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Cannes Film Festival Wrap-Up
Several films and filmmakers were highlighted at the Cannes Film Festival. Dario Argento unveiled his thriller trilogy, while 'La Bola Negra' premiered with a release set for October 2026 in Spain.
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Netflix has hired a Fremantle strategy chief as content strategy lead in Spain, France and Italy. Gabriella Carriere took on the newly-created Director of Content Programming Strategy & Operations role for the three crucial nations earlier this month, according to her post on LinkedIn. She was m
2026-05-22 11:31 UTC
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Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in North and Latin America, Asia (except Japan), New Zealand, Turkey, Portugal and worldwide airlines to the Cannes Film Festival L’Oeil d’Or winning documentary, REHEARSALS FOR A REVOLUTION. Premiering in the Special Screenin
2026-05-22 11:59 UTC
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2026-05-22 12:00 UTC
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9 Temples To Heaven, the debut fiction title from Thai filmmaker Sompot Chidgasornpongse, was one of the most intriguing titles this year at Cannes, not least because of its production credits. Debuting in the Directors’ Fortnight, the title was produced by Kissada Kamyoung and Palme d&#
2026-05-22 12:08 UTC
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Italian filmmaker Dario Argento presented his new thriller trilogy at the Marché du Film’s Fantastic Pavilion in Cannes, where he was also honored with the genre hub’s Keys to the Pavilion award. The famed maestro of giallo cinema, who is attending the festival for the Cannes Classics sc
2026-05-22 12:09 UTC
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Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights in North and Latin America, Asia (except Japan), New Zealand, Turkey, Portugal and worldwide airlines to “Rehearsals for a Revolution,” which won the best documentary prize at Cannes Film Festival, L’Oeil d’Or. The film, which premiered in t
2026-05-22 12:17 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Spanish distributor Elástica Films has set an October 2026 release for Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s Cannes smash La Bola Negra and unveiled a first clip. News of the release date comes just hours after the film’s triumphant Cannes competition premiere, where the feature receiv
2026-05-22 12:17 UTC
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Local giant Globo’s streamer Globoplay aims to launch in August, right after the FIFA World Cup in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, vertical microdrama “Quando o Coração Entra em Campo”, featuring a soccer player who makes the preliminary list for Brazil’s national team fo
2026-05-22 12:20 UTC