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Polish Talents Continue to Rise as Industry Eyes Overhaul to Incentive Scheme: ‘We Need a System Equal to the Needs of Poland’

With the search ongoing for a new director to lead the Polish Film Institute, following the departures last year of two institute heads in the span of just six months, Polish...

Kirill Serebrennikov on Cannes Premiere ‘The Disappearance of Josef Mengele,’ a Portrait of Fugitive Nazi Doctor

Russian auteur Kirill Serebrennikov, whose latest feature, “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele,” debuts May 20 in the Cannes Premiere section of the Cannes Film Festival, has justice on his mind. His...

Venice Prizewinner Valentyn Vasyanovych, Rising Talent Antonio Lukich Headline Cannes Slate From Ukraine’s ForeFilms (EXCLUSIVE)

Leading Ukrainian producer Volodymyr Yatsenko (“Reflection,” “Atlantis”), who’s currently at the Cannes Marché du Film as part of European Film Promotion’s Producers on the Move, has unveiled a slate of feature...

Cradle Film Studios Moves Forward as Backers Tout Plans for ‘Most Advanced, High-Tech Studio’ in Africa (EXCLUSIVE)

The anticipated Cradle Film Studios took one step closer to completion this week after securing investment from the Industrial Development Corp. (IDC) and entering its financing stage, announced Known Associates Group executive...

‘The Odyssey,’ ‘Maria’ Filming Location Greece Hits Troubled Waters Over Ongoing Delays With 40% Cash Rebate

After wrapping a three-week shoot in Greece earlier this year, Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya and the rest of the star-studded cast of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” shipped out for Sicily,...

Screen Nigeria Sets Ambitious Blueprint as Nollywood Makes History in Cannes: ‘This Is a Coming of Age’ for Prolific Industry

Is Nollywood having its Cannes coming-out party? Ranking among the world’s most prolific film industries for years, Nigeria’s scrappy, homegrown biz is breaking out at this year’s festival, with the first-ever...

Nigeria’s BRS Studios Follows Netflix Chart-Topper ‘Tokunbo’ With Three-Pic Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

BRS Studios, a Lagos-based production outfit launched by three West African industry veterans, has revealed a slate of new features following on the heels of their Netflix hit “Tokunbo,” which cracked...

Nile Entertainment Takes African Rights to Action-Thriller ‘Son of the Soil,’ From U.K. Genre Label Action Xtreme (EXCLUSIVE)

Nile Entertainment, the Nigerian distribution company launched last year by veteran film executive Moses Babatope, has landed African theatrical rights to “Son of the Soil,” a Lagos-set action-thriller from the U.K.’s...

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