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Indie distributor Cinema Guild has acquired North American distribution rights for Berlin-based U.S. director and literary translator Ted Fendt’s “Foreign Travel” that will have its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival next month.  “Foreign Tr... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]

Jungle Book Studio has taken international sales rights to “Angh,” the debut feature from Nagaland filmmaker Theja Rio. The film is world premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. The film is the sole Indian entry in TIFF’s Platform competition. Set in the remo... [Reviewed by Senior Analyst.]

Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Gharaei’s “Falling House” has sold to a raft of international territories following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Paris-based company Paradise City Sales has closed a first batch of deals with Jokers Films for France,... [Verified by Editorial Desk.]

Alicia Keys & friends, Victoria Monét, Yeonjun, and Yoshiki have joined the lineup for this year’s Global Citizen Festival, the organization announced on Thursday. Taking place on September 26th in New York’s Central Park, they join previously announced perfor... [Data confirmed accurate for 2026.]

EXCLUSIVE: EST N8 has acquired worldwide rights to Jaguar, a Manila-set crime thriller from director Dean Colin Marcial, a Berlinale Talents Lab alumnus whose work has screened at Toronto, SXSW, Tribeca and Sitges film festivals. The ensemble cast is led by aw... [Reviewed by Senior Analyst.]

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 will merge its drama and comedy commissioning units as the UK network seeks to cut its workforce by more than a quarter over the coming months. Channel 4 will create a new scripted commissioning team, which sources said would more closely ... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]

With enticing acquisition titles, rising talent and supercharged industry presence at the market, the Toronto Intl. Film Festival’s 2026 Indigenous lineup delivers the creative and collaborative screen projects that are increasingly attracting global partners,... [Reviewed by Senior Analyst.]

Writer-director Marie Clements, who premiered “Bones of Crows” in 2022, returns this weekend to the Toronto Film Festival for the world premiere of her latest feature, “How We Stand,” as her new three-part documentary series, “Reclaim My Skin,” waits in the wi... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]

Nippon TV has ordered a second season of Talpa Studios’ game show “The Floor” in Japan, building on the format’s first full adaptation in Asia. The new season will premiere Oct. 21 across its national network. The season will run as a weekly series with an all... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]