Canadian thriller ‘The Last Assassins’ locks in key deals
EXCLUSIVE: The thriller has sold to North America and UK-Ireland.
Berlin buyers applaud “more commercial” festival programme
”As a film lover, I welcome what Tricia’s doing to curate a competition selection that is representative of stories from around the world.”
Reinvent Yellow scores sales on ‘Frostbite’, ‘Handbook For Superheroes - Red Mask’
EXCLUSIVE: Filmed last year, ‘Frostbite’ sees a family trapped beneath a crashed cable car following an avalanche.
Dutch showcase NL Wave confirms October 2026 return
The inaugural edition included Berlin titles ‘Truly Naked’ and ‘My Family’.
Berlin Competition entry ‘Josephine’ lands US deal
International premiere goes for seven figures, will get awards push.
Blue Eyes acquires two including incoming Australian rom-com ‘Love, Wine & Valentine’
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Love, Wine & Valentine’ begins shoot this month.
EFM buyers drawn to ‘Skeletons’, ‘Wildwood’ presentations, festival title ‘Josephine’
Competition entry ‘Josephine’ also sparks interest.
Mermaid horror ‘The Catch’ with Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ben Miles acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film is heading into production this year.
Global Constellation’s Second World War thriller ‘Wild, Wild East’ lands key deals
EXCLUSIVE: France, Spain and Poland have sold.
Conor McPherson’s The Weir’ starring Brendan Gleeson starts filming for Curzon and Break Out Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: The shoot is taking place in Ireland.
Paul Andrew Williams’ ‘Faith’ starring Erin Doherty and James McAvoy picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Bankside and Logical Pictures are co-selling the project.
Berlinale Forum title ‘If Pigeons Turned To Gold’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: iPhone-shot documentary explores addiction in the filmmaker’s family.
‘Zealot’ starring Kodi Smit-McPhee sells wide, including North America, for WestEnd and Gersh
EXCLUSIVE: Vertical will release in North America.
Indie market set to feel the chill as Russian buyers pull back
A tax hike, tightening of censorship laws and an increase in local production have caused more caution.
Sc-fi horror ‘Affection’ starring Jessica Rothe sells to North America
EXCLUSIVE: Blue Finch has inked further deals in Germany, Benelux, MENA and South Korea.
CPH:DOX-bound, BFI-backed ‘Something Familiar’ acquired for world sales
EXCLUSIVE: Romania-UK co-production follows a filmmaker drawn into her own family history when helping a woman search for her birth mother.
Scott Adkins thriller ‘Bedlam’ sells to key territories as production wraps; first look unveiled
EXCLUSIVE: In Bedlam, Adkins plays a street boxer who infiltrates London’s infamous Bedlam asylum to rescue his imprisoned sister.
Sundance documentary ‘The Oldest Person In The World’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film is selling at EFM, before a Texas premiere at SXSW next month.
‘Rolling Loud’ with Owen Wilson, Matt Rife acquired for international sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film features hip-hop stars Ty Dolla $ign, Sexyy Red and Ski Mask The Slump God.
Gregg Araki’s ‘I Want Your Sex’ to Magnolia for the US
The Sundance premiere will get a theatrical launch later this year.
