RAI Cinema International Distribution has acquired world rights to Italian director Edoardo De Angelis‘ dark tragicomedy “The Fire Within You” ahead of its Venice competition launch. De Angelis, a native Neapolitan, broke out on the festival circuit at Venice in 2016 with the Naples-set conjoined twins drama “Indivisible” and subsequently opened the festival in 2023 with
Iranian director Ali Asgari, who was in Venice Horizons last year with dark satire “Divine Comedy,” will soon be back — in competition this time — with his new feature “A Bit of Light.” Variety is unveiling a first clip of the timely film, which is being sold internationally by France’s Salaud Morisset and released
Clip earbuds are an exercise in compromise. It’s an inherent aspect of their design — and physics. They can be more comfortable for people that don’t like something jammed in their ear, but sound response suffers. Ambient awareness is great because you can easily hear the sound around you, which means to hear your own
I like Shokz products like the ear hook design OpenFit Pro so I thought I’d try out their new Open Dots 2. I should have noticed that almost all the Shokz Open Dots 2 example customer photos were women and realised who the target market was (not me). The Open Dots 2 are clip on
Autlook has signed on as global sales agent for the documentary “The Illusion of an Eternal Summer,” which will have its world premiere in the Filmmakers of the Present competition at the Locarno Film Festival. Variety premieres a clip from the film here. The film was partially financed by Mubi, which retains rights for the
Heretic is in charge of global sales of “Hearing” (“Thính Giác”), the second feature film by Vietnamese director Lê Bảo, which will be screened in the international competition at the Locarno Festival. Written and directed by Lê Bảo, “Hearing” centers on Ninh, a mechanic whose work installing decibel meters in public spaces and private homes