“Between a mother-tree and a young seed at the same time” is how Brazilian director Priscilla Kellen felt as she became a mother at 36. A very free and independent woman until then, it was this pregnancy and birth that shaped what would become “Papaya”, Kellen’s feature directorial debut. After being presented in Rio Film…
More than 400 union employees at 29 Hearst Magazine publications including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar and Good Housekeeping are ready to hit the picket lines if the Writers Guild of America East and the company fail to agree on a “fair contract” renewal by Friday, Feb. 13. The WGAE Council said it authorized a…
Pete Muller’s doc, his debut feature, is set in Maine in a community “where a man’s worth is often defined by the strength of his back,” and world premieres in Berlin’s Panorama Dokumente section. Image: Andrea Musto / Pexels Source: Hollywood Reporter
Korean sales powerhouse Finecut has bolstered its European Film Market offerings with two new acquisitions: the 3D animated feature “Long Long Night” and auteur Hong Sangsoo’s latest work “The Day She Returns,” which has been selected for the Panorama section at the 76th Berlin Film Festival. “Long Long Night” adapts an award-winning Korean novel that…
As David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance continues to pursue its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, the company has hired a new leader for its public policy and regulatory teams: Rene Augustine, a former attorney in President Trump’s White House and one-time deputy in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. Augustine will join Paramount Skydance on…
The upcoming Bitcoin biopic from director Doug Liman and producer Ryan Kavanaugh has disclosed in a U.K. casting notice that the indie film may use AI to “adjust” some performances. Actors will also perform on a “markerless performative capture stage and not in any locations, using new Al technologies.” The casting notice states actors that…
The two country stars join an artist lineup that also includes performances from the likes of Lola Young, Junior H and BigXthaPlug. Image: Jean-Daniel Francoeur / Pexels Source: Hollywood Reporter
Netflix has released the official trailer for Season 2 of its hit live-action series “One Piece: Into the Grand Line,” offering fans a first look at the next chapter of the high-seas adventure ahead of its March 10 premiere. The trailer arrives alongside newly released images and a personal letter from creator Eiichiro Oda, who…
Sophie Heldman’s period drama, bowing in the Berlinale’s Panorama section, also features Flora Nicholson, Clare Dunn and Mia Tharia. Image: cottonbro studio / Pexels Source: Hollywood Reporter
Novi Brown has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. She continues to be repped by Alta Global Media and Crawford Talents, Germany. Brown is best known for her starring role in the hit BET series “Sistas,” which hails from celebrated and prolific creator Tyler Perry. Brown starred…
