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MS NOW, CNN and Politico are suing President Donald Trump and other administration officials over a decision by Trump to ban the three news organizations from newsgathering at the White House, the latest fracture in the relationship between the president and the national media. “This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a […]
The US invasions after 9/11 were disasters -- but the US is trying again in Iran anyway
The oil and gas sector shrank 26 percent, new official data shows, pointing to the costs of the US-Israel war on Iran.
Despite having rarely been more secure, public concerns about security continue to dominate the election.
Here’s a brief history of Yemen’s war - from the Houthi takeover in 2014 to the latest escalation.
Number of Australians aged 85 or older projected to triple by 2065-66, according to government forecast.
Swedish boutique genre specialist Mylla Films, brainchild of “Midsommar” producer Patrik Andersson and Nordic indie distribution heavyweight Jakob Abrahamsson (CEO of NonStop Entertainment), has turned into a magnet for Nordic genre talent since its splashy launch in Cannes in 2022. “People with tremendous CVs and filmographies are reaching out to us,” Abrahamsson told Variety on […]
Blue Finch Films has boarded worldwide sales rights to “The Dark Gets In,” a supernatural thriller directed by Sean Hogan that will premiere at Beyond Fest later this month. The story centers on a documentary crew investigating a young girl’s disappearance, only to find themselves drawn into events far darker and stranger than they anticipated. […]
Maha Harada spent two decades building scenes on the page before she ever stood behind a camera. Now 64, the best-selling Japanese author is making her feature directorial debut with “In My Father’s Room,” a film adapted from her own short story “An Unnecessary Man,” and it arrives in competition at the San Sebastian Film […]
With more than 90 percent votes counted, Putin's United Russia appears poised for a landslide win.
South Korean officers injured in DMZ explosion, possibly caused by a landmine, according to local media reports.
Three members of one family killed in air raid on house in Kunar province, Afghan Taliban deputy spokesperson says.
Spain plans to press on with its commitment to the country’s audiovisual industry, said Óscar López, Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Administration. Speaking at the conference titled The New Script of the Audiovisual Industry at the San Sebastian Festival, López said Sunday that his Ministry would continue supporting its audiovisual industry through the Spain […]
Tehran threatens retaliation as Trump weighs military action while Qatar pushes to revive talks.
When we last saw John Oliver behind the desk of “Last Week Tonight,” he was mocking Trump for sacrificing a number of members of his senior staff on a decoy plane amidst his peculiar catering truck escape in Turkey. On Sunday night, the funnyman returned to his Emmy-winning HBO series after a monthlong summer break […]
Indian filmmakers Abhishek Chaubey and Navdeep Singh will present director Shivam Shankar’s short film “Bhed, Bakri, Bhoot.” The film is set to premiere globally on Sept. 24 on YouTube channel, Oh Short Flips, curated by Indian auteur Anurag Kashyap. Mumbai-based filmmaker Shankar produced the short alongside Ranjan Singh and RG, in addition to writing and […]
South Korean comedy-drama remake “The Intern” debuted atop the local box office in ticket admissions during the weekend of Sept. 18–20, though Christopher Nolan’s holdover epic “The Odyssey” continued to lead overall weekend revenue, generating a higher gross. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the newly released […]
A total of 10 projects are taking part in the San Sebastian Film Festival’s Latin America and Europe WIP competition showcases, which will help the winning projects jump their last hurdles towards release. Selected from hundreds of submissions, six projects are vying for for the coveted WIP Latam Industry Award and four titles from across […]
Spain’s Secuoya Studios has tapped Carla Gómez as head of development and executive producer for Latin America, strengthening its creative and production operations in the region. Bringing more than two decades of experience in the television and streaming sector, Gómez will oversee the development of original projects from initial concept through production. She also brings […]
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain – Madrid-based Latido Films has picked up international sales rights to Isaki Lacuesta’s “Flamenco Sketches” (“Jaleos”), the latest film from Isaki Lacuesta, one of Spain’s most singular filmmakers, which plays this week at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Lacuesta has twice won San Sebastian’s top prize, the Golden Shell, with “The Double […]
