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A Different Man pairing of Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan will resurface once again for 2026 with Romanian master filmmaker Cristian Mungiu moving over to Norway for his next feature film. Titled Fjord, World of Reel pieced together via multiple sources to give us the lowdown.

This tackles the relationship that develops between two neighboring families where one of the partners in each family has a nationality other than Norwegian. The families live in a small village in Norway and have children of the same age. When their views on society, values and child-rearing begin to vary, they must ask themselves complex questions about cultural differences, about the limits of privacy and tolerance, and about freedom and personal integrity.… Read the rest

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Quentin Dupieux had enlisted alumni Adèle Exarchopoulos and then add-ons Sandrine Kiberlain and Karim Leklou for L’Accident de piano (formerly L’Avant-dernière séance). As per usual, we won’t have the logline until it moves into a film fest premiere slot, but this is the filmmaker’s 14th feature film. Production began yesterday. Is Locarno or Venice in the cards?

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Mia McKenna-Bruce, the face of Molly Manning Walker’s Un Certain Regard section winning How to Have Sex will take over some big shoes in Riley Keough for the new Claire Denis project set to film in Senegal. With supporting players Matt Dillon and Denis muse Isaach de Bankolé, Le Cri Des Gardes is lining up for production start date soon and will be among our most anticipated for 2026 if it bypasses Venice this year. I’m getting J’ai pas sommeil (1994) vibes.

Written by actress Spring Blossom filmmaker Suzanne Lindon, High Life and Stars at Noon Andrew Litvack and Denis, based on the play Combat de nègre et de chiens by Bernard-Marie Koltès (1980), the story spans one night near a vast construction site in Senegal.… Read the rest

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Lots of Sundance alumni will be trekking back to Park City next week with the likes of Past Song’s Celine Song, Daniel Kaluuya, Kevin Macdonald and Elijah Wood all part of the juries in the multiple sections. Here are the breakdowns: Reinaldo Marcus Green, Arian Moayed, and Celine Song for the U.S. Dramatic Competition; Steven Bognar, Vinnie Malhotra, and Marcia Smith for the U.S. Documentary Competition; Ava Cahen, Wanuri Kahiu, and Daniel Kaluuya for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition; Daniela Alatorre, Laura Kim, and Kevin Macdonald for the World Cinema Documentary Competition; Kaniehtiio Horn, Maggie Mackay, and Kibwe Tavares for the Short Film Program Competition; and Elijah Wood for the NEXT section.… Read the rest

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