System of a Down and Serj Tankian Activism Documentary ‘Truth to Power’ Debuts at Cannes Market

A body has been found in the search for missing Glee star Naya Rivera, the Ventura County Sheriff has announced.The news was revealed on Twitter, days after the 33 year old went missing on Wednesday. Police announced there will be a press conference at 2pm local time.The tweet read: “Happening now: A body has been found at Lake Piru this morning.The recovery is in progress.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: As a star cast circles, and a domestic auction wraps up, the Dan Gilroy-directed drama Faster, Cheaper, Better has sold out all of its international territories in pre-buy deals.

Serj Tankian has revealed that his System Of A Down bandmates mean more to him than the music they make together.Speaking in a new interview, the frontman talked about why the band continue to tour together even though they can’t agree on the creation of new material.“I think we all see eye to eye and we respect each other as friends and band members, which is why we tour, which is why we have fun together, we rehearse together, we’re in the same space, we crack jokes,” Tankian told HyeBrand

Jamie Lang A jury at Cannes Film Market has selected Cinema From Spain, a Spanish cinema promotion organization backed by support from the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) and the Spanish Institute of Cinematography and the Audiovisual Arts (ICAA), as the winner of this year’s award for Best Pavilion Design.In the context of an entirely digital market, participating organizations had to rethink everything when it came to promoting themselves in a democratic, online space where the

Demi Lovato is set to give fans a glimpse into her personal life as part of a new Youtube docu-series.The Cool For the Summer singer will be the subject of the as-yet-untitled project, which will be directed by Michael D. Ratner, the man behind YouTube’s Justin Bieber: Seasons series, which documented the singer’s return to music.The online venture follows the 2018 documentary Demi Lovato: Simply Confidential, which also aired on Youtube.The new show will follow the singer’s ups and downs as she

Finn Wolfhard, fresh-faced monster fighter Mike Wheeler from Netflix's Stranger Things, is officially all grown up.The Canadian actor recently graduated from High School, posting pictures earlier this month of his socially-distanced, coronavirus-appropriate ceremony with family and friends. Wolfhard is also ready for the next move in his career.

Almost done! It's the final day of the Virtual Cannes Market. At least for the official Marché du Film Online.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: YouTube has greenlit a four-part documentary series following pop-star Demi Lovato.The as-yet-untitled series will be directed by Michael D. Ratner, who directed and exec produced Quibi’s recent &Music series, and produced by Ratner’s OBB Pictures, which produced YouTube’s recent Justin Bieber: Seasons series.The new series will follow Lovato returning to show fans her personal and musical journey over the past three years.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Ip Man: Kung Fu Master,” the latest in a long line of Ip Man movies from Hong Kong and mainland China, has found its way to the virtual Cannes Market, where it is being represented by Hong Kong- and Paris-based All Rights Entertainment.Directed by Li Liming and produced by Kai Pictures, it stars Dennis To in his third go at the role of Ip Man, the martial artist who famously tutored Bruce Lee, and whose life has spawned two competing biopic franchises.To

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian movies are taking a sharper turn towards genre storytelling, though classic auteur titles remain a strong component of the country’s cinematic output. Below is a compendium of standout cinema Italiano projects in various stages.“Non Mi Uccidere” (“Don’t Kill Me”) Young director Andrea De Sica, who helmed the bulk of teen series “Baby” for Netflix, is set to shoot a horror film geared towards the same youth demographic as the show.

In normal times, the notion of rival Hollywood agents collaborating would be dismissed as ludicrous. Yet that’s what CAA Media Finance co-heads Roeg Sutherland and Benjamin Kramer set out to do when helping to organize the virtual Cannes sales market led by CAA, UTA Independent Film Group, ICM International and Endeavor Content, as well as several indie production and sales operations, including STX Entertainment, AGC Studios and Sierra/Affinity.

Andreas Wiseman, Tom Grater A doc from Oscar-winner Steve McQueen and a VR experience about Banksy are two of the projects selected for this year’s Venice Film Festival Gap-Financing Market. The three-day event (September 4-6) is planning to take place in a physical form, as per the rest of the festival, despite the ongoing disruption from the coronavirus.

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has defended his bandmate John Dolmayan despite saying they have “extremely polarised political differences”.Dolmayan attracted criticism recently after stating his belief that US President Donald Trump is the “greatest friend to minorities”.The band’s drummer also called Trump “the most attacked President,” adding: “Let’s not let the narrative that’s being spun make us forget the truth of this statement” while sharing a Trump quote on his

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTrustNordisk has closed key international deals on “The Crossing,” its WWII-set Norwegian family drama. The company will be hosting a market screening at Cannes’ virtual Marché du Film on June 24.After selling the film to the U.S.

Christopher Vourlias When production began on “Sweat,” Magnus von Horn’s follow-up to his Cannes Directors’ Fortnight player “The Here After,” no one could have predicted how prescient the film would be.

Carole Horst Variety highlights a selection of Spanish titles being moved at this year’s Cannes Marché du Film.ALL THE MOONS(Arcadia Motion Pictures, Kowalski Films, Pris & Batty, Ilargia Films, Noodles Production)A period drama about an orphan girl rescued by a mysterious woman who grants her immortality as a vampire.Sales: Filmax THE AUGUST VIRGIN(Los Ilusos Films)A Karlovy Vary Fipresci Prize winner, film revolves around a woman who spends the summer in Madrid.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentREinvent is rolling into Cannes’ virtual Marché du Film with a pair of stylish horror film movies, Henrik Dahlsbakken’s “Project Z” whose teaser is featured above, and Tord Danielsson’s “The Other Side.”Produced by Filmbros, “Project Z” follows a group of film students who bring along three unemployed actors to make a zombie movie at a closed motel in the Norwegian mountainside.

Ready to go? The first (and if organizers have their way, last) Marché du Film Online, or Virtual Cannes Market, kicks off on Monday and runs through Friday. The parallel film market, run by the U.S.

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has responded to a viral video of Nigerian wedding guests rocking out to the band’s 2001 hit ‘Toxicity’.The short clip features revellers headbanging and singing along to the track, which soon caught the attention of both Tankian – who described the footage as “simply awesome” – and Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello.“Today I learned that Nigerian weddings and me cleaning my house have the same soundtrack and energy,” one Twitter user joked.