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Festival In Focus: How The American French Film Festival Is Ramping Up Its Efforts To Celebrate French Content In Hollywood
It's a tall order to sustain an L.A.-based film festival that focuses solely on French-language content, but The American French Film Festival has risen to the challenge for nearly three decades. The six-day event, which kicks off its 29th edition today with Rebecca Zlotowski's A Private…
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Oscar-Winning Director Ben Proudfoot Talks Historical Significance Of ‘The Eyes Of Ghana’, Scoring Doc At Abbey Road Studios & Why Project Was A “Full Circle Moment” For Barack Obama
EXCLUSIVE: When Oscar-winning director Ben Proudfoot debuted his feature doc The Eyes of Ghana at the London Film Festival this month, it marked a welcome return to the UK capital for him and his team after scoring the project at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in August this year.
The film is…
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Nigeria’s Judith Audu Productions & Switch Visuals Productions Join Forces For Upcoming Afrobeats Feature ‘EVI’ From Writer-Director Uyoyou Adia
EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria's Judith Audu Productions and Switch Visual Productions have started production on the female-led Afrobeats feature EVI.
The project, which is written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Uyoyou Adia (Hey You, Casa De Novia), is slated for a Q2 2026 release. The film…
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UTA’s Rena Ronson & Alex Brunner On Why They Are “Optimistic” About Current State Of Indie Film Market: “Buyers Are Just Being A Bit More Thoughtful And Calculated” – Zurich Studio
UTA's Rena Ronson and Alex Brunner stepped into Deadline's Zurich Studio this weekend for wide-ranging discussion on the state of the indie sector, shooting films abroad and fall festival highlights so far.
When pressed on the slower dealmaking pace of the indie film business so far," Ronson…
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Whitney Sudler-Smith Talks Upcoming Feature Film ‘New Rose’ With ‘Cliffhanger’ Producer Thank You Pictures; Teases New Digital Series With Shep Rose – Zurich Studio
Writer-director and Southern Charm creator Whitney Sudler-Smith touched down at Deadline's Zurich Studio to discuss his upcoming slate of projects, which include feature film New Rose as well comedy series Family Office.
Sudler-Smith described the comedic thriller New Rose, which he writes and…
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Edward Berger On Bringing Long-Gestating “Pop Opera” ‘Ballad Of A Small Player’ To Life In Macau; Teases Upcoming Brad Pitt Project ‘The Riders’ – Zurich Studio
"I've been developing this script for about eight years and at some point, it's just ready and then the film kind of chooses you," Edward Berger said when he stepped into Deadline's Zurich Studio during the Zurich Film Festival.
The Conclave director admitted that he was ready to focus on…
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CAA’s Roeg Sutherland & Sarah Schweitzman Talk Changing U.S. Distribution Landscape & Why Tom Quinn’s Neon Has Been So Successful In The Space – Zurich Studio
CAA Media Finance execs Roeg Sutherland and Sarah Schweitzman stepped into Deadline's Zurich Studio this weekend with Neon founder Tom Quinn where the trio discussed the U.S. indie distribution sector, the need for new players in the market and also shone a spotlight on Neon's trajectory since Quinn…
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Colin Farrell Talks ‘Ballad Of A Small Player’, Filming In Macau & How Joel Schumacher Changed His Life: “He Took A Chance On An Irish Kid” — Zurich
Colin Farrell touched down at the Zurich Film Festival this week with his latest project Ballad of a Small Player from director Edward Berger. The Irish actor, who was also awarded the Golden Icon Award at the festival, told an audience that he recalled feeling slightly "nauseous" when reading the…
CAA, UTA, Goodfellas & Saudi Film Commission Execs Talk Evolving Shift Of Productions Shooting Overseas But Insist “Hollywood Is Not Dying” — Zurich Summit
"Hollywood is not dying," UTA's Rena Ronson told delegates at the Zurich Summit this weekend. "I think it has evolved and that our world has become more global but it's certainly not dying. It's very relevant and it's still the hub for talent."
Ronson pointed out that the production landscape…
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Berlin & TIFF Heads On Dealing With Political Controversies: “We Have A Job To Balance Out These Conversations So That We Are Still Talking About Cinema” — Zurich Summit
"I think we're in the middle of a big sea change," said Toronto International Film Festival chief Cameron Bailey during a Zurich Summit panel about the role of film festivals.
"Certainly, there's much more media coverage on the business of film and the screen industry generally than there used…
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Hot Spots: Sunset Pier 94 Studios, Manhattan’s First Purpose-Built Film & TV Soundstages, Gets Ready For Business
Sunset Studios has a long and successful history of running purpose-built soundstages in Los Angeles. The company, which is a joint venture between real estate outfit Hudson Pacific Properties and private equity firm Blackstone, operates two lots in Hollywood, one in West Hollywood and one in the…
Hot Spots: How New York City Plans To Lure Productions Back With The State’s Sweetened Film & TV Incentives
New York City has served as the setting for some of Hollywood's most iconic films and television series throughout the ages. Whether it be Robert De Niro taking a job as a cabbie in Taxi Driver or Sarah Jessica Parker strutting down Madison Avenue in Sex and the City or Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd…
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