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Director of Berlin Film ‘Little Trouble Girls’ Lines Up Witch Trial Drama ‘Veronika of Desenice’ and ‘Wild Woman,’ About the Acting Process (EXCLUSIVE)

Slovenian director Urška Djukić, whose feature directorial debut, “Little Trouble Girls,” makes its world premiere Feb. 14 as the opening film of Berlinale’s Perspectives section, is developing two new projects, she...

Alejandro Amenábar’s Historical Epic ‘The Captive’ Captures Pre-Sales as Disney Dates Spanish Release (EXCLUSIVE)

Film Constellation has revealed the first pre-sales on historical epic “The Captive” by director Alejandro Amenábar, who won an Oscar for “The Sea Inside” and was BAFTA nominated for “The Others.”...

Mike Downey, European Film Academy Chair, Unveils Slate of Projects Under Downey Ink Banner (EXCLUSIVE)

Producer Mike Downey, who is chair of the European Film Academy and whose co-production “Girls on Wire” is in Berlin competition, has unveiled a diverse slate of films from his production...

Palestinian Refugee Drama ‘To a Land Unknown’ Sells to 40 Territories Ahead of U.K., Ireland Release (EXCLUSIVE)

Paris- and Berlin-based sales and production house Salaud Morisset has sold Palestinian-Danish director Mahdi Fleifel’s Palestinian refugee drama “To a Land Unknown,” which premiered at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, to 40 territories....

‘Downfall’ Director, ‘Constellation’ Creator to Adapt Sci-Fi Drama ‘The Inquest of Pilot Pirx’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Oliver Hirschbiegel, the director of Oscar-nominated “Downfall” and European Film Award nominee “The Experiment,” and Peter Harness, the writer, creator and executive producer of Apple TV’s “Constellation,” have boarded the film...

‘The Love That Remains,’ From Director of Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Godland,’ Pre-Sells to Multiple Territories (EXCLUSIVE)

New Europe Film Sales has pre-sold Hlynur Pálmason’s family drama “The Love That Remains” to multiple territories. Pálmason’s last film, “Godland,” debuted in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in 2022, and made...

Lucy Hale to Star in Romantic Comedy ‘Princess’ From ‘The Cooler’ Screenwriter Frank Hannah (EXCLUSIVE)

“Pretty Little Liars” and “Which Brings Me to You” star Lucy Hale will topline the romantic comedy “Princess” from “The Cooler” screenwriter Frank Hannah. Daniel Baur’s K5 Intl. has boarded “Princess”...

New Berlinale Chief Tricia Tuttle on Political Furor and ‘Bold, Exciting’ Cinema: ‘Filmmakers Are Noting That We Live in a Crazy, Divisive World’

The Berlin Film Festival prides itself on being a political event, which dates back to its inception in 1951 as a beacon of democracy in West Berlin, surrounded by Communist East...

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