Reel Suspects Boards Argentinian Horror ‘Deus Irae’ – EFM

EXCLUSIVE: SC Films International is heading to the upcoming European Film Market with Aussie fantasy horror Dusk, starring Charles Cottier (Please Like Me), Peter Thurnwald (XO Kitty), Shuang Hu (Five Blind Dates), Isabella Procida, and George Pullar.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor U.S. filmmaker John Wilson will be a special guest of the 55th edition of Visions du Réel documentary film festival, which runs April 12 – 21 in Nyon, Switzerland. Wilson is best known for his HBO documentary series “How to With John Wilson,” nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2022.

A man has been arrested after allegedly flying from London to New York without a passport or a boarding pass.

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner Claire Foy (The Crown, All of Us Strangers) and Oscar nominee Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin, In Bruges) are set to star in H Is For Hawk for Plan B (12 Years a Slave, Moonlight) and Film4 (Poor Things, The Zone Of Interest).

Naman Ramachandran Montreal-based distributor and sales agent Filmoption International has acquired world rights to Nick Butler’s feature directorial debut, “The Legacy of Cloudy Falls.” Filmoption will launch the film at the upcoming Berlin European Film Market. Set in the Cloudy Falls residence, a run-down apartment complex in Niagara Falls that seems destined to be torn down, the film tells the story of a handful of its tenants, chosen at random by the narrator, Rita (Susan Berger), the building’s glib superintendent.

FX revealed its spring slate of new and returning series, including the second half of American Horror Story: Delicate, Welcome to Wrexham‘s third season, the new Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller The Veil, the documentary feature The New York Times Presents: Broken Horses and the limited series Clipped (formerly The Sterling Affairs).

EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas has acquired world sales rights for Emilio Estevez’s The Way: Chapter 2, reuniting the actor-director with the cast members of his original 2010 hit, father Martin Sheen, Yorick Van Wageningen and James Nesbitt.

EXCLUSIVE: Toby Kebbell (Servant), Shia LaBeouf (Fury) and James Cosmo (Game of Thrones) have been set to star in boxing-world crime-drama Salvable, which Metro International is launching ahead of the EFM next week.

Since Manchester United floated on the New York Stock Exchange in August 2012, there have been two boards: the company board and the football board.

EXCLUSIVE: HanWay Films will represent international sales at next month’s EFM on Berlinale Competition title La Cocina. Fifth Season co-financed the film and is co-representing North America with WME.

A man has been arrested after allegedly trying to break into Taylor Swift’s NYC apartment.

Within minutes following the opening fade-in of “Gaucho Gaucho,” a trio of individuals can be seen dashing across a barren landscape, each sitting astride their own majestic-looking horse bathed in a sea of black and white with a South American backdrop beautifully framing the moment. It’s an appropriate setup to this documentary about gauchos, the colloquialism used to describe Argentinian cowboys and cowgirls, as the 84-minute runtime serves as little more than an exercise in striking photography mixed with a series of vignettes that’s as slice of life as one’s likely to find.

Naman Ramachandran U.K.-based sales and distribution company Blue Finch Films has boarded worldwide rights to horror film “Mom.” Blue Finch will be selling the film at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM) in February. “Mom” will have its world premiere at FrightFest Glasgow in March. The film follows a struggling mother who is abandoned by her family and partner after a horrific incident.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief ‘Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning,’ a Korean-made animated horror film, has been added to the European Film Market slate of sales agent Finecut. The picture is derived from a novel and webtoon that are among the most successful in Korean history, about four individuals bestowed with special powers rooted in religion, the supernatural, and legend. The book sold 10 million copies and recorded 238 million views online. The film’s narrative is an origin story and recounts the first adventure of the foursome – an excommunicated priest, a young woman with telekinesis, a man who lost his sister to a malevolent spirit, and a child prodigy skilled in arcane magic.

Camila Morrone was another star representing the Latino community at the Emmys. While walking down the award show’s red carpet, the star spoke about her Argentinian roots and her most recent vacation in the South American nation. “I am very proud to be here.

The International Documentary Association is beginning 2024 with a new executive director, and now a new executive committee of the IDA board.

Paris Hilton has shared a gushing tribute to her baby son Phoenix to celebrate his first birthday today, 16 January. The reality TV star and former party girl looked every inch the fashionista as she shared an array of gorgeous snaps with her little boy. In one image, the proud mum of one, who recently spoke out about the struggle of being a working mother, donned an incredible bright bubblegum pink furry coat, as she cuddled her son in her arms on a private plane.

The Motion Picture Sound Editors unveiled the nominations today for its 71st annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards, honoring the year’s outstanding feature film, TV, animation, computer entertainment and student productions. See the full list spanning 20 categories below.

Seoul-based sales company Finecut has acquired international sales rights to horror thriller Noise ahead of the upcoming European Film Market. 

Daniel Day-Lewis is stepping out to help honor his longtime friend and collaborator Martin Scorsese.