India’s Abundantia Entertainment and AI video technology company InVideo have unveiled a strategic partnership to launch an AI-driven film production studio, backed by an investment of INR100 crores ($11 million) — what the companies are calling the largest structured commitment to AI-driven filmmaking in India to date. The deal was revealed at the India AI…
Catherine Laga’aia, who is set to make her breakout as the titular character in Disney’s upcoming live-action “Moana,” has been tapped to lead the Australian Gen-Z thriller “Crashout.” Deadhouse Films unveiled the casting for the project at Berlin’s European Film Market. The film marks Laga’aia’s first project after landing the headline role in Disney’s adaptation….
In her sophomore feature, premiering in the Berlinale’s Forum program. Ralitza Petrova observes “the emptiness left by absent fathers, and how daughters carry that weight.” Image: Alexander Krivitskiy / Unsplash Source: Hollywood Reporter
OWN has greenlit two new television specials starring Iyanla Vanzant, an Emmy-winning spiritual life coach. While details of the specials are still under wraps, both will continue Vanzant’s goal of helping people “fix” their lives, with production beginning in March. The news of the two specials comes following the launch and rollout of “Iyanla: The…
MK2 Films has acquired worldwide rights to Ari Folman’s “Waltz With Bashir,” following an agreement signed with Bridgit Folman Film Gang. A new 4K restoration of the film is underway and will premiere this year. “Waltz With Bashir” premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, and broke new ground with its fusion…
Variety is exclusively unveiling a new clip from “Light Pillar,” the feature debut from Chinese writer-director Xu Zao, which is in the Berlin Film Festival’s Perspectives section. Dubai-based company Cercamon recently acquired worldwide sales rights to the production, which screens in competition for the best first feature award in the strand. “Light Pillar” follows 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
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
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…
