HanWay Boards Amos Gitai’s Venice Title ‘Laila In Haifa’

Josh Lucas has reflected on the “joyful” experience of making Sweet Home Alabama as the film approaches its 20th anniversary and shared his happiness at reuniting with its director Andy Tennant for his latest project.

It's been a week since viewers had to bid adieu to It's Okay to Not Be Okay, a series which was very profound, realistic as it spoke candidly about mental health. Starring Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Ye-ji and Oh Jung-se, the 2020 K-drama found a loyal fanbase who would tune in every weekend to be welcomed to Moon Gang-tae, Ko Mun-yeong and Oh Jung-se's complex lives.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE:  Greenwich Entertainment has picked up the North American distribution rights to Eytan Fox’s Israeli drama Sublet with a plan to release the movie in 2021.The deal was negotiated by Greenwich’s Ed Arentz and UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of the filmmakers.The movie, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, stars Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated John Benjamin Hickey and features the debut of Niv Nissim.  Sublet

Crash Landing on You was such a resounding success that fans are already petitioning for a season 2 to be in the works. The series which starred Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin centered on the star-crossed love story between a North Korean captain and a South Korean heiress.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: ChaiFlicks, which bills itself as the first streaming service devoted to Jewish and Israeli entertainment, is launching in North America on Wednesday.The platform was founded by Neil Friedman and Heidi Bogin Oshin, who run Menemsha Films, and Bill Weiner, a former senior executive at New Regency.Menemsha’s recent releases have included The Women’s Balcony, Gloomy Sunday, Dough, The Rape of Europa and 1945.

The 2020 Venice Film Festival has added another pair of films to its official lineup. Run Hide Fight, an action film from Kyle Rankin starring Isabel May and Thomas Jane, will have its world premiere out of competition in Venice, as will Fiori, Fiori, Fiori!, a documentary short from Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino.

It's hard to digest that It's Okay to Not Be Okay reached its conclusion with Ep 16 coming out yesterday. As expected, the series finale left us both crying and laughing while providing a sense of catharsis, not just to the characters but to the viewers as well who have become invested in The Troublemaker Trio.

WARNING: Spoilers Ahead: It was a satisfying end to It's Okay To Not Be Okay. The tvN drama, starring Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji and Oh Jung Se, premiered its finale episode on Sunday.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine has been having the best time during lockdown – and she has the video to prove it! The First Wives Club star recently shared fun footage on Instagram of herself dancing around the kitchen to OutKast's Hey Ya! at her , all while washing the dishes. The Hollywood star was joined by partner Kurt Russell and his son Boston, as well as the family's beloved pet dog.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorNetflix is finalising a deal to carry the third season of hit Israeli drama Shtisel.As we reported earlier this week, production on the third season is now underway in Israel. The third outing for the Yes Studios-produced drama about an Orthodox family in Jerusalem will pick up four years after the events of the previous season.

Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump has joined with Hideaway Entertainment and INDE Companies for Freedom Ride, a civil rights drama to shoot next year. The movie's script will be based on first-person accounts by original Freedom Riders, including the late John Lewis, a longtime Congressman and civil rights icon.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Venice Film Festival’s industry-focused Production Bridge had unveiled the line-up of projects that will take part in its ‘Final Cut In Venice’ workshop this year. The six films all hail from the MENA region.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAfter yesterday’s unveiling of the Venice line-up, the sales announcements have rolled in:Celluloid Dreams has boarded international sales on Sun Children, which screens in competition. The company previously repped director Majid Majidi’s debut feature Baduk back in 1991.

Le Sorelle Macaluso, dir: Emma Dante The World To Come, dir: Mona Fastvold Nuevo Orden, dir: Michel Franco Lovers, dir: Nicole Garcia Laila in Haifa, dir: Amos Gitai Dear Comrades, dir: Andrei Konchalovsky Wife Of A Spy, dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Sun Children, dir: Majid Majidi Pieces Of A Woman, dir: Kornel Mundruczo Miss Marx, dir: Susanna Nicchiarelli Padrenostro, dir: Claudio Noce Notturno, dir: Gianfranco Rosi Never Gonna Snow Again, dirs: Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert The Disciple,

Tom Grater International Film ReporterHanWay Films will handle international sales on Amos Gitai’s Laila In Haifa, which was announced today in the Venice Film Festival’s Competition line-up.With an ensemble cast of both Israeli and Palestinian actors, the pic interweaves the stories of five women.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine fans were surprised to hear that Shyko Amos, who played Ruby Patterson in the popular drama, would not be returning to the show for season ten. While Shyko maintained her silence following the news, she has since posted a sweet snap of herself as Ruby on Instagram, which she simply captioned: "Ruby Patterson," alongside a heart emoji. It is yet to be confirmed whether Shyko decided to leave the series or was written out, but fans commented on the post to

Also Read: Fall Film Festivals Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York Team Up With 'United Platform'Based on journalist Jessica Bruder’s 2017 nonfiction book “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century,” the film follows Fern (McDormand), a woman who, after the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.