Specialty Distribution Is Changed Forever. Here’s What Cannes Taught Us About the New Normal
Specialty film executives reveal what they learned during the pandemic, the role of Cannes, and the changing distribution game.
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‘John and the Hole’ Trailer: A Deranged Kid Traps His Family in a Pit in the Ground
Charlie Shotwell plays a boy who wants to experience the world without his family in this cryptic enigma from Pascual Sisto.
Execs from Neon, IFC Films, Pops, Struum, and Vuulr Talk Indie Film’s International Landscape
Everyone from Neon and IFC to streaming platforms are thinking globally. The panelists discussed what exactly that looks like for their businesses.
Execs from Neon, IFC Films, Pops, Struum, and Vuulr Join Panel on State of Independent Film in the Streaming Era
The panelists will discuss how audiences’ move to streaming is impacting distribution and the new opportunities in buying and selling indie film.
‘Moffie’ Review: One of the Best Films About Gay Repression Ever Is Also a Disturbing Apartheid Story
Oliver Hermanus’ shimmery and sensual military drama locates war zones in South Africa and in the closeted mind of its young protagonist.
‘Farewell Amor’ Review: An Angolan Family Reunites in America in Empathetic Slice of Immigrant Life
Ekwa Msangi’s feature debut eschews big drama in favor of a minor-key portrait of a family putting itself back together.
Arianna Bocco Named President of IFC Films
The veteran acquisitions executive will oversee all of IFC Films, including its streaming service, which is a key piece of AMC Networks’ streaming strategy.
‘Little Fish’ Trailer: Chad Hartigan’s Romantic Sci-Fi Is Set During a Global Pandemic
Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell play a couple navigating memory loss from a mysterious disease in this drama with “Eternal Sunshine” vibes.
‘MLK/FBI’ Trailer: Sam Pollard’s Urgent Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Punishing FBI Surveillance
The lauded filmmaker uses newly declassified documents to expose J. Edgar Hoover’s cruel campaign against the civil rights icon.
‘Farewell Amor’ Trailer: Sundance Breakout Is a Personal Look at a Universal Immigrant Story
Exclusive: The festival breakout from rising filmmaker Ekwa Msangi will hit theaters and VOD later this year.
‘Made in Italy’ Review: Liam Neeson and His Son Chase Catharsis in a Feel-Good Drama with No Edge
James D’Arcy’s feature debut is a treacly, multigenerational meta-exercise that serves as a vehicle for Neeson and Micheál Richardson, who make the most out of a soggy script.
‘A Call to Spy’ Trailer: Female-Dominated Production Team Runs WWII Espionage Thriller
IFC Films will release Lydia Dean Pilcher’s film in theaters and on VOD on October 2.
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