Forbidden love, a Wim Wenders-inspired Czech movie project, eccentric twins, and an "explosive" film about a Syrian refugee camp on the outskirts of Berlin also feature in the KVIFF 2025 program.
Come on down to South Park for Season 27! Paramount has unveiled that the premiere of “South Park” Season 27 has been pushed from its original release on July 9 to July 23. The season premiere will air on Comedy Central at 10 p.m. ET/PT. In a trailer released in April, the 27th
Renowned for its natural beauty and pioneering ecological conservation, Costa Rica is ramping up efforts to become a strong contender in global film production. A compact nation with a growing cash rebate scheme, skilled bilingual crews, close proximity to the U.S., political
Leading Costa Rica-based indie distributor-producer Pacifica Grey, run by Marcelo Quesada and Karina Avellán, have pounced on the distribution rights to Gabriel Mascaro’s “The Blue Trail,” a big winner at Berlin and Guadalajara (FICG). Pic had its local premiere at the 13th
Fueled by a rapidly expanding eco-tourism industry, Costa Rica boasts an infrastructure that few countries in the region can claim. The Central American country, which claims 6.5% of the world’s biodiversity, reported an estimated 2.6 million visitors in 2024, a 10% increase
Director Raghav Khanna has completed production on “Unbroken: The Unmukt Chand Story,” a documentary feature that follows the former Indian Under-19 cricket captain’s dramatic pivot from potential national team stardom to pursuing his dreams in American cricket. The documentary
Costa Rica’s most prized assets – aside from its unparalleled locations – are its highly skilled crews, known for their depth of experience, strong work ethic and bilingual skills. Honed through years of on-set experience – paired with formal training – on both large and
From cricket to Coldplay, one executive is redefining how India consumes live entertainment. As India’s entertainment landscape undergoes seismic shifts, few executives are positioned as strategically as Sanjog Gupta. One of three CEOs at JioStar – alongside Kiran Mani (CEO –
Warner Bros. International Television Production has appointed the senior management team that will lead the recently launched local production operation in Italy that marks the TV giant’s latest label in Europe. Following the launch in February of the Milan-based WBITVP Italy
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — In the glittering ballroom of Abidjan’s Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire, the pulse of Ivorian creativity was palpable as the 2025 edition of the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA) came to a close with the much-anticipated award ceremony of the pitch
Fresh from their latest round of zombie dispatching in the second season of “The Last of Us,” Bella Ramsey is heading back to TV. The Brit is set to co-lead the cast of upcoming thriller series “Maya,” written and created by BAFTA and International Emmy nominee Daisy Haggard
The U.K.’s National Theatre Live has unveiled a lineup of theater-to-cinema broadcasts featuring A-list talent from stage and screen, marking a significant expansion of the program’s reach under new director Indhu Rubasingham. The slate includes three major productions spanning
The film fest's executive director and KVIFF Group chair talks about adding a series incubator to the mix and his collaboration with artistic director Karel Och, production head Petr Lintimer: "It's about a team."
Barelli is "one of the most promising and original voices in Swiss and international animation cinema," Locarno organizers said as they unveiled this year's Locarno Kids Screenings program.
The Abu Dhabi Film Commission and Creative Media Authority has released a short promotional video highlighting how the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and Yas Marina Circuit provided a rather unique filming environment for “F1: The Movie.” Cameras rolled on the “F1” movie, starring Brad
Five years ago this week, "The Old Guard was released on Netflix, and I confess it’s not exactly a film that has stayed with me. Yet as directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, it had more get-up-and-go than this logy, morose, overly self-important and somberly "meditative"
The trailer has debuted for Ondřej Provazní’s psychological drama “Broken Voices,” which has its world premiere in the main competition at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Salaud Morisset is handling the film’s world sales rights. The film follows 13-year-old Karolína, a gifted
Paramount Global opted to write a $16 million check to President Donald Trump rather than fight what it had called a “meritless” lawsuit. Late Tuesday, the media company said it will pay $16 million to Trump to settle a lawsuit tied to “60 Minutes,” betting that the payment
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “The Past is the Past,” Episode 6 of “Ironheart.” The six-episode series is now streaming on Disney+. Over the course of Marvel Television’s “Ironheart,” teen genius Riri Williams goes on a wild ride — fighting high-tech foes in a
“The Boys” will soon come to an end. In a heartfelt Instagram post Tuesday night, “The Boys” creator and showrunner Eric Kripke shared that the fifth and final season of Amazon Prime’s superhero dramedy has wrapped filming. “This is the last time I’ll ever be on this set,”
As a verdict looms in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal trial in New York, the embattled rapper has been hit with a new lawsuit. Edmond Laurent, a former model and actor who once appeared in Britney Spears and Lil’ Kim music videos, is suing Combs and several Jane and John Does of
Rob McElhenney, soon to be known as Rob Mac, is defending the decision to change his last name. In a recent post on X, McElhenney shared a brief video explaining why he abridged his last name for those still scratching their heads over the news. “Hi! Okay, I’m going to dedicate
Samantha Lorraine stars in the live-action film based on Nickelodeon's hit animated television series.
The Oscar winner headlined the Mediterrane Film Festival’s closing Golden Bee Awards alongside honorees Jeremy Thomas and Barbie Ferreira, and an epic production with choreographed dance numbers and dazzling fireworks displays.
In the years since Amazon Prime Day first cropped up in 2015, other retailers have slowly begun piggy-backing off the behemoth retailer’s deals event with their own summer savings. Basically, what was once a two-day deals event has evolved into a week-long (even month’s worth)
Travis Kelce had some trouble behind the scenes when hosting “Saturday Night Live” in 2023. During a recent interview on the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said that the “hardest” part of hosting “SNL” was the pre-show table read because he
The director recounted how fans on the discussion platform forced him to shift how the two beloved former franchise leads were reintroduced in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man universe.
Olivia Munn revealed on an episode of Dax Shepherd’s “Armchair Expert” podcast (via The Daily Beast) that a director she worked with on HBO’s “The Newsroom” tried to “ruin” her career by preventing her from landing a movie role. The director, who remained unnamed, told the
The teaser for the director's highly anticipated feature is playing only in theaters
Alison Brie is set for the lead role in an FX drama pilot that hails from Hannah Fidell and Gina Welch. The official logline states, “A violent confrontation drives a high-end DC madame (Brie) to turn on her partner and enter witness protection in seaside Maine with her
The crowd roars and the vast, unsmiling curtain-call cast line the stage with the leading man bare-chested and covered in blood. No, this isn’t director Jamie Lloyd’s “Sunset Boulevard” — it’s his “Evita”. And that’s not all that these two productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber
“Bones” stars Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, T.J. Thyne and Tamara Taylor, along with creator/showrunner Hart Hanson, will celebrate the Fox drama’s 20th anniversary during a reunion at next month’s inaugural Televerse event. The Television Academy is behind the new festival,
Whether it's Tom Cruise playing a cocky Navy pilot, Will Smith taking on aliens or Jessica Chastain helping bring down Osama bin Laden, Hollywood has plenty of films to satisfy one's Fourth of July cravings.
Fresh off the heels of the new trailer, “Project Hail Mary,” starring Ryan Gosling, is positioned to be one of the biggest movies of next year when it’s released on March 20, 2026. So before it drops in theaters, you can pick up and read the science fiction adventure novel by
“The Bear” isn’t finished cooking yet. FX has renewed the half-hour series for Season 5. Season 4 of “The Bear,” which dropped all 10 episodes on Hulu on June 25, follows Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they continue
“Necaxa,” a “Welcome to Wrexham” spinoff docuseries featuring Eva Longoria, is set to premiere on FXX Aug. 7 at 9 p.m. ET. Longoria partnered with “Welcome to Wrexham” producers Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds for the FX and Disney+ Latin America show. The docuseries follows Longoria
The jury in the ongoing Sean “Diddy” Combs trial has reached a verdict on four of the five counts in his federal case, with deliberations on the outstanding racketeering charge expected to continue tomorrow. Jurors reached a partial verdict late on Tuesday afternoon and are
Michael Imperioli is the latest addition to the cast of the upcoming Fox series “Memory of a Killer.” Imperioli will star in the series alongside previously announced lead Patrick Dempsey. The new series is said to be inspired by the Belgian film “De Zaak Alzheimer,” aka “La
Apple announced a new Los Angeles studio for its Apple Music division, touting it as the company’s “most ambitious creative project to date.” The Apple Music L.A. studio space, a three-story facility spanning more than 15,000 square feet, is slated to open later this summer —
Jay Duplass and the acclaimed documentary filmmakers behind “Boys State” and “Girls State” emerged big winners at this year’s Nantucket Film Festival. Awards were handed out Monday at the 30th installment of the intimate island affair. The Duplass-directed “The Baltimorons”
Keith Urban’s recent interview on Australia’s “Hayley & Max in the Morning” radio show was cut short after one of the hosts asked about his wife, Nicole Kidman, doing sex scenes in movies and television shows (via E! News). The country music star called into the show and was
As Major League Cricket is nearly coming to an end, the cricket world turns its attention to England vs. India Test Series. The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy is on the line with England (ranked No. 3) up in the series 1-0 against India (ranked No. 4), as it moves into the second
Just hours after Warner Music announced a $1.2 billion joint venture with Bain Capital to invest in music catalogs, the company also announced what it says is the final stage of its months-long restructuring, which will eliminate an unspecified number of jobs that will number
The first teaser for Christopher Nolan and Universal’s “The Odyssey,” which is playing exclusively in theaters, has leaked online on X and TikTok. Like many of Nolan’s previous blockbusters, most recently for best picture winner “Oppenheimer” in 2023, the famed director has
“Swiper, no swiping.” “Oh, man!” “¡Hola, soy Dora!” “Backpack, Backpack.” “We did it!” “If there’s a place you gotta get, I can get you there, I bet. I’m the map!” These are phrases burned into many a mind across multiple generations, as “Dora the Explorer” celebrates its 25th
The actor, played Andy's (Anne Hathaway) boyfriend, Nate.
Entertainment marketing firm Trailer Park Group has enacted a major restructure, as the maker of digital and print campaigns for Hollywood democratizes its leadership. In its previous iteration, Trailer Park had sole heads for film and television projects, serving a range of
“Anne With an E” creator and “Breaking Bad” writer Moira Walley-Beckett has exited Amazon’s TV series adaptation of “Fourth Wing” after signing on as showrunner last July, Variety has learned. First put into development in October 2023, the “Fourth Wing” TV series hails from
The spectacular trailer for Nolan's $250 million gamble is debuting exclusively in theaters in front of Universal's 'Jurassic World Rebirth,' but promptly popped up online.