‘Afghanistan’: Former British Soldier Witnesses Taliban Takeover in New Doc From WestEnd, Cinephil – AFM (EXCLUSIVE)

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe Taliban has called for an end to Afghan dramas and soap operas featuring female actors.The rule tops a list of eight religious guidelines issued to local media on Sunday.

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Former New York Times CEO Mark Thompson has said US TV news is in “dead trouble” as it loses audiences under the age of 60.

A dad who lived and studied in Salford has been trapped in Afghanistan for three months as he and his family fear for their lives.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Giancarlo Nasi’s Quijote Films, one of the lead producers of Chile’s current Oscar entry “White on White,” has closed a co-production deal with France’s Les Valseurs at the American Film Market for “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo,” the first feature from Diego Cespedes, the Cannes Festival’s 2018 Cinefondation first prize winner.Mexico’s Varios Lobos, led by Pablo Zimbron, is also a co-producer.In addition, the pact includes the financing and co-production of a

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorMickey Rourke is joining the cast of action movie “Section Eight.” Sales agent The Exchange is introducing the movie to international buyers during the virtual American Film Market, which wraps Friday.The cast also includes actors Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins, Ryan Kwanten, Dermot Mulroney, and Blue October’s lead singer Justin Furstenfeld, as previously announced.The movie is the story of a former soldier who, after avenging the murder of his

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Ilinca Calugareanu’s documentary A Cops and Robbers Story, with plans for a day-and-date release January 14.

Davide Abbatescianni “He’s one of the most prominent photographers of our times, I think we can say that. But he’s very private.

EXCLUSIVE: Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to Paul Riccio’s dramedy Give or Take, toplined by Norbert Leo Butz (Fosse/Verdon, Bloodline), Joanne Tucker (American Rust, The Report) and Cheri Oteri (Saturday Night Live), with plans to release it in theaters in multiple markets in February.

With “King Richard” on the release horizon later this month, tennis fans already have one movie to look forward to this Fall. However, there’s a film about another American tennis great who broke through racial barriers a generation before Venus and Serena out soon, too.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorIn a presentation delivered to buyers this week during the virtual American Film Market, the stars of biopic “McCarthy,” Michael Shannon and Emilia Clarke, as well as its director Václav Marhoul and screenwriter Tom O’Connor, explained why the story of the venomous demagogue Joseph McCarthy had to be told now.The film, now in development, follows McCarthy’s journey from being an ambitious Republican Senator to the most powerful and feared man in the

Jamie Lang Leading Spanish indie sales outfit Filmax has scooped the international rights to “Seve: One Man Army,” a new feature-length documentary about legendary Spanish golfer Severiano Ballesteros, arguably the top golfer of his era and a Spanish icon on and off the course.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentBestselling Italian writer-turned-director Donato Carrisi (“The Girl in the Fog,” “Into the Labyrinth”) has started shooting near Lake Como on his third feature film “I Am the Abyss.”Vision Distribution is launching international sales at the online American Film Market on the pic, which based on his new thriller by the same title.Carrisi, who has penned 11 international bestsellers and sold over 3 million copies of his books worldwide, shot to the top

Naman Ramachandran Studiocanal has begun worldwide sales on writer-director Cédric Klapisch’s “Rise” (En corps) at the virtual American Film Market this week.A story of resilience set in Paris and Brittany, “Rise” traverses the the worlds of classical and contemporary dance with a young woman’s journey from success to rock bottom, and back again.The cast includes emerging actor and dancer Marion Barbeau, Pio Marmaï (“How I Became a Super Hero”), Denis Podalydès (“Anaïs in Love”), François Civil

Editors’ Note: The fallout from the abrupt U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August has been perhaps most harshly felt by the women and girls of the South Asian nation, as veteran foreign affairs correspondent and Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield author Hollie McKay has discovered in her return to the now Taliban-controlled country.