Carlos Saura Bound for 'Argentina' (EXCLUSIVE)
Spanish director Carlos Saura, the major figure of the Nuevo Cine Espanol, is set to direct "Argentina," a documentary about tango. Nathanael Karmitz's MK2, which is scoring heavily this week at the C…
International
MBC2 Leads Regionally In Social Media
Thanks to the allure of such Hollywood stars as Brad Pitt, who is the channel's May star of the month, MBC2 has the fourth-biggest Facebook following in the MENA region, the first when it comes to…
IM Global Pacts with Impuls Pictures
IM Global and Switzerland's Impuls Pictures have partnered on a new output deal, the companies announced Tuesday from Cannes. Deal adds to IM Global's existing network of output partners, which includ…
Cannes Film Review: 'Behind the Candelabra'
Set to unspool Stateside on HBO, "Behind the Candelabra" is the most bigscreen-worthy film Steven Soderbergh has made since "Che."
Cannes Film Review: 'The Great Beauty'
A densely packed, often astonishing cinematic feast that honors Rome in all its splendor and superficiality.
Cannes Film Review: 'The Last Days on Mars'
A murkily derivative sci-fi-horror entry that basically amounts to "Red Planet of the Dead."
Czech Republic Increases Film Fund
The Czech Republic is becoming an even friendlier place for filmmakers, according to Helena Frankova, CEO of the country's State Film Fund. At a session Monday at the Cannes Festival, Frankova said h…
Village Roadshow Invests In Irresistible Films
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group Asia has become an investor and partner in Hong Kong-based Irresistible Films L.P. Terms of the deal, announced Tuesday at Cannes, were not disclosed. Greg Basser…
Foresight CEO Mark Damon Looks Back at Cannes
Foresight CEO and chairman Mark Damon first came to Cannes in the mid-1970s as an acquisitions executive. This year, Damon is celebrating Sony's multi-territory deal for his Neil Bogart biopic "Spinni…
Upswing in South African Film Industry
Nine years after the end of apartheid, South Africa's film industry has grown an average 14% per year since 2008 and employs roughly 40,000 people, of which 66% are black, according to the first…
