Cannes ACID selection ‘A Secret Heart’ boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film follows filmmaker’s father transitioning to living as a woman.
Swedish sci-fi comedy-drama ‘Arne Goes To Space’ acquired for international sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film features a 3-foot tall alien named Roland.
Sony Pictures Classics acquires SXSW winner ‘Wishful Thinking’
Lewis Pullman, Maya Hawke star; Highway 10 fully financed.
Sundance documentary ‘Kikuyu Land’ scores worldwide deal
EXCLUSIVE: Film will have cinema releases in territories including UK, US, Australia-New Zealand.
Molly Manners’ Sundance title ‘Extra Geography’ acquired for UK-Ireland release
EXCLUSIVE: Film will release in cinemas later this year.
Spanish thriller ‘11’, from ‘The Platform’ producers, acquired for international sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film follows a group of scouts who become isolated at a refuge in the Pyrenees, and find one additional member.
Alison Kuhn’s ‘The Matriarch’ acquired for sales ahead of Cannes market
EXCLUSIVE: Les Arcs work-in-progress title depicts a turbulent mother-daughter relationship.
Venice Horizons entry ‘The Kidnapping Of Arabella’ lands North American deal
Charades handled negotiations on behalf of filmmakers.
Neon acquires Bong Joon Ho’s debut animation ‘Ally’ for North America
A theatrical release is plotted for 2027.
Gaza-set documentary ‘American Doctor’ acquired for UK-Ireland distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Poh Si Teng’s feature debut was acquired from Autlook Filmsales.
Sundance, SXSW selection ‘Buddy’ lands North American deal
Casper Kelly’s genre-bender takes place inside a children’s television show that goes horribly wrong.
Distributor organisation FIAD names Adeline Chauveau as secretary general
EXCLUSIVE: Chauveau is a former managing director of sales organisation Europa International.
Dominik Moll’s Cannes 2025 Competition title ‘Case 137’ acquired for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Film recorded over 650,000 admissions in French cinemas.
Indian star Yash talks ‘Ramayana’ with DNEG CEO Namit Malhotra, updates on ‘Toxic’
Yash also provides latest on ’K.G.F: 3’.
Seven talking points from 2026 CinemaCon
Las Vegas jamboree ran April 13-16.
‘Avengers: Doomsday’, ‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ bookend Disney CinemaCon spectacle
Colosseum crowd gives thumbs-up to ‘Toy Story 5’, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’.
Dark Star Pictures acquires Fantasia horror ‘Lucid’
EXCLUSIVE: Filmoption International to distribute in Canada.
Paramount entertains CinemaCon with Billie Eilish, ‘Maverick’ sequel update, Johnny Depp
Slate highlights include Children Of Blood And Bone, Scary Movie, K-Pop Superstar: The Movie
Paramount boss David Ellison in CinemaCon pledge of minimum 30 films a year with WB, 45-day window
Studio boss says, ” You can count on our complete commitment.”
Steven Spielberg rallies CinemaCon exhibitors: “If you ever need a bigger boat, I am that man”
Universal presentation also heard from Christopher Nolan, Ben Stiller, Snoop Dogg.
