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“The Cure,” the upcoming horror thriller starring David Dastmalchian (“Late Night with the Devil”), Ashley Greene (“Twilight”), has been acquired by Vaneast Pictures. The company — founded…
Vertigo Releasing has acquired U.K. and Irish distribution rights to “Dead of Winter,” the action-thriller starring Emma Thompson that had its world premiere at Locarno Film Festival…
Buffalo 8 Distribution has acquired worldwide rights to a pair of feature debuts from AK Studios: psychological folk horror “The Exile” and black-and-white silent comedy “Hucch.” Both…
Prime Video India has inked a multi-year post-theatrical licensing deal with Maddock Films, securing worldwide exclusive streaming rights to eight highly anticipated upcoming titles from…
Rohan Parashuram Kanwade’s “Cactus Pears” (Sabar Bonda) is heading home to India after making history earlier this year as the first Indian fiction feature to win the Grand Jury Prize at…
What do Roger Federer and Cate Blanchett have in common? They’re both global brand ambassadors for Uniqlo. The tennis legend has been associated with the Tokyo-based retailer since 2018,…
Award-winning Indian screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala has been tapped to write “Street Dreams,” a biopic based on the remarkable true story of Vicky Roy, a former street child who rose to…
Top Icelandic actor-writer-producer Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (seen in “The Witcher,” “The Borgias,” “Lamb”), also the co-showrunner of the Series Mania winning show “Blackport,” is teaming…
“Fleabag” and “100 Foot Wave” producer Joe Lewis is backing the London transfer of off-Broadway hit “Invasive Species,” with his company Amplify Pictures coming aboard as co-producer for…
In a major coup, director Baldvin Z (“Black Sands,” “Life in a Fishbowl”), also co-owner of Icelandic production banner Glassriver, has convinced heavy-hitter director-producer Baltasar…
Lauren LeFranc is staying in business with HBO. Variety has learned exclusively that LeFranc, who developed and served as showrunner on “The Penguin,” has signed a two-year overall deal…
Mediawan Rights has acquired world sales rights to Aboozar Amini’s documentary “Kabul, Between Prayers,” ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the Out of Competition…
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…
Glenn Close has landed her next killer TV role. The eight-time Oscar nominee is set to star as the lead in “Maud” for U.K. network Channel 4. Written by Nina Raine and Moses Raine (behind…
Ricky Martin will make MTV VMAs history becoming the first ever artist to receive the annual show’s Latin Icon award. Twenty-six years after he became the first male Latin artist to win…
Steve Madden is ringing in the upcoming fall season with a new four-part campaign series, “Everyone Has Something to Say About Shoes,” inspired by indie cinema. These witty vignettes, in…
International sales company Cercamon has boarded world sales on Romanian filmmaker Mihai Mincan‘s “Milk Teeth,” which will world premiere in the Horizons competition at the Venice Film…
Dogwoof has acquired international sales rights for “The Tale of Silyan” by the director of 2019’s double Oscar-nominated “Honeyland.” The film will receive its world premiere at the…
Ali Fazal (“Mirzapur“) is set to headline Prime Video‘s upcoming Indian investigative crime thriller “Raakh,” alongside Sonali Bendre (“The Broken News”) and Aamir Bashir (“Tiger 3”). The…
Bombay Fables, the Indian boutique production company helmed by filmmaker-journalist Sejal Shah (“Costao“) and Indian National Film Award-winning writer Bhavesh Mandalia (“OMG: Oh My…
PARIS — Miu Miu is out to coin a new word with Miutine, its new feminine fragrance fronted by English actor Emma Corrin. The eau de parfum meant to channel the brand’s irreverent,…
Having been founded in 2009 and sold to Unilever Prestige a decade later, Tatcha knows something about staying power. The brand, however, is taking on longevity from a different angle with…
Megawatt makeup artist Hung Vanngo can now add “founder” to his résumé. Vanngo is launching Hung Vanngo Beauty, an artistry-driven assortment of makeup comprised of an eye shadow palette,…
Banijay Americas’ A Fábrica Mexico & U.S. Hispanic has tapped award-winning producer, writer, exec Santiago Zapata for the position of Scripted VP. The new label, a partnership formed…
