‘Venom: The Last Dance’ maintains its lead at the Korean box office
Total October box office was down 9% year on year.
Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ moves to April launch
The sci-fi comedy will be released globally on IMAX screens.
TrustNordisk inks key sales on animations including ‘Super Charlie’ (exclusive)
All three animated features scheduled for local release before end of 2024.
Lionsgate’s ‘Michael’ moonwalks to October release
The Michael Jackson biopic takes similar slot to Bohemian Rhapsody.
Angel Studios unveils international output network at AFM (exclusive)
’Bonhoeffer’, ’The Last Rodeo’ among new sales slate.
‘Beating Hearts’ pumps up France’s October box office as local titles power 10.8% rise in admissions
The epic love story grossed even more in its second week on release thanks to good word of mouth for Studiocanal.
‘Trailer Park Boys’ feature scores international sales deal, UK-Ireland pickup (exclusive)
Canadian mockumentary series ‘Trailer Park Boys’ has run since 2001.
Former top exhibition sector lobbyists unveil digital marketplace to boost theatrical supply
In collaboration with Vista Group, alpha phase of Attend platform in US planned for Q1 2025.
Francois Ozon’s ‘When Fall Is Coming’ registers UK-Ireland release deal (exclusive)
Helene Vincent, Ludivine Sagnier star in the family drama.
Netflix, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group expand US licensing deal for features
Upcoming films from existing animation partnership include Despicable Me 4, The Wild Robot.
Dark Sky acquires ‘Lilly Lives Alone’ for North America, Yellow Veil handling AFM sales (exclusive)
Shannon Beeby stars as traumatised woman wrestling with her past.
True Brit bolsters senior team with former Studiocanal, eOne, STX execs (exclusive)
John Trafford-Owen joins the UK distributor as a consultant.
Film Movement acquires Kazuya Shiraishi’s Udine Far East Film Festival winner ‘Bushido’ (exclusive)
Period samurai drama to open theatrically in 2025.
BFI says it remains “committed” to African Odysseys strand amid concerns over its future (exclusive)
It is understood that David Somerset, who runs the programme, is facing redundancy.
Devilworks sells UK slasher ‘Behave’ to territories including Latin America, Benelux (exclusive)
Georgia Viero stars in the film, which is based on her original idea.
Grimmfest winner ‘M’ sells to US, France, Germany from OneTwoThree slate (exclusive)
OneTwoThree also scores sales on ‘Everlasting Days’, ‘The Conversation’, ‘Shimmer’.
Magnolia’s Magnet Releasing acquires Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selection ‘Sister Midnight’
Film will play AFI Fest this month. Magnet plans spring 2025 theatrical release
Warner Bros wins global rights to Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’
Warner Bros collaborated with ‘Wuthering Heights’ star Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap on ‘Barbie’ last year.
Italian distributor PiperFilm launches with ambitious release of Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘Parthenope’
PiperFilm has identified young audiences as the target audience.
Bleecker Street takes Telluride, TIFF drama ‘The Friend’ starring Naomi Watts
Bill Murray and Bing the Great Dane also star in Telluride world premiere.
