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By Jazz Tangcay, Giana Levy, Leia Mendoza, Andrew McGowan According To The variety Oscar documentary winner “No Other Land,” which shows Palestinian families in Masafer Yatta struggling to stay on their land, will be available on digital platforms in the U.S. starting Oct. 20. The documentary will be available on Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play and YouTube. “No Other Land” did not have a U.S. distributor until striking a deal with MUBI. But following the announcement that MUBI had accepted a $100 million investment from investment firm Sequoia Capital, the filmmakers ended the deal in objection to Sequoia’s financial ties to the Israeli military and weapons industry. “This film shows the reality of Israeli occupation and oppression against Palestinians — but that truth apparently di...

By Emiliano De Pablos According To The variety Guido Rud‘s Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has secured all rights — including derivative IP — to “Insurrección,” a provocative and politically charged action-thriller film project, teaming with acclaimed Colombian actor-producer Marlon Moreno (“El Capo,” “Dog Eat Dog”). Written by Colombian screenwriter Mauricio Marulanda González, “Insurrección” is in development with plans for dual Spanish and English-language versions. Envisioned as “Public Enemy” meets “The Bourne Identity” (meets “Nuevo Orden”), the project seeks to fuse high-octane genre storytelling with a sharp sociopolitical pulse. For the Spanish-language version, Marlon Moreno – of Disney+ TV series “El Capo,” Sundance hit “Dog Eat Dog,” Netflix top ranke...

By Alex Ritman According To The variety “My Father’s Shadow” has been selected as the U.K.’s official Oscar submission for best international feature at the 98th Academy Awards. The feature debut of Akinola Davies Jr. and from Mubi, Element Pictures and Fatherland Productions, “My Father’s Shadow” — a Yoruba, Naija-Pidgin and English-language film — premiered earlier this year in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard competition, where it became Nigeria’s first title in the festival’s official selection and earned Davies Jr. a Special Mention from the jury. It was chosen to represent the U.K. by a special BAFTA selection committee. Starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (“Slow Horses,” “Gangs Of London”) and introducing Godwin Egbo and Chibuike Marvellous Egbo, the film spans one day in th...