Happy New Year! As the Deadline team gears up for another busy and discovery-filled 12 months on the global film festival circuit, here is our annual (non-exhaustive) list of U.S. and international movies we expect to see on the way. While we scored better than an 80% strike rate for 2024, this year's…

The internationalisation of U.S. awards continues apace with a bumper crop of nominations for Cannes and Venice at the Golden Globes. My colleague Pete Hammond pointed out yesterday that Cannes must be happy with 20 nominations for films that premiered at the festival, including Emilia Perez, All We I…

When Tomo Buzov boarded a train in Belgrade, Serbia the morning of February 27, 1993, on his way to visit his son in Montenegro, he had no way of knowing what lay in store for him or that his bravery would be remembered to this day. As the train wound through newly independent Bosnia, it came to a…

Filmmakers with works selected for the Tokyo Film Festival's Nippon Cinema Now section took part in a panel alongside Christian Jeune, Cannes’ film department director and deputy general delegate. "I've been coming to Japan for the past 45 years and know the directors that have been to Cannes well…

David Cronenberg certainly has enough experience to know when an audience is not connecting with a film. Case in point: last May’s world premiere in Cannes of The Shrouds, the 81-year-old Cronenberg’s latest outing as writer-director. “They didn’t get the movie, partly because of the language and…

Gints Zilbalodis' Flow, the animated film that had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and went on to win four trophies at the Annecy animation festival, has been selected to represent Latvia in the 2025 Oscars International Feature Film race. Zilbalodis (Away) co-wrote and directed the…

Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have taken North America to the Nicolas Cage feature The Surfer which received a six-minute standing ovation at Cannes following its midnight section premiere. A 2025 theatrical release is planned. Related Stories …

Editor’s note: This review was originally published May 19, when the movie world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. It hits theaters beginning today in previews before going wide Friday. There can be no doubt if there is one person bound and…

EXCLUSIVE: Mubi has snapped up multiple key territories for Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes' Grand Tour, following the film's world premiere in Competition at Cannes where it won the Best Director prize. The global distributor, streaming service and production company has acquired North America…

EXCLUSIVE: The back and forth over the prospect of a hot-button film on the formative years of Donald Trump is near done, and The Dish hears that backer Kinematics will soon be bought out of Daniel Snyder’s $5 million investment in The Apprentice with a premium. Tom Ortenberg, who runs Briarcliff…

Sideshow and Janus Films have bought U.S. rights for Chinese director Jia Zhangke's epic drama Caught By The Tides, following its buzzy world premiere in competition at Cannes in May. Written by Jia and Wan Jiahuan, the film follows a deeply moving love story over a 23-year time span against the…

NEON has dated their fifth Cannes Palme D’Or winner Anora for Oct. 18 per Comscore in what will be a limited release. October is the traditional launch pad for NEON with their Palme D’Or winning fare including 2019’s ultimate Oscar Best Picture winner Parasite (Oct. 11), 2021’s Titane (Oct 1)…