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‘Sentimental Value’ Sweeps Amanda Awards
#Variety #Awards #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #AmandaAwards #HaugesundFilmFestival #JoachimTrier #OneBattleAfterAnother #SentimentalValue #TheNorwegianInternationalFilmFestivalHaugesund

https://variety.com/2026/awards/awards/sentimental-value-amanda-awards-one-battle-after-another-1236840778/

Emily Watson Says ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Season 2 Will Have ‘Lots of New Elements,’ Led Her on ‘A Quest in a Way Actors Always Get to Do and Actresses Don’t’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #DuneProphecy #EmilyWatson #SarajevoFilmFestival #VarietyLounge

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/emily-watson-dune-prophecy-season-2-1236840725/

Sandra Wollner’s ‘Everytime’ Wins Sarajevo Film Festival
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #SandraWollner #SarajevoFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/sandra-wollner-everytime-wins-sarajevo-film-festival-1236840695/

Magenta Light Studios Nabs U.S. and Canadian Distribution Rights to Brazilian Crime Drama ‘The King of the Internet’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #Bafici #BobYari #FabrícioBittar #Magentalightstudios #VitrineFilmes

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/magenta-light-studios-king-of-the-internet-fabricio-bittar-1236839795/

Canada’s H264 Nabs Colombia’s ‘Where The River Begins’ Ahead of Toronto Fest World Premiere
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #Cannes #LaPlayaDC #Oscars #Tiff #TorontoFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/canada-h264-where-the-river-begins-toronto-fest-premiere-1236838810/

‘Supporting Role’ Director Ana Urushadze Preps ‘Fear of Butterflies,’ a Detective Story With ‘Mysticism and a Touch of Body Horror’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #AnaUrushadze #SarajevoFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/supporting-role-ana-urushadze-fear-of-butterflies-1236839801/

Woody Harrelson Ready to Direct Another Live Film, Compares Jason Bateman’s ‘The Cackling of the Dodos’ to Martin McDonagh and the Coen Brothers
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JasonBateman #MatthewMcConaughey #SarajevoFilmFestival #VarietyLounge #VarietyLoungeSarajevo #WoodyHarrelson

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/woody-harrelson-jason-bateman-martin-mcdonagh-coen-brothers-1236838548/

Folk Horror ‘Wolf Days,’ Family Drama ‘The First Week of August’ Win at Sarajevo Industry Awards
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #SarajevoFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/wolf-days-the-first-week-of-august-sarajevo-industry-awards-1236839656/

Icelandic Producer Hlín Jóhannsdóttir Sets ‘Just a Kid’ With Alief Ahead of Haugesund and Reunites with ‘Driving Mum’ Team (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #Alief #DrivingMum #Haugesund #HeraHilmar #HilmarOddsson #HlínJóhannsdóttir #NewNordicFilms #SmokeSaunaSisterhood #ÞrösturLeóGunnarsson

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/driving-mum-iceland-alief-just-a-kid-1236839417/

Mubi Set to Stream Manuela Martelli’s ‘The Meltdown’ After Its Screening at San Sebastián (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #Cannes #ElasticaFilms #Piano #RondaCine #SanSebastianFilmFestival #WoodProducciones

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/manuela-martelli-the-meltdown-mubi-san-sebastian-festival-1236838772/

Asghar Farhadi Condemns Politicians and Media for Focus on ‘Difference’ and ‘Hate’: ‘Why Do You Think a Mother in Afghanistan Is Different Than Your Mom?’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #AsgharFarhadi #MikeLeigh #SarajevoFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/asghar-farhadi-condemns-politicians-media-difference-hate-1236838883/

Gramado Targets Next-Gen Talent as Permanent Growth Engine (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #GramadoFilmFestival #LeonardoEdde #Panorâmica #ParisFilmes #Riofilme #RosaVolk

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/gramado-residency-young-filmmakers-1236838819/

San Sebastián Sets Michaël R. Roskam’s ‘Le Faux Soir’ as Closing Night Film
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #Goodfellas #LeFauxSoir #MichaëlRRoskam #SanSebastianFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/san-sebastian-michael-roskam-le-faux-soir-closing-film-1236838841/

Toei, Shochiku, Kadokawa Among IP Holders Set for TIFFCOM’s Tokyo Adaptation and Remake Market
#Variety #Asia #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #Tiffcom #TokyoInternationalFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/markets-festivals/toei-shochiku-kadokawa-ip-holders-tokyo-remake-market-1236838854/

‘You Don’t Belong Here’ Director Florin Şerban Sets Next Feature After Winning Locarno’s Golden Leopard (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #FlorinSerban #LocarnoFilmFestival #SarajevoFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/you-dont-belong-here-florin-serban-follow-up-locarno-1236838137/

Busan Festival Honors Ahn Sung-ki, Market Names Thailand Country of Honor
#Variety #Asia #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #AhnSungki #AsianContentsFilmMarket #BusanInternationalFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/markets-festivals/busan-festival-honor-ahn-sung-ki-market-thailand-country-of-honor-1236838811/

Estúdios Globo to Produce Feature ‘Macacos,’ Based on Clayton Nascimento’s Play (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #AmauriSoares #BrunoSafadi #ClaytonNascimento #EstúdiosGlobo #Globo #GramadoFilmFestival #MarcioFraccaroli

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/globo-produces-macacos-based-clayton-nascimento-play-1236838109/

Emily Watson Says Growing Up in a Religious Cult Almost Stopped Her From Starring in ‘Breaking the Waves’: ‘I Was Like a Piece of Wire That Had Been Unplugged’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #Dune #DuneProphecy #EmilyWatson #SarajevoFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/emily-watson-religious-cult-breaking-the-waves-sarajevo-1236838021/

San Sebastián Sets Fatih Akin’s ‘Ghost Song’ as Opening Night Film
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #FatihAkin #SanSebastianFilmFestival #WernerHerzog

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/san-sebastian-fatih-akin-ghost-song-opening-film-1236838036/

Woody Harrelson Calls Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’ ‘Phenomenal,’ Talks ‘Brothers’ With Matthew McConaughey: ‘If You’re Looking for ‘True Detective,’ It’s Not This’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JesseEisenberg #MatthewMcConaughey #SarajevoFilmFestival #WoodyHarrelson

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/woody-harrelson-jesse-eisenberg-brothers-matthew-mcconaughey-1236836973/

‘Mother’ Director Teona Mitevska Preps Sequel to Feminist Satirical Drama ‘God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #SarajevoFilmFestival #TeonaStrugarMitevska

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/mother-teona-mitevska-sequel-god-exists-her-name-is-petrunya-1236836055/

Mexico’s Madrefoca Boards ‘Isabel Hernández’ as Zoe Films Builds Festival Momentum (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #MarketsFestivals #News #GiorgioGiampà #IsabelHernández #Madrefoca #SanSebastianCoProductionForum #SanSebastianFilmFestival #TorontoFilmFestival #ZoeFilms

https://variety.com/2026/film/markets-festivals/madrefoca-isabel-hernandez-zoe-films-san-sebastian-1236833977/

Former Costa Rican Film Commissioner Marysela Zamora: ‘I Believe That the Next Great Chapter in Audiovisual Media Will Be Written in Spanish’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #BreakingBad #CostaRicaMediaMarket #IBEROFIC #MarkJohnson #Oscar #RainMan

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/former-costa-rican-film-commissioner-marysela-zamora-1236835874/

‘Shame and Money’ Director on Sundance-Winning Drama About a Kosovo Family in Free Fall: ‘It’s a Look Into the Past and a Warning to the Future’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #SarajevoFilmFestival #VisarMorina

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/shame-and-money-sundance-social-drama-kosovo-1236834517/

Diego Luna, Nicolas Pereda and Rodrigo Plá Set for Competition at Mexico’s Morelia Film Festival
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #Ashes #Berlinale #DiegoLuna #FernandaTovar #InnaPayan #MoreliaFilmFestival #Netflix #RodrigoPla

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/diego-luna-nicolas-pereda-rodrigo-pla-morelia-film-festival-1236835320/

‘A Chocolate Christmas,’ a Brazilian Holiday Romantic Drama, Set to Shoot in Gramado and New York From December
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #AccordeFilmes #CesarTroncoso #GramadoFilmFestival #H2OFilms #PauloNascimento

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/paulo-nascimento-a-chocolate-christmas-gramado-new-york-1236835366/

Urša Menart Recalls Finding Inspiration on Influencers’ Fake Tragic Life Stories for Intimate Dramedy ‘Everything That’s Wrong With You’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #SarajevoFilmFestival #UršaMenart

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/ursa-menart-everything-thats-wrong-with-you-influencers-1236833609/

Locarno Takeaways: A Charming Olivia Wilde, Navigating an Industry Crunch and One Reason Why There Should Be More Women Filmmakers
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JamesGray #LocarnoFilmFestival #MonicaBellucci #OliviaWilde #ZoeSaldaña

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/locarno-takeaways-olivia-wilde-zoe-saldana-james-gray-1236834754/

Frontières at TIFF The Market Unveils Lineup, Featuring a ‘Dim Sum Western,’ Newlywed Night of Terror and Wolf-Tracking Dark Comedy (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #MarketsFestivals #News #Frontières #JohnnieTo #LowellDean #MatiasMariani #TorontoFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/markets-festivals/frontieres-tiff-market-johnnie-to-genre-showcase-unveiled-1236834415/

Ana Vaz Discusses the Impact of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, the Work of Yoko Hayasuke and Preferring to Be a Mother Rather than a Zombie
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #AnaVaz #FireFlower #Fukushima #Hanabi #Japan #LocarnoFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/ana-vaz-locarno-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-hanabi-1236834548/