“Heat is like a death sentence.” The line, spoken by a Kuwait-based meteorologist in Jacqueline Zünd’s “Heat,” anchors a film that examines global warming not through explanation but through what the...
Three homegrown titles – Jacqueline Zünd’s “Heat,” Elsa Amiel’s “Dentro” and Emma Boccanfuso’s “Saudades Eternas” – are set to compete in the international competition at Visions du Réel in Switzerland, signalling...
London-headquartered arthouse streamer Mubi was hit hard by a Palestine-related PR storm last year, its chief executive, Efe Cakarel, has told the Wall Street Journal. However, this year is looking brighter,...
Riz Ahmed took aim at the British during his opening monologue as host on “Saturday Night Live U.K.” on April 4. “We like it when things are a little bit crap,”...
International sales and financing outfit Global Constellation has boarded five-episode limited series “Heaven’s Gate” for global sales. The company is presenting the series to international buyers for the first time at...
In 2007, a Syrian journalism student arrived in Damascus for an exam with a secret escape plan. A SIM card was hidden in her shoe and a mobile phone in her...
Referring to the merger of Banijay Entertainment and All3Media, Marco Bassetti, CEO of Banijay Entertainment and Banijay Live, said, “This has been nothing short of a monumental week for our business,”...
Film festival chiefs from around the world have signed a joint statement in support of Berlin Film Festival boss Tricia Tuttle, whose future will be debated at a meeting of its...
