Berlin-based sales company M-Appeal will handle international sales for “Living the Land,” the second film from Chinese director Huo Meng, which will have its world premiere in competition at the Berlinale next month. The film is an epic family story that follows the lives of four generations over the course of one year. The film’s … Read more
Athens-based sales agent Heretic has added to its slate “Little Trouble Girls” from Slovenian director Orska Djukic, which has its world premiere in the Berlin Film Festival’s “Perspectives” section – reserved for fantasy film debuts. The trailer debuts below. The film focuses on introverted 16-year-old Lucia, who joins her Catholic school’s all-girls choir, where she … Read more
Indian actress Kani Kusruti won the IMDb STARmeter Award for “Breakout Star,” besting her critically acclaimed roles in Cannes-winning “All We Imagine as Light” and Sundance-winning “Girls Will Be Girls.” The laurels, determined by IMDb’s monthly traffic of over 250 million visitors worldwide, indicate Kusruti’s meteoric rise on the platform’s popular Indian celebrity chart – … Read more
Naomi Watts revealed on Live With Kelly and Mark (via Entertainment Weekly) that she was on the verge of quitting acting before she met the late David Lynch, who cast her in the lead role in 2001’s Mulholland Drive. The film’s critical acclaim and global success led to Watts turning To a star after “10 … Read more
Disney’s “A Complete Unknown” has risen to the top of the box office in the UK and Ireland, debuting with £2.6 million ($3.2 million), according to Comscore figures. The Bob Dylan biographical drama, starring Timothée Chalamet, has given Disney another strong start in the new year. In its fifth week, Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” … Read more
International Image Tree. The company has acquired the international sales rights to “Old White Man,” a satirical drama written by Simon Verhoeven, the box office hit director of “Welcome to Germany.” “Old White Man” stars Jean-Joseph Levers, Nadia Uhl and Elias Mebarek, and is produced by Keren Berg, Max Wiedemann and Kirsten Winkler of Wiedemann … Read more
Laura Dern shared a heartfelt birthday message on Instagram on Monday to her frequent partner David Lynch, four days after news of his death broke. “Happy birthday, delicious food,” Dern wrote. “I will love and miss you every day for the rest of my life.” Since Lynch cast Dern in Blue Velvet at the age … Read more
Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” swept France’s 30th Lumière Awards, the local equivalent of the Golden Globes, at a ceremony held Monday in Paris at the Forum des Images. Emilia Pérez dominated the show, winning a whopping five awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress for Carla Sofía Gascon, and Music for Camille … Read more
Paul Schrader has expressed support for using ChatGPT to come up with movie ideas. In a recent Facebook post, the “Taxi Driver” writer and “First Reformed” director said he asked the AI platform to create plots for films by famous directors, including himself, and was impressed with the results. “I am stunned,” Schrader wrote. “I … Read more
“The Substance” emerged as the breakout story at the South Korean box office over the weekend of January 17-19, climbing to fourth place with a massive 72% increase in sales. The film, for which Demi Moore won a Golden Globe for her performance, grossed 307.1 million KRW (US$211,900), attracting 31,302 views and a 5.7% market … Read more