Fresh Faces Emerge in Italian Film Scene as Biz Staggers
The Italian film business, coming off an Oscar win this year for Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty," should be on a roll. But the Italo industry's story is more complex,...
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Cannes: Imax Set to Release ‘The Flight Crew’ in Russia
After doing boffo biz with "Stalingrad," Imax is following up on the success of its first Russian movie with Nikolai Lebedev's "The Flight Crew," a remake of 1979 smash Russian...
CANNES: New International Showbiz Expo To Launch in Abu Dhabi
International Showbiz Expo Abu Dhabi, an ambitious new entertainment industry event that aims to become a driver for the nascent film, TV, digital, multimedia, and music industries in the United...
Cecchi Gori Tries to Restart Enzo Ferrari Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)
L.A.-based Cecchi Gori Pictures is trying to get its long-gestating "Ferrari" biopic on track. The company is in Cannes shopping the biopic on automotive mogul Enzo Ferrari, whose family redefined...
Tanweer, IMGC Global Partner on Acquisition & Distribution Powerhouse (EXCLUSIVE)
Hollywood has a new conduit to a largely untapped developing market with a population close to 2 billion, in territories comprising India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Turkey. Joseph Samaan's Tanweer Group,...
CANNES: Mohamed Diab to Tackle Egyptian Political Unrest in ‘Clash’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Egyptian auteur Mohamed Diab, known internationally for bold sex harassment pic "Cairo 678," is set to delve into his country's political turbulence with drama-action thriller "Clash." Diab's timely new film...
CANNES: Cristina Comencini’s ‘Latin Lover’ Gains Intl. Cast
Italo-French actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi ("Saint Laurent"), Spanish stars Candela Pena ("All About My Mother"), Lluis Homar ("Bad Education"), Marisa Paredes and Australian-born rock singer Nadeah Miranda have joined the...
Cannes Q&A: Turkish Culture Minister Omer Celik
Turkish culture minister Omer Celik is jetting into Cannes to celebrate this year's centennial of Turkish cinema amid an increasingly upbeat outlook for the local industry that sees local auteur...
Italo Auteur Matteo Garrone Talks About His ‘Tale of Tales’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Italo auteur Matteo Garrone, a two-time winner of the Cannes Grand Prix for "Gomorra" in 2008 and "Reality" in 2011, has just started shooting in Sicily on English-language fantasy/horror film...
Toby Jones, John C. Reilly Join Matteo Garrone Pic (EXCLUSIVE)
Italo auteur Matteo Garrone ("Gomorra") has added Toby Jones, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Stacey Martin ("Nymphomaniac") and Bebe Cave ("Great Expectations") to previously announced key cast Salma Hayek and...