international
German Government Pledges 30 Percent Tax Rebate in 2025 Budget
The German government has pledged to add a plan for a new tax incentive program to its 2025 budget aimed at attracting more international productions to shoot in the country. The deal, announced Friday, would provide a rebate of up to 30 percent on German production costs for films and high-end series, with funding coming […]
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What the Seismic European Elections Mean for the Entertainment Industry
The impact of pivotal elections in the U.K. and France this week will be felt across Europe and across the globe. Within the entertainment industry, the results of voting on both sides of the channel are being carefully watched for signs of what seismic shifts in the political landscape — the end of 14 years […]
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Nicole Holofcener on Her Leading Ladies and Why You’ll Never Catch Her Yelling on Set
Nicole Holofcener makes films that are about the high drama and inherent comedy in everyday life. The writer-director has long turned what could be seen as a plot point in a larger story — a best friend moving in with a fiancé (Walking and Talking) or a husband lying about liking his wife’s first novel […]
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Nicolas Winding Refn’s Restored Cult Classic ‘Pusher’ to Premiere in Venice Classics
A newly-restored version of Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 Danish cult classic Pusher will be featured at this year’s Venice Film Festival in the Venice Classics Competition Restored Films section. The Danish crime drama, which featured a break-out performance by a young Mads Mikkelsen alongside co-star Kim Bodnia, will premiere at the 81st Venice Festival, which […]
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Bulgarian Rapper Fyre Realized He Played Himself, Kind of, in Claustrophobic Family Drama ‘Windless’
“After years away Kaloyan returns to his native Bulgaria in order to sell his late father’s flat. What at first seems like a routine task devoid of emotion gradually develops into a journey to the depths of his being, where he is confronted with distant traumas, yet he also strikes a new path towards self-discovery.” […]
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U.K. Elections: Labour Claims Historic Landslide Victory
The Labour Party has won a historic landslide victory at the 2024 U.K. general election, defeating the ruling Conservative Party. The transfer of power in the U.K. is brisk, and the Labour leader Keir Starmer is now set to become the 58th prime minister, after he visits King Charles at Buckingham Palace on Friday. After […]
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Simon Pegg on Returning to ‘The Boys,’ Why a ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Reboot Would “Incense” Him
It took a few seasons, but last week Simon Pegg was finally in and amongst the violent bloodshed that makes The Boys so special. On Thursday, episode five of season four dropped and gave viewers a heart-wrenching tale audiences aren’t quite used to seeing in Amazon’s beloved comic adaptation: a teary father-son moment. In the […]
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Australia Juices Hollywood Blockbuster Movie Incentives
Australia has juiced its tax incentives for foreign, mostly Hollywood movies and TV series that shoot locally. The federal government has passed legislation to boost the 16.5 percent location to 30 percent. The near doubling of the location offset will apply to local Australian movies but with a catch. Producers must have budgets of at […]
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Daniel Brühl on His Role in HBO’s ‘The Franchise,’ a Horror Movie Idea, and Embracing His Midlife Crisis
There was no rain after a morning drizzle. Instead, German-Spanish star Daniel Brühl (Becoming Karl Lagerfeld, All Quiet on the Western Front) was showered with love, appreciation and much applause as he arrived on the red carpet at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) on Thursday afternoon. The love fest continued inside when he […]
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BBC Acquires French Thriller ‘Sambre – Anatomy of a Crime,’ Based on True Story of Prolific Rapist
The BBC has acquired French crime thriller Sambre – Anatomy of a Crime, which follows the true story of one of France’s most prolific sexual predators. The six-part series looks at a string of sexual assaults in northern France in the late 1980s, along the same road by the Sambre river. As the police fail to […]
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Clive Owen on Picking Roles “That Scare Me a Little Bit” and Being Keen on a “Really Good Comedy”
Clive Owen has never been interested in being comfortable. From Spike Lee’s Inside Man and Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men to Robert Altman’s Gosford Park and Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick, the actor has worked with a range of filmmakers across an expanse of projects spanning film, television and the stage. “I like to choose things […]
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French Prosecutors Request Rape Charges Against Director Benoît Jacquot (Reports)
French media outlets are reporting that prosecutors have requested rape charges be brought against director Benoît Jacquot in connection to assault allegations made by actresses Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy. Jacquot was taken into police custody on Monday for questioning on those allegations as well as assault charges brought by filmmaker Judith Godrèche. According […]
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