U.S. indie filmmaker Alex Ross Perry's long-awaited work Videoheaven, celebrating video stores in Hollywood cinema, will world premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. The film, which has been more than a decade in the making, comes hot on the heels of Pavements, which debuted at Venice…

Orwa Nyrabia has announced he will step down as Artistic Director of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) this summer. He announced the decision jointly with the organization in the run-up to the 2024 festival edition from November 14-24, making the upcoming edition the…

Update: Netflix has said it is cooperating with authorities in France following reports on Tuesday that its offices there and in the Netherlands had been raided as part of an investigation into alleged tax fraud and concealed employment. "We are co-operating with the authorities in France, where…

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled the first titles selected for its 54th edition unfolding in early 2025. They comprise 13 titles that will world premiere in the Bright Future strand, aimed at first films by emerging talents, as well as its Harbour line-up, campioning work…

Well Go USA has landed North American rights for Dutch action thriller Invasion about a daring military operation in the wake of a hostile attack on the Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curacao. Studiocanal, which is handling international rights, said it was also in the process of closing deals to…

EXCLUSIVE: Urban Sales has unveiled key deals for Mascha Halberstad’s CGI animation Fox And Hare Save The Forest ahead of its world premiere in the Berlin Film Festival's young audience-focused Generation Kplus sidebar this weekend. The company has sold the movie into more than 50 territories…

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) opens this evening with New Zealand director Jonathan Olgilvie's coming-of-age tale Head South set against the late 1970s, post-punk music culture of his home city of Christchurch. IFFR previously selected Olgilvie's sci-fi thriller Lone Wolf for its…

Controversial, far-right politician Geert Wilders could be on track to become the Netherlands' next prime minister following a surprise victory in general elections overnight. Preliminary figures showed that Wilders' right-wing Freedom Party (PVV) has gained 37 seats, putting it ahead of the…

EXCLUSIVE: Berlin-based documentary sales specialist Rise and Shine has boarded Ukrainian director Roman Liubyi's work Iron Butterflies ahead of its world debut in Sundance (Jan 19-29), followed by its European premiere in Berlin. The documentary probes the ramifications of the downing of Malaysia…

EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based genre specialist Reel Suspects has boarded sales on Dutch artist, musician and filmmaker Dick Verdult's black comedy If Yes, Okay about a teenager who goes to extreme lengths to reject her obscenely wealthy background. Verdult has near cult status in parts of Latin America and…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline can reveal the first international trailer for Piece Of My Heart, inspired by the tragic life of 1970s Dutch ballerina Olga de Hass, ahead of its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (November 11-27), which was announced on Thursday. De Haas may not be a name…

The 35th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) will open with Iranian-Dutch filmmaker Niki Padidar's All You See. The feature explores themes of exclusion and being an outsider through Padidar's own experiences in the Netherlands, which are interwoven with the…