IFC Films Sets U.S. Release for Mia Hansen-Løve’s Cannes Title ‘Bergman Island’

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films has acquired North American rights to “Huda’s Salon,” a drama written and directed by Hany Abu-Assad, the award-winning filmmaker behind “Paradise Now” and “The Mountain Between Us.”The film is described as a “feminist thriller,” one that unfolds against the backdrop of geopolitical conflict. It follows Reem, a young mother married to a jealous man, who goes to Huda’s salon in Bethlehem for a haircut and an attentive ear.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAnother week, another blown Kanye West release date — this time, for a second time, with his long-delayed “Donda” album. First it was coming out last July, then July 23, then August 6, now it’s apparently August 13 — or maybe August 15! — according to eagle-eyed sleuths who spotted the dates change on iTunes and Apple Music a few hours after it failed to arrive yet again this past Friday.Of course, an album drop is never JUST an album drop for Kanye.

William Earl “Mothering Sunday,” Eva Husson’s historical drama which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and is headed to Toronto in September, has been set for a Nov. 19 theatrical release from Sony Pictures Classics.

EXCLUSIVE: IFC Films has acquired North American rights to The Novice, the first feature from writer/director Lauren Hadaway, which will debut in select theaters, digital platforms and VOD on December 17th.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to “Catch the Fair One,” a thriller from “Narcos” director Josef Kubota Wladyka that stars real-life professional boxer, Kali “K.O.” Reis.

Halo-themed Krispy Kreme doughnut in Mexico may have inadvertently confirmed what month Halo Infinite will launch.A tweet from Krispy Kreme Mexico revealed the existence of a Krispy Kreme doughnut that bears a very passing resemblance to Master Chief.

IFC Films has acquired the North American rights to Andrea Arnold’s “Cow,” which had its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.

EXCLUSIVE: IFC Films has taken North American rights to Andrea Arnold’s well-received Cannes Film Festival documentary Cow. 

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Siege Of Paris DLC could release on August 5, if a Windows store leak is to be believed. Posted by Assassin’s Creed fan account CriptAssassini on Twitter, it looks as though the next Assassin’s Creed Valhalla DLC set in Paris, France, was briefly listed to release on August 5.

What do you do if you’ve just won the top Palme d’Or prize and major critical acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival? If you’re the studio Neon, you give the film in question, the body horror “Titane,” a plum fall Oscar-worthy release date in the U.S., and you also hew it towards Halloween, given its darker and f*cked up tendencies. Neon has just announced that “Titane,” directed by acclaimed French filmmaker Julia Ducournau (“Raw“), has been given an October 1 release date in the U.S.

NEON has set a theatrical release date for its Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner Titane, the distributor’s second after Bong Joon Ho’s 2019 Parasite which continued on to win a historical Best Picture at the Oscars for a foreign film. Titane will be hitting theaters on Oct. 1. NEON acquired Titane back in September 2019. 

Jessie J has joined forces with Billy Porter for an epic new version of her single “I Want Love” (twocolors Remix).

PS5.The report comes from Italian site Multiplayer.it (as spotted by VGC), which cites recruiters seeking talent for the unnamed title as its source.Raymond rose to prominence as the driving force behind the creation of the Assassin’s Creed and Watch Dogs franchises at Ubisoft, before moving to Electronic Arts to found Motive Studios.

Kelly Ripa is releasing her first book!

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorSony Pictures Classics announced Thursday it has acquired rights for North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia and the Middle East for “Compartment No. 6,” the Finnish film that premiered in competition in Cannes.Acquired from Totem Films, it’s the second feature directed by Juho Kuosmanen, and is based on the novel by Rosa Liksom.

How do you make a film about Hitler without expanding the Nazi cinematic universe? That’s the question at the heart of the new documentary from IFC Films, “The Meaning of Hitler.” READ MORE: ‘Ema’ Exclusive Red Band Trailer: Pablo Larrain’s Erotic Dance Drama Arrives In Theaters Next Month With the film set to arrive in select theaters and VOD next month, we’re debuting an exclusive trailer for the new documentary, “The Meaning of Hitler.” The film takes a unique angle when talking about a

Those looking to enjoy “Lamb” from Icelandic director Valdimar Jóhannsson would do well not to learn anything about it beyond its admittedly intriguing premise before watching it — to enter the screening room like lambs to the slaughter, if you will. Playing in the Un Certain Regard section of this year’s Festival de Cannes, the film centers on a couple living on a remote sheep farm, where they one day discover an unusual newborn that they immediately decide to raise as their own.

Antonio Ferme editorMTV Documentary Films has set set July 30 as the theatrical release date for “Sabaya.”The documentary that generated strong reviews at Sundance this year follows the sexual exploitation of women in the Kurdish religious minority group of Yazidi. The title refers to the term used for individuals who are abducted and forced into sexual slavery.

Check out TheWrap’s digital Cannes magazine issue here. You can find all of TheWrap’s Cannes coverage here.We’re entering Week 2 of Cannes, and as people eagerly await Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” strong reviews continue to roll out of the festival, including for recent premieres “Bergman Island” and “Drive My Car.” “Bergman Island” from director Mia Hansen-Løve turns out to be very Swedish, drawing much of its energy not just from legend Ingmar Bergman, but also a dance sequence set to

There’s a lovely wind that blows across the island of Fårö, Ingmar Bergman‘s actual home for several years, and his spiritual home for several decades. Even in the summer, when Mia Hansen-Løve‘s “Bergman Island” is set, the breeze is constant, cool and a little salt-dampened, tousling Vicky Krieps’ hair, scudding through the tufts of scraggly dune-grass and sweeping majestically across the vast empty spaces where the point of this movie is supposed to be.