‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Director Hopes Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix Joining Gaza Drama as Producers Will ‘Mean Something’

Plan B, the production biz Brad Pitt founded with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, has launched a European subsidiary.

Plan B Europe will be based in London and led by Ed Macdonald, the Clerkenwell Films exec best known for era-defining Netflix show Baby Reindeer.

The European office will will to increase the number of premium-tier series Plan B makes in the UK and across Europe. Plan B’s international TV efforts to date have included co-producing Netflix’s other major British drama hit of recent years, the Stephen Graham-starring Adolescence.

Read more.

Tunisia Picks Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix-Backed ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ as Best International Feature Submission

Tunisia has named The Voice of Hind Rajab by Kaouther Ben Hania its official submission for best international feature film at the Oscars.

The news was confirmed Thursday by the National Center for Cinema and Image, just two days after it was announced that Hollywood heavyweights — including Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara — had boarded the film as executive producers ahead of its world premiere in Venice. It heads to TIFF shortly after for its North American premiere.

Read more.