The world premiere of Drew Goddard’s starry mystery-thriller Bad Times At The El Royale will close the San Sebastian Film Festival (September 21-29), out of competition. Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson and Jon Hamm are among cast for the pic about seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, who meet at…

The San Sebastian Film Festival (Sept 21-29) has pulled together an impressive lineup for its competitive Audience Award section, including Damien Chazelle’s First Man, Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born. Also among the ten new films announced today for the ‘Perlak’ selection are Jacques…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscilloscope has acquired North American rights to Sollers Point, the new film from Matthew Porterfield that stars McCaul Lombardi, Jim Belushi and Atlanta‘s Zazie Beetz. A 2018 theatrical release is planned, with the deal sealed before the film has its world premiere next week at the San Sebastian Film Fest…

The San Sebastian Film Festival has unveiled its competition line-up with a selection of Spanish language titles. The festival, which unspools Sept. 18-26 in the idyllic Basque town, will feature new films from new films from Pablo Agüero, Asier Altuna, Cesc Gay, Marc Recha, Federico Veiroj and Agustí Villaronga. This…

Zurich, San Sebastian Film Festivals Opening Windows On Each Other The Zurich and San Sebastian Film Festivals are creating a unique partnership for their upcoming editions, which run almost simultaneously. Zurich will open a San Sebastian Window, which will offer insight into contemporary Spanish cinema by showcasing…

Vastly Different Profit Picture For Oz Movie, TV Biz What many have suspected about the poor batting average of Australian films is confirmed in a new study. Only about one in 15 reaches break-even financially or pays returns to investors. That's according to IBISWorld's Australian Film and Video Production report. TV…

The San Sebastian Film Festival handed out its awards today, with the top prize going to Isaki Lacuesta’s Los Pasos Dobles and hot silent film The Artist taking the Audience Award. A list of honorees follows: Golden Shell for Best Film Los Pasos Dobles by Isaki Lacuesta (Spain, Switzerland) Special Jury Prize Le Skylab…

Wikileaks Shows MPAA Drove Aussie Copyright Suit A newly released Wikileaks cable from the U.S. State Dept. confirms what many presumed all along: The Hollywood studios were behind a broad copyright suit filed in 2008 against Perth-based Internet service provider iiNet. The Australian Federation Against Copyright…