Moscow Film Festival Has Accreditation Paused By Int’l Federation Of Film Producers (FIAPF)

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) and Reacher breakout Alan Ritchson have signed on to star in the film Ordinary Angels from Kingdom Story Company, which Lionsgate will distribute.

He has had an incredible run on the big screen as he has played some of the most iconic characters in film for over four decades.And Nicolas Cage's acting career isn't the only thing granted eternal life.The 58-year-old veteran actor was seen for the first time as legendary character Dracula on the New Orleans set of Renfield on Monday.Scroll down for video Blood thirsty: Nicolas Cagewas seen for the first time as legendary character Dracula on the New Orleans set of Renfield on MondayThe film is centered around Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum Renfield as Nicolas Hoult - who was also on set - will be playing the titular role. Cage definitely looked the part as he sported a bright red velvet suit and his skin was made to look very pail with the magic of on-set make-up.No detail was ignored as he also hadsharp teeth andstiletto nails as his lips even had a bit of black pigmentation to give him more of an 'undead' feel.

She is known for tantalizing fans with her voluptuous figure in her racy music videos.But on Friday, Megan Thee Stallion took to social media to tell her followers that she is putting herself on a strict diet ahead of show at Coachella next month.The 27-year-old Savage hitmaker wore a bright red wig in a video in which she interrupted friends as they ate forbidden foods.'I can't eat that. I'm on a diet!' she exclaimed multiple times as she knocked food out of their hands.

Director Matt Reeves has more of The Joker for fans of “The Batman”.

Emiliano De Pablos Antonia Nava’s Barcelona-based Neo Art Producciones has teamed with Rome’s Pupkin Production to co-produce gay romantic drama “Si las paredes hablasen” (“If Walls Had Ears”), the feature debut of Spanish femme director, Ceres Machado.Scheduled to roll by this year-end or the first quarter of 2023 in Barcelona and Rome, the film will be produced by Nava and Pupkin’s Rita Rognoni.Spanish actor Fernando Tejero (“La que se avecina,” “My Heart Goes Boom!”) is attached to star in a cast that will combine Spanish and Italian actors.Co-written by Machado and scribe Salva Martos Cortés (“Maniac Tales”), “If Walls had Ears” will narrate, in 10 sequences, a Barcelona and Rome-set story of intense love, passion and pain between two men. They are Juan, a 50 year-old married man who hides his homosexuality, and Leonardo, a 23-year Italian who arrives in Barcelona to try his luck as a soccer player.Over a decade, they will live their romance, but it remains burdened by Juan’s inability to accept his sexuality and the conflicts that it creates with Leonardo, who despite working in a homophobic environment, is open about his sexual orientation as he tries to break social barriers and stereotypes.“The concept is universal and, unfortunately, a highly topical issue.

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Ellenberg’s Media Res, the production company behind high-profile scripted series such as Apple TV+’s The Morning Show and upcoming Pachinko, is expanding into nonfiction. The company has launched a new division, focused on premium nonfiction content, including docuseries, documentary films and unscripted programming.

Zack Sharf A gravestone for James Bond has been erected on the small island of Kalsoy, which is part of the larger Faroe Islands located between Norway and Iceland. It was on the Faroe Islands where Cary Fukunaga shot parts of the climax of “No Time to Die,” in which James Bond (Daniel Craig) dies in a missile explosion after thwarting the villainous Lyutsifer Safin (Rami Malek). The island was used as the setting for Safin’s evil lair.

Diane Garrett Ambitious in scope and storytelling, “Pachinko” seems tailor-made for today’s international streaming wars. It arrives March 25 on Apple TV Plus with a literary pedigree and “Minari” Oscar winner Yuh-jung Youn in a starring role.

Inventing Anna saw its audience shrink 37% from the prior week, but the reality-based Netflix drama still pulled in almost 2.1 billion minutes of viewing to top Nielsen’s U.S. streaming chart.

Longtime marketing and distribution executive and producer Seth Willenson, who pioneered the Midnight Movie marketing concept and mentored many industry leaders, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles after a long bout with heart disease. He was 74.

Addie Morfoot ContributorSince the launch of Guardian Documentaries in 2016, the short film division of the British daily newspaper has garnered an Oscar and a BAFTA over the past two consecutive years, scoring the best British short film trophy for Cherish Oteka’s “The Black Cop” on March 13.About Gamal “G” Turawa, a Black gay man who joined the London police department to help change its racial make-up, “The Black Cop” explores Turawa’s memories of homophobia, racial profiling, and harassment. Commissioned by Guardian Documentaries, the doc received additional funds from the BFI Doc Society Fund.“Guardian Documentaries compliment Guardian journalism,” says Lindsay Poulton, head of Guardian Documentaries.

Emilio Mayorga Jose Zelada and Richard Claus’ “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon” (Peru, Netherlands), Cesar Cabral’s “Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People” (Brazil) and Hugo Covarrubias’ Oscar-nommed “Beast” (Chile) are some of the animated works in the running for the 5th Quirino Awards, the biggest prize event on Spain, Portugal and Latin America’s burgeoning animation scene.In addition to a ceremony, the Quirino Awards includes an industry co-production and business forum for animation titles from the region.The Quirino event will also host meetings including one of the Ibero-American CAACI state film-TV agencies, and another of Ibermedia, the region’s key international co-pro and distribution fund. Brazilian feature “Bob Spit” and Chilean short “Beast” nabbed the highest number of nominations, each securing four.

Machine Gun Kelly reveals he is concerned about his creative process, explaining that he fears his new “stable life” will have a negative impact on his songwriting.The singer, who is about to release his sixth studio album, opened up about his relationship with fiancée Megan Fox and his upcoming projects during his latest interview with Billboard, confessing that he has been very busy navigating the entertainment industry and the media attention. “The torture is real.

Mobile phone footage has captured actors filming a gunshot scene through the back streets of the Northern Quarter. The loud bangs of gunfire have echoed through the streets throughout this week as crews continued to film for a new Disney+ series.

Emilio Mayorga Documentary short “Les Filles de Sète” (“Sète’s Daughters”) and series episode “Eva y el abedul del Edén” (“Eve and the Birch of Eden”) have secured funding through the Platino Crowdfunding platform, a new financing initiative launched last December.Initiated by the Platino Awards organization, the crowdfunding online platform for film, series and other formats was officially presented Thursday March 24 at Málaga’s Picasso Museum along with an array of industry activities at a Malaga Film Festival presentation under the motto, “Universo Platino.”Platform already has 26 ongoing projects, mainly shorts but also documentaries and mini-series.“Eva y el abedul del Edén,” from TV show “Nunca nos dijeron la verdad,” and docu short “Les Filles de Sète” are the first two productions to be completed through the platform. Young creators Andrés Ribagorda and Pablo Jimeno attended the event and explained that not only did they get the financing they needed but also the professional input to jumpstart their first work.

sound branch also revealed that guild members are planning on wearing their guild badges upside down as a form of silent protest over the demotion of crafts at the Oscars. The source disclosed that there are discussions exploring the idea of potentially turning their Oscar statues upside down upon receipt at the show, as a way of protesting the Academy’s decision.More than 80 people, including 16 Academy Award winners, signed the letter to the Academy, which is posted in full below.“As a community of sound artists, we respectfully disagree and are opposed to the changes that are being made for the broadcast of the 94th Oscars ceremony,” says the group’s letter to Academy President David Rubin and ABC.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterLionsgate has promoted David Edwards to executive VP of global marketing.In his new role, Edwards will report to Marisa Liston, the studio’s president of global marketing, and he will oversee creative, digital, and strategy for the studio’s global motion picture marketing department.Edwards most recently served as senior VP of global marketing strategy, where he developed and spearheaded campaigns for “The Hunger Games” franchise, “La La Land, “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” and “Knives Out.” He also worked on “Spiral: From the Book of Saw,” “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” films, Paul Feig’s dark comedy “A Simple Favor and “The Expendables” franchise. Edwards is currently focusing on “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” starring Nicolas Cage as Nicolas Cage, as well as “John Wick: Chapter 4” and “Borderlands, a video game adaptation featuring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jack Black.

Emiliano De Pablos After more than a two decades relationship, media conglom Atresmedia Group and the Málaga Film Festival have grown what looks like a unique case of symbiosis in the Spanish film-TV industry.Atresmedia, a driving force in Spain’s film and TV sectors, joined the Málaga Festival as an official sponsor in 2000. The DeAPlaneta-controlled broadcaster and Málaga, today Spain’s biggest festival dedicated to local and Latin American film and TV, have been faithful witnesses of the evolution of the Spanish film and TV industry.The relationship has benefited both partners.   The Málaga Festival launched in 1998; one year later, a law began to oblige Spanish broadcasters to invest 5% of their annual revenues in local and European films.

Lise Pedersen While her first feature-length doc “Outside” is having its world premiere in the main competition at the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX), Ukrainian director Olha Zhurba will be back home.

EXCLUSIVE: Tiffany Valentine’s story on Chucky will continue. Jennifer Tilly has closed a deal to return for Season 2 of the USA Network/Syfy series, from the movie franchise creator/writer Don Mancini who serves as showrunner. Additionally, the series’ second season is slated to premiere on the two NBCUniversal cable networks in the fall, likely keeping with the pre-Halloween tradition fitting the horror title. (Season 1 debuted Oct. 12, 2021.)

Black Country, New Road lead the freshly revealed first announcement line-up for this year’s iteration of Visions Festival.The multi-venue East London event is set to return on Saturday July 23, with the full line-up revealed by organisers today (March 24).Among the varied and diverse acts on the bill are the likes of Mdou Moctar, For Those I Love, Keeley Forsyth, Giant Swan, Oklou and many more.