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Happy Friday, Insiders. Europe has a different look about it today, with a Labour government elected in the UK and France’s far-right surging in France. Jesse Whittock here with what it all means in MediaLand. Euro Elections Decided Labour’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Désirée Nosbusch's emotionally raw drama Poison, pairing award-winning actors Tim Roth and Trine Dyrholm on the big screen, world premieres at the Munich International Film Festival on Friday and Deadline can reveal a first clip. The feature, which heads afterwards to Ireland's Galway Film…

Viggo Mortensen did not plan to be in The Dead Don't Hurt but had to dust off his cowboy boots and appear in the movie when another, unnamed, actor dropped out. That meant Mortensen added starring in, to writing, producing, directing and creating the music for the Western. "I had not planned to act…

A co-production session at the Munich International Film Festival yielded insight into Prime Video's strategy in Europe and saw a hopeful update from the German Film Fund on a hugely anticipated 30% tax incentive for film and TV. Dennis Maly, Head of Business Affairs at Amazon Studios in Germany…

EXCLUSIVE: The trailer for Continent has landed ahead of the world premiere of the horror-drama at the Munich International Film Festival on Thursday. A Brazil, France, and Argentina coproduction, the movie is written and directed by Davi Pretto. A car weaves through Brazilian countryside and one of…

Influential German producer Max Wiedemann has said the likes of OpenAI and Google need to let content owners share in the upside created by new artificial intelligence tools. "You have to let the rights holders participate in your productivity gains," he said, before suggesting a body similar to…

Kate Winslet was feted before the European premiere of her film Lee at the Munich International Film Festival and told the packed crowd about starring in, and producing, the movie about war photographer Lee Miller. Taking the stage to accept the Festival's CineMerit award, Winslet said that the…

Tim Roth and Trine Dyrholm hit the festival circuit this month with Désirée Nosbusch's emotionally raw drama Poison, in which they co-star as an ex-couple who meet up years after the death of their young son which drove them apart. The feature, which world premieres at Germany’s Munich Film Festival…

The Munich International Film Festival will screen 150 films from 53 countries during its 41st edition, which runs from June 28 to July 6.  Titles set for the fest include Cannes breakouts like the Demi Moore body The Substance by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, Payal Kapadia’s Grand Pix-winning All…

EXCLUSIVE: The Munich International Film Festival has set an eclectic trio of world premieres for its upcoming 41st edition. Harley Chamandy's Allen Sunshine, Jamie Kastner feature doc The Spoils and Davi Pretto's Continente will each premiere, Deadline can reveal. Allen Sunshine is the first feature…

Kate Winslet will be honored with the Munich International Film Festival's CineMerit Award. The Oscar winner's movie Lee will also have its European premiere at the Festival. Winslet joins Jessica Lange, as previously announced, in receiving the Cinemerit accolade this year. Lee tells the story…