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Vancouver Builds in Sophistication, Breadth as World-Class Animation Hub, as Netflix Animation Studios Launch and Leah Nelson Dazzles With ‘Tangles’

When Netflix Animation Studios opened its 110,600-square-foot office in Vancouver earlier this year, it sent a clear signal about the city’s growing importance as an animation hub. “Vancouver has been our home for over 10 years both as Netflix Animation Studios and previously under the Animal Logic banner,” Amir Nasrabadi, Chief Operating Officer for the […]

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Laika’s ‘Wildwood’ Set to Close Animation Is Film Festival

“Wildwood” has been set as the closing night film for the Animation Is Film Festival, which runs Oct. 16-19 in Los Angeles. Laika’s animated epic will screen Oct. 19 at the Academy Museum’s Geffen Theater. Following the screening, “Wildwood” director and Laika president and CEO Travis Knight will hold a conversation with filmmaker Jason Reitman. […]

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Apple’s Latest AirPods Max Headphones Get Rare $120 Discount for Prime Day

Apple may be best-known for its AirPods earbuds, but more and more people are catching onto the brand’s AirPods Max headphones as well. Seen on stars like Ariana Grande, Bella Hadid, Timothée Chalamet and the girls from Blackpink, the AirPods Max are Apple’s first-ever wireless headphones, with an instantly recognizable earcup design and big, powerful […]

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‘Rose’ Producer Rolls With Psychological Family Drama ‘The Shame of the Borbély Family,’ Directed by Kálmán Nagy (EXCLUSIVE)

Hungarian filmmaker Kálmán Nagy’s psychological family drama “The Shame of the Borbély Family” has begun production in Austria and Hungary. The film is produced by Andi G. Hess together with Johannes Schubert under the Austrian-German production outfit Schubert, whose latest feature “Rose” is Austria’s Oscar submission and earned Sandra Hüller a Silver Bear at this […]

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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity Launches New Indie Banner: Artists Equity Independent Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity has launched Artists Equity Independent Pictures, a new banner dedicated to platforming emerging filmmakers in the indie space, Variety can exclusively reveal. Jennifer Westin, SVP, creative affairs and production, will lead day-to-day supervision of the AEIP slate under the guidance of Amy Baer, Artists Equity’s president of film […]

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Prime Video’s ‘Marília Mendonça – Sentimento Louco’ Offers Unparalleled Access to Brazil’s Most Popular Singer Five Years After Tragic Plane Crash

On the 5th of November of 2021, Brazil came to a halt. In a tragedy that would lead to national mourning, the country’s most popular singer, Marília Mendonça, died in a plane crash that also took the lives of four other people. Now, almost five years after the shocking accident, Mendonça’s life and career will […]

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‘Ted Lasso’ Theme Song Switch: Why Brandi Carlile Took Over for Marcus Mumford in Season 4 Finale — and Is It a Permanent Change?

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 4 finale of “Ted Lasso,” now streaming on Apple TV. “Ted Lasso” viewers most definitely noticed a big change at the start of the show’s Season 4 finale, “The Departing Lass.” The series’ usual theme song, co-written and performed by Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons […]

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Toby Emmerich to Consult for FilmNation’s Production Label Infrared

FilmNation Entertainment has tapped former Warner Bros. Motion Picture chair Toby Emmerich to consult on the studio’s production label, Infrared. FilmNation’s Infrared focuses on developing genre films with franchise potential. Emmerich will consult on the development and production of the slate. Upcoming projects from Infrared include Derek Kolstad’s “Painter” starring Amber Midthunder and Walton Goggins […]