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How Globe-Trotting Locations and Foreign Tax Incentives Helped Propel ‘Dune 2,’ ‘Queer,’ ‘Maria’ and Other Contenders Into the Oscar Race

This year’s Academy Award contenders take audiences on journeys across space and time, from the Colosseum of ancient Rome to the drug dens of mid-century Mexico City, from the cramped confines...

How Hungary’s Versatile Locations, World-Class Artisans and 30% Tax Incentive Brought ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Dune 2’ and Other Oscar Contenders to Life

The hero of Brady Corbet’s Oscar contender “The Brutalist”— the fictional, Hungarian-born Jewish architect László Toth — journeys from Budapest to the U.S. to rebuild his life after fleeing a concentration...

Palestinian Filmmaker Scandar Copti’s Israel-Set Family Drama ‘Happy Holidays’ Wins Thessaloniki Film Festival

Palestinian filmmaker Scandar Copti’s Israel-set family drama “Happy Holidays” won the top prize Sunday at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, taking home the Golden Alexander for best feature film. Copti’s sophomore feature,...

‘The Bureau’ Producer Alex Berger, ‘Anikulapo’s’ Kunle Afolayan Headline Ivory Coast’s SICA Film and TV Industry Trade Fair

Alex Berger of “The Bureau” producer TOP (The Oligarchs Productions), prolific Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan (“Aníkúlápó”) and Sydney Gallonde of Paris-based outfit Make it Happens Studios are among the headliners of...

WWII Naval Thriller Series ‘The Cape Raider’ Heads Mipcom Slate for ‘Recipes for Love and Murder’ Producer Both Worlds (EXCLUSIVE)

South Africa’s Both Worlds is leaning into IP and genre as it brings a packed slate of ambitious scripted projects to Mipcom this week, including an adaptation of the bestseller “The...

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