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Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, “The Nest” tops Deauville, ITV outlines plans for carbon neutrality, Abacus Media Rights sells “People You May Know” in key territories, Southeast Europe gets its first premium independent series co-production and Sky enlists Gabriela Sperl to document German’s Wirecard financial scandal.“The Nest,” directed by Sean Durkin and starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon, was the big winner at the recently concluded 46th Deauville American Film Festival, taking home

Taylor Swift has shared her support for a fan’s idea to turn ‘folklore’ track ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’ into a film.Twitter user @TSlifestyle13 shared the idea for a film based on the song, writing that it “would make an incredible movie”.“The story is timeless yet unique, the music would be exquisite, and it already has the perfect title,” the user wrote.The Last a Great American Dynasty would make an incredible movie.

Vanessa Paradis makes her way down the red carpet while arriving at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Deauville American Film Festival on Saturday (September 12) in Deauville, France.

Despite the countless technological innovations in the 36 years since the release of Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense, that iconoclastic time capsule of a 1983 Talking Heads show is still considered by many to be the greatest rock concert film ever made.

Spike Lee and David Byrne aren’t an obvious pairing. While the former’s oeuvre, for the most part, features unflinching stories about Black life in America, the latter became a hero to white college-educated teens everywhere.

just really has no part in any discussion of the work of Byrne or of director Spike Lee, who turned the former Talking Heads front man’s Broadway show into a film that premiered at the slimmed-down TIFF on Thursday, and will come to HBO in October.

Also Read: Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn to Star in Holocaust Biopic 'One Life'The first movie released under the new stand-alone distribution banner is “Jiu Jitsu,” a martial arts and sci-fi film that stars Nicolas Cage and Frank Grillo. The film is directed by Dimitri Logothetis and will be released on November 20.

HBOVisionaries.com.Below is a description of the finalists and their films:The APA Visionaries competition was established by HBO in 2016 to provide a platform for Asian Pacific American stories to further the dialogue about representation in Hollywood and the importance of diversity in entertainment.“At HBO, we are proud to see how much theAPA Visionaries competition has grown and the impact it has created in the industry,” said Jackie Gagne, SVP Multicultural Marketing, WarnerMedia.

The 64th edition of the BFI London Film Festival — rejigged due to the COVID-19 crisis and largely shifted online for 2020 — has unveiled its full program. Chloe Zhao's buzzy Nomadland — bowing in Venice before heading to Toronto and New York — is set to screen, together with Pixar feature Soul, directed by Pete Doctor.

Vanessa Paradis wears a black mask just before stepping on the red carpet for the opening ceremony at the 2020 Deauville American Film Festival on Friday (September 4) in Deauville, France.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFilm Movement has acquired North American rights to “Rose Plays Julie,” an Irish psychological thriller directed by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor (“Further Beyond,” “Mister John”). The movie world premiered at the London Film Festival.

The 24th American Black Film Festival in Miami Beach has wrapped its virtual edition, with Chris Bailey's basketball drama Curtis picking up the best U.S. narrative feature prize.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerAmerican Black Film Festival (ABFF) wrapped its 24th annual celebration with The Best Of The ABFF Awards.

Christopher Vourlias A host of emerging independent American filmmakers will get an introduction to the European market this November during U.S. in Progress, an event hosted each year during the American Film Festival (AFF) in Wrocław, Poland.The online edition of this year’s event will unspool from Nov.

The nonprofit organization founded by American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday, Film Life Foundation, is launching a new fest with that the founders say will “will merge art and activism to drive today’s necessary conversations forward toward lasting social and political change.” The Social Justice Now festival, which will run Oct. 21-25, is being built with the help of Endeavor Content, Michael B.

Janet W. Lee American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday will launch Social Justice Now Film Festival, which will run from Oct.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterBuyers will receive complimentary credentials for the American Film Market’s 2020 online edition, the org announced today. They normally cost $495.

Spike Lee’s concert film adaptation of David Byrne’s American Utopia has landed.In the one minute clip, Byrne narrates over a montage of his roving musical ensemble gyrating, shouting and marching across the stage.

Later this fall, Spike Lee is teaming up with musician David Byrne for a brand-new film, “American Utopia,” and it’s unlike anything you’d expect from the Oscar-winning filmmaker. As seen in the new teaser for “David Byrne’s American Utopia,” the new project is a filmed version of Byrne’s acclaimed Broadway show that featured new musical performances of his own solo songs, as well as many from his time with the Talking Heads.