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Mister Smith Entertainment has hired Augusta Charlton as Director, International Sales & Acquisitions.  Charlton joins the company from Great Point Media (GPM), where she was an Associate Director in their Investments team, responsible for sourcing and structuring film and TV production finance…

"Ticket sales have gone up 27%, and we're only at the midway point, so I'm quite happy," Ando Hiroyasu, Tokyo Film Festival (TIFF) Chairman, told Deadline as he shuttled between engagements at this year's busy and buzzy comeback edition.  Hiroyasu assumed the role of Chairman in 2019, sheltering the…

EXCLUSIVE: Here's your first look at Raindance competition title Catching Dust, starring The Boys breakout Erin Moriarty.  Written and directed by Stuart Gatt, the film follows Geena (Moriarty), who finally decides to leave her criminal husband, Clyde (Courtney), and their isolated Texas hideout when…

Veteran Hong Kong actor Tony Leung passed through the Tokyo Film Festival this afternoon, where he led a masterclass session following a screening of 2046, his sixth collaboration with filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai.  Leung's appearance onstage was brief but dense, with the actor largely digging into the…

EXCLUSIVE: There's been much celebratory talk here at the Tokyo Film Festival about a new dawn of internationally-minded Japanese artists led by directors such as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Makoto Shinkai, and Ryusuke Hamaguchi.  One of the key creative voices often mentioned amongst this new Japanese set is…

EXCLUSIVE: The National Film Authority of Ghana has set the lineup for it's inaugural Africa Cinema Summit in Accra, hosted in partnership with Filmhouse Group (Nigeria) and Silverbird Cinema (Ghana).  The summit is set to take place at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel and Silverbird Cinema in the…

As the Tokyo Film Festival returns with a focus on international expansion, this year's MPA seminar hosted as part of the festival industry program was centered around how to make the country a more attractive production environment for international producers. "The world is in love with Japan," Toho…

Godzilla Minus One, the latest edition in Toho's monster franchise and the closing film at this year's Tokyo Film Festival, has locked a deal for distribution in the UK and Ireland.  The Glasgow-based distribution outfit Anime Limited will release the pic in UK and Irish cinemas on December 15. The…

"The pandemic has finally passed, and cinema has returned to normal, but the way people think has changed dramatically," Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou concluded when quizzed by Deadline about cinema post-Covid 19 during a brief chat at the Tokyo Film Festival (TIFF).  "That is," he continued, "people…

EXCLUSIVE: United Talent Agency (UTA) has signed up Belgium’s buzzy rapper-turned-filmmaker Baloji. Baloji, who made his directorial debut earlier this year with Omen, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas and will continue to be represented by Juanita Fellag at AS Talents. Omen…

Indie studio XYZ Films has promoted Maxime Cottray to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO).  Cottray previously served as XYZ's Executive Vice President. In the role, he worked closely with the studio founders to raise significant production and P&A financing for the company, including a…

AGC International has nabbed international rights to Late Night With The Devil from Aussie filmmaking duo Colin and Cameron Cairnes and will launch sales at the upcoming American Film Market.  Unfolding almost in real-time, the pic is set during a 1977 late-night talk show broadcast that unexpectedly…