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‘Fire Will Come’ director Oliver Laxe and ‘Cardo’ co-creator and star Ana Rujas also feature on Movistar Plus’ first movie slate.  

"Excursion," Una Gunjak’s feature debut, has sold to a raft of international markets.

08/01/2024 - The Spanish filmmaker’s upcoming movie will be co-produced by the French-German TV network, as will new projects by Tarik Saleh, Kleber Mendonça Filho and Hafsia Herzi

10 gems from last year's international festival circuit that have yet to land a U.S. distribution deal.

For all its many, many faults, 2023 was a banner year for international films. The awards season buzz for global gems like Justine Triet’s French courtroom thriller Anatomy of a Fall (released by Neon stateside), Jonathan Glazer’s German-language Holocaust drama Zone of Interest (A24), Hayao Miyazaki’s Japanese anime The Boy and the Heron (GKids), and …

02/01/2024 - The general co-ordinator of Cannes' Critics’ Week offers an overview of the dynamic Next Step line-up, which has just celebrated its 10th edition

Egyptian short film "I Promise You Paradise" (2023), directed by Mourad Mostafa, was selected to compete in the lists of the 46th edition of the Clermont-Ferrand Festival in France, one of the most important and oldest short film festivals in the world.

Lee Sun-kyun, a South Korean actor who drew global attention with his performance as the wealthy patriarch in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead in an apparent suicide in a Seoul park, officials in the capital said.

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite", was found dead Wednesday in an apparent suicide, Yonhap news agency reported.

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite", was found dead Wednesday, police said.