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September 2, 2026
Jordan Firstman, Matteo Lane Lead U.S. Voice Cast of Cannes Breakout Comedy ‘Jim Queen’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Jordan Firstman, fresh off Cannes buzz for his feature directorial debut “Club Kid,” leads the English-language voice cast of “Jim Queen,” alongside comedian, actor and singer Matteo Lane (“Chicago...
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September 2, 2026
The Life of Gerda Taro, the First Female Photojournalist to Be Killed on the Battlefield, Captured in Venice’s ‘The Girl With the Leica’
Gerda Taro was only 26 when she became the first female photojournalist to be killed on the battlefield. It would be decades before her true contribution to the artform was acknowledged. Alina Mara...
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September 2, 2026
Julianne Moore to Receive Zurich’s Golden Icon Award as Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’ Screens
The 22nd Zurich Film Festival will honor Julianne Moore with the Golden Icon Award for her “extraordinary career” and her performance in her new film, “The Debut.” She will be accompanied in Zurich...
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September 1, 2026
Helsinki’s Love & Anarchy Festival Unveils Full Lineup: ‘We Are Proud to Be a Festival That Is Not Afraid to Take a Stand’ (EXCLUSIVE)
“Together in Love and Anarchy.” This year’s motto for the 39th Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy stated by Outi Rehn, program director, and Pauliina Ståhlberg, executive dir...
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September 1, 2026
Marco Bassetti, Anna Marsh, Jane Tranter, Edward Berger to Speak at Rome’s MIA Market
Marco Bassetti, CEO of Banijay Entertainment, Anna Marsh, deputy CEO of Canal+, CEO of Studiocanal and chief content officer of Canal+, Jane Tranter, CEO of Bad Wolf, and director Edward Berger, be...
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August 31, 2026
‘Bunker,’ ‘Ink,’ ‘Babies’ Join Zurich Film Festival’s Gala Premieres Section
The Zurich Film Festival has added 12 films to its Gala Premieres section, including Florian Zeller’s “Bunker,” starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” starring Jack O’Connel...
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August 31, 2026
Helsinki’s Finnish Film Affair Unveils Film, Series Pitches and Panels, Strikes First Nordic Genre Lab Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)
Finland’s biggest international film and TV drama market, Finnish Film Affair, unspooling parallel to the Helsinki Intl. Film Festival – Love & Anarchy, has unpacked its full program, rolling o...
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August 28, 2026
Sting-Narrated Documentary About ‘The Godfather,’ ‘La Dolce Vita’ Composer Nino Rota Boarded by Global Constellation (EXCLUSIVE)
Vuelta’s sales and finance outfit Global Constellation has boarded international sales on “Nino: A Film About Nino Rota,” a documentary exploring the life and legacy of the Oscar-winning Italian co...
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August 27, 2026
Sting to Narrate Documentary About ‘The Godfather’ Composer Nino Rota, Premiering at Venice Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Musician and songwriter Sting will narrate Walter Fasano’s documentary “Nino – A Film About Nino Rota,” which is a portrait of “The Godfather” composer Nino Rota. The film will have its world premi...
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August 26, 2026
Independent Talent Group Launches Creator Studio With Hire of Deborah Turness
U.K. agency Independent Talent Group is launching a creator studio to be headed by Deborah Turness, who has joined as president of Independent Talent Studio. Most recently, Turness was CEO of BBC N...
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August 26, 2026
Venice-Selected ‘Agata the Writer,’ Starring Mia Wasikowska, Boarded by MMM Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
French sales company MMM Film Sales has acquired the international rights to “Agata the Writer,” starring Mia Wasikowska, which will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the Venic...
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August 25, 2026
Oscars: Germany Selects Sandra Wollner’s ‘Everytime’ for International Feature Race
Sandra Wollner’s “Everytime” has been selected as Germany’s entry for the Academy Award for best international feature film. The film’s synopsis reads as follows: The last photograph Jessie took sh...
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August 25, 2026
CGI Animated Movie ‘Juul,’ Featuring Lenny Henry, Joins Studio 100 Film’s Toronto Sales Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
Studio 100 Film has added CGI animated feature “Juul” to its international sales slate and will introduce the project to buyers at the Toronto Film Festival. The English-language voice cast feature...
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August 23, 2026
Venice-Bound ‘Meteorite,’ Debut Feature From Colombia’s Sebastián Múnera, Acquired by MoreThan Films (EXCLUSIVE)
MoreThan Films has acquired Colombian filmmaker Sebastián Múnera’s film “Meteorite,” which will have its world premiere in Venice Critics’ Week (Sept. 2-12). The film follows Tefa and Nia, who live...
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August 20, 2026
The Freyas, a New Awards Ceremony Celebrating Nordic Film and TV Talent, to Launch in Helsinki (EXCLUSIVE)
Helsinki is to host a new awards ceremony, to be known as The Freyas, which will celebrate Nordic film and TV talent, bringing together the region’s leading filmmakers as well as international indu...
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August 20, 2026
Sundance Prizewinner Luke Lorentzen’s Documentary ‘Boatbuilders’ Boarded by Metfilm Sales Ahead of Venice World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
MetFilm Sales has acquired worldwide sales rights to “Boatbuilders,” Luke Lorentzen’s portrait of a Maine boatbuilding community, which is set to receive its world premiere in the Open Section of t...
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August 20, 2026
Naomi Watts to Receive Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Eye Award for ‘The Housewife’
Zurich Film Festival is to honor actress Naomi Watts with the Golden Eye Award for her performance in Ben Shirinian’s “The Housewife.” In Zurich, she will present the film, in which she portrays th...
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August 19, 2026
Ji.hlava’s Emerging Producers 2026 Reveal Pitches for Upcoming Projects (EXCLUSIVE)
Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival has revealed to Variety the projects that the participants of its 2026 Emerging Producers program are working on. The producers were asked to deliver an elevator ...
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August 18, 2026
Diego Luna on Challenging How Migrants Are Viewed With ‘Ashes’: ‘We’re Not Thinking About What They Left Behind’
Between conducting a masterclass and attending an open-air screening of his fourth directorial feature, “Ashes,” Diego Luna dropped by the Variety Lounge presented by the Sarajevo Film Festival and...
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August 18, 2026
Croatian Crime Drama ‘Red Water,’ Directed by Cannes Prizewinner Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic, to Be Co-Produced by ZDF/Arte, Beta Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Beta Film has teamed up with ZDF/Arte and Antitalent to co-produce the Croatian crime drama “Red Water,” winner of the 2025 Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award at the Sarajevo ...
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August 14, 2026
Venice: M-Appeal Picks Up Chinese Director Jie Dong’s ‘Zoom In, Zoom Out’ Ahead of Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Berlin-based world sales company M-Appeal has boarded “Zoom In, Zoom Out,” the debut feature from Chinese director Jie Dong, set to premiere in Venice Critics’ Week. The film follows Shi as he sear...
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August 14, 2026
‘Black Mirror’ and ‘Loki’ Directors Say They Rejected HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Due to J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia: ‘Absolutely F—-ing Not’
Not everyone wants to climb aboard the Hogwarts Express, it transpires. Top TV director Ally Pankiw has posted on Instagram a screenshot from a text exchange with a rep in which she scoffed at the ...
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August 13, 2026
‘Heated Rivalry’ Actor Dylan Walsh ‘in Trouble’ After Saying on Cameo That 12 New Episodes Are Being Shot: I’m ‘Stepping Away’ From the Platform
“Heated Rivalry” actor Dylan Walsh has found himself on thin ice after revealing details about upcoming episodes in a video clip that has gone viral. Walsh, who plays David Hollander on the hit hoc...
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August 13, 2026
Andreas Dresen, Doris Dörrie Films to World Premiere at Zurich Film Festival
The world premieres of two major German films, Andreas Dresen’s “Love, After All” and Doris Dörrie’s “How Can I Help?,” are among 10 titles to feature in the Gala Premieres section of Zurich Film F...
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August 12, 2026
Oscar Nominee Barkhad Abdi, Jim Deddes Lead Teddy Cherim’s ‘Maalstroom’; First-Look Image Released (EXCLUSIVE)
Jim Deddes, Tenzing Woing and Somali-American actor Barkhad Abdi, known for his Oscar-nominated role in “Captain Phillips,” lead the cast of “Maalstroom,” which has just wrapped. Variety has been g...
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August 11, 2026
Oscars: Lithuania Submits ‘How to Divorce During the War’ for International Feature Race
Andrius Blaževičius’ “How to Divorce During the War” has been selected as Lithuania’s entry for the Academy Award for best international feature film. Blaževičius’ third feature won the directing a...
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August 10, 2026
Samuel Goldwyn Acquires North America Rights to WestEnd Films’ Holiday Comedy ‘Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint’ (EXCLUSIVE)
WestEnd Films has negotiated a North American deal with Samuel Goldwyn Films on behalf of the filmmakers for the feel-good Christmas comedy “Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint,” which will be released th...
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August 10, 2026
Jeremy Irons, Keke Palmer, Alan Cumming and More Attached to Projects Launching at Toronto Market
Jeremy Irons, Keke Palmer, Alan Cumming and other talent are attached to projects launching at the inaugural market at Toronto Intl. Film Festival, known as TIFF: The Market, which runs Sept. 10-16...
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August 10, 2026
‘Letters From the Silenced Country,’ Documentary About Oppression in Belarus, Boarded by Filmotor Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Filmotor has picked up world sales rights for “Letters From the Silenced Country” by Belarusian writer-director Andrei Kutsila, which has its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The partly ...
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August 7, 2026
Béla Tarr’s Legacy to Be Celebrated at Sarajevo Film Festival
The Sarajevo Film Festival has launched a new program dedicated to the legacy of Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr, who died this year. The Béla Tarr in Sarajevo Tribute program will focus on the work ...
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