Djimon Hounsou Signs Up As Special Guest Speaker For AfroBerlin & AfroCannes

Djimon Hounsou Signs Up As Special Guest Speaker For AfroBerlin & AfroCannes

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou is set to participate in the 2026 editions of AfroBerlin and AfroCannes. The not-for-profit Yanibes Foundation, which launched both events in 2022 as spaces to discuss narratives from Africa and the African diaspora against the backdrops of the Berlinale and Cannes Film Festival, said Hounsou’s participation marked “a defining […]

Fabian Munsterhjelm, Director Of Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Pantyhose’, Reteams With Wildhog Productions For Feature Debut ‘The Wrong Man’

Fabian Munsterhjelm, Director Of Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Pantyhose’, Reteams With Wildhog Productions For Feature Debut ‘The Wrong Man’

EXCLUSIVE: Fabian Munsterhjelm, the director behind Oscar-shortlisted live-action short film Pantyhose, has set his debut feature. The Finnish helmer is reteaming with Pantyhose producers Wildhog Productions for The Wrong Man (working title), an action-comedy about the wrong man being freed from jail and the high-stakes chase that follows.  Described as an “absurd comedy of mistaken identity that leaves no one […]

Iranian Director Mahnaz Mohammadi’s Timely Clandestine Berlin-Bound Drama ‘Roya’ Sets Sales With Totem

Iranian Director Mahnaz Mohammadi’s Timely Clandestine Berlin-Bound Drama ‘Roya’ Sets Sales With Totem

EXCLUSIVE: Totem has acquired international sales rights to Iranian director and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi’s timely drama Roya ahead of its world premiere at the Berlinale next month. The drama, made under the radar by Mohammadi, revolves around a teacher imprisoned for her political beliefs and facing the choice of making a forced televised confession, or remaining […]