Riteish Deshmukh’s ‘Raja Shivaji’ Posts Record Opening Weekend for Marathi Cinema

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) is hailing new rules announced on Friday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences pertaining to the international feature category as a “major victory.” Going forward the Oscars are allowing submissions from individual directors, not just entries designated by selection committees in different countries. The new rules […]

The South Korean box office saw a surge in activity during the weekend of May 1–3, as high-profile international sequels drove audience turnout. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” claimed the top spot in its opening weekend, earning $3.8 million from 575,467 […]

Berlin-based Pluto Film has pounced on worldwide sales rights to Chilean psychological thriller “Summer War” (“Guerra de Verano”) ahead of its market debut at Cannes’ Marché du Film and its world premiere at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival in June. The fifth feature by acclaimed director Alicia Scherson (“Play”), “Summer War” is her second adaptation […]

'Adolescence' scribe Jack Thorne brings Piggy, Ralph, Jack and their island-paradise-gone-wrong to life in a limited-series take on the classic novel.