TrustNordisk Boards Marjana Jankovic’s ‘Home’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Annika Pham Lois Patiño, one of the leading lights of the New Galician Cinema in Spain, is putting the final touches to “Ariel,” the highly anticipated follow up to his critically-acclaimed feature ”Samsara” which has secured distribution in more than a dozen territories and won a Special Jury Prize at the Berlinale Encounters 2023. A contemporary and playful reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” from the perspective of the character Ariel, the feature, produced by Spain’s Filmika Galaika with Portugal’s Bando à Parte, will be sneak-peeked for the first time ever at the inaugural ECAM Forum co-production market, set to run June 10-14 in Madrid.

TrustNordisk has sold Georg Maas and Judith Kaufmann’s Franz Kafka biopic The Glory Of Life to several key markets, including North America and France. 

Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes are meeting President Joe Biden again!

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Rolling off the Cannes Film Festival where it won several awards, Mohammad Rasoulof‘s “The Seed of The Sacred Fig” has been acquired by a flurry of high profile distributors in major international territories. Films Boutique, which represents the critically acclaimed political drama globally, has sold it to Lionsgate for the U.K.

, baggy jeans take over Hollywood, despite the ever-present threat of a skinny jeans comeback (I'll believe it when I see it!). Jennifer Lopez wore , Taylor Swift wore , and Travis Kelce just wore to an NBA playoffs game. At the same game, showed up in low-slung, straight-legged jeans with a raw hem on the side and denim flowers attached, with what looks like beaded embellishments at their centers.

Travis Kelce is enjoying some quality time with the Mahomes family while his girlfriend Taylor Swift is performing abroad.

“No Bad Dogs” podcast, said the Mahomes’ are “hardcore dog lovers” and if Silver and Steel need a behavioral “tune up” they “just text me and fly me out.” The canines have no problem with social media.The Mahomes dogs have an Instagram page with over 200K followers.“Just a pit bull & a cane corso living our best life

Patrick Mahomes, there may not have been a “Swelce.” The Kansas City Chief quarterback recently revealed that he was the one who invited Travis Kelce to his first Taylor Swift concert.Mahomes was a guest on the “Pat McAfee Show,” where he revealed more details about their love story that started at the Eras Tour stop in Kansas City, Mo., last July. “I like to take some of the credit,” he told the host. In fact, Kelce was in Mahomes suite.

Gotta give credit where credit is due… because in this case, Patrick Mahomes says it’s all about him!!

Brittany Mahomes is sharing an update on her recovery process.

Patrick Mahomes is addressing all of the comments about his appearance.

Patrick Mahomes is speaking out about his Kansas City Chiefs teammate Harrison Butker‘s controversial graduation commencement address.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Rolling off its buzzy world premiere at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, Oscar-nominated Icelandic filmmaker Rúnar Rúnarsson’s poignant drama “When The Light Breaks” has sold to a raft of territories. Represented in international markets by The Party Film Sales, the movie has been picked up for Italy (Movies Inspired), Switzerland (Xenix), Norway (Arthaus), Denmark (Ost for Paradis), Finland (Cinemanse), Hungary (Vertigo), Greece (Cinobo), Israel (New Cinema), Poland (Aurora), Turkey (Bir Film) and Baltics (Estofilm).

Callum McLennan Ari Aster and his producing partner Lars Knudsen have boarded Chile’s Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña’s new film “Hansel & Gretel” as executive producers through their company, Square Peg. The Chilean duo’s feature “The Hyperboreans” forms part of Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Berlin-based sales agency Films Boutique has closed the first international sales for Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” ahead of its world premiere on Friday in the Competition section of the Cannes Film Festival. The film has been acquired in Italy by BiM Distribuzione and Lucky Red, Benelux by September Film Distribution, Spain by Bteam Pictures, Greece by Ama Films, Hungary by Cirko Film, Norway by Selmer Media, Portugal by Leopardo Filmes, Taiwan by Hooray Films and Turkey by Bir Film.

Jack Dunn If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Luca Guadagnino‘s “Challengers” is swinging into streaming. The Zendaya-led drama is now available to rent/purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV+.

Was Patrick Mahomes distancing himself from his kicker long before the public outcry??

EXCLUSIVE: Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill) and Chris Carmack (Grey’s Anatomy) will topline The Stranger in My Home, a new thriller from Brad Krevoy’s Motion Picture Corporation of America, which entered production in Utah toward the end of last month.

EXCLUSIVE: Dubai-based sales agency Cercamon has acquired international rights outside of North America for Michael Felker’s Things Will Be Different.

Annika Pham Scandinavia’s top sales agent TrustNordisk has scored major deals on the English-language epic “Stockholm Bloodbath” by Oscar-nominated Mikael Håfström (‘Evil”), which has sold to Brainstorm Media and Sunrise Films for the US and Canada, The Jokers for France and Divisa Red for Spain. The Claes Bang-vehicle, produced by Helena Danielsson for Viaplay Studios Sweden, is due to screen at the Cannes Market May 18, in a new international version.