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Ruben Ostlund, Maura Delpero and Juho Kuosmanen are among the international directors who will attend the Croatian town of Slano for the second edition of Slano Film Days, running from June 17-21.

Presented in partnership with Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Sarajevo Film Festival, Slano Film Days aims to connect 14 emerging filmmakers from the region with established international professionals, through a programme of talks and screenings.

The participants consist of five directors, six actors, and three cinematographers.

The event was launched last year by Mirsad Purivatra, founder and former director of Sarajevo Film Festival.

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In addition to Ostlund,...

Exclusive: Radiant Films International has kicked off Cannes sales on 2024 TIFF romantic comedy Addition starring Teresa Palmer from Warm Bodies and Joe Dempsie from Game Of Thrones. Vertical has acquired the film for US release.

Bruna Papandrea of Made Up Stories produced the adaption of Toni Jordan’s novel about a woman who obsessively counts everything until she experiences a life-changing encounter. Roadshow Films holds Australia and New Zealand rights and will distribute in early 2026.

Marcelle Lunam directed from Becca Johnstone’s adapted screenplay, and the producers include Steve Hutensky, Jodi Matterson, and Jeanne Snow, as well as Cristina Pozzan for Buon Giorno Productions.

Britt Lower has been cast in the lead role of Sender, a psychological horror film currently in production and produced by Jamie Lee Curtis through her banner Comet Pictures. The film will also feature performances by David Dastmalchian, Anna Baryshnikov, and Curtis.

The project marks the feature directorial debut of Russell Goldman and is based on his 2022 short film Return to Sender, which won awards on the festival circuit. Goldman later adapted the short into a feature-length screenplay that appeared on the 2023 Black List. The story centers on a woman who becomes entangled in a personal and unsettling e-commerce scam, triggering an obsession with uncovering the identity of the anonymous sender.

Curtis is producing the film alongside Molly Hallam and Jake Katofsky. Executive producers include Akshay Shah, Lower, and Goldman. Co-producers on the film are Thomas Grabinski, Eric Baird, Cesar Vega, and Mireia Vilanova. Verve Ventures is representing the film for North American sales.

Exclusive: Severance star Britt Lower will star alongside David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding), and Jamie Lee Curtis (The Last Showgirl) in Sender, a new psychological horror film produced by the latter.

Marking the directorial debut of Russell Goldman, the film is based on Return to Sender, his award-winning 2022 short, which he later adapted into a 2023 Black List script. It’s currently in production and follows a woman (Lower) who experiences an e-commerce package delivery scam that becomes so personal and disturbing that she becomes hellbent on discovering the identity of her anonymous sender.

Curtis is producing for Comet Pictures, alongside Molly Hallam and Jake Katofsky. Akshay Shah, Lower, and Goldman are exec producers on the project, with Thomas Grabinski, Eric Baird, Cesar Vega, and Mireia Villanova serving as co-producers. Verve Ventures represents the film for North American sales.

In a statement to Deadline,...

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