Cuba Gooding Jr., Luke Ford, Keith Duffy and Qymira Board Action Thriller ‘Lotus’ (EXCLUSIVE)
ACT3 and Blackops Studios Asia launch 'Lotus,' an action thriller starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Luke Ford, Keith Duffy and Qymira.
‘Sholay’ Actor Mac Mohan Gets Documentary ‘Discovering Sambha’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Emmy-nominated Manjari Makijany directs a documentary on her father, 'Sholay' actor Mac Mohan, as an India-Australia co-production.
Lionel Messi Fan’s Journey Anchors Indian Indie ‘Love You Messi’ as Project Boards Hong Kong EP at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
Karbi-language indie 'Love You Messi,' directed by Khanjan Kishore Nath, attaches Hong Kong EP Hiu Man Chan at Cannes Film Market.
Trans Prosecutor Drama, Psychological Thriller Among Three New Projects From ‘Mercy’ Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
Everclear Films has signed two U.K. English-language features and is developing a Hindi-language project with international producers.
U.K.-Nigeria-Hong Kong Romantic Comedy ‘My Nigerian Fiance’ in the Works (EXCLUSIVE)
A13 Films founder Chidozie Christian Ahaiwe and Hiu Man Chan are packaging the cross-cultural rom-com, now in development.
Inside ‘Sh(AI)ved,’ the AI-Created Vintage Adult Film Collection Unveiled at Cannes: ‘Splendid, Volcanic Orgasms’
Variety goes inside "Sh(AI)ved," an AI-generated short film collection drawn from 1976 erotic magazine spreads and unveiled at Cannes.
How Japan IP Adaptation ‘Cat’s Eyes’ Cracked France’s Youth Audience – and What the Global Rollout Taught Its Makers
StudioTF1's Rodolphe Buet unpacked how the Tsukasa Hojo manga adaptation pulled 46% of France's youth audience before selling to 50-plus territories.
Oscar-Winning Producer Guneet Monga Kapoor on Genre Pivot, Women in Film India at Cannes: ‘I Am Ambitious, and I’m Not Scared About That Ambition’
At Cannes, producer Guneet Monga Kapoor discusses her genre slate, a Karthik Subbaraj Tamil film and Women in Film India.
‘One Piece’ Producer Fujimura Charts Japanese IP’s Rise From Manga Magazines to Hollywood Mega-Franchises
Filosophia CEO Tetsu Fujimura backed his keynote with data on surging anime and manga markets and a packed Hollywood pipeline.
TIFFCOM, Frontières to Serve up New Genre Market Program in October (EXCLUSIVE)
Fantasia’s Frontières and the Tokyo Film Festival Content Market have partnered on a gap-financing program for international genre film.