Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling brought a heathy splash of BDSM to Cannes on Sunday with the premiere of Harry Lighton’s “Pillion” in the Un Certain Regard section. The film earned a hugely enthusiastic seven-minute standing ovation and, in perhaps a Cannes first, saw Skarsgard hug a man dressed in a gimp mask as the […]...
Richard Linklater sounded off on Trump’s tariff threat on foreign-made films during the Cannes press conference for his new film “Nouvelle Vague,” saying: “That’s not going to happen right?” Linklater shot “Nouvelle Vague,” which chronicles the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless,” in France. When asked if he had any thoughts on Trump’s recent threat to […]...
Jennifer Lawrence was bracingly honest about her own experience with motherhood and postpartum at the Cannes press conference for her upcoming film “Die My Love,” a thriller following a new mother descending into madness. “As a mother, it was really hard to separate what I would do as opposed to what she would do. And […]...
Director Lee Sang-il’s Kabuki drama “Kokuho,” screening at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, represents the culmination of a 15-year creative journey, bringing to life a sweeping tale of artistry, rivalry and tradition spanning five decades of Japanese theater. Set initially in 1964 Nagasaki, the film follows 14-year-old Kikuo who, after his yakuza father’s death, finds himself taken […]...
Following the glory days of Hollywood filmmaking in Rome during the 1950s and 1960s, Italy is once again becoming a magnet for international productions – particularly from Hollywood. And the main driver is a combination of the country’s tax incentives and Rome’s Cinecittà studio, which is being refurbished and is now a state-of-the-art digital age […]...
Chile’s Villano Producciones and Storyboard Media are teaming with Viven Film (Switzerland) and Chilean actor-producer Benjamín Vicuña (“Locked Up,” “Fuga”) to sign a co-production agreement for the feature film “Simulacro” during this year’s Cannes market. Directed by Juan Ignacio Sabatini, the film is a political-sports thriller based on a real event that shocked the world […]...
Madrid-based rights management society Egeda and sales agency FilmSharks have renewed the Egeda-FilmSharks Prize, to be granted this October to the best project at Iberseries Platino Industria’s Next Gen pitching sessions. The prize consists in FilmSharks’ acquisition of world distribution rights to the winning project at Next Gen, heading towards its fourth edition and a […]...
New production company, Veloche Productions, is set to make its debut at the Cannes Film Market. The venture will launch with a horror film and a dedicated production fund aimed at supporting filmmakers from the Indian subcontinent who lack access to traditional industry and studio funding. The fund will accept submissions from July through September […]...
Celebrated Indonesian filmmaker Garin Nugroho, one of Southeast Asia’s most important cinematic voices, has unveiled his latest production venture at the Cannes Market alongside director Razka Robby Ertanto. “Spirit of the Kantil” (also titled “Bedoyo”), produced by Summerland Film Production, is a sensual drama deeply rooted in Javanese mystical traditions, with Nugroho serving as both […]...
Exactly 12 years after winning the Caméra d’Or at Cannes with his debut feature “Ilo Ilo,” Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen has begun production on “We Are All Strangers,” the third and final film in his acclaimed “Growing Up” trilogy. The project reunites Chen with actors Yeo Yann Yann and Koh Jia Ler, who starred in […]...