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Gaussian Scout, Pixentinel Take Top Prizes at San Sebastián’s Zinemaldia Startup Challenge

SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain — Finland’s Gaussian Scout (formerly listed Virtual Location Scouting) and Spain’s Pixentinel claimed the top prizes at the 2026 Zinemaldia Startup Challenge, the San Sebastián Festival’s flagship technology competition. Gaussian Scout, a browser-based virtual location scouting platform being developed by Finnish cinematographer Antti Ahokoivu, won Best European Project with its €10,000 and […]

25 Sept 2026, 06:02 UTC

The Argentine culture rebels against the withdrawal of the invitation to Ariana Harwicz: "We are used to not being silent"

The public letter in defense of the participation of the writer in the Alh Culture Festival of Granada brings together signatories from all the political spectrum and increases their visibility

25 Sept 2026, 05:57 UTC

British rapper Yung Filly to face rape retrial in Australia next June

Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos was cleared of several sexual offences in July but a jury was undecided on three rape charges.

25 Sept 2026, 05:52 UTC

Baoulécore: the file that rescues the musical memory of Africa

The collection gathered by the Guatemalan artist Cédric Kouamé retains decades of sound history through records, publications, images and documents that confront colonial stories, in which popular music used to be marginalized

25 Sept 2026, 05:02 UTC

The protagonists of 'The Final Problem', Netflix's new mystery series, respond to the 'Accelerated Questionnaire' of 'The Country'

Gonzalo de Castro, Cristina Kovani, Maribel Verdú, Martiño Rivas, María Valverde and José Coronado star in the new Spanish production of the platform based on the novel of detectives and murders of Arturo Pérez-Reverte

25 Sept 2026, 04:59 UTC

"The black ball..." and the other few times that Federico García Lorca has looked at the screens

With the premiere of the film, we reviewed the presence of the granadino author in the audiovisual, where he has been most played in series

25 Sept 2026, 04:57 UTC

Victoria Luengo: "I'm afraid that people will get tired of seeing me. I just get sick of my overxposition."

The actress presents' Sants', the third Spanish film in the contest, in an exceptional year in her career. "The cinema has given me the opportunity to say a few words that life didn't give me with my father," he says.

25 Sept 2026, 04:57 UTC

Hannah Einbinder Speaks Out After Being Arrested at Netanyahu Protest: ‘Let Us Not Mistake the Spectacle for the Story’

Hannah Einbinder is speaking out after being arrested earlier Thursday while protesting an appearance by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The “Hacks” star, who was protesting alongside Sarah Sherman, Susan Sarandon and others, posted on her Instagram story asking her followers to focus on “the devastating genocidal war Israel is waging against the people of […]

25 Sept 2026, 04:02 UTC

Paramount’s David Ellison Attends Trump White House State Dinner for Chinese President; CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From Event

David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, dined at the White House Thursday evening at the state dinner held for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping — but the White House shut out reporters for CNN, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned news network Ellison is on the cusp of gaining control over, as well as MS NOW. Ellison […]

25 Sept 2026, 04:02 UTC

VMAs Producer Van Toffler on Madonna’s Return, the Taylor Takeover and Why He Brought the Show West Again: ‘L.A. and Snoop Is a Lethal Combo’

You can go home again, at least part-time, as former MTV Networks head Van Toffler proved when he came back in 2025 as the producer of the MTV Video Music Awards. He’s back in the saddle for a second year in 2026, as the two-hour telecast enjoys its second year in a row with a […]

25 Sept 2026, 02:01 UTC

12 Takeaways From Ousted Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s New Book

Bob Chapek expounds at length about his termination from Disney and his belief that ex-CEO Bob Iger stabbed him in the back in his forthcoming book, “Behind the Castle Walls.” Chapek, in recounting his 30-year career at the Mouse House, offers a number of other revelations in the memoir. Variety obtained an advance copy of […]

25 Sept 2026, 02:01 UTC

AI Robots Dance in the Rain as Pingyao Film Festival Turns 10, Honors Ann Hui

The 10th Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival opened on Sept. 24 with an AI robot dance by Unitree, a tribute to four late friends of the festival and the East-West Award for Hong Kong director Ann Hui. The ceremony took place at the Platform, the festival’s signature open-air theater inside the ancient […]

25 Sept 2026, 02:01 UTC

Inside Variety’s Power of Women 2026 Gift Bag: Goop Skincare, Tarte Beauty, Voluspa Candles and More

Guests didn’t leave this year’s Variety Power of Women event empty-handed. After a glitzy evening at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Wednesday night (featuring powerhouse performances from Jennifer Hudson and Normani), attendees were gifted with a curated bag of over 90 products, including skincare items from Goop and Clarins, beauty products from Ilia and Laura […]

25 Sept 2026, 02:01 UTC

The Horror Show Launches at Academy Museum: Costumes and Props From ‘Halloween,’ ‘Saw,’ ‘Poltergeist’ and More

Just in time for the scariest season, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles is unveiling The Horror Show, a major survey of costumes, props, drawings, posters and other artifacts from the most iconic horror films throughout the history of cinema. The exhibit opens Saturday. From Bela Lugosi’s original cape from the 1931 […]

25 Sept 2026, 02:01 UTC

Aamir Khan to Receive Screen Icon Award as Singapore Film Festival Opens With Hur Jin-ho’s ‘The Assassin(s)’

The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) will present its Screen Icon Award to Indian actor, director and producer Aamir Khan at its 37th edition, with a 25th-anniversary Special Presentation screening of “Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India” alongside director Ashutosh Gowariker. The festival opens with South Korean thriller “The Assassin(s),” directed by Hur Jin-ho […]

25 Sept 2026, 02:01 UTC

Backers of U.S. Film Incentive See Window to Pass Bill This Year

Supporters of a federal film incentive are preparing an all-out push to pass the legislation by the end of the year, looking to take advantage of momentum before Congress potentially changes hands next term. A bipartisan group of senators and representatives unveiled the bill on Thursday. It would provide a 20%-30% federal incentive for films […]

25 Sept 2026, 00:01 UTC

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Star Celia Rose Gooding Breaks Down That Time-Jumping Season 4 Finale

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Tomorrow’s Enterprise,” the Season 4 finale of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,“ now streaming on Paramount+. “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” brought its fourth season to a close this week, with an episode that firmly sets up the show’s fifth and final season and teases the show’s entry […]

25 Sept 2026, 00:01 UTC

Dakota Johnson on Being in Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Music Video: ‘We Respect Each Other’s Creative Minds’

New, mysterious and cryptic clips of Dakota Johnson flanked by another woman and man have taken rhe internet by storm, but this time, they aren’t part of her latest movie, “Verity”; they’re part of a Taylor Swift music video. Swift announced Thursday that she will unveil the music video for “Patient Zero” at the MTV […]

25 Sept 2026, 00:01 UTC

Catherine Zeta-Jones bases new role on funny Welsh people she knows

Zeta-Jones plays Jackie Price, a former cocaine dealer who is targeted by assassins, in Kill Jackie.

24 Sept 2026, 22:46 UTC

Tamera Mowry-Housley Joins ‘Scrubs’ Reboot Season 2

Tamera Mowry-Housley is checking into Season 2 of the “Scrubs” reboot. The “Sister, Sister” and “Twitches” star has boarded the ABC sitcom as a guest star. She will play Dr. Steffie, a pediatric doctor who tries to persuade Tosh (Ava Bunn) to choose peds as her specialty. Season 2 premieres with two episodes on Wednesday, […]

24 Sept 2026, 22:00 UTC