‘A Chiara’ Trailer: Jonas Carpignano’s Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight Award Winner Arrives May 11

In 2017, Swedish-Egyptian director Tarek Saleh’s breakthrough film “The Nile Hilton Incident” was the subject of much controversy and was ultimately banned in Egypt due to its in-depth portrayal of police corruption in modern-day Egypt. Five years later, Saleh is back with “Boy From Heaven” (“Walad Min Al Janna“), a transfixing feature tackling the harsh realities that occur in the country, this time exploring the complicated and corrupt relationship between religion and politics.

It’s early days at the Cannes Film Festival, so awards prognostication might seem a little premature, but still, it’s hard to imagine that the phenomenal performance given by Swedish-Lebanese actor Fares Fares in Tarik Saleh’s searing political thriller Boy from Heaven will go entirely unnoticed by this year’s jury. Topping the work he did in Saleh’s 2017 Sundance hit The Nile Hilton Incident, Fares commands the screen from the moment he arrives, playing a character whose disheveled appearance conceals a ruthless efficiency, a laser-focused mind and an entirely pragmatic concept of morality.

EXCLUSIVE:  NEON has taken the North American distribution rights to Mark Jenkin’s horror feature Enys Men, starring Mary Woodvine and Edward Rowe. The deal was hatched before Cannes, ahead of the pic’s world premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight section.

Tom Cruise has led the cast of Top Gun: Maverick at the Cannes Film Festival premiere, with the stars receiving a standing ovation. The Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell actor waved to fans as he arrived, looking completely dapper in a tuxedo days after attending the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration. He posed with co-star Jennifer Connelly, with the stars absolutely dazzling.

Joe and Kevin Jonas may have a reason to be jealous! Nick Jonas revealed that his and Priyanka Chopra’s newborn daughter, Malti, has already picked her favorite uncle.“They’ve got kids of their own, the two older ones,” Nick said of Kevin and Joe during Tuesday’s episode of. “Franklin Jonas, the youngest of the four of us, he’s 21 now. He’s the favorite uncle by far, of all the uncles.«Nick quipped, „But he’s the closest age to the kids.“Malti -- who was born in January -- is the youngest of the ever-expanding Jonas family, which includes Kevin and Danielle Jonas’ daughters, Alena, 8, and Valentina, 5, and Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s 1-year-old daughter, Willa.

Doting dad in the making! Nick Jonas has received plenty of parenting advice following the birth of his and Priyanka Chopra Jonas‘ daughter, Malti.

Nick Jonas is a sucker for his baby girl! On Monday, the 29-year-old musician gave an update on life with his and wife Priyanka Chopra's daughter, Malti -- now that she is home from the NICU.  «Life is beautiful,” the “This Is Heaven» singer shared during an appearance on the show. “She’s a gift and we’re just so blessed that she’s back home.” Malti, who was born in January, is part of the ever-expanding Jonas family, which includes Kevin and Danielle Jonas’ daughters, Alena, 8, and Valentina, 5, and Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s 1-year-old daughter, Willa. Joe and Sophie are also expecting baby No.

EXCLUSIVE: Wolfe Releasing has acquired North American rights to Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ first narrative feature, It Is In Us All, in which she stars alongside Cosmo Jarvis (Peaky Blinders), Claes Bang (The Northman) and newcomer Rhys Mannion, slating it for release in theaters and on digital this fall.

Nick Jonas has spoken candidly about fatherhood and how life has been a “gift”, after his and wife Priyanka Chopra’s daughter spent 100 days in the NICU. The 29-year-old singer discussed how he and Chopra have been doing since bringing their newborn, Malti Marie, back from the hospital, during a recent interview on Today, acknowledging how he feels so “blessed” that his daughter is home. “Life is beautiful,” he said.

Newborn parents deserve a Sunday funday! Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas were spotted on their first outing since revealing that their baby spent months in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU).

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorErotic love story “99 Moons,” which will have its world premiere in Cannes’ ACID sidebar, has debuted its trailer (below). Berlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal has acquired the world sales rights to the film, which is directed by Jan Gassmann. The film centers on Bigna, a 28-year-old scientist, and 33-year-old Frank.

Joe Jonas always knows how to make his fans laugh. The 32-year-old singer shared a hilarious video on Wednesday, poking fun at the purity rings he and his brothers, Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas, all famously wore as teenagers.Joe added a photo of the brothers from their younger years to a video posted by TikTok user @jurassicah, which shows a group of people asking the camera, «Are you a virgin?»«Me and my brothers literally doing anything in our teen years,» he wrote alongside the clip, referring to all of the media attention they got for wearing the rings which symbolized their once-decision to abstain from sex until marriage. A post shared by J O E J O N A S (@joejonas)At the end of the video, a current picture of Joe smirking pops up, adding to the hilarity of the clip. Joe also tagged Nick, Kevin, and the official Jonas Brothers Instagram account.While it's been years since the brothers have sported the rings — with all of them now married with children — the topic still comes up often for them.

The Jonas Brothers will go down in pop culture history for many things, but fans will never forget their purity ring days!

Jonas Brothers are still feeling the repercussions of their purity ring phase.

Jennie Punter Mila Aung-Thwin, a producer on 2022 Sundance Special Jury Award winner “Midwives,” will direct a feature documentary about Tiberiu Uşeriu (a.k.a. Romania’s Ice Man), an extreme ultramarathon champion who turned his life around after serving time in a German high-security prison for armed robbery, the filmmaker told Variety during Toronto’s Hot Docs festival.Aung-Thwin, a cofounder of the acclaimed documentary production company EyeSteelFilm, is this year’s recipient of Hot Docs’ Don Haig Award, which is given to an outstanding independent Canadian producer with a film in the festival in recognition of their creative vision and entrepreneurship.“Ultra” (working title) producers include Cristian Nicolescu (“Donbass,” “Quo vadis, Aida?”), EyeSteelFilm’s Bob Moore, and Lithium Studios’ Mike MacMillan.

British actors George MacKay (1917) and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Candyman) are set to star in revenge thriller Femme, from directors Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping.

EXCLUSIVE: Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired world sales rights to Corey Deshon’s debut feature Daughter and will introduce the project to buyers in Cannes later this month. Casper Van Dien, Elyse Dinh, Ian Alexander and Vivien Ngô star in the pic about a young woman inducted into a bizarre family as their new surrogate daughter.