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12 New Talent Gems Spotlighted by the Seville European Film Festival
[ad_1] Anyone wanting to argue the riches of European films need go no further than the new talents spotlighted at this year’s Seville European Film Festival which launched last year...
Seville European Film Festival Bets on Scale, Broader Audiences and Industry Clout as EFA Nominations Return to the City
[ad_1] The 22nd Seville European Film Festival will double down on an expanded big-tent model — citywide venues, broader audiences and a beefed-up industry platform — as the European Film...
Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn on What ‘Pluribus’ Is Really About, Why Hollywood ‘Needs More Heroes’ and How Silicon Valley Has ‘F—ed Up the World’
[ad_1] SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the first two episodes of “Pluribus,” streaming now on Apple TV. Vince Gilligan is in the library at Variety’s New York office,...
How Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 and Weta Workshop Are Using ‘Artefact’ Web Game to Launch ‘Truly New Original IP’: ‘Almost a Post-AI Mythos’
[ad_1] It’s been one week since prolific author Neal Stephenson and “The Lord of the Rings” VFX studio Wētā Workshop launched web game “Artefact,” what they hope will be a...
Al Pacino Meta Drama ‘Billy Knight’ Acquired by Mise-En-Scène Company for Worldwide Sales Ahead of AFM (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] The Mise-En-Scène Company has acquired worldwide sales rights to “Billy Knight,” a meta drama starring Al Pacino, ahead of next week’s American Film Market (AFM). The acquisition marks a...
‘Do They Not Like Us?’: CNN’s Bianna Golodryga Tackles Book on Antisemitism Following Tween Son’s Questions About Kyrie Irving, Kanye West
[ad_1] Back in 2022, former Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving sparked an uproar when he posted links to antisemitic tropes on social media. After the point guard initially refused to...
‘Boy With Pink Pants’ Director Sets Next Film ‘Piercing,’ a ‘Feminist and Queer Fable’ About Women With Superpowers (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] Italian director Margherita Ferri, whose “The Boy With Pink Pants” was the country’s top local 2024 hit, is back behind the camera on “Piercing.” Her next film is a...
Spain’s Filmax Nabs AFM-Bound ‘Balandrau: Where the Fierce Wind Blew,’ Described as a ‘Real-Life Tragedy That Impacted a Whole Country’ (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] Spain’s Filmax has pounced on the international sales rights to true survival tale “Balandrau: Where the Fierce Wind Blew,” in the run-up to the AFM. Drama is inspired by...
AMC Networks’ U.S. Ad Sales Drop 17% in Q3, Streaming Subscribers Rise 2% to 10.4 Million
[ad_1] AMC Networks reported its third-quarter 2025 earnings Friday, revealing a 17% decline in U.S. ad sales for the TV media company. During that same period, which ran July-September, paid...
‘Mia and the White Lion’ Producers Set New Family Adventure ‘Indiana and the Otter’s Legend,’ Playtime Launching Project at AFM (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] The team behind global family hits “Mia and the White Lion” and “The Wolf and the Lion,” Mediawan‘s Mai Juin Productions, is heading back into the wild with “Indiana...
