After a decade under the helm of Jonas Holmberg, the 48th Göteborg Film festival will inaugurate a new era under the reign of artistic director Pia Lundberg. Big names expected between Jan 24-Feb. 2 take in Julie Delpy, Thomas Vinterberg, Mohammad Rasoulof, Joshua Oppenheimer, Thomas Alfredson and Trine Dyrholm.  In this exclusive interview, the former head […]

Sales company Lightdox has boarded Igor Bezinović’s hybrid documentary “Fiume o morte!,” which premieres in the Tiger Competition section of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The Croatian-Italian-Slovenian coproduction takes the audience back to 1919, when the Italian nationalist poet, dandy and preacher of war Gabriele D’Annunzio occupied the city of Fiume. “Today, the citizens of […]

Films Boutique has picked up international rights to Amel Guellaty’s “Where the Wind Comes From” (formerly known as “Tunis-Djerba”), ahead of its world premiere in Sundance’s World Dramatic Competition. The International Film Festival Rotterdam will host the European premiere of the coproduction between Tunisia, France and Qatar, which is Guellaty’s first feature. In the film, […]

The International Film Festival Rotterdam revealed the lineups of its Tiger, Big Screen and Tiger Short competition sections Tuesday, and the first tranche of speakers for the Talks program, who include Cate Blanchett and Guy Maddin. IFFR’s 54th edition will take place from Jan. 30 – Feb. 9. with Variety publishing digital daily newsletters during […]