WorldPingIn making “Jo of Montreal,” Ameen Nayfeh, director of the award-winning Palestinian drama “200 Meters,” embarked on a very different kind of project than his debut feature, namely a feel-good family film that kids could enjoy.
Release schedules, box office and industry deals show where audience attention and studio money are moving next.
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WorldPingSandra Wollner’s “Everytime” lands in Toronto this week for its North American premiere, kicking off a run that includes both the New York and Vancouver film festivals, and aiming to amplify the buzz that began with a standing ovation and Un Certain…
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The Oscar-winner said he’s “received nothing back” since the Tesla founder ranted about Musk and his lawyer’s threatened legal action…
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Serville Poblete has young people joking and dishing on crushes amid a summer heatwave in his debut feature set for a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Gina Rodriguez is set to make her theatrical directorial debut with the new boxing film, House of Guerrero, written by Bernardo Cubría (Acapulco).
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WorldPingLuciana Paes (“Friendly Beast”) and Camila Márdila (“I’m Still Here”) have been cast in “The Favorite Daughter” (“A Filha Favorita”), the new film by rising Brazilian director Rafaela Camelo.
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