Gaza Doc ‘NAZA’ Surpasses $500K Without Distributor After Sparking Protests
The much-discussed feature, which won the special jury prize at Venice, expanded to 30 cities in its second weekend.
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Understanding ‘I Plant My Hand in the Garden’ Blurs the Line Between Autobiography and Fiction to Explore Identity and Family (Exclusive Venice Trailer)
Hoda Taheri and Boris Hadžija’s feature debut, premiering in the Venice Days competition, asks “how institutions, such as marriage, nationality and gender, assign roles that feel both real and constructed.”
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Faye Dunaway and Nicola Peltz Beckham Among Honorees at Kinéo Awards During Venice Film Fest
The awards, conceived by Kinéo Cultural Association president Rosetta Sannelli, toasts a milestone 25th anniversary next month with the ceremony set to take place at Casa Cinema Giovani on Sept. 5.
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Sundance Prizewinner Luke Lorentzen’s Documentary ‘Boatbuilders’ Boarded by Metfilm Sales Ahead of Venice World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
MetFilm Sales has acquired worldwide sales rights to “Boatbuilders,” Luke Lorentzen’s portrait of a Maine boatbuilding community, which is set to receive its world premiere in the Open Section of the 83rd Venice Intl. Film Festival on Sept. 7. MetFilm Sales will present the film to buyers at the upcoming Toronto Intl. Film Festival Market […]
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Martin Scorsese Joins Paul Schrader’s Venice Drama ‘The Basics Of Philosophy’ As EP; Noora Films Boards Sales
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its launch at the Venice Film Festival, Paul Schrader’s drama The Basics of Philosophy has got some key support. Noora Films has joined the film to represent international sales and Schrader’s old collaborator Martin Scorsese is aboard as an executive producer. Scorsese and Schrader formed one of the most potent writing-directing partnerships […]
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Lightdox Acquires ‘Auber 89’ Ahead Of Doc’s World Premiere at Venice Film Festival Sidebar Giornate Degli Autori
UPDATED with film trailer. EXCLUSIVE: International sales and distribution agency Lightdox has acquired Giuseppe Schillaci’s documentary Auber 89 ahead of its world premiere at the Giornate degli Autori’s Notti Veneziane (Venetian Nights), a sidebar of the Venice Film Festival. The nonfiction feature examines the experience of Fatsah Bouyahmed, a French Algerian actor who suffered memory […]
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Iranian Director Ali Asgari Unveils First Clip From Venice-Bound ‘A Bit of Light’: ‘This Trump Guy Is Threatening to Bomb Here Every Day’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Iranian director Ali Asgari, who was in Venice Horizons last year with dark satire “Divine Comedy,” will soon be back — in competition this time — with his new feature “A Bit of Light.” Variety is unveiling a first clip of the timely film, which is being sold internationally by France’s Salaud Morisset and released […]
