Tim Dams

4 weeks ago | screendaily.com | Tim Dams

EXCLUSIVE: Mubi is expanding into theatrical distribution in Italy. The company has appointed Gabriele D’Andrea as VP, managing director of Mubi Italia, to lead its move into theatrical distribution in the country. D’Andrea joins Mubi after 13 years at Lucky Red, where he led theatrical strategy and distribution. He is also the CEO of Circuito Cinema, a leading network of independent and arthouse cinemas in Italy – a role he will continue alongside his new position at Mubi.

1 month ago | screendaily.com | Tim Dams

Source: Cannes Film Festival Germany’s Leonine Studios is to receive the European distributor of the year award at exhibitor convention CineEurope 2025. The prize will be presented at the CineEurope awards ceremony on June 19 in Barcelona, Spain. Leonine Studios’s theatrical releases include US titles through to German franchises and international arthouse films. In 2024, Leonine co-produced and distributed School Of Magical Animals 3, the highest-ranking German film of the year by admissions.

1 month ago | screendaily.com | Tim Dams

Source: Christophe Bouillon FDC As securing distribution for arthouse films has become more challenging, festivals have come to play an ever more important role as a launch platform for filmmakers. World, regional and national premieres at festivals are now a vital way to gain the attention and interest of cautious buyers, whose business model has been so disrupted by the streaming revolution and the pandemic.

1 month ago | screendaily.com | Tim Dams

Source: Vision Distribution EXCLUSIVE: Glass House Distribution has acquired North American rights to Hey Joe, starring James Franco. The deal was finalised at the Marché du Film in Cannes with Italy’s Vision Distribution. Hey Joe is directed by Italian filmmaker Claudio Giovannesi, who won the Silver Bear for best screenplay for Fiore at the 2019 Berlinale.

1 month ago | screendaily.com | Tim Dams

Source: Photo courtesy of Aidan Monaghan/HBO HBO has unveiled the casting of the key roles of Harry, Hermione and Ron for its upcoming series adaptation of Harry Potter. HBO has cast screen newcomers Dominic McLaughlin in the role of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.