFF: The Market look to capitalize on the festival’s historically strong position as a platform for some of the continent’s most diverse and exciting talents.…
Is Venice still vibrating from all the rounds of applause? It’s become customary for audiences at the festival’s premieres to clap and cheer for a seeming eternity after the credits roll. (Often to the visible discomfort of the actors and filmmakers, who look like they don’t know what to do with themselves when the hurrahs…
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched “Amazing Locations: From Scene to Scenic,” a campaign built to convert the country’s rising profile as a filming destination into lasting tourism, as productions ranging from “The White Lotus” to “The Challenge” Season 42 continue to draw international attention to Thai locations. TAT deputy governor Nithee Seeprae…