England travel to North Macedonia this evening, safe in the knowledge that they have secured qualification to next summer's European Championships in Germany.
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Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Picture Tree Intl. has boarded international sales for Scandinavian period drama “Stormskerry Maja,” directed by Tiina Lymi (“Happier Times, Grump,” “Sisäilmaa”), adapted from Anni Blomqvist’s series of novels. The film chronicles the saga of Maja and her family as they embark on a journey to the desolate and remote island Stormskerry.
Their daily existence becomes an unwavering struggle for survival, but Maja, holding on to her deep-rooted connection to the island, remains there despite hardships. The cast includes “Thin Blue Line” star Amanda Jansson and Linus Troedsson, as well as Desmond Eastwood, who appeared in “Normal People.” The film was shot in Swedish and English. “Stormskerry Maja” is produced by Markus Selin, Jukka Helle and Hanna Virolainen for Solar Films in Finland, and marks its second collaboration with PTI after “The Midfwife.” Nordisk Film will distribute the film in Scandinavia next year.
PTI’s AFM slate includes “Everything’s Fifty Fifty,” written and directed by Alireza Golafshan, starring German stars Moritz Bleibtreu and David Kross. The film is tentatively scheduled for theatrical release in Germany Jan. 18 by Leonine Studios.
Also on the slate is “A Whole Life,” which had its world premiere as a Gala screening at the Zurich Film Festival, and will be released in Germany by Tobis Film Nov. 9. Other titles include retribution drama sequel “15 Years,” starring Hannah Herzsprung and Albrecht Schuch, written and directed by Chris Kraus, which will be released by Wild Bunch Germany in January; the Toronto and Zurich player “Woodland,” directed by Elisabeth Scharang, based on the Vienna terrorist attack in 2020; and “Venison Stew Rendezvous,” the ninth
.England travel to North Macedonia this evening, safe in the knowledge that they have secured qualification to next summer's European Championships in Germany.
Billboard Awards.Mariah Carey brought the holiday spirit to the stage with a Aspen-inspired performance of her record-breaking hit “All I Want for Christmas is You” on Sunday. Her performance marked the first time the “Vision of Love” singer performed her modern holiday classic at an awards show. Carey, 54, made her way onto the stage by slowly being dropped down by a ski lift.
Following a year of waiting for a new series to hit our screens, the 2023 celebs have finally entered the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle. After the official line-up was revealed earlier this week, viewers at home saw the campmates split into individual groups as they prepared to make their way into the jungle. And, as per I’m A Celeb history, entering the jungle wasn’t as easy as it sounds and each contestant underwent some sort of challenge.
Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles kicks off Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. PT spotlighting 28 movies, with panel discussions featuring cast and creatives from this awards season’s most talked-about films, including actors scheduled to return to post-strike duty from Margot Robbie, Bradley Cooper, Cillian Murphy, Jeffrey Wright, Colman Domingo, Lily Gladstone, Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Annette Bening to Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Carey Mulligan, Anna Kendrick, Eve Hewson and America Ferrara.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will kick off a screening of Warner Bros. Discovery‘s upcoming Wonka this weekend at an event for military families in Norfolk, VA.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Beta Cinema has sold the North American rights for “Adios Buenos Aires” to Outsider Pictures, which plans to release the charming comedy drama in spring 2024 throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has again taken aim at broadcasters for moving his side's trip to Manchester City to a Saturday 12.30pm kick-off.
Jaden Thompson Netflix has debuted an explosive new trailer for Zack Snyder‘s “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire,” set for a limited one-week theatrical release on Dec. 15 and a wide streaming release on Netflix on Dec. 22.
A former hotel worker has opened up on her most bizarre celebrity encounters she experienced back in the 90s - from Whitney Houston to Tina Turner, Bill Clinton and more.
Little Simz held a moment of silence for the people of Palestine during the first show of her UK tour in Manchester on Tuesday night (November 7).The current conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has been going on since Hamas launched an attack on October 7 that killed 1,400 Israelis. Israel’s retaliatory attacks have claimed the lives of at least 10,812 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health ministry.Now, the rapper took a moment during the gig at the O2 Victoria Warehouse to pay respect to those who died in the conflict.
Deadline’s Sound & Screen, our awards-season composer showcase of original music for some of this year’s most acclaimed films, gets underway tonight at UCLA’s Royce Hall, with a 60-piece orchestra tuning up to make it all sing.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Deckert Distribution CEO Liselot Verbrugge is to launch a new company as the German sales agency prepares to wind down its operations in 2024, with founder Heino Deckert moving fully to production. Verbrugge is attending IDFA documentary festival this week, where the Sundance awarded film “Against the Tide,” one of the agency’s bestsellers this year, is playing in the Best of Fest section. Amsterdam-based Verbrugge joined Deckert at the start of 2019 as head of sales and acquisition, starting with the roll out of double Academy Award nominated “Honeyland.” She took over the reins of the company as CEO two years ago.
Reuters, no previous Gay Games had fewer than 8,000 participants.But the week prior to the event, only 2,381 athletes had registered to play in Hong Kong, and only 2,458 participants had registered for Guadalajara.The opening ceremonies of the Gay Games last Thursday drew criticism from local anti-LGBTQ conservative politicians, eight of whom backed a petition circulated by anti-LGBTQ groups demanding the Gay Games’ cancellation due to fears of spreading “Western ideology,” reports CNN.Junius Ho, a firebrand conservative lawmaker, suggested that the Gay Games violate provisions within the country’s new national security law that prohibit foreign powers from interfering in Hong Kong’s governance. This is based on the idea that support for homosexuality is a form of Western imperialism and is too closely connected with pro-freedom movements that have warred with China’s Communist-led government.Another lawmaker, Peter Shiu, accused the event of being overly politicized and a form of “advocacy” that was an attempt to impose Western values on Chinese society.Organizers of the Gay Games rebutted those claims, arguing that the event is a non-political celebration of inclusivity.“All our books have been checked by professional accountants, open and transparent,” Lisa Lam, the co-chair of Gay Games, said at a kickoff event last Thursday.
Naman Ramachandran A first trailer has been unveiled for Pakistani-U.S. director Iram Parveen Bilal‘s Pakistan-set “Wakhri: One of a Kind,” which will have its world premiere at the upcoming Red Sea Film Festival. Bilal was named one of the directors to watch by the Alliance of Women Directors in 2020.
BravoCon has officially started, but before all the panels began on Friday, some of the network’s biggest stars stepped out for a kick-off party hosted by Jeff Lewis!
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor A24 has forged an exclusive output deal with Happinet Phantom Studios covering the distribution in Japan of A24’s upcoming releases, including Alex Garland’s action film “Civil War,” starring Kirsten Dunst, which has a highly anticipated launch at AFM this week. Happinet and A24 have worked together on the release of a number of films in Japan, including triple Oscar winner “Moonlight,” and “Midsommar,” whose gross in the territory was the biggest outside North America.
Big Brother fans are calling for Olivia to be booted out after her 'rude' and 'silly' behaviour on the ITV reality show. The 23 year old from Glasgow was seen throwing lettuce at housemate Kerry while she was trying to sleep, which has left viewers fuming. Earlier in the episode on Sunday, 29 October, Paul, Olivia, and Tom were chatting in the garden about how they could prank Kerry, a 40 year old NHS worker.This came after they had taken part in Big Brother's vending machine challenge.
Put your hands in the air if you can't wait for the second episode of the new and improved reboot of Survivor! Back by popular demand, the iconic reality show has been given a new home on BBC One and is hosted by the one and only Joel Dommett.The first episode thrilled fans when it returned to our TV screens last night – Saturday, 28 October. For anyone unaware of the show or its concept, be warned... it's not for the faint-hearted.
Christopher Vourlias XYZ Films has acquired North American sales rights to the horror-thriller “Deus Irae,” the debut feature of Argentine filmmaker Pedro Cristiani, and will introduce the film to buyers at the upcoming AFM. Variety has been given exclusive access to the film’s bone-chilling trailer (see below).
Netflix is gearing up for the holiday season!