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EXCLUSIVE: Anonymous Content's Nick Shumaker and Vainglorious co-CEO Whitney Sudler-Smith came into the Deadline Studio in Zurich to talk about a slew of new projects the pair are collaborating on, including Penny Lane-directed documentary Mrs. America and a previously unannounced scripted project Family O…

Writer-director Ethan Berger stepped into the Deadline Zurich Summit Studio on Saturday to talk about his debut feature The Line, which screened at the Zurich Film Festival this weekend.  The project is told from the viewpoint of Tom (Alex Wolff), a devoted "brother" from a fictional college…

It's been four years since ex-Constantin exec Fred Kogel established Leonine Studios in Germany and in that short time it's become one of the country’s biggest powerhouses, releasing between 20 and 25 films per year. It has since aligned itself with sister company Mediawan in France which, says Kogel…

As Hollywood writers head back to work after 148 days on strike, there is hope that there will be recovery in the marketplace but it's still a "sensitive time" for the independent film business according to CAA's Roeg Sutherland.  Stepping into Deadline's Zurich Summit Studio on Saturday, the CAA…

Leonine Studios founder and CEO Fred Kogel has said he does not expect his Germany-focused content group to expand much more in the near future, after four years of rapid and continuous growth. The veteran film and TV exec was talking about the journey around the creation of Leonine Studios in 2019…

Netherlands photographer and director Anton Corbijn has been named as president of the main feature film jury for the upcoming Zurich Film Festival. Oscar-winning producer Malte Grunert (All Quiet On The Western Front) will be the jury president for the Focus competition, reserved for first, second…

Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen will be honored with the Zurich Film Festival's Golden Eye Award for career achievement at the fest's upcoming 19th edition. Mikkelsen will receive the award on October 6 before presenting his new film, the Venice competition pic The Promised Land. In the film, directed by…

Todd Haynes will be honored with the Zurich Film Festival’s A Tribute To… Award at its upcoming 19th edition. The Swiss festival announced the honor as it unveiled its full line-up on Thursday. The U.S. director will be presented with the honorary prize ahead of a screening of new film May Decemb…

Jessica Chastain will be honored with the Zurich Film Festival's Golden Icon Award at its upcoming edition running from September 28 to October 8. The Academy Award actress will attend the Swiss festival with new film Memory, alongside director Michel Franco and co-star Peter Sarsgaard. The…

A24's comedy Dream Scenario, starring Oscar winner Nicolas Cage, will make its European premiere as the opening film of the 19th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) in September. The gala screening on September 28 will follow the movie’s world premiere in Toronto as the opening film of its Platform section…

The Zurich and San Sebastian film festivals, which tend to overlap in their late-September slots and traditionally try to pool resources, are teaming once again to deliver a special market initiative that the orgs hope will contribute to rejuvenating the beleaguered international film biz. After months of pandemic…

The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the film calendar with Sundance, Toronto and London the latest festivals to announce hybrid events featuring physical and online activity. Below we rundown the current status of some of the key upcoming festivals and markets in the next six months; this list…