XTR’s Documentary+ Moves Into Distribution, Eyes Non-Fiction Acquisitions

Tilda Swinton famously cut her acting teeth on the experimental films of late director Derek Jarman such as Caravaggio and The Garden as well as life-long friend Joanna Hogg’s debut short Caprice and Sally Potter’s Orlando.

Garry Keane and Stephen Gerard Kelly’s documentary In The Shadow Of Beirut, which is Ireland’s Oscar category this year, is headed to the Red Sea International Film Festival, running November 30 to December 9 in the Red Sea port of Jeddah.

Tess Daly has shared a rare gushing post about her husband Vernon Kay as he returned home following his epic challenge for Children In Need. The BBC Radio 2 host has been flooded with praise after he completed a gruelling ultra ultramarathon.

EXCLUSIVE: Stampede Ventures has optioned rights to the first three books in the bestselling non-fiction series The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone, tapping Zack Stentz (Thor) and his wolf advocate brother Will Stenberg to script a film adaptation.

National hero Vernon Kay says it's "unbelievable" after sharing an update on his fundraising total following his epic 115-mile ultramarathon success across the UK last week. Vernon had fans, friends and supporters in tears as he crossed the line in his hometown of Bolton on Friday after the gruelling challenge.

Vernon Kay was in tears as he finished his ultramarathon, raising a whopping £4million for Children in Need. The presenter managed to break the record for his charity challenge, despite his longest training run being only 8 miles.

Unstable, the Netflix comedy starring Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe, is heading back into production for its second season with a new showrunner.

Tess Daly has said she is 'in bits' as she shared her thanks to those supporting her husband Vernon Kay in his epic challenge before she watched him break down in tears. BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon is halfway through his exhausting challenge to help raise cash for Children In Need.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Distribution platform Gathr and documentary distribution agency Roco Films have teamed to create Roco Voices, a new speakers bureau. Roco Voices, launching Nov.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Paris-based Reservoir Docs has acquired worldwide sales rights excluding Italy to “A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things,” a theatrical documentary by Scottish-Irish director Mark Cousins, featuring the voice of Tilda Swinton. The film, described by the producers as “visually ravishing,” explores the art of the 20th century Scottish painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. Swinton will voice the artist’s innermost thoughts, reading from her private diaries and notebooks, which have never before been made public.

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story, a feature documentary about Debra Hill, the late producer and co-writer of classic movies such as Halloween (1978) and The Fog (1980), has moved into production with Causeway Pictures. 

Caroline Brew editor The world’s biggest hero makes his way to Netflix in “Ultraman: Rising.” The streamer has released the first teaser for the CG-animated feature film, which is slated to premiere in 2024. Based on characters from Eiji Tsuburaya, known for co-creating the “Godzilla” franchise, “Ultraman: Rising” will follow baseball star Ken Sato, who returns home to Japan to carry the mantle of Ultraman.

Chris Harris has shared a health update on the cricket legend Freddie Flintoff after he was involved in a horror crash that left him fighting for his life.

The BFI today announced the winners of its second annual Filmmaker Awards, hosted in partnership with French fashion house Chanel.

Freddie Flintoff's Top Gear co-star Chris Harris has given an update on the former cricketer's health after his scary car crash last December. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Chris said: 'I think he's healing. It was a serious incident.

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is 'healing' according to his Top Gear co-star after he was recently seen months after he was involved in a crash while filming the BBC show which left him with facial injuries and broken ribs

EXCLUSIVE: Back in May, two weeks into the WGA strike, ABC picked up one new scripted series for the 2023-34 season: Drew Goddard’s High Potential starring Kaitlin Olson. In late September, two days after the end of the WGA strike, the high-profile series was pushed to a fall 2024 launch.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Outside of recent voice roles on “American Horror Stories” and “She Said,” Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow has not acted on camera in a few years. Her last film was in 2019 courtesy of “Avengers: Endgame,” in which she reprised her fan favorite Marvel role of Pepper Potts, while she also appeared in the Netflix series “The Politician,” which dropped its second season in June 2020. In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Paltrow suggested that she currently has no plans to get back in front of the camera as an actor given all of her business responsibilities with Goop.

Awards, accepting the honor from her “good friend” Chelsea and Chelsea's mom, a woman you may have heard about, named Hillary Clinton.Ferrera was an outspoken supporter of Clinton during the 2008 election, an experience that led her, , to become “very passionate about democracy and elections.“And that’s how I got proximate to the issues of environmental racism and access to education, reproductive freedom, and bodily autonomy,” she continued. "All these issues mattered to me and connected to me as a woman, and as a person who wants to see the true empowerment of families and communities who are often left to fend for themselves.”Clinton shared similarly effusive praise for Ferrera when introducing her during the show.“Well I have to just say that for me, getting to know America and the joyful group of gutsy women that traveled with her those days in 2008 means that I could not be happier to be here today to see her receive this award," she said.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Zachary Quinto recently took to Instagram to make public a personal email he sent to SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher in which he gave her his unwavering support should the union not accept the AMPTP’s current “best and final” offer. The SAG-AFTRA strike will continue if the offer is rejected, so Quinto wanted to reassure Drescher that he stands behind her and to tell her that she shouldn’t back down and acquiesce to studio pressure. “Fran.