Seven countries added to the green list as travel rules change today

Will Tizard ContributorAs the end of the first decade of the Finnish Film Affair nears, the industry event’s director, Maria Pirkkalainen, who also heads Nordic Flair, notes its phenomenal growth, with more than 200 Finnish film projects showcased, more than 500 international guests brought to Helsinki, and the establishment of a major platform and networking forum for locals.And things keep evolving, she says: “We are thrilled to now branch out to offer this to filmmakers from our neighboring

Marta Balaga Finland’s Tekele Productions, composed of Julia Elomäki, Miia Haavisto, Marja Pihlaja and Tia Talli, will present three new projects at the Finnish Film Affair this year. “Bad Women” will be shown in the Fiction in Progress section, Variety has learned, while Ulla Heikkilä’s “Viva la Vida” – about a Finnish expat family living in southern Spain – and “The Beast Friend” will make their way to Fiction in Development.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was in Berlin this morning to open the streamer’s new DACH Headquarters (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).

Edgar Wright is bringing a bit of London in the swinging ‘60s to Toronto with his latest film, the psychological thriller “Last Night In Soho”. Together with co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns, the duo tells ET Canada about bringing Soho to life with Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomasin McKenzie.

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Oprah Winfrey chose for her book club; Mariana Enriquez' ”The Dangers of Smoking In Bed," translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell; and Pajtim Statovci's “Bolla,” translated from the Finnish by David Hackston.The nonfiction finalists are Brian Broome's memoir “Punch Me Up to the Gods,” Dara Horn's “People Love Dead Jews,” Tiya Miles' “All That She Carried,” Kristen Radtke's “Seek You,” Katherine E.

Arclight Films has sold Michael Lembeck’s comedy-drama Queen Bees to a host of international territories.

Jennie Punter At the past two Toronto festivals, features from a new wave of Indigenous filmmakers — notably Jeff Barnaby’s “Blood Quantum,” Tracey Deer’s “Beans,” Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open” (co-directed with Kathleen Hepburn) —found acclaim and went on to connect with buyers and audiences beyond the borders of Canada.Poised for similar traction, this year’s Toronto slate spotlights the past, present and future of Indigenous filmmaking across the

Hot off her starring role in Apple’s hit series Ted Lasso, Juno Temple has joined Ewan McGregor, Sam Heughan and Mark Strong in Everest, the adventure thriller set to be directed by Doug Liman.

HBO Max shared its European launch plans on Wednesday, when the WarnerMedia streaming platform revealed it will launch in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and Andorra on Oct. 26, 2021.“This is a historic moment as HBO Max lands in Europe,” Johannes Larcher, head of HBO Max International, said in a statement accompanying Wednesday’s news.

Manori Ravindran International EditorHBO Max is coming to Europe on Oct. 26, and the first launch markets will be Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and Andorra, Variety can reveal.The next crop of 14 European countries will receive the WarnerMedia-owned streamer in 2022.

WarnerMedia will launch HBO Max on October 26 in six European territories, among including Spain and the Nordics.

Drew Barrymore and ex-husband Tom Green have reunited – over Instagram Live.

Reunited and it feels so good! Drew Barrymore spoke to her ex-husband Tom Green on a Sunday, September 5, Instagram Live, nearly two decades after their divorce.

It only took a few seconds with their newborn son Wilder James Ethridge for Eric Ethridge and Kalsey Kulyk to realize they likely have another musician in the family. “The doctor laid him on my chest and he just let out a big scream — I was like, ‘Oh, he’s definitely going to be a singer!’” recalls Kulyk. “And then he pooped on me.”

warmer weather and seasonal temperatures, thoughts of foreign travel are inevitably going to creep their way to the top of to-do lists now that the Scottish Government has announced more countries have been added to the 'green list' for travelling. Canada, Denmark and Switzerland are among the destinations that have now been moved from the amber list to the green list, after the number of coronavirus infections continues to drop.

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