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‘Body,’ About Former Model Battling Auto-Immune Disorders, Boarded by Lightdox Ahead of Sarajevo Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Slovenia - city Sarajevo
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04.08.2023

‘Body,’ About Former Model Battling Auto-Immune Disorders, Boarded by Lightdox Ahead of Sarajevo Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor French-based sales agency Lightdox has acquired the international rights to feature documentary “Body” by Slovenian director and screenwriter Petra Seliškar ahead of its world premiere at the 29th edition of Sarajevo Film Festival. The trailer for the film has just been released (below). The film screens on Aug.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Gerhard Zeiler to Deliver Mipcom Cannes Opening Keynote — Global Bulletin - variety.com
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04.08.2023

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Gerhard Zeiler to Deliver Mipcom Cannes Opening Keynote — Global Bulletin

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Gerhard Zeiler, president of international at Warner Bros. Discovery, will give the opening keynote at the 39th edition of TV market Mipcom, which runs Oct. 16-19 in Cannes.

How Roland Emmerich Gladiator Drama ‘Those About to Die’ Raised Its $150 Million Budget - variety.com - France - Germany
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03.08.2023

How Roland Emmerich Gladiator Drama ‘Those About to Die’ Raised Its $150 Million Budget

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Roland Emmerich’s gladiator drama “Those About to Die,” which Prime Video has acquired exclusive streaming rights for in several European territories, is an ambitious project creatively, but it also breaks new ground in business terms. With a budget north of $150 million for a 10-episode first season, it is the most expensive independently produced European series ever. For Emmerich, the German filmmaker best known for blockbuster movies such as “Independence Day,” the show is a new departure as well as it is his first foray into television.

Documentary Community Pays Tribute to Jess Search, ‘Virunga’ Producer and Co-Founder of Doc Society: She ‘Defined Being a Luminary’ - variety.com - Britain
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03.08.2023

Documentary Community Pays Tribute to Jess Search, ‘Virunga’ Producer and Co-Founder of Doc Society: She ‘Defined Being a Luminary’

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Messages have been pouring in to pay tribute to Jess Search, producer and co-founder of U.K.’s Doc Society, who died Monday from brain cancer at the age of 54. Search was a founding director of Doc Society, the mission of which is to “unleash the transformational power of documentary film to address the two critical and intertwined issues of climate change and democracies in crisis.” Before that, she was a commissioning editor at Channel 4 and a founder of Shooting People, the online filmmakers network.

‘Not a Word,’ Starring Berlin Winner Maren Eggert, Acquired by Beta Cinema Ahead of Toronto Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Slovenia - Berlin
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02.08.2023

‘Not a Word,’ Starring Berlin Winner Maren Eggert, Acquired by Beta Cinema Ahead of Toronto Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Beta Cinema has boarded international sales on “Not a Word,” which will have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in the competitive Platform section. The cast is led by Maren Eggert, who won the best acting award at the Berlin Film Festival for “I’m Your Man.” The film is written and directed by Hanna Slak, whose credits include the Slovenian Oscar entry “The Miner,” and was lensed by Claire Mathon, the cinematographer of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” “Saint-Omer,” “Stranger by the Lake” and “Spencer.” Eggert plays ambitious musician and conductor Nina.

Leonine CEO Fred Kogel to Be Honored at Zurich Film Festival – Global Bulletin - variety.com - Germany
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02.08.2023

Leonine CEO Fred Kogel to Be Honored at Zurich Film Festival – Global Bulletin

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Zurich Film Festival will honor the chief executive of German film and TV company Leonine Studios, Fred Kogel, with its Game Changer Award, which is presented to a leading personality from the film industry whose “extraordinary efforts serve to advance the sector.” Kogel set up Leonine four years ago, and it has grown rapidly to become Germany’s leading independent film company, as well as a major TV producer. Its successes as a film distributor have included the release of “The School of Magical Animals,” “Knives Out” and the “John Wick” franchise.

Roland Emmerich Gladiator Drama ‘Those About to Die’ Acquired by Prime Video in Multiple European Territories - variety.com - Britain - Spain - France - Italy - Ireland - Austria - Germany - Netherlands - Belgium - Monaco - Portugal - Switzerland - Poland - Rome - Luxembourg - Turkey - Andorra
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02.08.2023

Roland Emmerich Gladiator Drama ‘Those About to Die’ Acquired by Prime Video in Multiple European Territories

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Prime Video has acquired the Ancient Rome gladiator drama series “Those About to Die” in multiple European territories. The show is directed by “Independence Day” helmer Roland Emmerich and Marco Kreuzpaintner. The 10-episode first season will debut exclusively on Prime Video in Germany, the U.K., France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland, Turkey, Andorra, Monaco, Luxembourg and Belgium.

Love Triangle Drama ‘Forever-Forever’ Picked Up by Pluto Film Ahead of Venice Film Festival Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Ukraine - county Arthur - Berlin - city Venice
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31.07.2023

Love Triangle Drama ‘Forever-Forever’ Picked Up by Pluto Film Ahead of Venice Film Festival Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Berlin-based sales agent Pluto Film has boarded “Forever-Forever” (“Nazavzhdy-Nazavzhdy”), Ukrainian filmmaker Anna Buryachkova’s feature directing debut, ahead of its world premiere in Venice Film Festival’s Horizons Extra competition. After transferring from a downtown high school, Tonia (Alina Cheban) befriends a group of badass youngsters, trying to find protection from the people from her past and a place she truly belongs. They spend time together, roaming around Kyiv’s post-socialist suburbs, having fun and getting in trouble.

Charlie Kaufman, Writer of ‘Being John Malkovich’ and ‘Adaptation,’ to Be Honored by Sarajevo Film Festival - variety.com - New York - city Sarajevo - county Kaufman
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31.07.2023

Charlie Kaufman, Writer of ‘Being John Malkovich’ and ‘Adaptation,’ to Be Honored by Sarajevo Film Festival

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Screenwriter and director Charlie Kaufman will receive the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival, in recognition of his contribution to the art of filmmaking. The festival will also hold an open-air screening of 2002’s “Adaptation,” which was written by Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze.

TorinoFilmLab Reveals Nine SeriesLab Projects, Five Participants of SeriesLab Talents (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com
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27.07.2023

TorinoFilmLab Reveals Nine SeriesLab Projects, Five Participants of SeriesLab Talents (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor TorinoFilmLab has unveiled the 2023 editions of SeriesLab and SeriesLab Talents, two initiatives devoted to TV series creation. Exclusively, Variety reveals the details of the nine projects, and the five participants. The seventh edition of SeriesLab has nine innovative and market-oriented series projects from around the world.

Beta Film Sells Multiple Drama Series, Including ‘The Wall,’ ‘Rocco Schiavone,’ ‘House of Promises,’ to Walter Presents in U.S., U.K. (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Spain - Italy - Ukraine - Berlin - city Babylon
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27.07.2023

Beta Film Sells Multiple Drama Series, Including ‘The Wall,’ ‘Rocco Schiavone,’ ‘House of Promises,’ to Walter Presents in U.S., U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Beta Film has sold more than 100 hours of drama series to PBS Distribution-backed Walter Presents for the U.S., and Channel 4-backed Walter Presents for the U.K. Five seasons of Italy’s gritty crime series “Rocco Schiavone” as well as Canadian mystery dramas “The Wall – The Chateau Murder” and “The Wall – The Orchard” will be available in both territories.

Venice Days Title ‘The Zola Experience,’ Centered on Stage Production of Emile Zola’s ‘L’Assommoir,’ Picked Up by Syndicado (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Italy - city Venice, county Day
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27.07.2023

Venice Days Title ‘The Zola Experience,’ Centered on Stage Production of Emile Zola’s ‘L’Assommoir,’ Picked Up by Syndicado (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Gianluca Matarrese’s “The Zola Experience,” which will have its world premiere at Venice Days, has been picked up for international sales by Syndicado. Cinecittà will distribute the film in Italy. According to Matarrese, the film “explores the boundaries between fiction and documentary.” It centers on Anne, a theater director, who has separated from her husband and is moving house.

Locarno Film Festival’s ‘Family Portrait’ Debuts Trailer, Lights On Launches Sales (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - city Austin
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24.07.2023

Locarno Film Festival’s ‘Family Portrait’ Debuts Trailer, Lights On Launches Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “Family Portrait,” written and directed by Lucy Kerr, has debuted its trailer ahead of its world premiere in Locarno Film Festival’s Cineasti Del Presente section. World sales are being handled by Flavio Armone at Lights On. “Family Portrait” follows a sprawling family on a morning when they have planned a group picture. After the mother disappears and one of the daughters becomes increasingly anxious to find her and take the picture, the rest of the family appears to resist any attempt to gather. “Initially presenting itself as a realistic portrayal of a family on an idle but hectic summer day, the film progressively descends into a realm where time and space lose their grip, transforming the family portrait into a solemn and enigmatic ritual of transition,” according to a press statement.

‘The Exorcist,’ ‘Days of Heaven,’ ‘One From the Heart’ Join Venice Film Festival’s Classics Lineup - variety.com - Ukraine - city Venice
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21.07.2023

‘The Exorcist,’ ‘Days of Heaven,’ ‘One From the Heart’ Join Venice Film Festival’s Classics Lineup

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Recently restored versions of William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist,” Terrence Malick’s “Days of Heaven” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “One From the Heart” feature in the Venice Classics section of the 80th Venice Film Festival. The lineup of recently restored films in Venice Classics, which is curated by the festival’s artistic director Alberto Barbera in collaboration with Federico Gironi, was unveiled on Friday. “The Exorcist” is screened, 50 years after it was produced by Warner Bros., alongside Disney’s “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,” starring Shirley Temple and directed by “the prolific and sometimes brilliant” Allan Dwan, to mark the Hollywood studios’ 100th anniversaries.

‘Wallace & Gromit in the Grand Getaway’ to Compete in Venice Film Festival’s Immersive Program - variety.com - Brazil - Germany - city Venice - city Taipei - county Cooke
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20.07.2023

‘Wallace & Gromit in the Grand Getaway’ to Compete in Venice Film Festival’s Immersive Program

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The 80th Venice Film Festival has revealed its selection of projects for Venice Immersive, the XR-Extended Reality section of the festival, which runs Aug. 30 – Sept. 9. The program will include VR experience “Wallace & Gromit in the Grand Getaway” and a Fatboy Slim project. Venice Immersive is devoted to immersive media and includes all XR means of creative expression: 360° videos and XR works of any length, including installations and virtual worlds. The program, which will take place on the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio, will present 44 projects from 25 countries, and 24 works in the Worlds Gallery section. It will comprise:

‘Europa,’ ‘Medium,’ ‘Freedom’ Compete at Sarajevo Film Festival - variety.com - Austria - Greece - Iran - Berlin - state Georgia - Hungary - Cyprus - Armenia - Bulgaria - Albania - Croatia - Romania - Bosnia And Hzegovina - Azerbaijan - city Venice, county Day
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20.07.2023

‘Europa,’ ‘Medium,’ ‘Freedom’ Compete at Sarajevo Film Festival

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Forty-nine films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs in Bosnia and Herzegovina from Aug. 11 to 18. The Feature Film Competition will present 11 titles, with two world premieres, one international and five regional premieres. World premieres include “Europa” from Austrian-Iranian filmmaker Sudabeh Mortezai, whose credits include 2018 Venice Days entry “Joy,” the Best Film winner at London Film Festival, and “Macondo,” which competed for the Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival in 2014. The other world premiere is “Medium,” from Greek director Christina Ioakeimidi, whose debut feature was “Harisma” in 2010.

‘Mississippi Burning,’ ‘The Truman Show’ Cinematographer Peter Biziou to Be Honored at Camerimage - variety.com - Britain - London - New Zealand - USA - state Mississippi
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19.07.2023

‘Mississippi Burning,’ ‘The Truman Show’ Cinematographer Peter Biziou to Be Honored at Camerimage

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Camerimage Film Festival, which is devoted to the art of cinematography, is to pay tribute to Peter Biziou. The British cinematographer, who won an Oscar for “Mississippi Burning,” and was BAFTA nominated for “The Truman Show,” will receive the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Biziou, the son of cinematographer-animator Leon Bijou, started his career at an animation company in London. In the mid-sixties, he started to light film sets for commercials and shorts, which helped foster “his innate intuition and his courage to implement innovation,” the festival said. He worked with the likes of Len Fulford, Bob Brooks, Terence Donovan, John Swannell and Frank Budgen.

Cinekid Opening Film ‘Jippie No More!’ Boarded by M-Appeal (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Netherlands - city Amsterdam
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18.07.2023

Cinekid Opening Film ‘Jippie No More!’ Boarded by M-Appeal (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor M-Appeal has acquired sales rights to uplifting family film “Jippie No More!,” which will world premiere as the opening film at Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam in October. The film will be distributed in Benelux by Cinéart. The film, from Dutch director Margien Rogaar and writer Fiona van Heemstra, follows the story of Jaap Peter, also known as “Jippie” (played by Wesley van Klink), a lively 16-year-old boy, as he eagerly prepares for his older sister’s wedding at their beloved grandfather’s country house. As the whole family rallies together to create the perfect celebration, Jaap Peter falls in love for the first time. But when the girl of his dreams is smitten with his younger sister Joe instead, Jaap Peter is disheartened and loses interest in the wedding, until he realizes that his presence and the unbreakable bond of his family are vital in making the party a success.

Venice Film Festival: Seven Work-in-Progress Films Selected for Final Cut Lineup - variety.com - France - Italy - Canada - Jordan - South Africa - Guinea - Germany - Belgium - Syria - Qatar - Iraq - Luxembourg - city Venice - Slovakia - Lebanon - Palestine - Liberia
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14.07.2023

Venice Film Festival: Seven Work-in-Progress Films Selected for Final Cut Lineup

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Seven films have been selected for the 11th edition of Final Cut in Venice, the works-in-progress section of the 80th Venice Film Festival. Final Cut in Venice, which runs Sept. 3-5, provides support for the completion of films from Africa and five Middle Eastern countries: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. It is one of the programs run by the festival’s industry section, Venice Production Bridge. Over three days, the working copies of the selected films will be presented to producers, buyers, distributors, post-production companies and film festival programmers. The first two days are devoted to screenings, and then one-to-one meetings between the producers of the projects and the professionals attending the Venice Production Bridge will take place on the third day. The program will conclude with the awarding of prizes in kind or in cash, the purpose of which is to provide support for the films’ post-production.

Milan Kundera, ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ Novelist, Dies at 94 - variety.com - Paris - Czech Republic
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12.07.2023

Milan Kundera, ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ Novelist, Dies at 94

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Milan Kundera, whose novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” was turned into an Oscar-nominated film, has died at the age of 94. Kundera died Tuesday in Paris after a long illness, Jindra Pavelková, a representative of the Moravian Library, the Czech library housing his personal collection, told Variety Wednesday. “Milan Kundera was a writer who reached whole generations of readers across all continents and achieved global fame,” Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said. “He leaves behind not only notable fiction, but also significant essay work.” The 1988 film adaptation of “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” was directed by Philip Kaufman and starred Daniel Day-Lewis and Juliette Binoche. Jean-Claude Carrière and Kaufman were Oscar nominated for adapted screenplay, and Sven Nykvist was Oscar nominated for cinematography.

Salaud Morisset Expands Focus to Features, Boards Sales on Karlovy Vary, Locarno Premieres (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Berlin
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09.07.2023

Salaud Morisset Expands Focus to Features, Boards Sales on Karlovy Vary, Locarno Premieres (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Berlin- and Paris-based Salaud Morisset, a leading short film production and distribution outfit, has acquired two feature films for world sales – one selected by Karlovy Vary Film Festival and the other by Locarno Film Festival – as the company accelerates into feature film sales and production. Salaud Morisset has taken world sales rights on Cyril Aris’ feature documentary “Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano,” which premiered in the main competition at Karlovy Vary this week, and Una Gunjak’s fiction feature “Excursion,” just announced as the opener of Locarno Film Festival’s Filmmakers of the Present section. Salaud Morisset, which is also a co-producer on “Excursion,” aims to continue fostering synergies between its production and sales operations as it commits to a full slate of feature projects.

Gory, Transgressive Fantasy Movie ‘Conann,’ Selected at Cannes and Locarno, Sells to North America (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - USA - Beyond
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06.07.2023

Gory, Transgressive Fantasy Movie ‘Conann,’ Selected at Cannes and Locarno, Sells to North America (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Altered Innocence has picked up North American rights to Bertrand Mandico’s gory, transgressive fantasy movie “Conann,” which had its world premiere in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight and will soon be making its way to Locarno Film Festival. Kinology is handling world sales. The film will tour at film festivals throughout the fall and be released theatrically next year. Following different iterations of the ruthless Connan the Barbarian, the film also stars Elina Löwensohn in canine prosthetics as Rainer, Conann’s spiritual guide. In the film, guardian of the underworld, Cerberus, still has a muzzle, but here he is called Rainer, and has the breasts and the voice of a woman, wears a studded black leather jacket, and a flash camera fit for the paparazzi. Talking to us from the great beyond, he details the successive reincarnations of Conann the Barbarian, a bloodthirsty Amazon from ancient times.

Nata­lie Port­man to Be Honored at Deauville Amer­i­can Film Fes­ti­val - variety.com - Lake
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06.07.2023

Nata­lie Port­man to Be Honored at Deauville Amer­i­can Film Fes­ti­val

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Nata­lie Port­man will be honored at the 49th edition of Deauville Amer­i­can Film Fes­ti­val, which will bestow her with its Deau­ville Talent Award. She will attend a screening of her new film, Todd Haynes’ sex scandal drama “May Decem­ber,” at the festival, which runs from Sept. 1 to 10. Among her career highlights, the festival singles out her performance in Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” for which she won an Oscar in 2011. She was also an Oscar nominee for Mike Nichols’ “Closer” in 2005 and Pablo Larraín’s “Jackie” in 2017. Other standout roles the festival pointed to were her performances in “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” in 1999, Anthony Minghella’s “Cold Mountain” in 2003, and Kar-Wai Wong’s “My Blueberry Nights” in 2007.

‘Bikechess,’ a Dark Comedy About Journalism in Kazakhstan, Wins Karlovy Vary Works in Progress Award - variety.com - France - Norway - Soviet Union - Kazakhstan - Lithuania
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05.07.2023

‘Bikechess,’ a Dark Comedy About Journalism in Kazakhstan, Wins Karlovy Vary Works in Progress Award

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Assel Aushakimova’s dark comedy about journalism in Kazakhstan “Bikechess” has won the Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s Works in Progress award, which runs as part of the festival’s industry section, Eastern Promises. The section is focused on feature film projects from Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa. The Kazakh film follows Dina, who works as a journalist for the national television station. The stories she is asked to report on are becoming increasingly absurd and full of praise for the government. Her love life is limited to a few secret meetings with her married camera­man. Dina looks after her young sis­ter, a lesbian activist, who regularly finds herself in trouble with the au­thorities.

The Playmaker Acquires Zlin Film Festival Winner ‘What the Finn?!’ Ahead of German Films Previews (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Germany
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04.07.2023

The Playmaker Acquires Zlin Film Festival Winner ‘What the Finn?!’ Ahead of German Films Previews (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Sales agency The Playmaker has signed with Lieblingsfilm to handle international sales for their Zlin Film Festival winner “What the Finn?!” (“Kannawoniwasein”). “What the Finn?!” is based on the children’s book by Martin Muser, which was adapted for the screen by Klaus Döring, Adrian Bickenbach and Stefan Westerwelle, who is also the director of the film. The film had its world premiere at Zlin, where it won the main prize, the Golden Slipper Award for Best Feature Film for Children. The Playmaker will present “What the Finn?!” at the upcoming German Films Previews in Potsdam (July 5 – 8), where it will screen for international buyers.

H264 Launches World Sales Agency With ‘Red Rooms,’ ‘Mademoiselle Kenopsia,’ ‘Humanist Vampire’ (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - USA - Canada - Berlin
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30.06.2023

H264 Launches World Sales Agency With ‘Red Rooms,’ ‘Mademoiselle Kenopsia,’ ‘Humanist Vampire’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Canada-based movie distributor and aggregator H264 is launching a world sales arm with the acquisition of “Red Rooms,” which has its world premiere next week in the Crystal Globe Competition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. The company is focused on festival-driven, innovative films. “Red Rooms,” directed by Quebec filmmaker Pascal Plante (“Fake Tattoos,” “Nadia, Butterfly”), is a cyber-thriller questioning the collective fascination with murderers. It will screen at Karlovy Vary on July 4, and will then open the Fantasia Film Festival on July 20 for its North American premiere. Montréal-based H264 is also ramping up its international slate by adding “Mademoiselle Kenopsia,” from filmmaker Denis Côté, who won awards at Berlin with “Vic + Flo Saw a Bear” and Locarno with “Curling.”

‘Dancing on the Edge of the Volcano’ Debuts Trailer Ahead of Karlovy Vary Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Lebanon - city Beirut
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29.06.2023

‘Dancing on the Edge of the Volcano’ Debuts Trailer Ahead of Karlovy Vary Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The trailer has debuted for feature documentary “Dancing on the Edge of the Volcano,” which will have its world premiere in the Main Competition at Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Reynard Films is handling international sales. Cyril Aris’ film centers on the aftermath of the catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut on Aug. 4, 2020, which leaves a large part of the Lebanese capital in ruins. In the midst of the chaos, a film crew face an overwhelming decision: to continue the production of their movie or abandon it? They are torn between their firm belief in the transformative power of cinema and a deep sense of cynicism about its ability to effect change in a nation plagued by economic turmoil and societal collapse.

Vice News Debuts Trailer for ‘Scream of My Blood’ Ahead of Karlovy Vary Screening (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Ukraine - Russia - Ethiopia - Ecuador - Belarus
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28.06.2023

Vice News Debuts Trailer for ‘Scream of My Blood’ Ahead of Karlovy Vary Screening (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Vice News has released the trailer for its documentary “Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story,” which will be showing at Karlovy Vary Film Festival next week. The film had its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival earlier in June and Nate Pommer, who directed alongside Eric Weinrib, was awarded a special jury mention. The jury said the film was being recognized “for the enduring use of art as a weapon against cant and authoritarianism.” The jury added: “We are grateful to the director for translating Gogol Bordello’s rebellious joy and rage at remaining human and vibrant in the face of everything time has thrown in its path.”

John Goodman on Roseanne Barr, ‘The Conners,’ ‘The Righteous Gemstones,’ and the Similarities Between U.S. and Foreign Shows: ‘Both Sides Have Mandatory F—ing Now’ - variety.com - USA
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25.06.2023

John Goodman on Roseanne Barr, ‘The Conners,’ ‘The Righteous Gemstones,’ and the Similarities Between U.S. and Foreign Shows: ‘Both Sides Have Mandatory F—ing Now’

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “The Conners” and “The Righteous Gemstones” star John Goodman says he misses his “Roseanne” co-star Roseanne Barr, but he’s not sure he’d work with her again. Hit sitcom “Roseanne” was canceled by ABC in 2018 after a racially-charged tweet by Barr about Valerie Jarrett, an African-American woman who was a senior adviser to Barack Obama throughout his presidency. Barr later apologized. Later that year, Goodman told the Sunday Times: “I was surprised at the response. And that’s probably all I should say about that … I know for a fact that she’s not a racist.” He added that Barr was “going through hell.” Barr then thanked Goodman “for speaking truth about me.”

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