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‘Street Fighter’ Punches to Summit as Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’ Bows in Third at U.K., Ireland Box Office

Paramount’s “Street Fighter” delivered a knockout blow to top the U.K. and Ireland box office, debuting in first place with £2.3 million ($3.1 million). Universal’s animated feature “Forgotten Island” bowed in second position, taking $1.8 million in its opening session. TGS Cinemas Limited secured third place with the debut of Indian superstar Rajinikanth’s blockbuster “Jailer […]

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Raj Singh and Italy’s RP1 Holding Launch €100 Million Film Fund to Boost Country’s Struggling Indie Ecosystem

CEO of Media Capital Technologies Raj Singh and Italy’s RP1 Holding, an Italian group comprising companies specializing in alternative finance, are launching an innovative €100 million ($112 million) fund to finance audiovisual productions and film distribution in Italy. The One Media Capital Fund, as it is called, was unveiled on Tuesday during the Rome MIA […]

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Comedy ‘Raging Moms,’ About Four Women Breaking Free in Midlife, Picked Up by Picture Tree (EXCLUSIVE)

Berlin-based Picture Tree International has boarded international sales on “Raging Moms” (Komplizinnen), an ensemble comedy from the production company behind successes like “Weekend Rebels,” “Welcome to Germany,” “Never Look Away” and “The Lives of Others.” PTI will screen the film as a market premiere for buyers at the upcoming American Film Market, with Leonine Studios […]

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‘Oz’ Creator Tom Fontana to Showrun Vatican Drama Series Based on ‘The Devil’s Business’ Book as Fabel Entertainment Scores Rights (EXCLUSIVE)

“Oz” creator Tom Fontana is set to create and showrun a new Vatican drama series based on Emanuele Midolo’s forthcoming novel “The Devil’s Business” after Fabel Entertainment scored book rights. “The Devil’s Business” — which is set to publish via Century in June 2028 — centers on Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, the American clergyman known as […]

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Merged Banijay, All3Media Entity Sets Top Brass Comprised of Banijay Execs

The newly-merged Banijay/All3Media entity, officially now known as Banijay Entertainment, has unveiled its senior leadership team. Joining CEO Marco Bassetti, deputy CEO Jane Turton and Banijay Rights CEO Cathy Payne on the executive team will be Fred Balmary as chief business officer, Nicolas Chazarain as chief legal officer, Thomas Gousset as chief finance officer and […]

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‘Line of Duty’ Director Douglas Mackinnon Preps Edinburgh-Set Paramedic Drama ‘BurnTime,’ Builds Slate at Rugged Island Films (EXCLUSIVE)

“Line of Duty” and “Good Omens” director Douglas Mackinnon is prepping an Edinburgh-set paramedic drama that’s part of a growing slate at his recently launched production outfit Rugged Island Films. Mackinnon will be presenting the series in the Drama Co-Production Forum at Rome’s MIA Market, which runs Oct. 19 – 23. “BurnTime” is a 6 […]

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‘Lilly,’ Starring Patricia Clarkson, to Open London’s Women and the World Intl. Film Festival

Rachel Feldman’s “Lilly,” starring Patricia Clarkson, will open the third edition of the Women and the World International Film Festival, which runs in London from Nov. 5-12. Highlights of the program, which puts women’s authorship at its center, include the world premiere of Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo’s “Laya,” alongside premieres of Marina Kunarova’s “The Nomad’s […]

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‘Percy Jackson’ Stars Will Attend Lucca Comics, Seeking to ‘Get Up Close and Personal With Their Fans,’ Geek Meet’s Film and TV Chief Says

When “Percy Jackson” series stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri make the trek to Italy’s Lucca Comics and Games Festival in late October – to unveil unseen footage ahead of the Nov. 20 release of Season 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” – they will travel to a unique geek meet […]

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‘Big Boys Don’t Cry’ Director Muhammad Mustapha Talks Masculinity Ahead of El Gouna Premiere: ‘The Only Emotion Men Are Allowed to Express Is Anger’

Egyptian filmmaker Muhammad Mustapha’s “Big Boys Don’t Cry” follows a group of Cairo bodybuilders and nightclub bouncers, offering a view into how men understand and perform masculinity. The documentary, which had its world premiere in the Feature Documentary Competition at Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival, grew out of Mustapha’s curiosity about this particular group of […]

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‘Goodbye Julia’ Director on Reaching for ‘Wider Audiences’ in Sudanese Period Drama ‘About Love & September Laws’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Sudanese filmmaker Mohamed Kordofani, whose debut feature “Goodbye Julia” premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar, has attracted a raft of partners for his follow-up “About Love & September Laws,” which he’ll be taking to Rome’s MIA Market, running from Oct. 19-23. Produced by Klozium Studios, the production outfit he launched in 2020 with “Goodbye […]

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AI Could ‘Absolutely’ Replace Human Actors, CEO of Generative AI Startup Runway Says at Italy’s View Conference: ‘It’s Already Happening in a Way’

Durng a fireside chat entitled “Every Pixel Will Be Generated” at Turin’s View Conference, an audience member asked Cristóbal Valenzuela, the co-CEO of generative AI startup Runway, whether AI could eventually replace human actors. “Yeah, absolutely. I think it’s already happening in a way,” he replied, going on to describe AI as “a new medium […]