Diana has been working in global film journalism since 2005. Before returning to Deadline in 2021 to focus on features for international film and television, she was previously International Reporter for the site. She is based in London and has frequently covered all the major film festivals and markets including Cannes, Berlin, AFM, Toronto and Sundance. Prior to joining Deadline, Diana was the UK correspondent for Variety and also covered film news and box office at Screen International.
EXCLUSIVE: Acclaimed actor Willem Dafoe, who recently starred in Oscar-nominated pic Poor Things and can next be seen in Tim Burton's upcoming Venice opener Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, has just wrapped filming tycoon family drama The Birthday Party from Greek production house Heretic.
The project…
Noomi Rapace teased elements of her upcoming project Mother, in which she will play the revered and "complex" Catholic saint. The Swedish star, who is currently serving as a jury member at the Sarajevo Film Festival, has been prepping for the indie project with director Teona Strugar Mitevska (God Exists…
Veteran character actor and filmmaker John Turturro delighted an audience at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Wednesday with a masterclass about his extensive and eclectic career spanning film, television and theatre. Speaking to a packed theater at the Bosnian Cultural Center, the Brooklyn native gave…
EXCLUSIVE: Alexander Payne has lambasted a report from earlier this year that the script for his five-time Oscar-nominated film The Holdovers, which he directed from a script by David Hemingson, was plagiarized.
"It was the stupidest thing in the world," Payne told us at the Sarajevo Film Festival…
Romantic comedy icon Meg Ryan said she loves the challenges that directing a feature film offers up and that since stepping behind the camera for both 2015's Ithaca and 2023's What Happens Later, it's helped her to look at acting in a different light.
"I understand acting I think more now because of…
Bosnian drama I Know Your Soul was the biggest winner at this year’s Heart of Sarajevo awards for TV Series, the Sarajevo Film Festival's awards strand for TV shows, as the show nearly swept the drama categories. The six-part series, which is written by Oscar-nominated Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić (Quo…
Alexander Payne touched down at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Sunday where he shed some light on his next project – a Western which will reunite the writer-director with The Holdovers scribe David Hemingson.
Speaking at a masterclass at the Bosnian Cultural Center, Payne, whose last project The Holdo…
CineLink Industry Days, the industry strand of the Sarajevo Film Festival, has long been considered the leading hub for Southeast European film professionals to come together and, since it was established in 2003, the program has continued to be a generator of content for its own festival as well as other…
When the Sarajevo Film Festival was born in the midst of the Bosnian War in 1995, the festival's initial aim was to reconstruct and regenerate the capital city and its inhabitants who had been cut off from the rest of the world during the four-year siege. With the festival set to kick off its 30th edition…
As production in the Central Eastern European market grows, economic expert Alexandra Lebret spoke to delegates at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival this week and warned how the region can learn from the experience of the Nordic region's film and television sectors.
Lebret, who has been…
Mental health in the film and television sectors is, say experts Louise Højgaard Johansen and Christine Günther, a subject that isn't talked about enough in the industry.
Speaking at an industry panel during the Karlovy Vary International Film Festval dubbed International Industry Insights, Johansen…
"With disruption comes great opportunity," Mubi Chief Content Officer Jason Ropell told delegates at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Tuesday. "It brings evolution and I think, right now, optimism in the business is warranted."
Speaking at a rare onstage interview at KVIFF's…