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Sydney Film Festival has used its 2021 postponement from July to this November to lock in even more films, including hyped premieres.

Uběhla už polovina karlovarského festivalu a promítačky jedou na plné obrátky. Karlovy Vary se opět po roce rozzářily filmovým světlem a hostí celebrity, filmové hvězdy, filmaře, kritiky a batůžkáře. V ikonickém hotelu Thermal se vedle kinosálů uzavírají obchody a celebrity se fotí ve VIP salóncích. Na festivalu proběhlo kolem tří stovek projekcí a přes 150 premiér. Kromě kinosálů město žije především nespočtem večírků. Becherovka, Plzeň a šampaňs...

Pleasure Director Ninja Thyberg Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE) Rebecca Rubin, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Ninja Thyberg, whose movie “Pleasure” debuted to rave reviews at Sundance Film Festival, has signed with CAA. “Pleasure,” an explicit drama about the adult film industry, marked Thyberg’s feature film directorial debut. In 2013, she directed a short of the same name, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival. More from Variety Prior to its premiere at Sundance, Thyberg told Varie...

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MUBI Buys Sundance Movie Pleasure, About L.A. Porn Business, For Major European Markets (EXCLUSIVE) Manori Ravindran, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Global distributor, producer and streamer MUBI has snapped up major European markets for hot Sundance title “Pleasure,” which delves into the world of the porn industry in Los Angeles. The service has acquired all rights to the provocative film in the U.K., Ireland, Italy and Turkey. Directed by Ninja Thyberg, the film recently received its ...

Tigers crowned Best Nordic Film at Göteborg Another Round inspired the audience Director Ronnie Sandahl (left) and main actor Erik Enge receiving their Dragon Awards for Tigers thGöteborg Film Festival, the awards were announced on 8 February, with “[ Tigers] gives a rare glimpse into a world that many wish to enter, but only a few will be admitted to. We chose to award the film that made us feel and root for the main character in every situation, whether chasing their dream or giving it ...

A24 Picks Up Ninja Thyberg’s ‘Pleasure’ About Los Angeles Porn Industry Sundance 2021: Distributor will release an uncensored version alongside an R-rated version later this yearBrian Welk | February 8, 2021 @ 12:00 PM Last Updated: February 8, 2021 @ 12:46 PM Courtesy of Sundance Institute A24 has acquired the U.S. rights to “Pleasure,” Ninja Thyberg’s film about the pornography and adult entertainment industry in Los Angeles that was a selection of Cannes 2020 and ma...

From left: Tigers director Ronnie Sandahl and actor Erik Enge Swedish soccer drama Tigers wins Best Nordic Film and Best Actor honors for star Erik Enge at the 2021 Goteborg Film Festival. Danish Oscar contender Another Round wins Audience Award. Tigers, a Swedish sports drama based on the true story of teenage soccer talent Martin Bengtsson, has won the top prize, the Dragon Award, for Best Nordic Film at the 2021 Göteborg Film Festival, Scandinavias top cinema event.  Ronnie Sandahl —the...

From raw drama to foot trauma: the best of Sundance 2021 Wendy Ide There is an argument that suggests one of the main contributing factors to the atmosphere of giddy excitement at the Sundance film festival each year is the sheer unpleasantness of being there. It takes days – literally – to reach; the festival itself requires miles of interminable trudging through slush, giving discoveries an extra frisson of hard-won satisfaction. But the 2021 virtual Sundance disproves thi...

Glen Wilson / Via Courtesy of Sundance Institute Produced by Ryan Coogler, the second feature from Shaka King is a formidable work of art. A late addition to the Sundance lineup, the film stars Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton, the young chair of the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter, and Lakeith Stanfield as William O’Neal, the undercover FBI informant who joins the group and betrays them. Kaluuya carries a grounded gravitas and is nothing short of sensational in his tour de force por...