EFM is here! New releases are available now from Summer Hill Films.  FEATURED RELEASE: SCRAWL:     A student makes his own comic books where the deaths depicted within begin to come to life. He must join forces with a mysterious woman to rewrite the ending before it's too late....

First look photo from The Locksmith, the new thriller starring Ryan Phillippe (Academy Award-winning Crash, Robert Altman’s Gosford Park), Kate Bosworth (Sony Pictures Classic’s Still Alice, Warner Bros.’ Superman Returns) and Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible franchise, Pulp Fiction) – Arclight Films is handling worldwide sales.  Film information below:   THE LOCKSMITH Status: Principal photography recently wrapped in Las Cruces, New Mexico Genre: Thriller ...

 

On February 10, the start of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival was celebrated in person at the Berlinale Palast. Minister of State for Culture and the Media Claudia Roth, Governing Mayor of Berlin Franziska Giffey, this year’s Jury President M. Night Shyamalan, as well as the Festival Management Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian kicked off the Berlinale with a festive opening. During the Opening Gala, the International ...

 

PIER  PAOLO  PASOLINI 05.03.1922 - 05.03.2022 NEXT  TO  US VIGGO presents Pasolini Next to Us by Giuseppe Bertolucci. A touching documentary that sees Pasolini, on the set of what will be his latest controversial film Salò or the 120 days of Sodom, engaged in an intense and lucid dialogue with the German journalist Gideon Bachmann. An unwitting testament to anticipate a future that has become reality. A calm, unmistakable voice emerges from the hubbub of...

 

First look images from Ric Roman Waugh’s action title ‘Kandahar’, featuring Gerard Butler and Navid Negahban which has now wrapped after a seven-week shoot in Saudi Arabia’s desert region of AlUla and Jeddah. Produced by Thunder Road Films and Capstone, with MBC, which is also co-financing and handling rights. ‘Kandahar’ sees Butler star as Tom Harris, an undercover CIA operative, stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan. He must fight his way out, al...

 

The Opening Ceremony (including the red carpet) will be streamed on our website and YouTube from 7pm! Competition: "Peter von Kant" by François Ozon Panorama: "Nobody's Hero" by Alain Guiraudie Generation Kplus: "Oink" by Mascha Halberstad Generation 14plus: "Rookies" by Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai ...

 

Global Screen, a TELEPOOL brand, has secured pre-sales of the gripping female-led drama Lost Transport to Menemsha Films for the USA and Canada ahead of this month’s Berlinale Market.    Lost Transport, starring Hanna van Vilet (ANNE+, Toon, Quicksand), Eugénie Anselin (Bad Banks) and Anna Bachmann (Lost Ones) in the lead roles, alongside Bram Suijker and Konstantin Frolov, has been acquired by Menemsha Films.  Founded in 1998 by Neil Friedman, the company is dedicated t...

 

Newly released official trailer and poster of ULTRASOUND, a sci-fi puzzle which oozes tension and darkness, written and directed by Rob Schroeder.  ULTRASOUND   SCI-FI, THRILLER / US / 103' DIRECTOR: Rob Schroeder CAST: Vincent Kartheiser, Chelsea Lopez, Breeda Wool, Tunde Adebimpe Heading home in the rain from a wedding, Glen (Vincent Kartheiser, MAD MEN) drives over a plank of nails and has to seek help at a nearby house. There, h...

 

Juliette Binoche and Berlinale, which will take place from February 10 through 16 in the presence of a large French delegation, led by  Claire Denis, Rithy Panh who will present their new films in Competition. Parallel to the festival, the EFM (European Film Market) will mainly take place online this year.   Nine French films (or French coproductions) have the honors of the official selection this year, including François Ozon...

 

Honoring French animations, documentaries, and dramas for TV that have achieved the highest international sales, the 18th Unifrance TV Export Awards were presented on February 8, 2022, at the Trianon in Paris during the awards ceremony for the PROCIREP French TV Producers' Prize. These awards, which highlight the strong appeal of our French TV productions in international markets, recognize the wonderful work of French distribution companies, which Unifrance accompanies on a dai...

 

EL NORTE SOBRE EL VACÍO (NORTHERN SKIES OVER EMPTY SPACE) WORLD PREMIERE IN PANORAMA AT BERLINALE 2022 Don Reynaldo is a renowned hunter in decline. When he is threatened with the loss of his ranch and his father’s legacy, he’ll dangerously reorder his relationships with his family, his employees and his land.   Staring Gerardo Trejoluna (Don Reynaldo) and Paloma Petra (Rosa), EL NORTE SOBRE EL VACÍO is the third feature film from Mexican writ...

 

  IEFTA & United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) present The 5th Edition of REFUGEE VOICES IN FILM The 5th edition of Refugee Voices in Film, a presentation of the ongoing collaboration between the UNHCR’s “Telling The Real Story” program and IEFTA, honors the imaginative and humanitarian efforts of filmmakers as they document the experience of those enduring irregular migration, whether from violence, famine or political oppression. Using Narrative, Documentary ...

 

The Asia Video Industry Association has appointed Matthew Cheetham as General Manager of the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) with immediate effect.  Over the last four years CAP has made real inroads into the systemic problems of video piracy faced by the broadcast and streaming video industry in Asia Pacific. The blocking of pirate sites is becoming more common in many markets, laws have been introduced to limit access to infringing set-top devices, constructive relationships have been f...

 

Check here our latest acquisitions from our friends at WIDE! For any enquiries or meetings please contact our sales agents Marco URIZZI and Lorena AMARAL, our head of acquisitions Maxime MONTAGNE or our festivals manager Matthias ANGOULVANT:         ...

 

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Morgan Freeman (photo credit: Nigel Parry)  and Josh Hutcherson (photo credit: John Russo) Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) and Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games movies) are set to lead the upcoming action science-fiction thriller 57 Seconds, it was announced today. Directed by Rusty Cundieff (Tales from the Hood, "Chappelle's Show"), the film is written by Macon Blair (Netflix's I Don't Feel at Home in This World An...

 

  Giovanna (Clara Calamai) meets Gino (Massimo Girotti), a rough and handsome vagabond. Their passionate affair leads to the murder of Giovanna's husband. Can a strong and sensual affair survive the guilt? A dark and provocative drama of sexual tension adapted from James M. Cain's classic novel The Postman Always Rings Twice. The film is available, for the first time, in the restored version of...