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“NAZA,” the hot-button documentary about the war in Gaza which recently won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival, beat “Avengers: Endgame Encore” to debut at No. 1 at the Italian box office. In its first theatrical outing following its Venice launch, the doc — which was shot at night on the rooftops […]
Now nearing its 26th edition, the World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent have made the Belgian city film scoring’s home base. That story began in the 1980s, when Film Fest Ghent adopted screen music as its calling card, a focus that led to the World Soundtrack Academy and Awards at the turn of the millennium. The […]
The World Soundtrack Awards’ Discovery of the Year prize has a knack for spotting emerging talent. Gustavo Santaolalla (“21 Grams”), Michael Giacchino (“The Incredibles”) and Nicholas Britell (“Moonlight”) all won it before reshaping the modern film score, and recent winners Daniel Blumberg (“The Brutalist”) and Jerskin Fendrix (“Poor Things”) look set to follow. Meet this […]
Mubi has taken worldwide rights to two iconic series from Movistar Plus International, the overseas distributor of the biggest Spanish pay TV and SVOD operator: “La Mesias,” from “La Bola Negra” directors Los Javis, and “Riot Police,” the first premium TV series from “The Beloved” director Rodrigo Sorogoyen. Further headlines: Nominated on Sept. 23 for […]
Top Bollywood star Ajay Devgn tells Variety he is confident “Drishyam 3: The Conclusion” clears the bar set by its predecessors, calling the psychological thriller’s twists unpredictable even for genre-savvy audiences accustomed to guessing outcomes. Speaking ahead of the film’s Oct. 2 release, Devgn says the Hindi-language franchise ends definitively, unlike its open-ended Malayalam-language counterpart. […]
True Brit Entertainment, the U.K. theatrical distributor that launched less than three years ago, has filed for administration, a British legal process similar to Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company, which was founded by former Lionsgate U.K. & Europe CEO and Marv Studios Group CEO Zygi Kamasa, becomes the latest casualty of the U.K.’s extremely tough […]
Fast-growing European studio Anton Studios is taking a minority position as a partner and investor in The Creatives. The group, first founded as a long-term strategic partnership in 2021, is moving into a solidified company, with a jointly owned holding structure. The new model will see The Creatives become the first European-rooted producer-owned group of […]
Greta Thunberg made a surprise appearance on Tuesday at Zurich Film Festival, where she joined the screening of a new documentary “My Home of Wind and Sand,” which looks at the occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco. Calling the film “powerful” and able to “create change,” Thunberg minced no words when speaking about the world’s […]
Indian media personality Karan Johar will end “Koffee With Karan” after 22 years. His celebrity chat show returns for a ninth and final season, streaming on JioHotstar from Oct. 14. Since its 2004 debut, the show has run eight seasons and 161 episodes. On its couch, top Indian stars have talked about friendships, romances, breakups […]
Speaking at the Iberseries & Platino Industria conference in Madrid, Amazon MGM execs Javiera Balmaceda and Nicole Morganti offered a candid look at how the streamer decides which non-English language projects to back, pointing to “Zeta” in Spain and “Venganza” in Mexico as examples of taking bigger swings in genre. The two executives said Amazon’s […]
Niu Niu’s “Final Payment” and Dong Jie’s “Zoom In, Zoom Out” each won two prizes at the 10th Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival in China. “Final Payment,” from Shanxi-born Niu, won the Fei Mu Award for best film, along with best actor for Niu’s father, Niu Jianrong. “Zoom In, Zoom Out” took […]
“The Little Prince” is getting a new big-screen treatment with “The Imitation Game” director Morten Tyldum set to helm an ambitious live-action feature inspired by the life of French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Simon Beaufoy, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Slumdog Millionaire,” is writing the script for the film which is being developed with Le Petit […]
Speaking at the Iberseries & Platino Industria conference, Pedro Pina, YouTube VP for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, regaled a full house with a striking presentation that traced the evolution of YouTube to the powerhouse platform it has now become after 20 years. He showed milestones that marked its progress, from the first viral […]
The most important decisions influencing the future of travel don’t happen in a vacuum. Put the leaders making them in one room, and the overlaps become obvious.
One of the most prolific writers and creators working today, Steven Knight’s body of work includes the likes of “Peaky Blinders,” “SAS: Rogue Heroes,” “House of Guinness,” “A Thousand Blows” and, most famously (even though it’s not even started filming), the next James Bond film. But, as many might not be aware, his first major […]
Leading Indian streamer JioStar’s Kevin Vaz has called on India’s government to immediately restore BARC audience ratings, using the inaugural address at the FICCI-Frames conference to warn that the data gap is leaving broadcasters, advertisers and agencies without dependable numbers heading into the festive season. Vaz is the CEO of entertainment at JioStar and chair […]
High-end television and the talent behind it aren’t destined to only find their homes on established networks and streaming platforms, claims one of the U.K.’s most renowned producers. Speaking at the RTS London Convention on Tuesday, Jane Featherstone, co-founder of the ever-growing Sister group and producer of scripted dramas including “Black Doves,” “This is Going […]
Connected TV is changing what Indian media companies make, not just where audiences watch it, with Prime Video now developing shows around whether audiences will watch them together, executives said at the FICCI-Frames conference in Mumbai. Streaming began as a largely solo experience, Gaurav Gandhi, VP and head of Prime Video for Asia-Pacific and Australia-New […]
Leading documentary festival IDFA has added more than 100 films to its 39th edition, which runs from Nov. 12 to 22 in Amsterdam. Among the newly announced titles are those for the short documentary competition, and the sections titled Signed, Best of Fests and Paradocs. The new media program, DocLab, has also unveiled the first […]
An “Alice in Wonderland” themed immersive experience is set to open in London next month. Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s beloved book, the 26,000 sq. ft. experience is comprised of ten multi-sensory environments and theatrical storytelling exploring Alice’s journey with the help of live actors and projection mapping. Over approximately 90 minutes, visitors of all ages […]
