Trailer For Bille August’s ‘The Pact’ Unveiled by SF Studios, REinvent (EXCLUSIVE)

“I never spend one minute doing anything that doesn’t bring me joy,” says Alexandra Billings. “As soon as it stops bringing me joy, I get the hell out of the room.

The trailer for the Danish thriller “Enforcement” seems to rip a story from the headlines. The movie centers around the tragic death of teen Talib Ben Hassi.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorQuavo, one-third of the Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos, will make his feature-film debut alongside Robert DeNiro, John Malkovich and Jack Huston in the forthcoming film “Wash Me in the River,” which is directed by Randall Emmett (“Midnight in the Switchgrass”) and is currently filming in Puerto Rico.According to the announcement, Quavo (real name: Quavious Keyate Marshall) will play the role of Coyote, “a ruthless and heartless drug lord.” The second directorial outing

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentStudio Chizu is unveiling the first teaser and poster for Mamoru Hosoda’s highly anticipated animated feature “Belle,” the revered Japanese director’s follow-up to the Oscar-nominated film “Mirai.”Paris-based sales company Charades is representing the film in international markets and will kick off sales at the virtual European Film Market.

Sky Studios is teaming with French major Gaumont on comedy The Wasp, which is being produced for Sky Deutschland.

Naman Ramachandran Sky Studios and Gaumont have teamed on “The Wasp,” the first Sky original comedy to be produced for Sky Deutschland.The six-part series follows Eddie Frotzke, a fallen professional dart player who, after a prolonged career slump, wants to return to his former glory.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAlmost nine full days after the Super Bowl, the final chart numbers are in, and the Weeknd — who turns 31 today, Feb.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVivendi plans to list 60% of its share of Universal Music Group on the Euronext market in Amsterdam by the end of the year, according to announcements from the companies in the early hours of Saturday.

The Berlin Film Festival has announced the first group of films for its 71st edition, unveiling the official lineups for its Retrospective and Generation sections on Monday.

Annika Pham Danish helmer Janus Metz’s next feature project after Amazon Studios’ “All the Old Knives,” starring Laurence Fischburne and Chris Pine, will be the Danish drama “Bastard Love,” produced by Jesper Morthorst (“Silent Heart,” “Rita”) and Lise Orheim Stender (“Heartstone,” “Venus Effect”) for Motor.“Bastard Love” will be Metz’s sophomore Scandinavian feature film after the multi-awarded ”Borg vs.

EXCLUSIVE: Grammy nominated recording artist Wale Folarin, Cedric Sanders, Jackson White, Colin Woodell and Olivia Stambouliah are joining Michael Bay’s Endeavor Content-Universal action thriller Ambulance, we have learned.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe boys club that was once synonymous with Vice is quietly disbanding.A seismic shift in the work culture and make-up of Vice Media Group (VMG) under CEO Nancy Dubuc appears to be paying dividends, as per the company’s 2020 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) report, which reveals that women now comprise over half of the Shane Smith-founded company’s global workforce.Shared exclusively with Variety, the report shows the number of people identifying as a

Annika Pham Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired from New Europe Film Sales the Norwegian animated feature “Christmas at Cattle Hill,“ which is produced by the leading animation studio Qvisten Animation (“In the Forest of Huckybucky,” “Louis & Lucas the Big Cheese Race”).The pick-up is the latest Nordic buy from the high-profile U.S.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAmazon Studios head Jennifer Salke doesn’t expect Jeff Bezos to turn his attention to producing as he steps down as Amazon CEO — but she doesn’t rule it out either.Variety took the opportunity on Wednesday morning to ask Salke — calling in to chat about the Golden Globes 2021 nominations — about Bezos’ big news.

Annika Pham Poland’s Opus Film (“Cold War,” “Ida”) and Scandinavian distributor Scanbox are teaming with fast-rising Danish production house Motor on Mads Hedegaard’s directorial debut “Stranger,” co-penned with Jesper Fink (“Margrete-Queen of the North,” “Before the Frost”). Tagged by Motor as “‘Apocalypto’ meets ‘The Revenant,’” “Stranger” will be pitched virtually on Feb.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the weeks leading up to the Weeknd’s performance at the Super Bowl LV Halftime Show this Sunday, many people have commented on the full-face bandages he’s worn in recent photos and during his performance on the American Music Awards.

Farme Cross, have launched a crowdfunding appeal to stave off the venue’s threatened closure due to the financial stress caused by the pandemic. Established in 1990, the future of Carlton Studios is hanging in the balance as it struggles to meet its running costs of £30,000.

After Charlotte Dawson welcomed her first child with fiancé Matt Sarsfield last week, a gorgeous baby boy, we can exclusively reveal to OK! VIP Club members the adorable name they have given their little one. In what would be her late father, comic Les Dawson's birthday, the 28-year-old Love Squad presenter exclusively broke the news to OK! and shared some gorgeous pictures with OK! VIP Club of their firstborn child.

Ed Meza @edmezavarNew York-based non-profit distributor Cinema Tropical has acquired North American rights to Brazilian documentary “My Darling Supermarket,” the debut feature by Tali Yankelevich.Cinema Tropical plans to release the film in virtual cinemas starting on Feb.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentPicture Tree International has acquired international rights to Danish director Lisa Jespersen’s feature debut, the comedy drama “Persona Non Grata” (Hvor Kragerne Vender), and will introduce the film to buyers at the upcoming Nordic Film Market, after its launch in Nordic Competition during the online edition of Goteborg Film Festival this week.