Hungarian-Romanian Doc ‘Whose Dog Am I?’ Attempts New Breed of Social Satire (EXCLUSIVE)

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The American Film Institute (AFI), in partnership with Anthony and Joe Russo’s studio AGBO, has named Christina Kelly Holmes as this year’s recipient of the AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant.

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Emiliano Granada Based on the real-life experiences of a mother in Mexico, Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai dives deep into the brutal and violent conditions surrounding life in Northern Mexico. Co-written by Habacuc Antonio De Rosario the film follows Cielo (Arcelia Ramírez) who, after the kidnapping of her daughter and lack of help from the authorities, ends up in a relentless search through a society crippled by systemic violence.

Valve‘s popular competitive game Dota 2 has got the go ahead on a new location for its yearly tournament, The International, with a £29million ($40million USD) prize pool.The tenth International (TI10) for Dota 2 is going to be held at the Arena Nationala in Bucharest, Romania, and will begin on October 7.The group stage will run until October 10, with the main stage beginning on October 12, and the finals planned for October 17.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentEgyptian director and producer Ali El Arabi, who made a splash at virtual Sundance with doc “Captains of Zaatari,” about the soccer dreams of young Syrian refugees, is shooting another soccer-related project, this one centered on fan fever in the leadup to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.“Ashish’s Journey” (working title), El Arabi’s new high-profile doc will chronicle the true tale of a young Indian (pictured in this exclusive first look image) who is

Ann-Marie Corvin A trailer for Romanian director Radu Muntean’s eighth film and the fourth to be selected for Cannes has dropped ahead of its screening at this year’s Directors’ Fortnight.“Întregalde,” the first acquisition of Romanian distribution company Voodoo Films’ sales arm, is a tense and mud-splattered affair that explores the true nature of altruism.The film follows a trio of Millennials on their end-of-year mission to deliver parcels to a series of remote villages in rural

Christopher Vourlias The production shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic last spring would have been reason enough to sound the alarm in Romania. But bigger trouble is brewing over the country’s rebate scheme, which has been imperiled by a bureaucratic logjam currently dragging into its second year.After a bureaucratic reshuffle following a change in government in 2019, the cashback program has ground to a halt.

Christopher Vourlias Reservoir Docs has acquired the documentary “The Right to Be Forgotten,” by Romanian director Adina Sădeanu, which is being pitched this week during the Co-Production Forum of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Variety has learned.

Bruce Springsteen kicked off a new run of Springsteen On Broadway last night (June 26), and during the show he discussed his recent drink driving arrest.The Boss was arrested at New Jersey’s Gateway National Recreation Area last November.

Will Thorne Staff WriterTo what lengths will a desperate mother go to recover her kidnapped daughter?That’s the central question posed in Belgian-Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai’s first fiction feature “La Civil,” which is set to debut at the Cannes Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.“La Civil” was produced by Hans Everaert’s Menuetto with the assistance of four illustrious Cannes winning directors, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Cristian Mungiu, and Michel Franco.Menuetto has

the return of Bennifer! - and wonder how the fake ones ever started in the first place. That's certainly the case with an interesting new rumour: that Brad Pitt is dating singer Lykke Li.

Variety, “That was definitely real, but for me, it was a risk I had to take. I had to do it.”The result is what Señor has referred to as a “time capsule” of a turning point in Cuban history. The show was staged during President Barack Obama’s second term, opening just a week after the administration announced the beginning of the process to normalize relations between the nations.