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Karlovy Vary, the World’s Second Oldest Film Festival, Prepares to Celebrate 80 Years Since First Festival, and Its 60th Edition

21 April 2026 at 10:00
The Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival, the second oldest film festival in the world after Venice, is preparing to celebrate two milestones: 80 years since the first festival, and its 60th edition. Among the events planned to commemorate the anniversaries is the exhibition titled “KVIFF 60/80 (1946–2026),” in which the festival looks back on its […]

The Playmaker Boards Sales for ‘Horse on a Stick,’ Lieblingsfilm’s Follow-Up to German Hit ‘Extrawurst’ (EXCLUSIVE)

21 April 2026 at 07:00
The Playmaker has saddled up to handle international sales duties for Sonja Maria Kröner’s family adventure film “Horse on a Stick,” which will have its market premiere at Cannes Film Market. The film, which opens in German theaters on April 23, distributed by Port au Prince, is produced by Lieblingsfilm, whose previous production, comedy “Extrawurst,” […]

Laura Poitras Backs Push Against Paramount-Warner Deal, Warns of U.S. Doc Funding Crisis

20 April 2026 at 11:15
Opening the industry section of Swiss doc festival Visions du Réel, with her latest Netflix-produced feature “Cover-Up” serving as the festival’s opening film, Oscar-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras pointed to a documentary sector that is not only under pressure but increasingly mobilized – including around opposition to the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal. Citing an open letter […]

Jacqueline Zünd Explores Climate Inequality in ‘Heat,’ Premiering at Visions du Réel: ‘I Found Dystopia in Real Life’

20 April 2026 at 05:25
“Heat is like a death sentence.” The line, spoken by a Kuwait-based meteorologist in Jacqueline Zünd’s “Heat,” anchors a film that examines global warming not through explanation but through what the Swiss filmmaker describes as “a sensory experience.” Premiering in the main competition at Visions du Réel, Switzerland’s leading documentary film festival, “Heat” immerses the […]

Christophe Pinard-Legry Appointed CEO of Canal+ Europe, in Addition to Role as Head of Canal+ France

17 April 2026 at 13:22
Christophe Pinard-Legry has been appointed CEO of Canal+ Europe, in addition to his current role as CEO of Canal+ France, in charge of business activities. He also becomes a member of the Canal+ management board, chaired by Maxime Saada, alongside Amandine Ferré, Anna Marsh, David Mignot and Gérald‑Brice Viret. In his new role, Pinard-Legry’s core […]

‘Downtown,’ About Hedonistic Nightlife Scene in 1980s Amsterdam, Picked Up by M-Appeal (EXCLUSIVE)

16 April 2026 at 14:28
Berlin-based M-Appeal has picked up international sales rights to Dutch director Michiel van Erp’s “Downtown,” which it will launch at the Cannes Film Market next month. The film is described as an “homage to the liberating nightlife that offered a sense of paradise to many young men in the 1980s.” The film pulls the audience […]

‘Ulya’ Boarded by B-Rated International Ahead of Premiere in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard (EXCLUSIVE)

14 April 2026 at 14:20
Viesturs Kairišs’ “Ulya,” which will world premiere at Cannes in Un Certain Regard, has been boarded by Paris-based sales agency B-Rated International. The film is set in Latvia in 1964. Ulya, a teenage girl nearing two meters tall, grows up on a country farm. Her unusual height troubles her family, who wonder if there’s a […]

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