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About five or six years ago, Bulgarian filmmaker Ilian Djevelekov realized how easy it was to buy, install and use miniature hidden cameras. Once only used by professional spies and prohibitively expensive, they were now available to anyone and affordable. He soon started thinking of all the possible issues the use of such cameras could bring up, and that led to Omnipresent, which he directed, co-wrote and produced.

The film, which swept the top categories and took the audience prize at Bulgaria’s national film festival, is the Balkan country’s official Foreign Language Oscar entry this year.

“This is the big question: if you have an opportunity to control and spy on your closest people, would you do it or not? And is it right or wrong?,” Djevelekov said during a Q&A session following Omnipresent‘s Awardsline screening.

In the movie, the protagonist Emil (Velislav Pavlov), an ad...

Among the 87 entries this year, down five from 2017’s whopping 92, there are more documentaries than ever, plus two African countries submitting for the first time: Malawi and Niger. Here’s a guide to the films, including logline, sales, and production contact.

Afghanistan

“Rona, Azim’s Mother”

Director: Jamshid Mahmoudi

Logline: A touching drama set in the milieu of Afghan immigrants in Iran who lack full citizens’ rights, with laborer Azim struggling to care for his mother.

Key Cast: Mohsen Tanabandeh, Fatemeh Hosseini

Intl. Sales: Noori Pictures

Algeria

“Until the End of Time”

Director: Yasmine Chouikh

Logline: An elderly grave digger and a 60-something widow meet in the cemetery of Sidi Boulekbour and develop feelings for one another.

Key Cast: Djillali Boudjemaa, Djamila Arres

Intl. Sales: MakingOf Film

Argentina

“El Ángel”

Director: Luis Ortega

Logline: A portrait of the infamous teenage serial killer “The Angel of Death,” who took Argentina by...

The stakes are higher than ever in the intense action-adventure Death Race: Beyond Anarchy, arriving Unrated and Unhinged on Blu-ray combo pack, DVD, Digital and On Demand October 2, 2018, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, in association with Impact Pictures/Chestnut Productions. The wildly anticipated next installment of the popular Death Race franchise, this Universal 1440 Entertainment original production brings fans along for the deadliest competition on wheels, where brutal fights and explosive car races abound. An action-packed thrill ride, this all-new movie is the grittiest and bloodiest installment yet!

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Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy is revving its engines for an early October release. The film was originally slated for a January showing on home entertainment formats. Pushed back several months, Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy follows the 2008 film, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. This time, a specials ops' military team has infiltrated a super-maximum prison, to kill the villain Frankenstein (Velislav Pavlov) - before the ultimate Death Race. Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy stars: Danny Trejo, Danny Glover (Saw), Zach McGowan ("Black Sails") and Fred Koehler. Now, the film's Red Band trailer is hosted here. The Red Band trailer shows lots of the film's action sequences. Cars explode, unlicensed, semi-nude race officials start the competition and violence breaks out on the racetrack. This time, no one can stop the world's most dangerous driver - Frankenstein! This latest film was shot in Bulgaria. This release will hosts lots of extras.

The stakes are higher than ever in the intense action-adventure Death Race: Beyond Anarchy, arriving Unrated and Unhinged on Blu-ray combo pack, DVD, Digital and On Demand October 2, 2018, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, in association with Impact Pictures/Chestnut Productions. The wildly anticipated next installment of the popular Death Race franchise, this Universal 1440 Entertainment original production brings fans along for the deadliest competition on wheels, where brutal fights and explosive car races abound. An action-packed thrill ride, this all-new movie is the grittiest and bloodiest installment yet!

Franchise newcomers Zach McGowan (“Black Sails”) and Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) join returning Death Race fan favorites Danny Trejo (Machete) and Fred Koehler (“American Horror Story”). Death Race: Beyond Anarchy also features talented actors Christine Marzano (Rules Don’t Apply), Terence Maynard (Edge of Tomorrow) and Velislav Pavlov (The Expendables 2).

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy on Blu-rayTM, DVD and Digital, includes exclusive...

Originally slated for release early this year, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment announced the release of Death Race: Beyond Anarchy on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on October 2nd, along with a separate 4-movie collection packaging that includes all of the modern Death Race films:

Universal City, California, August 2, 2018 – The stakes are higher than ever in the intense action-adventure Death Race: Beyond Anarchy, arriving Unrated and Unhinged on Blu-ray™ combo pack, DVD, Digital and On Demand October 2, 2018, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, in association with Impact Pictures/Chestnut Productions. The wildly anticipated next installment of the popular Death Race franchise, this Universal 1440 Entertainment original production brings fans along for the deadliest competition on wheels, where brutal fights and explosive car races abound. An action-packed thrill ride, this all-new movie is the grittiest and bloodiest installment yet!

Franchise newcomers Zach McGowan (“Black Sails”) and Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) join returningDeath Race fan...

A fourth Death Race feature has been finished. Titled Death Race: Anarchy, this latest title will release in early 2018. This time, Goldberg (Danny Trejo) returns as a devious bookie, for the wildest Death Race around. Connor (Zack McGowan) will face Frankenstein (Velislav Pavlov) in a battle to the death - with the world's most violent machines! Death Race: Anarchy also stars: Danny Glover as Baltimore Bob, Fred Koehler, Christine Marzano and many, many others. A preview of the film's home entertainment launch is here. A release trailer has been provided by Universal Pictures. It shows a new assortment of vehicles and weapons. Full of gun fire, explosions, and post-apocalyptic settings, this fourth film looks to be the most exciting one yet. Special features have also been announced for the film. Death Race: Anarchy will be released in an unrated version. Bonus features include: an audio commentary with...

Name and focus changes for every section, which are now all competitive, resulting in the festival’s structure being “slimmer’.

The ninth Rome Film Festival (Oct 16-25) has revealed a diverse line-up including the Italian premieres for potential awards contenders including David Fincher’s Gone Girl. the world premiere of Takashi Miike’s As the Gods Will and Burhan Qurbani’s We are Young, We are Strong and European premiere of Oren Moverman’s Time Out of Mind, Toronto hit Still Alice and Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet.

This year for the first time the award-winners in each section of the programme will be decided by the audience on the basis of votes cast after the screenings.

Each section has changed name and focus for 2014 and are all competitive, resulting in the festival’s structure being “slimmer’.

Italian comedies Soap Opera and Andiamo a Quel Paese bookend the line-up.

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