Oscar-winning directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin dug into the challenges of making Everest: The Other Side at Deadline's Contenders London event. The heart-stopping documentary follows the quest of mountaineer-skiers Jim Morrison, who joined them on stage, and Hilaree Nelson to…

EXCLUSIVE: 1-2 Special has acquired all North American rights to Jacqueline Lentzou's A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra, which had its world premiere at the 2026 Venice Film Festival in Orizzonti, where it was awarded the Best Director Prize. The film, which is among the first films to…

The Guardian and mk2 films have announced global release plans for Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's bombshell documentary NAZA. The partners said that The Guardian-produced documentary will be released theatrically from September 28 onwards in more than 50 territories, having…

The Israeli Film Council has called for film festivals to be eliminated from a points system used to set film fund budgets in the wake of the Venice Film Festival's selection of bombshell documentary NAZA exposing Israel's deliberate targeting of civilian targets in Gaza. At the same time, it…

EXCLUSIVE: Palestinian director Muayad Alayan's Jerusalem-set drama Conversation with the Sea makes its North American premiere in Toronto on Wednesday, following its Venice debut, and Deadline can unveil the trailer. Kamel El Basha, who won Venice's Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance…

Laleh Marzban, who won Best Actress in Venice Film Festival's Orizzonti sidebar, has become the subject of a harsh smear campaign by Islamic Republic state media over comments in her acceptance speech dedicating the prize to the women of Iran. One TV station channel, aligned with the Basij, the…

Trust Nordisk has unveiled fresh deals for Danish-Egyptian director May el-Toukhy's Woman Unknown following its Golden Lion win at the Venice Film Festival. New sales include to Memento for France, as well as Spain (Karma Films), Poland (Best Film), Portugal (Nitrato Filmes), the former…

Following the Silver Lion win for Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love at this year's Venice film festival, Netflix is set to stream more of the director's work worldwide.  Lee's earlier films Green Fish and Secret Sunshine are already available on Netflix, streaming from August in Italy, the UK…

The devastating documentary NAZA, an investigation into Israel's mass killing of civilians in Gaza, was shot at night on rooftops in Tel Aviv, in part to avoid potential Israeli eavesdropping, presumably, and to facilitate shielding the identities of participants. Those participants are 24…

Venice Golden Lion winner May El-Toukhy is not surprised that some pundits considered her win a shock Saturday evening. Speaking at the winners’ press conference this evening, the Danish director of Woman Unknown responded to a question about her win being called a “surprise” by some in the…

The 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival concludes today with the Closing Ceremony and presentation of the winners of the Lions. The 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival concludes today with the Closing Ceremony and presentation of the winners of the Lions. Director May el-Toukhy took home the coveted…

The Golden Lion, the highest honor at the Venice Film Festival, is a prestigious award that has been given to many of the world’s most acclaimed directors and films. The prize has recognized a diverse range of cinematic masterpieces from different eras and countries. Some notable winners include Akira Kurosawa’s R…