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Berlin’s EFM Kicks Off With Star-Driven Love Stories as Buyers and Sellers Hunt for Fresh Films in Ever-Changing Market

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Ian de la Rosa Bows ‘Iván & Hadoum’ at Berlin, a ‘Classic Love Story With Characters Who Are Anything but Classic’

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Este Haim on Wanting to Compose Music for Paul Thomas Anderson: ‘If Jonny Greenwood Happens to Retire, I’ll Be Right There’

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MK2 Films Acquires Worldwide Rights to Ari Folman’s ‘Waltz With Bashir’ as New 4K Restoration Is Readied (EXCLUSIVE)

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Prime Video Drops Italian Original Film ‘Love Me Love Me’ Based on Wattpad Book That ‘Garnered  24 Million Reads,’ Producers Discuss YA Romance Trend (EXCLUSIVE)

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Bring Me the Horizon Immersive Concert Film ‘L.I.V.E. in São Paulo’ Unveils Trailer, Tickets Now on Sale

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Film Factory Picks Up International Sales on Lucía Puenzo’s ‘Pepita the Gunslinger’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Hasbro Entertainment and Animaj Launch Lumee to Rethink How Kids’ Content Makes Money Online

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London Sales Company MSC Labels Films ‘No AI Used’ at EFM, Calls for Global Standard (EXCLUSIVE)

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Period Thriller ’Sorority’ Brought to Market by France TV Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jessie Ware Joins ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers on Lineup of BAFTA Film Awards Performers

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Michelle Yeoh Avoids Question About U.S. Politics in Berlin and Shifts Focus to Cinema: ‘Best Not to Talk About Something I Don’t Know About’

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Berlin Title ‘Our Secret’ Launches Trailer, as Director Grace Passô Talks Desire to ‘Introduce New Dimension of Black Brazilian Lives on Screen’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Black Mandala, Red Owl Set Eight Genre Titles for EFM (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Yellow Letters’ Director İlker Çatak on Political Repression of Artists: ‘You Have It in the U.S. Too. Look at What Happened to Jimmy Kimmel!’

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‘Sunny Dancer’: How Rising Filmmaker George Jaques Charmed Neil Patrick Harris, Bella Ramsey, Este Haim and James Blunt Into Joining His ‘F—ing Crazy’ Teen Cancer Comedy

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Prada Foundation Unveils First Supported Films Including New Works From Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Corneliu Porumboiu, Tatiana Huezo

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Docmaker Grant Gee Changes Tune for Berlin Competition Pic ‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’

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Taiwan Film Industry Flexes Market Muscle at Berlin EFM With Genre-Spanning Slate

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Japan’s New Dawn: Seven Films at Berlin Signal Industry Renaissance as Box Office Hits Record High

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In Johnny Flynn, John C. Reilly Starrer ‘A Prayer for the Dying,’ Dara Van Dusen Takes on Epidemics, Wildfires and Immigrants That ‘Built’ the U.S.

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‘Isabel’ Director Gabe Klinger Talks ‘Daring’ Marina Person Casting and ‘Luxury’ of Working With ‘I’m Still Here’ Producer Rodrigo Teixeira

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Oscilloscope Buys Italian Director Virgilio Villoresi’s Venice Drama ‘Orfeo’ From True Colours at EFM (EXCLUSIVE)

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African Filmmaking Talent Thrives on a Global Stage as Market Stumbles and Business Resets With New Models, Challenges

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‘Barry & Me,’ About St. Bernard Puppy, Closes Deals Ahead of Market Premiere in Berlin (EXCLUSIVE)

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Blue Fox Takes North American Rights to Family Adventure ‘Momo,’ Starring Martin Freeman and Claes Bang (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘The Amazing Maurice — Waters of Life’ Assembles Voice Cast, Led by Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton (EXCLUSIVE)

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Filmax Boards AI-Driven 3D ‘DinoGames’ for EFM

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Euthanasia Drama ‘Good Death’ Begins Taiwan Production (EXCLUSIVE)

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Minerva Boards ‘The Well’ Helmer Federico Zampaglione’s New Horror Film ‘The Nameless Ballad’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Grammy-Winning Indian Classical Musicians Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash Unveil Wildlife Conservation Album (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Torment’ Sells to Korea, Germany, U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)

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Germany’s Woodblock Expands Animation Production From Las Vegas’ Sphere to New Fantasy, Sci-Fi Series and Beyond

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Horror-Comedy ‘Hold the Fort’ Sells to North America, U.K., Germany, France, Spain, Portugal for Blue Finch (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘The Pushover’ Closes North America with MHZ Networks (EXCLUSIVE)

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Animated Film ‘Guardian Rabbits’ Joins Sola Media Slate at the European Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)

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Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Garner Pay Tribute to James Van Der Beek: ‘Such a Generous Person’

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‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ and ‘Frankenstein’ Lead Costume Designers Guild Award Winners

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James Van Der Beek’s Family Earns $2 Million After His Death as Friends Thank GoFundMe Donors: ‘It Reminds Us That Love Is Real’

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After AI Video of ‘Tom Cruise’ Fighting ‘Brad Pitt’ Goes Viral, Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0

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FBI Increases Nancy Guthrie Reward to $100,000 and Releases More Detailed Description of Kidnapping Suspect

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‘The Pete Davidson Show’: SAG-AFTRA Signs Podcast Agreement With Netflix

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New ‘God of War’ Game ‘Sons of Sparta’ Surprise Launches on PlayStation, Original Trilogy Remake in the Works

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‘John Wick’ Video Game in the Works

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New ‘Legacy of Kain’ Game ‘Ascendance’ Set With Original Voice Cast Returning

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CBS News Considering New Round of Layoffs, Could Affect at Least 15% of Staff

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Cardi B Fires Back at Trump’s Homeland Security After It Mocks Her for Slamming ICE: ‘Why Y’all Don’t Wanna Talk About the Epstein Files?’

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‘Bridgerton’ Costume Designers on Making the Lady in Silver ‘Forgettable,’ ‘Sexier’ Maid Uniforms and Benedict’s Leather Bracelet

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Margot Robbie Used to Watch Rachel McAdams’ ‘Notebook’ Audition Before Her Own to ‘Just Try and Be as Good as Her… It’s the Commitment’

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‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Robbie G.K.’s Nineteen92 Magazine Cover and Photos Revealed (EXCLUSIVE)

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