Marta Balaga

2 days ago | nordiskfilmogtvfond.com | Marta Balaga

Captain Sabertooth and the Countess of Grel, Fleak and a slew of intriguing shorts will be presented at the biggest event in animation. All on board as Captain Sabertooth and the Countess of Grel (Kaptein Sabeltann og Grevinnen av Gral) are sailing to Annecy. In the film, shown in Annecy Presents, best friends Raven and Pinky serve under pirate Captain Sabertooth, aka the King of the Seven Seas.

5 days ago | variety.com | Marta Balaga

WIA [Women in Animation] has announced the lineup for its 2025 World Summit at Annecy. As revealed exclusively to Variety, the ninth edition of the event, taking place on June 9, will be themed The Future is Animated and will focus, among other things, on adult animation. “It’s a subject very close to my heart, as I produce ‘Invincible’ and run the studio over at Skybound Entertainment. Our whole focus is adult animation,” admitted WIA president Marge Dean.

2 weeks ago | variety.com | Marta Balaga

It was all about Wild West myths and classy Negronis as Rai Cinema celebrated “Heads or Tails?” in Cannes on Thursday.   Presented in Un Certain Regard and directed by Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis, the surreal western follows Rosa (Nadia Tereszkiewicz), who, trapped in an unhappy marriage, flees with daredevil Santino (Alessandro Borghi). Many go after them, including Buffalo Bill (John C. Reilly). “It’s a very original film and I think it will have a great impact.

2 weeks ago | variety.com | Marta Balaga

“Brat” summer is dead — long live “Joachim Trier Summer,” as proclaimed by Elle Fanning, and her playful T-shirt, at Cannes. “After three years of hard work, I’d love to have a three-year-long summer,” laughs the Danish-born Norwegian director after the premiere of “Sentimental Value.” Starring Renate Reinsve — reuniting with Trier after the hit “The Worst Person in the World” — Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Fanning, it premiered to rave reviews.

2 weeks ago | variety.com | Marta Balaga

Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s “A Useful Ghost” has picked up Critics Week’s Grand Prize. The jury, presided over by Rodrigo Sorogoyen and featuring Jihane Bougrine, Josée Deshaies, Yulina Evina Bhara and Daniel Kaluuya, also awarded “Imago” by Déni Oumar Pitsaev. The Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award went to Théodore Pellerin for “Nino” by Pauline Loquès.