WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: 1-2 Special has acquired all North American rights to Jacqueline Lentzou’s A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra, which had its world premiere at the 2026 Venice Film Festival in Orizzonti, where it was awarded the Best Director Prize.
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WorldPingRobby Hoffman is returning to Netflix with another stand-up comedy special. Premiering sometime in 2027, it will mark Hoffman’s second hour for the streamer, following her 2025 special “Robby Hoffman: Wake Up,” which was directed by John Mulaney.
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WorldPingComedian Robby Hoffman is set to return to Netflix next year with a second hour-long special. This follows Wake Up, her hour directed by John Mulaney that released globally last December.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: L.A.-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American rights for Cyprus-set horror Motherwitch ahead of its screening in the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia next week.
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WorldPingJustice Pillay has been a judge on several international courts, including the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
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The 85-year-old South African judge has spent decades fighting apartheid and genocide.
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