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Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images A view of Palais des Festival during the "Special Cannes 2020" as part of the Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on Oct. 28, 2020 in Cannes, France. Despite limitations of remote sales events, producers are warming to the idea, and agents are finding that video presentations can sometimes make for better pitches. Last month marked one year since much of Europe and the U.S. was plunged into pandemic lockdown. The independent film sector — which revolves around and depends on annual festivals and markets — appeared to be particularly exposed. When ...

Indie Film Temperature Check: Vaccines Roll Out And Production Revs Up But Insurers, Banks Still MIA Deadline 4 hrs ago With more than 50% of the U.S. adult population at least half vaccinated and studios plotting start dates, visions of a return to normalcy abound. So what’s the prognosis for independent film, when insurers and bank lenders remain on the sidelines even as production perks up? Mark Gill, CEO of Solstice Studios, said things are looking up and he’s hoping to stick to a September shooting date for Hypnotic, the Robert Rodriquez thriller with Ben Affleck. But right now, �...

April 23, 2021 Russell Crowe Confirms Playing The Role Of Zeus In Chris Hemsworth’s Thor: Love and Thunder(Pic Credit: Getty) Last month reports revealed that Australian actor Russell Crowe has joined the cast of the upcoming Marvel movie Thor: Love and Thunder with Chris Hemsworth, but his role in the film was kept under wraps. Now the actor spills the beans about the role. Advertisement Thor: Love and Thunder is the fourth instalment of the Thor franchise and the 29th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Chris Hemsworth will play the role of Thor, Natalie Portman will play the rol...

It was a long time coming, but it’s official: the  Cannes Film Festival is canceled – or perhaps just postponed, depending on who you ask. Steps are already being taken for The Cannes Film Market, the Marche du Film, to set up a virtual market that would offer an online platform to screen feature films and more. Also: the festival might still happen. Reports indicate that the festival is “postponing the event until the end of June until the beginning of July.” Bad news: Cannes is canceled (or  canneseled, if you want to be a smart aleck about it). Here’s the announcement from the ...

This year’s mostly virtual version of the Sundance Film Festival can’t possibly live up to the heady atmosphere that regulars expect. Sundance, and the deal-making that comes with it, thrives on the in-person experience of crowded lobbies and bars along historic Main Street in Park City, Utah, between and after screenings. But, perhaps counterintuitively, some attendees — tuning in to the film premieres digitally because of the pandemic — still see Sundance 2021 as a major opportunity. Just ask the executives from Shout! Factory, the Los Angeles-based independent film distributor. ...