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The Venice Film Festival, the Italian Cultural Institute in London, and exhibitor Curzon are tying up on London screening series From Venice To London (18 – 22 November). Seven films from Venezia 78 have been chosen to be shown in London with appearances by filmmakers and cast. The Lost Daughter, directed by Maggie…

EXCLUSIVE: Cohen Media Group and Curzon have jointly acquired all U.S., U.K. and Irish distribution rights to Mark Cousins' Cannes Film Festival documentary The Storms Of Jeremy Thomas about the Oscar-winning producer of The Last Emperor. A theatrical release is expected later in 2021 for the movie, which is a David…

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Protagonist Pictures has closed a UK all rights deal with Curzon for Spanish-language pic Official Competition starring Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz and Oscar Martínez. In Official Competition, Oscar winner Cruz plays renowned filmmaker Lola…

Cohen Media Group and Curzon have jointly taken all US, UK and Eire distribution rights to Uberto Pasolini's drama Nowhere Special. A theatrical release next year is being eyed. James Norton (Little Women and Grantchester) plays John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, who has dedicated his life to bringing up his…

Principal photography started this week in Naples on Michele Placido's fourteenth film as a director, Caravaggio’s Shadow. The film will focus on the intricate, adventurous and tumultuous life of the great Italian painter from the 1600s. Starring are Riccardo Scamarcio as Caravaggio, Louis Garrel as the mysterious…

Staged, the lockdown comedy series written and directed by Simon Evans which debuts on BBC One on Wednesday, has been boarded by the newly-launched Rainmaker Content for international distribution. David Tennant and Michael Sheen lead the cast of the six-episode show, which chronicles the cast of a play as they try to…

Editors' Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline's Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences…

Another milestone for Parasite. The Oscar-winning Korean sensation has now become the highest-grossing foreign-language film in UK box office history, surpassing The Passion Of The Christ. The film already posted a record-breaking debut in the UK, opening with $1.8M including previews from an initial 136 sites, a new…

EXCLUSIVE: Real estate mogul and indie film distributor Charles S. Cohen, who bought the Landmark Theatre chain 14 months ago, made more waves in the exhibition space late last year when he acquired flagship UK art house exhibitor and distributor Curzon. In one of his first interviews since the acquisition, we spoke…

EXCLUSIVE: A trio of leading indie film distributors are pooling resources to launch a $1.6M (£1.2M) film development fund. UK outfit Curzon, which is currently handling Parasite in the territory, Australian company Madman Entertainment and Benelux releaser Cineart will each have a first look option for local…

Following its triumphant Oscar night, Bong Joon Ho's Parasite is set for an extended theatrical run in European markets as exhibitors and distributors look to capitalize on the film's astronomic levels of current hype. Tomorrow, the film is headed back onto 160 cinema screens in France, topping up a hugely successful…

Update: Off the back of a blistering opening session, multi Oscar winner Parasite is set to expand to north of 400 sites across the UK and Ireland this weekend, more than double its initial 136 venues. The pic took $1.8M including previews over its debut weekend to record the highest-grossing foreign-language opening…