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WorldPingBlue Finch Films has taken on international sales rights, outside North America, for the heist thriller comedy “Drag” from directors Greg Yagolnitzer and Raviv Ullman. The U.K.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
WorldPingWelcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
WorldPingOff Campus, The Summer I Turned Pretty and Sterling Point are winning viewers with grounded coming-of-age themes Annie Jacobson has a 10-step skincare routine, a voice-activated white noise machine, the wardrobe of a Uniqlo mom, and no desire for any…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
In a session with execs from mk2, Design Otherwise and Lucky Red, 'Ida' by Pawel Pawlikowski and Barry Jenkins' 'Moonlight' were name-checked as powerful films that data or algorithms may not have picked.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter
WorldPingArthouse movies are increasingly made for younger audiences who are replacing ageing stay-at-home baby boomers at Europe’s upscale cinema theaters. That impact is now working its way through new arthouse projects, seen at Locarno’s 2026 Match Me!
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
Beatrice Gibson's full-length feature debut, premiering in Locarno's Filmmakers of the Present Competition, blends autofiction and poetry into what she calls "a love letter to friendships."…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter
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