Last Minute Surge Lifts Hybrid Cannes Rights Market, Says Market Chief Jerome Paillard (EXCLUSIVE)

Theophilus London has provided Kanye West fans with an update on the roll-out of the rap giant’s new album, ‘DONDA’, which is expected to drop today (July 23).Last night (July 22) West held a listening party at Atlanta’s Mercedez Benz Stadium for a reported 5,000 people.

Hitman 3 will be getting its new Lust DLC – the next expansion based around one of the seven deadly sins – next week.Season of Lust is the fourth instalment in Hitman 3’s seven-part expansion, following on from the Season of Sloth.“Find your secret admirer in the Lust Assignation Escalation and go deep into the mind of Agent 47,” says the official release.“Experience a new take on the Berlin location and unlock new sin-themed items and suit to show off your insatiable Lust.”IO Interactive

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentRobert Lantos’ Serendipity Point Films (“Crimes Of The Future”) and Beta Film (“Gomorrah,” “Babylon Berlin”) are joining forces on “Rise of the Raven” (working title), a big-budget epic drama series about Janos Hunyadi, a fearless warrior who defeated the vast Ottoman army and defended Europe in 1456 at the Battle of Belgrade.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSpecialty U.S. distribution company KimStim is to give a North American release to “Wood and Water,” a German-made feature set against the backdrop of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.The film premiered in the Deutsche Perspektive section of this year’s erlinaleand won the Compass-Perspektive Award special mention during the Berlin festival’s summer edition.

“Aline” is shaping up to be a hit.

Billie Shepherd celebrated her daughter Nelly's seventh birthday this weekend with a fabulous horse riding party. And while the day turned out to be everything little Nelly dreamed of, Billie has revealed to OK! that a last-minute problem nearly put the whole celebration in jeopardy.

A live-action studio “Barbie” movie has been in the works for years, as actresses such as Amy Schumer and Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway had been attached at different points. That was until Oscar-nominee Margot Robbie (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood“) was tapped to star.

Princess Eugenie’s christening for her baby son August was cancelled last minute due to a Covid scare, it has been claimed.The christening was due to take place on Saturday for Eugenie’s baby son August, and the Queen was believed to have been attending the special event.

Since his 2008 debut film, Passion, Japanese director/writer Ryusuke Hamaguchi has been continuing to make an impact on the world cinema scene. His success at various festivals includes 2018, when he was first in competition in Cannes with Asako I & II, and earlier this year at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival, where his Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentMadrid-based Avalon is transforming from a prestige producer-distributor into an industrial force.Founded by CEO Stefan Schmitz in 1996, Avalon has carved a reputation most recently for producing and releasing in Spain Carla Simon’s “Summer 1993,” a Berlin 2017 First Feature Award winner.

The Lightning Seeds are set to play a last-minute London gig tomorrow lunchtime ahead of the final of Euro 2020.England will play Italy in the final of the tournament at Wembley Stadium in London tomorrow night (July 11) at 8:00pm, marking the first time the men’s team have made a major tournament final since winning the World Cup in 1966.The band will take to the stage for a 30-minute set at the 229 venue at 1pm BST tomorrow, with the show coming in aid of The National Lottery’s Revive Live

Take a moment and imagine living in West Germany in July 1969. Like many around the world, you’re sitting in front of a television watching Neil Armstrong as he takes “a giant leap for mankind” by stepping on the moon.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentMadrid-based Latido Films has sold a slew of major territories on its banner titles, including Cannes Directors’ Fortnight player “The Employer and the Employee,” Berlin winner “The Fam,” village crime drama “The Replacement” and auteur genre movie “Baby.”Chalking up its first major sale, Uruguayan Manuel Nieto’s “The Employer and the Employee” has closed France with Eurozoom.

A live-action studio “Barbie” movie has been in the works for years, as actresses such as Amy Schumer and Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway had been attached at different points. That was until Oscar-nominee Margot Robbie (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood“) was tapped to star.

Ed Meza @edmezavarGerman co-productions are making a strong showing at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, among them Leos Carax’s opening film, “Annette,” Wes Anderson’s star-studded “The French Dispatch” and Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi’s “The Story of My Wife.”Fabian Gasmia’s Berlin-based Detailfilm is among the producers on “Annette,” which stars Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentParis-Based Loco Films has boarded “The Business Women’s Club,” the next film from Brazilian writer-director Anna MuylaertMuylaert’s “The Second Mother” won a 2015 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and a Berlin Panorama Audience Award, and it notched up fulsome sales for the Match Factory.“The Business Women’s Club” will be introduced to buyers at this week’s Cannes Film Market by Loco Films’ head Laurent Danielou.Channeling Mulaert’s keen sense of social

Christopher Vourlias French distributor ARP has acquired the rights to “Fools,” an upcoming drama by Berlinale Silver Bear winner Tomasz Wasilewski (“United States of Love”). Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outlet New Europe Film Sales brokered the deal.“Fools” is the story of Marlena and Tomasz, who are hidden away from the world in a small seaside town and have been in a happy relationship for many years.