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John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn a statement buy, Saban Films has acquired rights to North America – along with Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, France, South Africa and Scandinavia – on Bruce Willis starrer “Soul Assassin.”Directed by Jesse Atlas, the revenge thriller also stars Nomzamo Mbatha (“Coming 2 America”) and Barry Jay Minoff (“Exposure”).

Manori Ravindran International EditorTotem Films has boarded “Bowling Saturne,” the latest film from celebrated French director Patricia Mazuy.The pic, which is now in post-production, is produced by Patrick Sobelman (Agat Films & Cie, Ex Nihilo). The cast includes Arieh Worthalter, Achille Reggiani, Y Lan Lucas and Leila Muse.“Bowling Saturne” follows police officer Guillaume, who inherits his family’s bowling business following his father’s death.

Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn are enjoying some fun in the sun!

Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw enjoyed a day in the French Riviera with their children on July 7. The prolific filmmaker, 74, can be seen cozying up with his retired actress wife, 67, on a boat departing the luxury hotel Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on Wednesday. The couple were joined by three of their seven children, Sasha, 31, Destry, 24, and Theo, 32. See the pics of the Spielbergs HERE!

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorLeading arthouse sales company The Match Factory has pre-sold Austrian director and screenwriter Sebastian Meise’s second feature “Great Freedom,” which plays in Un Certain Regard at Cannes on Thursday, to Paname Distribution in France.

It’s that time of year again, though a little delayed. Following the cancellation of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival last year, thanks to the global pandemic, Cannes is triumphantly back this year with a whopper of a line-up, And it’s one that’s perhaps overflowing with things that were due to appear at the festival last year (Wes Anderson‘s “The French Dispatch,” Paul Verhoeven’s “Benedetta”) and instead were held for an entire year by the filmmakers and producers.

Kamala Harris‘ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff and her boyfriend Sam Hine have taken their love to the French Riviera. The artist, 22, and her GQ editor boyfriend, 27, spent the day on a yacht in Saint-Tropez, France on June 29. The two were photographed toasting their drinks, sharing kisses, snapping some selfies, and enjoying the view on Tuesday. See the PICS HERE.

Will Thorne Staff WriterTaskovski Films is making moves ahead of the Cannes Film Festival next week.The sales and production outfit has acquired “Aya,” the debut feature from Belgium-based director Simon Coulibaly Gillard, Variety has learned exclusively.“Aya,” a co-production between Belgium’s Michigan Films and France’s Kidam, is set to bow in the ACID section of Cannes on July 10, with four subsequent screenings spread across the next few days.The film centers around Aya, a young woman

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentParticipant and French sales agent MK2 Films have teamed up to jointly represent worldwide rights to Rahul Jain’s documentary feature “Invisible Demons.” The feature-length film will have its world premiere at Cannes in the cinema for the climate special section.In “Invisible Demons,” Jain explores the dramatic consequences of India’s growing economy and what it means on the broader world stage.Boasting Jain’s experimental style and strong visuals, the

Look, thanks to that godforsaken pandemic, which messed up the Oscars and the entire calendar year, it’s kind of hard to make the Best Films Of The Year, So Far feature because so many films were kind of released in 2020 — to qualify early for the Oscars — and or many were just released in a quiet limited release in December 2020.

Death in Paradise.MORE: Josephine Jobert lives 4,000 miles from Death in Paradise set – see homeBut in between filming, the 36-year-old managed to find time to enjoy the Guadalupian sunshine, and she flaunted her toned legs.WATCH: Josephine Jobert admits crying about Tobi Bakare left the showRelaxing poolside at a beautiful villa, the French actress shared a small clip of her views as well as her legs and feet that were catching the rays."Early wrap," the star wrote alongside a lips emoji,

Charades Films has boarded Carlota Pereda’s rural thriller “Piggy” (“Cerdita”), one of the most awaited feature debuts of the year from Spain.Written and directed by Pereda, “Piggy” is produced by Morena Films and France’s Backup Media, the outfit behind “Still Alice,” “Submergence” and Ari Folman’s Cannes entry “Where Is Anne Frank.” Charades will handle world sales rights on “Piggy,” while Filmax, a frequent backer of first time directors, will distribute the film in Spain.Starring Laura

Will Thorne Staff WriterSaban Films has made another major step in its global distribution push.Ahead of the Cannes film festival, the North American-based company has unveiled new distribution deals with partners across 11 territories, with a view to acquiring product in the Cannes market.The fresh set of pacts in question are with Splendid in Austria and Germany, ACE Entertainment in France, Mis.Label in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, Key2Media in Spain, and Defiant Screen

Naman Ramachandran The Cannes Film Festival has added seven films addressing environmental concerns to its 2021 line-up.“La Croisade” (The Crusade, France) by actor-director Louis Garrel, stars himself, Laetitia Casta and Joseph Engel. It was co-written by legendary screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière who died last year.

Whatever your plans, be sure to squeeze in some TV time over the next few days because there is a host of great new shows and films coming down the line.

Ben Croll Speaking at a Monday morning panel dedicated to emerging female talent in the French animation sphere, filmmakers Marine Blin (“What Resonates in Silence”), Mélanie Robert-Tourneur (“Hold Me Tight,” pictured above), and Kajika Aki Ferrazzini (“MOM”) spoke candidly about pet obsessions and shared approaches while breaking news of future projects.The Belgium-based Robert-Tourneur (who uses they/them pronouns) will build on their previous film’s visually symbolic and narratively oblique