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John Hopewell 18/08/2025 12:23

Haugesund’s New Nordic Films Launches $24,500 Storyline Production Pitch Award With Tribeca Programmer Casey Baron on Jury

In a move to further strengthen feature projects in early financing seeking co-financiers and co-producers, Haugesund’s Norwegian International Film Festival’s

John Hopewell 22/05/2025 22:19

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight: ’The President’s Cake,’ Iraq’s First Film at the Festival, Wins People’s Choice Audience Award

Hailed by Variety as a “warm and heart-tugging tale,” Hasan Hadi’s “The President’s Cake,” Iraq’s first film selected for Cannes, has won

John Hopewell 20/03/2025 01:20

Spain’s Stunning 1968 Eurovision Win Revisited in ‘La Canción,’ From ‘Hierro,’ ‘Rapa’s’ Pepe Coira and Fran Araujo

From the 1950s, as foreign tourists poured onto its beaches, Spain lobbied hard to join the European Economic Community, presenting

John Hopewell 17/02/2025 16:20

Key Spanish TV Titles at Berlin, From Alex de Iglesia Dystopian Sci-fi to a RTVE Super-Production

Spain’s rich TV show lineup at the Berlin Film Festival also features a screening of Atresmedia’s “Red Flags,” charting the

John Hopewell 14/02/2025 13:23

‘Leo & Lou,’ From ‘Elite’s’ Zeta Studios, Acquired by Filmax (EXCLUSIVE)

Rapidly building a packed sales slate at Berlin, Filmax has pounced on “Leo & Lou,” a feel-good road movie set

John Hopewell 14/02/2025 13:23

Arte/ZDF, Port au Prince Board ‘Ivan & Hadoum’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Arte/ZDF, the German arm of European public broadcaster Arte, and German production company Port au Prince have boarded “Ivan &

John Hopewell 10/02/2025 17:23

Alex de la Iglesia-Produced Dystopian Podcast Adaptation ‘Sanctuary’ Heads to Berlinale Series Market Selects

Wide-eyed expectant mother Pilar (Lucía Guerrero, “Money”) takes up residence at an idyllic domed birthing retreat after a climate-fuelled crisis

John Hopewell 20/01/2025 13:22

‘Pørni’s’ Henriette Steenstrup on Her Hospital Series ‘Triage’ and Inheritance Drama Comedy ‘Nepobaby’: ‘I Love Mixing Genres’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Norwegian actor turned TV writer-director Henriette Steenstrup says she “adooores” “Ted Lasso,” and it’s easy to see why. Her first

John Hopewell 27/09/2024 20:25

Force for the Future At 100, Telefónica Builds Forward-Looking Technology and Content

In “Cable Girls,” Netflix’s first Spanish original, Alba, wrongfully accused of murder, escapes to 1928 Madrid to work at the

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Haugesund’s New Nordic Films Launches $24,500 Storyline Production Pitch Award With Tribeca Programmer Casey Baron on Jury

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight: ’The President’s Cake,’ Iraq’s First Film at the Festival, Wins People’s Choice Audience Award

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Key Spanish TV Titles at Berlin, From Alex de Iglesia Dystopian Sci-fi to a RTVE Super-Production

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Alex de la Iglesia-Produced Dystopian Podcast Adaptation ‘Sanctuary’ Heads to Berlinale Series Market Selects

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Killing the messengers: Journalists in the Gaza Strip are targeted

Why are we so committed to genocide denialism?

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, world’s leading experts declare

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