Entertainment
Film Industry Developments
Several key figures and companies are making moves in the film industry. Judith Colell and Filmax are collaborating on an animated feature, while Amy Madigan and Chris Cooper star in a new Western from John Sayles. Martin Moszkowicz is partnering with Diogenes to produce films and series, and MK2 Films has acquired classics by renowned auteurs.
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Variety
MK2 Films has acquired films by Michael Haneke, Ang Lee and Xavier Dolan as part of its strategy to reposition auteur classics as global theatrical events. Among the headline deals, MK2 has secured worldwide rights, except for Germany, Italy, France, the U.S., the U.K., Spain and Australia, to Hanek
2026-05-13 05:00 UTC
Variety
Leading German producer Martin Moszkowicz has teamed up with Philipp Keel, the owner of Europe’s largest independent fiction publisher, Diogenes, and a filmmaker in his own right, to adapt titles from Diogenes’ catalog. Among Diogenes’ authors whose works have been adapted in the past are Patr
2026-05-13 05:05 UTC
Variety
Academy Award winners Amy Madigan (“Weapons”) and Chris Cooper (“Adaptation”) are set to star in “I Passed This Way,” a Western from two-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker John Sayles (“Passion Fish,” “Lone Star”) that marks his first feature in more than a decade. “I Passed This Way” will begin princip
2026-05-13 05:10 UTC
Variety
Having joined forces on WWII drama-thriller “Frontier,” a Menemsha Films U.S. pickup, Catalan director Judith Colell and Barcelona-based studio Filmax are reuniting on another war tale. This time, however, it will be told through an animated feature and the story of the friendship between Moss
2026-05-13 05:13 UTC