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‘Mariinka’ Director Talks Spending a Decade in Ukraine to Chronicle How a Country’s Youth Adapts to War in CPH:DOX Opener (EXCLUSIVE)
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‘Mariinka’ Director Talks Spending a Decade in Ukraine to Chronicle How a Country’s Youth Adapts to War in CPH:DOX Opener (EXCLUSIVE)

To Belgian director Pieter-Jan De Pue, fewer commodities are as precious to a creative as time. The photographer spent seven years in Afghanistan to tell the story of children digging up Soviet mines in the high mountains of Pamir for his 2016 Sundance award-winning “The Land of the Enlightened.” The decade since has seen the […]

‘The President’s Cake,’ ‘The Little Sister’ Producers Unpack Financing Divide Between French and U.S. Indie Films
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‘The President’s Cake,’ ‘The Little Sister’ Producers Unpack Financing Divide Between French and U.S. Indie Films

French and American producers behind Hasan Hadi’s shortlisted Iraqi Oscar entry “The President’s Cake,” Hafsia Herzi’s Cannes prizewinning “The Little Sister” and Adam Meeks’ Sundance pic “Union County” talked about the difference between France’s public funding system and the U.S.’s private investment model at a panel at Film at the Lincoln Center on Saturday. Bringing […]

Gersh Signs ‘Night Nurse’ Filmmaker Georgia Bernstein
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Gersh Signs ‘Night Nurse’ Filmmaker Georgia Bernstein

EXCLUSIVE: Following the Sundance premiere of her feature directorial debut Night Nurse, filmmaker Georgia Bernstein has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas. An erotic thriller exploring the dark side of caregiving, Night Nurse world premiered in the festival’s NEXT section, showcasing innovative and forward-thinking independent cinema. The film’s plot is thrust in motion […]

‘Take Me Home’ Filmmaker Liz Sargent On Making Movie About Her Sister & “The Quiet, Invisible Families”: Watch Clip – EFM
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‘Take Me Home’ Filmmaker Liz Sargent On Making Movie About Her Sister & “The Quiet, Invisible Families”: Watch Clip – EFM

EXCLUSIVE: Liz Sargent’s drama Take Me Home, which won the U.S. Dramatic Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, at Sundance is screening is also an acquisitions title at the Berlinale. The pic is being sold by Gersh. The film follows Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, who is played by the director’s sister. In […]

UTA Signs Stephanie Ahn, Filmmaker Behind Sundance Winner ‘Bedford Park’
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UTA Signs Stephanie Ahn, Filmmaker Behind Sundance Winner ‘Bedford Park’

EXCLUSIVE: Following a competitive pursuit, UTA has signed filmmaker Stephanie Ahn for representation in all areas. Ahn is coming off the momentous Sundance debut of her directorial debut, Bedford Park, which won the Special Jury Prize for Debut Feature Film after premiering in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. One of the few films to secure a […]

Tabitha Jackson Appointed Head of Film Forum
CultureNYT1mo ago

Tabitha Jackson Appointed Head of Film Forum

Former Sundance Director Tabitha Jackson has been appointed as the new head of Film Forum, an art-house cinema in Greenwich Village, where she aims to develop the next generation of cinephiles.

Stany Zjednoczone w traumach
Culturerzeczpospolita1mo ago

Stany Zjednoczone w traumach

Festiwal filmowy Sundance w tym roku po raz ostatni odbył się w Park City w Utah. Od 2027 r. impreza będzie się odbywać w Boulder, oddalonym o 40 kilometrów od Denver, stolicy Kolorado.

Adrian Grenier Short ‘Self Custody’ Gets Release Dates, Feature Adaptation Being Discussed
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Adrian Grenier Short ‘Self Custody’ Gets Release Dates, Feature Adaptation Being Discussed

EXCLUSIVE: Short Self-Custody, starring Adrian Grenier (Entourage) in one of only two screen roles in the past four years, has been picked up for distribution by Inaugural Entertainment following a private screening during the Sundance Film Festival. Described as a “Bitcoin action-thriller”, the film is produced by TBK Productions and Tucci & Company. The movie will launch March […]

Mason Gooding On Reluctance To Embrace ‘Scream King’ Moniker, Learning To “Lead With Grace” On James Van Der Beek’s Final Film
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Mason Gooding On Reluctance To Embrace ‘Scream King’ Moniker, Learning To “Lead With Grace” On James Van Der Beek’s Final Film

With his recent performance in Gregg Araki’s hit Sundance romp I Want Your Sex and his return to the Scream franchise this weekend, Mason Gooding’s busy onscreen year is just getting started. Following Wednesday’s world premiere of Scream 7, now playing in theaters, the actor told Deadline that despite reprising his role as Chad Meeks-Martin […]

WME Signs ‘Leviticus’ Filmmaker Adrian Chiarella
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WME Signs ‘Leviticus’ Filmmaker Adrian Chiarella

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Adrian Chiarella, the Australian filmmaker whose conversion therapy horror film Leviticus sold out of Sundance for mid-seven-figures, in the first deal of the 2026 festival. Produced by Causeway Films, the team behind Talk to Me, Bring Her Back and The Babadook, Leviticus follows two teenage boys who must escape a violent […]

Sundance Film Festival Sets 2027 Dates For Boulder, Colorado Debut
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Sundance Film Festival Sets 2027 Dates For Boulder, Colorado Debut

The Sundance Film Festival has set its 2027 dates for its big entrance into Boulder, Colorado, that being January 21–31. In March last year, Boulder won over the Sundance Film Festival after myriad cities were in consideration including former haunt, Park City, UT; the Colorado city putting $34 million in tax incentives on the table […]

WME Signs Directors Hossein Keshavarz & Maryam Ataei, Duo Behind Sundance Winner
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WME Signs Directors Hossein Keshavarz & Maryam Ataei, Duo Behind Sundance Winner

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed directors Hossein Keshavarz and Maryam Ataei, the duo behind Sundance winner The Friend’s House Is Here. The husband and wife directing team have signed with WME for representation in all areas. The Friend’s House Is Here debuted last month at Sundance in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, where it was well received […]