John Hopewell is the International Features Editor at Variety. He specializes in the international film and TV business, writing features and news articles that delve into the latest trends and developments in the industry. His work has been featured in prominent outlets such as Yahoo News, The Washington Post, and ARTnews.
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John Hopewell’s coverage is strongly centered on film and cinema, with a clear emphasis on festival programming, financing, and industry moves around major titles and talent. He seems most responsive to pitches that offer timely access to festival lineups, funding or deal news, co-production activity, and notable casting or honors tied to high-profile projects.
He also appears to value sources with direct knowledge of the productions or business arrangements being reported, especially when the angle connects a project, filmmaker, or company to a broader industry trend.
Given his global scope with a Spain focus, pitches should keep Spain and internationally relevant festival or industry developments front and center.
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By: John Hopewell
DR Sales has boarded the Tallinn-bound pic in which Trine Dyrholm and David Dencik re-enact scenes about manipulation in a religious sect.
By: John Hopewell
Berlin-based M-Appeal has boarded “ When I Existed ,” a buzzy, feel-good second-chance drama comedy and Kafkian social satire which proved a standout
By: John Hopewell
Damiani and Avdolov’s debut is fronted by César Troncoso, star of ‘The Pope’s Toilet’ and ‘The Eternaut.’
By: John Hopewell
Completing a women-led powerhouse adaptation, ‘La Regenta,' which has just started production, is produced by María Zamora at Elastica Films, behind Carla Simón's ‘Alcarràs' and ‘Romería'
By: John Hopewell
Netflix is adapting one of Spain’s biggest literary IPs, after ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude, ‘Pedro Paramo’ and ‘The Eternaut’ in Latin America.
Bowing at Spain’s Valladolid Film Festival, then Serielizados, ‘Killing a Bear’ seeks to 'understand the world’s current polarization.'
By: John Hopewell
At Serielizados’ awards ceremony Oct 24 in Barcelona, Hagai Levi’s ‘Etty and the Sánchez-Cabezudo brothers’ ‘Killing a Bear’ scored the biggest prizes
By: Rafa Sales Ross, John Hopewell
Lula's 51.79%/48.21% defeat of far right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is a massive win for Brazil's cinema and, more importantly, the environment, health service and democracy
By: John Hopewell
Lula’s defeat of far right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is a massive win for Brazil’s cinema and the environment, health service and democracy.
By: John Hopewell
Running Oct. 30-Nov. 4, SISF bows Movistar Plus' ‘Patagonia' and ‘The Center' Season 2, HBO Max's ‘Infamy' and Channel 4's ‘Stepping Up'
