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AGC Studios Promotes Zach Garrett to Head of Film

AGC Studios, Stuart Ford’s independent content studio, has promoted Zach Garrett to the senior executive role of head of film, effective immediately. Garrett will oversee the company’s film strategy and...

Sundance Title ‘Shame and Money’ Boarded by The Yellow Affair as First Look Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)

The Yellow Affair has come on board as the sales agent for “Shame and Money,” the new feature by writer-director Visar Morina, which is set to have its world premiere in...

Jafar Panahi Urges Filmmakers to Speak Out at European Film Awards: ‘Silence Is a Participation in Darkness’

The 38th European Film Awards, which is taking place today in Berlin, was opened by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who spoke about the terrible bloodshed and oppression in his homeland, and...

Menemsha Acquires North American Rights to Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Ethan Bloom’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Menemsha Films has acquired North American rights to “Ethan Bloom,” an interfaith coming-of-age comedy from Herschel Faber, the director of “Cavemen.” The distributor will launch the film on the festival circuit...

First Rohingya-Language Feature ‘Lost Land’ Wins Golden Yusr at Red Sea Film Festival

The Red Sea Film Festival closed its fifth edition on Thursday night with a star-studded awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia that saw Akio Fujimoto’s “Lost Land” take home the festival’s...

Sundance Title ‘How to Divorce During the War’ Boarded by New Europe (EXCLUSIVE)

New Europe Film Sales has acquired “How to Divorce During the War,” the third feature by Lithuanian director Andrius Blaževičius, ahead of its world premiere in the Sundance Film Festival’s World...

Golden Globes Honors Hend Sabry, Alia Bhatt at Red Sea Film Festival

The Golden Globes honored Tunisian actress Hend Sabry and Indian actress Alia Bhatt at a glitzy gala dinner during the fifth edition of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. Sabry was...

Red Sea Competition Film ‘Sink’ Debuts Trailer as Director Discusses Mental Health, Motherhood and Defying Western Tropes (EXCLUSIVE)

Jordanian filmmaker Zain Duraie arrives at this year’s Red Sea Film Festival with her first feature “Sink” (“Gharaq”), a deeply personal drama screening in competition. The film, which traces a mother’s...

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