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John Leguizamo, Melissa Barrera Board Watermelon Pictures Pick-up ‘Traces of Home’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Costa Rica to Try Historic Oscar Nominations for Best International Feature and Best Documentary With ‘The Altar Boy, The Priest, and the Gardener’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Netflix Sets High School Hockey Drama Series Starring Michelle Monaghan, Shawn Levy to Produce

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Eli Roth Horror ‘Ice Cream Man’ Unveils First Look and Cast, Including ‘Orphan Black’ Star Ari Millen (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Teaser Trailer: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway Return to Beloved Roles

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‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Trailer: Miranda Priestly and Andy Sachs Reunite 20 Years After Original Movie

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Peter Naylor Joins Nielsen as Chief Client Officer

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Dawn Porter to Receive Full Frame Documentary Film Festival’s 2026 Tribute Award (EXCLUSIVE)

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Vantage Media Buys U.S Rights to ‘The Calling Witch’ From Storyboard (EXCLUSIVE)

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Vantage Media Buys U.S Rights to ‘The Calling Watch’ From Storyboard (EXCLUSIVE)

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How Variety Business Managers Elite Honoree Phil Sarna’s Firm Became the Money Maestros for Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Duran Duran and More

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Easttree Media, BlackRock-Backed Investment Platform for TV, Film Income Rights, Launches at AFM (EXCLUSIVE)

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Variety’s Business Managers Elite 2025: Meet the Money Minders for A-listers From Awkwafina and Joe Rogan to Kevin Costner and Zendaya

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‘Barbie’ Producer LuckyChap Launching International Venture With European Giant Mediawan, Mona Qureshi and Tanya Qureshi Named Co-Managing Directors

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Eva Longoria, NFL Films and Roku Team Up for ‘NFL Hometown Eats’

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Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt and Benny Safdie’s Underdog ‘The Smashing Machine’: In a Topsy-Turvy Year, Don’t Count Them Out for Oscars Glory

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Karolis Kaupinis-Directed ‘Hunger Strike Breakfast,’ Set During the Gorbachov-Ordered Soviet Invasion of Lithuania, Boarded by Alief (EXCLUSIVE)

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Tom Ford to Direct ‘Cry to Heaven’ Drama Starring Adele in Acting Debut

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‘Wanted’ Director Timur Bekmambetov Explains His $5 Million Plan to Generate AI Method Actors: ‘AI Is Here to Stay. We Have to Train It Responsibly’

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‘Elon Musk Unveiled – The Tesla Experiment’ Doc Reveals Trailer Featuring Whistleblowers Ahead of IDFA Launch (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Christy,’ ‘Die My Love’ Stumbles Highlight Indie Market Reset

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Versant Launches USA Sports Unit to House NASCAR, WNBA, WWE and More

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Dennis To’s ‘Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend’ Lands Multi-Territory Sales Ahead of 2026 Release (EXCLUSIVE)

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Berto Romero’s ‘Five More Minutes,’ From Movistar Plus+, The Mediapro Studio, Pounced on by Filmax (EXCLUSIVE)

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George Clooney Says AI Actors Will Face the ‘Same Problem We Have’ in Hollywood: ‘Making a Star Is Not So Easy’

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Ariana Grande Has No Interest in Clarifying Her Thoughts on the Moon Landing

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Eddie Murphy on His Netflix Doc, ‘Shrek 5,’ Resolving Feuds and That Elusive Oscar

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Disney Renews CFO Hugh Johnston’s Contract Through January 2029

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Wayna Pitch Swoops on French Rights for Marie-Elsa Sgualdo’s Debut Feature ‘Silent Rebellion,’ Acquired by Imovision for Brazil (EXCLUSIVE)

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Adele to Make Acting Debut in Tom Ford’s ‘Cry to Heaven’

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‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Trailer: Mario Heads to Space, Meets Brie Larson’s Rosalina and Benny Safdie’s Bowser Jr.

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New Sales Agency Visionar Launches Ali Tamim’s ‘Noah’ at Cairo Film Festival With Trailer Debut (EXCLUSIVE)

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Rebel Wilson’s ‘Girl Group’ Casts Seven Newcomers in Film’s Titular Pop Band After Nationwide Search (EXCLUSIVE)

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Nordic Thriller ‘Operation Napoleon – Tears of the Wolf’ Sells to North America, U.K., France and More

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Gothic Horror Film ‘Sound of Silence’ About True Story of Mass-Murdering Nuns Hits AFM With Playtime (EXCLUSIVE)

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Giallo Slasher, Folk Horror and Paranormal Thrills on Genre Specialist Black Mandala’s AFM Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

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Fox Corp.’s Tubi Unveils First Slate of Creator-Led Series, Which Includes a Revival of Joey Graceffa’s ‘Escape the Night’ Murder-Mystery Show

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Beta Closes Multiple Presales on ‘Operation Napoleon’ Sequel

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One in 10 People Hears Voices: In IDFA Film ‘My Word Against Mine,’ We Meet Five of Them

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‘an open field’ Is Teboho Edkins’ “Film I Didn’t Want to Make” (Exclusive IDFA Clip)

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TV Veteran Kevin Reilly Joins AI Firm Kartel as CEO

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BBC Crisis Explained: How the Beloved U.K. Broadcaster Walked Into One of the Worst Scandals in Its 100-Year History — and Where It Goes From Here

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In Estonia’s Oscar Submission ‘Rolling Papers,’ Young People Face Existential Questions

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Firelight Media Chief Doubles Down Amid Trump Threats and Federal Cuts: ‘Documentary Film Is Not a Luxury’

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Giuseppe Tornatore’s Brunello Cucinelli Doc Reveals First-Look Images as Twenty-Nine Palms Ramps Up Sales at AFM (EXCLUSIVE)

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Can Georgia Become the Hollywood of the Caucasus?

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Ellie Bamber Period Romance ‘Ambleside’ Sells to Signature Entertainment for U.K., Ireland (Exclusive)

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Tencent Music Entertainment Reports 27% Revenue Growth in Q3, Driven by Subscriptions and Live Events

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Donald Trump Says He Has an ‘Obligation’ to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion: ‘They Defrauded the Public and They’ve Admitted It’

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India’s WAVES Film Bazaar Teams With ProducerLAND for NFDC Producers’ Lab

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