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EXCLUSIVE: Cornerstone is heading to the virtual EFM with New Zealand drama Whina, which stars Siren, Once Were Warriors and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones actress Rena Owen as revered Maori activist and female rights advocate Whina Cooper. See an exclusive first look image of Owen as Cooper…

EXCLUSIVE: Announced deal-making out of the virtual AFM has been deafeningly quiet so far, but Cornerstone Films was among sellers to clock up strong pre-sales, we can reveal. We’ve heard from buyers that two of Cornerstone’s light-hearted Brit pics were among their favourites: Emma Thompson sex therapy comedy Good Luc…

Emma Thompson is set to star in comedy feature Good Luck To You, Leo Grande from filmmaker Sophie Hyde (Animals). The film will follow Nancy Stokes (Thompson), a 55 year-old widow “who is yearning for some adventure, some human connection, and some sex. Good sex. For the first time in her life. Whilst her husband…

Finnish director Anders Engström, whose TV credits include Taboo, Hanna and See, is aboard to direct producer Joel B. Michaels’ (Terminator Salvation) update of 1980 supernatural thriller The Changeling. The film follows a musician who, after the death of his young daughter, returns to his childhood home. After a…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a racy first look at Garrett Hedlund (Mudbound) and Kelly Macdonald (No Country For Old Men) in Oz-UK drama Dirt Music. Shoot began last month on director Gregor Jordan's (Buffalo Soldiers) movie, adapted from Tim Winton's novel by Jack Thorne (The Aeronauts). Producers are Finola Dwyer and Amanda…

After a storm of deals hit Sundance last month with Netflix and Amazon leading the charge, foreign buyers are descending upon the European Film Market — and into uncharted waters — as the independent sector becomes more competitive than ever. There are some hot packages here in Berlin where the mercury is below…