Harriet Clark’s Début Is a New Kind of Coming-of-Age Novel
Now a third joins their company, Harriet Clark’s superb first novel, “The Hill” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). It is narrated by Suzanna, who lives with her grandparents in New York City.…
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Alia Bhatt’s Eternal Sunshine Productions Teams With Prime Video on Coming-of-Age Rom-Com ‘Don’t Be Shy’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Prime Video has greenlit “Don’t Be Shy,” an original romantic comedy produced by Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt through their Eternal Sunshine Productions banner, with Grishma Shah and…
'Extra Geography' Review: Coming-of-Age Dramedy Is Wes Anderson Meets 'The Holdovers'
Movies with female friendships at their core are some of the best of the best, especially in the coming-of-age genre. From hilarious comedies such as Booksmart and Mean Girls to darker…
Vikramaditya Motwane Boards Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Teacher’s Pet’ as EP, Taps Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy to Direct – WAVES Film Bazaar
BAFTA Breakthrough Fellow Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy is set to direct “Teacher’s Pet,” a coming-of-age comedy set in an all-girls Catholic boarding school in India. The project is being…
Netflix’s Gay Military Dramedy ‘Boots’ Is a Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Tale: TV Review
Based on former U.S. Marine Greg Cope White’s memoir “The Pink Marine,” executive produced by the late Norman Lear and adapted for television by Andy Parker, Netflix‘s military dramedy,…
Breaking Glass Pictures Acquires U.S. Rights to Swedish Coming-of-Age Tale ‘Live a Little’ as Part of LevelK Multi-Territory Deal (EXCLUSIVE)
As the prime New Nordic Films confab kicks off today in Haugesund, Norway, LevelK has unveiled exclusively to Variety a raft of prominent sales on the Swedish coming-of-age film “Live a…
‘Before We Forget’ Review: Treacly Gay Coming-of-Age Tale Feels Stuck Imitating ‘Call Me by Your Name’
The autobiographical film is always an attempt to embalm and embrace what’s long past. To look back and reshape one’s own memories with the help of a camera is to wrestle not just with…
Spain’s Atresmedia Cine, ITV’s Cattleya Producciones, La Canica Films Bet on Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Todos los colores’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Spanish movie powerhouse Atresmedia Cine is partnering with ITV Studios’ Cattleya Producciones and indie outfit La Canica Films to co-produce coming-of-age comedy “Todos los colores,” the…
‘Ironheart’ Takes the MCU to Chicago for an Overcrowded Coming-of-Age Story: TV Review
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is not often associated with a sense of place, unless the place in question is a green-screened soundstage in Atlanta or London. (There are exceptions, like…
Miyu Backs Bittersweet Coming-of-Age Tale ‘We Are Aliens’ From Music Video Maestro Kohei Kadowaki (EXCLUSIVE)
French animation powerhouse Miyu Productions has teamed with Tokyo-based upstart Nothing New to co-produce “We Are Aliens,” a coming-of-age tale now in development, and slated for…
‘Arcane’ Producer Fortiche Teaming With ARTE France on Coming-of-Age Mini-Series ‘Miss Saturne’
At the Annecy Animation Festival today, Fortiche, the acclaimed French animation house behind the hit series “Arcane,” announced it is diving into original IP with the upcoming miniseries…
Boxing, Uprisings, LGBTQ+ and Coming-of-Age Stories Power Guadalajara Co-Production Meetings Lineup
Celebrating its 21st edition, the Co-Production Meetings hosted by the Guadalajara Film Festival’s (FICG) industry program, aims to foster collaboration among producers from Latin America,…
Kino Lorber Acquires North American Rights to Fatih Akin’s Coming-of-Age Cannes Drama ‘Amrum’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Fatih Akin’s coming-of-age drama “Amrum,” which made its world premiere as an Official Selection of this month’s Cannes Film…