Carol Ann Duffy Chosen As Uk Poet Laureate

Global indie animation powerhouse Miyu Distribution has acquired Mexican Aria Covamonas’ buzzy debut feature, “The Great History of Western Philosophy,” sure to be a key player on the 2025 animation festival circuit. Featuring digital cutout animation, the meta comedy turns on a cosmic animator hired by the Central Committee of the People’s Republic to create […]

Spain’s Latido Films has acquired Eva Libertad’s upcoming feature “Sorda,” adapted from her 2023 Spanish Academy Goya Award-nominated short of the same name. “Sorda,” which translates to “deaf” in English, tells the story of Angela, a pregnant deaf woman, and Hector, her hearing partner. Pregnancy brings to the surface her fears about motherhood and how […]

Outsider Pictures has struck a deal with Berlin-based international sales agent Picture Tree International for U. S. distribution rights to a pair of Scandinavian dramas, “Stormskerry Maja” and “The Missile.” Both films will get limited theatrical runs next spring. Outsider Pictures, founded and headed by Paul Hudson, has found success with several Scandinavian films in the […]

Chile’s most bankable stars, Paulina Garcia (“Gloria”), Alfredo Castro (“El Conde”) and Luis Gnecco (“No”), are leading the voice cast in the upcoming animated feature “Winnipeg, Seeds of Hope.” Producer Sebastián Freund (“Dad to the Rescue”), who launched Rizco Content Sales with partner Ángel Zambrano last October at Iberseries, has pounced on the international streaming […]

Tom Tykwer’s “The Light” will open the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. The German-French production, Das Licht (“The Light”) will be presented as a Berlinale Special Gala out of competition in the Berlinale Palast. The film marks Tykwer’s return to the big screen after seven years and four seasons as writer and director of the hit series “Babylon Berlin.” […]

Oprah Winfrey, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and Kerry Washington were among the A-list crowd who assembled to present Tyler Perry with the prestigious Paley Honors Award on Wednesday evening. The Paley Center for Media’s annual fall gala, held in the ballroom of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, feted the billionaire media mogul for his achievements […]