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Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Waves,’ Sundance Hit ‘DJ Ahmet’ Among Czech Buzz Titles at EFM

Christopher Vourlias The latest from an animation powerhouse, an anticipated biopic from a three-time Oscar nominee and a buzzy Sundance premiere headline the slate of new and upcoming Czech titles on offer at this year’s EFM. DJ AhmetDirector: Georgi M.

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BBC EastEnders stars who have ditched Walford for Hollywood

EastEnders is gearing up to mark its 40th anniversary on 19 February. The popular BBC One soap first graced our screens back in the 80s, with its inaugural episode airing on 19 February 1985.

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EastEnders Priya actress has famous soap star mum - and fans are gobsmacked

EastEnders viewers were left gobsmacked after discovering that Sophie Khan Levy, who portrays Priya Nandra-Hart, has a super famous mum. Priya, played by Sophie, arrived in Walford last year with her daughter Avani (Aaliyah James) as Ravi's (Aaron Thiara) ex-girlfriend and secret child, leaving him and the entire Panesar family in shock.The mother-daughter duo quickly stirred up drama, from family feuds to romantic entanglements, ensuring their time on the square was anything but dull.

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Nicholas Galitzine Begins Filming Live-Action 'Masters of the Universe,' First Set Photos Revealed

Nicholas Galitzine was spotted on set of the upcoming live-action Masters of the Universe adaptation.

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Cannes Short Film Winner Vasilis Kekatos Makes Feature Debut With Spirited, Coming-of-Age Berlinale Premiere ‘Our Wildest Days’

Christopher Vourlias After winning the Palme d’Or and the Queer Palm at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for his strangers-in-the-night short film “The Distance Between Us and the Sky,” Greek director Vasilis Kekatos makes his feature debut with the coming-of-age road drama “Our Wildest Days,” which premieres Feb. 15 in the Generation 14plus strand of the Berlin Film Festival. Starring Daphne Patakia (“Benedetta”) alongside a cast of newcomers, “Our Wildest Days” follows Chloe (Patakia), a hard-headed young woman who runs away from her dysfunctional family to join a band of outsiders living off the grid.

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Hungary’s Filmmakers See Local Box Office Success With Genre Pics and Romantic Comedies

Christopher Vourlias It was welcome — perhaps even surprising — news for Hungarian moviegoers to discover that two home-grown productions were sitting at the top of the box office at the start of the year: “Gone Running,” Gábor Herendi’s local remake of the Czech romantic comedy “Women on the Run,” and the ’90s-set musical rom-com “How Could I Live Without You?,” directed by Dénes Orosz. The two crowd-pleasers, which are both being repped by NFI World Sales at the European Film Market, capped a year that saw some unexpected success stories — such as Bálint Szimler’s arthouse drama “Lesson Learned” drumming up more than 100,000 admissions — alongside signs that Hungarian filmmakers are looking to buck the trends of the recent past.

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Sundance Prizewinner Lemohang Mosese Muses on Exile and Belonging in Berlinale Premiere ‘Ancestral Visions of the Future’

Christopher Vourlias Sundance prizewinner Lemohang Mosese returns to the Berlin Film Festival with his third feature, “Ancestral Visions of the Future,” which premieres Feb. 20 in the Berlinale Special strand. A deeply autobiographical work, the film is an artful meditation on dislocation and belonging that blurs the lines between reality and reconstruction.

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Hungary’s Historic NFI Studios Get a Dramatic Makeover in Booming Budapest

Christopher Vourlias On a recent winter morning in Fót, on the outskirts of Budapest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán presided over a parade of officials and film industry luminaries at the ribbon-cutting of the new-look NFI Studios, the historic state-run complex that celebrated its official relaunch after a years-long push to expand and modernize a facility built at the tail end of WWI. The renovated complex — which includes four new soundstages that increase the total studio capacity to more than 135,000 square feet — will give a much-needed boost to the production capacity in Budapest, where demand for studio space continues to surge.

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From ‘The Substance’ to ‘Titane’ Genre Films Grab Solid Ground at Top Festivals and at the Box Office

Ben Croll Directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani didn’t expect to wind up in competition at Berlin. The duo behind Golden Bear contender “Reflections in a Dead Diamond” are avowed cult filmmakers, having spent the past decade honing a giallo-influenced style to the delight of a loyal, niche audience.

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How ‘Islands’ Producer Augenschein Segued From Foreign-Language Arthouse Fare to English-Language Elevated Genre Movies

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor German production company Augenschein has just added “The Weight,” starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, to its slate. Company founders Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo talk to Variety about how they made the shift from foreign-language arthouse fare to English-language elevated genre movies, with stars attached. Despite its very German-sounding name — which roughly translates as the “shine of the eye” — Augenschein has the global market firmly in its sights.

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Les Films d’Ici, France Télévisions Board ‘Who We Are’ (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent One of France’s foremost doc feature producers, Paris-based Les Films d’ici, has boarded “Who We Are” (“Qui som”). A buzz title at Berlin’s Spain in Focus showcase, “Who We Are” is being presented by its Spanish producers Materia Cinema, which co-financed Ira Sachs’ Sundance/Berlin player “Peter Hujar’s Day,” and Avalon, behind Berlin 2022 Golden Bear winner “Alcarràs.” Les Films d’ici also co-produces out of France, while Spain’s Foundation La Caixa serves as an associate producer.