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EXCLUSIVE: "I hope the folks at Sundance have the clarity of perspective to recognize that it would be in their best interest to bring the festival to Georgia," Sen. Raphael Warnock says of the Peach State's unique triple bids for the Robert Redford-founded film festival to move to Hollywood South…

Several documentaries in production are leaving Sunny Side of the Doc – the world's biggest nonfiction film marketplace – with renewed momentum and exposure. Sunny Side wrapped Thursday with an awards ceremony announcing winners of the Pitch Sessions in multiple categories. Winning Best History Pitch…

Saint Clare starring Bella Thorne will open this year’s Taormina Film Festival. The July fest has unveiled gala lineup, including action title Twisters directed by Lee Isaac Chung starring Daisy Edgar-Jones; psychological thriller The Surfer by Lorcan Finnegan starring Nicolas Cage and Il giudice ed i…

EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has signed Singaporean writer and director Nelicia Low ahead of the world premiere of her debut feature Pierce at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The thriller will be the first ever Singaporean feature to compete in the main Crystal Globe Competition of the…

Sunny Side of the Doc, the world's biggest documentary-focused marketplace in the world, wrapped its 35th edition Thursday, after gathering 2,100 participants over four days in La Rochelle, France. The anniversary event brought together major broadcasters, streamers, foundations, distributors…

Editor’s note: This review was originally published May 19, when the movie world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. It hits theaters beginning today in previews before going wide Friday. There can be no doubt if there is one person bound and…

Michael Douglas Set As Guest Of Honor Of 50th Deauville Film Festival Michael Douglas will be guest of honor at the 50th Deauville American Film Festival. It will be the actor’s fifth trip to the fall festival unfolding in the swanky northern French beach resort. The organisers suggested Douglas has…

EXCLUSIVE: Mubi has snapped up multiple key territories for Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes' Grand Tour, following the film's world premiere in Competition at Cannes where it won the Best Director prize. The global distributor, streaming service and production company has acquired North America…

Isabelle Huppert has been announced as this year's recipient of the Lumière Award at the 16th edition of the classic film-focused Lumière Festival in Lyon this fall. "Her career encompasses an immense part of the history of contemporary cinema," the Institut Lumière, which oversees the festival…

The LatAm Content Market will hold its inaugural event next March in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, bringing together regional and global stakeholders in the documentary, nonfiction, and reality TV industry. Sunny Side of the Doc, the largest documentary-focused marketplace in the world, is partnering on…

Prominent arts and tech festival SXSW has dropped the U.S. Army as a sponsor, organizers have announced via the fest’s website. “After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model,” they wrote. “As a result, the US Army, and companies who engage in weapons manufacturing, will not be…

EXCLUSIVE: Following a sleepy San Diego Comic-Con last summer due to the actors strike, this year’s confab is about to explode with the return of Marvel Studios to Hall H, per sources. Traditionally, the penultimate day of SDCC is dedicated to Marvel Studios’ presentation in the late afternoon…