Victor Miller, ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86
Victor Miller, the screenwriter behind the horror classic 'Friday the 13th,' died on Monday in Alameda, Calif. He was 86.
Stephen Chow Makes His Return to the Sport With ‘Kung Fu Soccer,’ Closing International Rights Deal More Than Two Decades After ‘Shaolin Soccer’
Encore Films acquires international rights outside China to Stephen Chow's 'Kung Fu Soccer,' starring Zhang Xiaofei and Dilraba Dilmurat.
Variety Teams With Edinburgh Film Festival to Launch Variety Lounge at 2026 Edition
Variety has teamed with the Edinburgh Film Festival and VisitScotland to launch the U.K.'s first Variety Lounge at this year's edition of the EIFF.
German Actor Jonathan Berlin Sets Directorial Feature Debut ‘Mio’ With Taddeo Kufus, Barbara Auer and Godehard Giese to Star (EXCLUSIVE)
Taddeo Kufus, Barbara Auer and Godehard Giese will star in Mio, the directorial feature debut of German actor Jonathan Berlin
Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche, Jeffrey Wright to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche, Jeffrey Wright and cinematographer Robert Richardson will be honored at the 60th Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival.
Edinburgh TV Festival Relocating After 50 Years in Shock Move
Edinburgh’s long-running TV festival is set to relocate to Manchester next year after spending 50 years in the Scottish capital.
‘The Traitors’ Sets WhatsApp-Based Game ‘The Traitors: Anywhere,’ Allowing Fans to Play at Home
CityDays and All3Media International have teamed up to launch 'The Traitors: Anywhere,' a social deduction game played through WhatsApp.
Agnieszka Holland to Direct Marlene Dietrich Biopic ‘Berlinweh – Yearning for a Home’
Agnieszka Holland has revealed details about her next feature film, a biographical film about Marlene Dietrich, 'Berlinweh – Yearning for a Home.'
Passion Paris Joins ADN for South Korean Major Webtoon Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)
Passion Pictures Animation execs Caroline Audebert and Debbie Crosscup drill down at Annecy on Passion’s new France-U.K. axis.
Japan’s Sake Culture Gets the Animated Documentary Treatment in Supersub and Toonz Media Group’s ‘Taste of Water’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Toonz Media Group and Supersub LLC have unveiled a co-production on animated documentary 'The Taste of Water,' targeting festivals in 2027.
Japan’s Toei Animation Impresses at Annecy With ‘Monkey Quest,’ a Japan-U.S. Animation Blender
Made by production teams from the U.S and Japan and beyond, Toei’s “Monkey Quest” shows the U.S. and Japan move closer together as anime is embraced ever more in the…