Tokyo Film Festival Opens with “Climbing for Life” Gala

The Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off in grand style, featuring a red-carpet filled with international stars and launching with Climbing for Life

Croatian Oscar Entry ‘Fiume o Morte!’ Wins Big at Adriatic Awards

Croatia’s Oscar hopeful Fiume o Morte! not only submitted for the Best International Feature category but also swept the inaugural Adriatic Film & TV Awards — earning Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay nods. 

Libel Settlement: Steve Coogan & ‘The Lost King’ Portrayal Under Fire

U.K. actor-writer Steve Coogan and his production companies have agreed to pay substantial damages to academic Richard Taylor after the film The Lost King was found to portray him as “smug, unduly dismissive and patronising.”

Magnolia Acquires U.S. Rights to ‘The Napa Boys’ at TIFF Midnight Madness

Independent distributor Magnolia Pictures has secured U.S. rights to The Napa Boys — the arsenal-heavy comedy by Armen Weitzman & Nick Corirossi that premiered in the Midnight Madness strand at Toronto International Film Festival.