The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has won a contract on the Legende Films drama Mustang after crew members in Carson City, NV, walked off the job and took to the picket line. "After negotiations went late into the night, the crew returned to work with the benefits of a union agreement in place,"…

Susan Sarandon and Gideon Adlon have come aboard the Focus Features drama Mustang, from French actress and first-time director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The two join a cast that includes Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell and Bruce Dern, production slated to begin this month in…

Deadline’s annual group of Ones To Watch is a mix of artists and executives who are bringing something different to Cannes. The distinction isn’t reserved for brand new faces; rather, in this year’s case, we’ve selected people who are branching out or find themselves in waters where they are liable to make waves. This…

UPDATE, 4:14 PM PT: The César Awards were a mixed bag this evening, spreading prizes amongst a handful of titles and ending with a surprise Best Picture win for Philippe Faucon's drama Fatima. Kino Lorber last week acquired U.S. rights to the portrait of an immigrant cleaning woman and her relationship with her…

UPDATE, WRITETHRU: Nominations for the 41st annual César Awards were unveiled this morning in Paris. Going in, expectations were high for a batch of films that started their careers in Cannes, and members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma did not disappoint. There are a large number of that fest’s…

It's called the "now what" moment. It's that moment of truth for filmmakers who, having won applause at the Sundance Film Festival and perhaps even secured distribution, now have to ask themselves that dreaded question: How will their film avoid instant oblivion? How will it find an audience? For Charles Cohen, the…

With today’s Oscar nominations, the Foreign Language race has been whittled down to five. While there are no major shocks like last year when Force Majeure did not advance from the shortlist, there are nevertheless some interesting twists here. Notably, Mustang director Deniz Gamze Erguven has brought an Oscar…

Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara will add sizzle to the indie box office this weekend with the theatrical roll out of Todd Haynes' Carol, based on Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Price of Salt. The Weinstein Company release should add momentum to the field of limited releases out in theaters that have gained traction…

As AFI Fest 2015 presented by Audi starts to draw to a close, the festival has announced the Jury and Audience awards. Jury Awards honored films in the new Auteurs section, which looked at 11 films from first and second-time feature directors, as well as the Shorts section, choosing from 53 submissions. Audience…

EXCLUSIVE: Management 360 has inked rep deals with a trio of directors who made waves at the just-wrapped Toronto Film Festival: Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi, who co-helmed the Belgian drama Black in the Discovery section, and Turkey-born Deniz Gamze Erguven whose debut feature Mustang screened in the Special…

EXCLUSIVE: France announced earlier today that it had selected Deniz Gamze Erguven’s debut feature, Mustang as its official entry to the 88th Annual Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film contest. It made the cut over stiff competition, including  Palme d’Or winner Dheepan and crowd favorite Marguerite, which just…

Following Critics’ Week last night, more prizes are beginning to roll out here at the Cannes Film Festival. Directors' Fortnight is a non-competitive sidebar, but partners of the Société des Réalisateurs Français, the French directors' group that organizes the event, do attribute honors. Tonight in the section, the…