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‘The Triple Six Eight’ Producer Nicole Avant Talks New Projects, Growing Up With Fame and Not Watching Netflix With Ted Sarandos

Nicole Avant, film producer, activist and former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas, was at Taormina Film Festival on Friday to receive an award for the film “The Triple Six Eight,” which...

Monte-Carlo Television Festival Chief Laurent Puons on Why the 64th Edition Stands Out

The 64th edition of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, the world’s oldest TV festival, opened Friday. Variety spoke to Laurent Puons, the festival’s general manager, about what he has planned. The festival,...

Nine Drama Shows Compete for Golden Nymphs at the 64th Monte-Carlo Television Festival

The 64th Monte-Carlo Television Festival opens on Friday with CBS Studios’ “Watson,” starring Morris Chestnut. Over the following days, nine drama shows will vie for the Golden Nymphs. Here are the...

Alexander Payne to Be Honored at Locarno Film Festival

The Locarno Film Festival will present its Honorary Leopard Award, Pardo d’Onore, to American filmmaker Alexander Payne on Aug. 15 during its 78th edition. Payne will also present...

Martin Scorsese, Catherine Deneuve, Michael Douglas Among Star Guests at Taormina Film Festival

Martin Scorsese, Michael Douglas, Catherine Deneuve, Helen Hunt and Olivia Wilde are among the guests at the 71st edition of the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily, which runs June 10-14. Scorsese,...

German Director Christian Petzold Named as Viennale President

Austria’s Viennale film festival has named German filmmaker Christian Petzold as its new president. The role was vacant for four years, following the death in 2019 of Eric Pleskow, who had...

SNL Film Lines Up Cast for Soccer Comedy ‘Olde Boys’ as Screenbound Launches Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

SNL Film has unveiled the cast and creative team behind soccer comedy “Olde Boys.” The film is written, directed and produced by Nick Wilkinson, and with producer Lisa G. Black onboard...

MyAnna Buring to Star in Action Thriller ‘Zip Wire’

British-Swedish actress MyAnna Buring is set to star in the upcoming action thriller “Zip Wire,” from director Howard J. Ford, which is being sold by REinvent Intl. Sales. REinvent...

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