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Catalan Cinema's Strong Show at Cannes
Catalan cinema is making a strong showing at this year’s Cannes Film Festival with seven titles, including six features. Notable films include Maria Martínez Bayona’s “The End of It” and Clio Barnard’s “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning,” which has unveiled its first clip.
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Variety
Disruptive Element Films has secured U.K. Global Screen Fund backing for a four-feature slate to be produced in Thailand, launching with “Nak Muay,” a Muay Thai action drama executive produced by Michelle Yeoh and directed by BAFTA-winning writer-director Tinge Krishnan. The announcement
2026-05-14 10:00 UTC
Variety
A birthday party in a British pub erupts into drunken dancing, singing and general rowdiness in the first clip from “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning,” the latest feature from BAFTA-nominated writer/director Clio Barnard. The film — set to have its world premiere in Cannes Directors&#
2026-05-14 10:00 UTC
Variety
Some awaited films in the pipeline from Catalonia: The Rift Director: Àlex Lora (Inicia Films, Scope Features) Lora’s follow-up to his 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, “The Masterpiece,” tells the story of a young man with a Catalan mother and a Moroccan father who decides to confront his deep
2026-05-14 10:02 UTC
Variety
Peter Jackson is discussing for the first time what it’s like working with Stephen Colbert on his recently-announced “Lord of the Rings,” saying he’s “never met anyone who knows more about Tolkien” than the late night talk show host. “He phoned me up a year
2026-05-14 10:03 UTC
Variety
Following a banner year in 2025 with Carla Simón’s “Romería” and Oliver Laxe’s “Sirāt” in Cannes competition, Catalan cinema makes a strong return to the Croisette this year with seven titles, incñuding six features, across the festival, taking in Maria Martínez Bayona’s “The End of It,”
2026-05-14 10:06 UTC