Posts by Nathan Pine
International Insider: Deep BBC Cuts; Previewing Annecy Animation; Léon Marchand Interview
Good afternoon Insiders, welcome back to another edition of the international newsletter with Max Goldbart steering things before heading to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Read on, and sign up here. Deep BBC Cuts BBC drama ‘Dear England’ BBC/Left Bank/Justin Downing Development spend slashed: It’s been a rough week for staff at the embattled…
Read MorePam Abdy & Mike De Luca Among Speakers Set For TIFF Industry Programme
Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca will headline an onstage in-conversation session at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Abdy and De Luca’s talk will be part of the TIFF Market’s Dialogues programme. The festival said the discussion will focus on the “evolving role of studios in an increasingly global marketplace, the art of identifying and…
Read More5 Talking Points Ahead Of Annecy: ‘Minions’, AI, IP, Studios, China
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival gets underway this weekend at a time of change, opportunity and retreat for the animation sector as big budget studio fare chases the $1B box office, while indies grapple with funding squeezes, AI and the ever-changing habits of younger audiences. We’ve gathered a few of the talking points as…
Read MoreIran to launch complaint to FIFA over US World Cup treatment
Iran is set to lodge an official complaint with FIFA over travel restrictions that the country’s soccer team is facing at the 2026 World Cup. Amir Ghalenoei, the head coach of Iran’s team, has said his players are “the most oppressed” at the tournament. The Iran team is allowed to fly into the U.S. one…
Read MoreAmazon No Longer Releasing Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’
Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial will no longer be released by Amazon MGM. In a statement sent to Deadline, the studio said: “We have the utmost respect and admiration for Luca Guadagnino as an award-winning filmmaker – not to mention a longstanding relationship that we hope to continue. We believe that Artificial will be better served if…
Read MoreTrump Ties His Name and Credibility to Vance’s Dubious Iran Diplomacy
Donald Trump has been the greatest, most clear-eyed, and most transformative foreign policy president of my lifetime. But Trump is also the famed businessman who wrote The Art of the Deal four decades ago. There has therefore always been the risk that the president’s novel and often-unorthodox approach to foreign policy could be subsumed by…
Read MoreAs Hollywood leans into AI, the real battle is over likeness and who gets paid
When Brian Grazer has an idea for a movie, he now starts with a chatbot. The co-founder of Imagine Entertainment — the company behind “A Beautiful Mind,” “Apollo 13” and “Liar Liar” — said he sits down with Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude, to rough out a story before handing it to a writer. “You can…
Read MoreMapletree CFO Wendy Koh appointed as Temasek’s new CFO
[SINGAPORE] Temasek has named a senior executive from Mapletree Investments as its new chief financial officer, with incumbent Png Chin Yee stepping down from the role to focus on her concurrent position as president of Temasek Singapore, the investment company said in a media release on Friday (Jun 19). Wendy Koh, who is currently group…
Read MorePresenter Resigns & Apologizes After Falsely Reporting Death Of Lionel Messi’s Father
An Argentinian presenter has resigned after falsely announcing the death of football superstar Lionel Messi‘s father live on air. Florencia Peña left her role at Luzu TV following the incident, during which he relayed information at Jorge Messi had died. She later made an emotional apology to the Messi family. During Luzu TV’s El Show…
Read More‘Real Housewives Of London’ Star Nessie Welschinger Signs With Rizzo
EXCLUSIVE: The Real Housewives of London star Nessie Welschinger has signed with Rizzo The Agency. Welschinger has inked with the female-focused agency for exclusive representation and Rizzo will support her across commercial partnerships, brand collaborations, personal publicity and wider business opportunities. Welschinger is best known for appearing in Hayu’s reality series Real Housewives of London,…
Read MoreBBC Cancels Ashley Cain Series After He Called Women “Sluts” & “Slags”
The BBC has pulled Season 2 of documentary series Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone after The Guardian newspaper uncovered the presenter’s alleged historical misogynistic remarks. The British broadcaster said it had “no plans” to air the True North-produced series, adding that Cain’s historical X/Twitter messages were “completely unacceptable.” The former professional footballer, who previously appeared on MTV’s Ex…
Read MoreTrump says he’ll become last GOP president unless filibuster terminated
President Donald Trump has said that he will be the last Republican president unless the filibuster is terminated. “Anybody who doesn’t want to Terminate the Filibuster is a FOOL, a very stupid one, at that!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. He said that the “Dumocrats will end it within minutes of taking…
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