Posts by Nathan Pine
Ex-Berlin World Cinema Fund Head Vincenzo Bugno To Be Feted In Cannes
Vincenzo Bugno, the former longtime director of the Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (WCF), will be feted with the inaugural Arab Cinema Gamechanger Award on the fringes of the Cannes Film Festival this year. Bugno was head of the WCF for 21 years prior to stepping down at the end of 2025. Under his direction, the…
Read MoreControversial AI Platform Twinnin Launches First Funding Round & Targets Upwards Of $3M
EXCLUSIVE: Controversial AI platform Twinnin, which “bridges the gap between artificial intelligence and humans,” is targeting at least $3M via its first seed funding round, leading to a $25M post-money valuation. The film and TV industry app, which is backed by Google and Nvidia and aims to “protect and monetise human identity in the age…
Read More‘Matka King’: Prime Video Crowns Second Season Of Indian Crime Drama
EXCLUSIVE: After hitting top spot in 17 territories last month, a second season of Prime Video India’s gambling crime drama Matka King was odds-on, and the Amazon streamer has now played its hand. The Vijay Varma-starring series has been commissioned for Season 2 after the first run became the service’s most-watched new Indian scripted show…
Read MoreEuropean shares pause as markets watch Middle East peace prospects; earnings on tap
Published Thu, May 7, 2026 · 03:51 PM EUROPEAN shares were steady on Thursday, after a sharp rally in the previous session, with investors holding on to optimism that a US-Iran peace deal was close, while parsing through corporate results. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was muted at 623.56 points, as of 0703 GMT. Major regional…
Read MoreLatvia scrambles fighter jets as drones crash into NATO territory
NATO nation Latvia scrambled fighter jets as two drones crashed in the country on Thursday. The drones fell on Latvian soil after crossing into the country’s airspace from Russia, Riga’s military said in a statement. The drones were likely launched by Ukraine towards Russian targets, Latvian defense minister Andris Spruds said in comments reported by…
Read MoreMokster Films & Lester Hsi’s D-Day Pictures Team On Taiwanese Horror Film ‘Revive’
Singapore-based Mokster Films and Lester Hsi’s Taiwan-based D-Day Pictures are jointly producing Taiwanese horror film Revive, a project exploring the intersection between grief, technology and the unknown. Mokster Films is also handling international sales on the project, directed by emerging filmmaker Danny Tseng, and will introduce it to buyers in Cannes. The project marks the…
Read MoreAirAsia to start new airline, stays defiant on fuel hedging
To help fund expansion, AirAsia is preparing to sell as much as US$600 million in bonds Published Thu, May 7, 2026 · 03:24 PM AIRASIA X co-founder Tony Fernandes said he is preparing to launch a new airline, betting that expanding while the aviation industry’s being roiled by high oil prices will pay off in…
Read MoreShell’s profit beats expectations at US$6.9 billion, raises dividend by 5%
The company cuts the pace of its quarterly share buyback programme to US$3 billion from US$3.5 billion Published Thu, May 7, 2026 · 02:41 PM — Updated Thu, May 7, 2026 · 03:56 PM [LONDON] Shell’s first-quarter profit beat estimates and hit its highest in two years at US$6.9 billion on Thursday (May 7), boosted…
Read MoreShell’s profit beats expectations at US$6.9 billion, cuts share buybacks
Oil and gas output falls 4% compared with the previous quarter due to the Iran war Published Thu, May 7, 2026 · 02:41 PM [LONDON] Shell’s first-quarter adjusted earnings, its definition of net profit, rose to US$6.92 billion, the company said on Thursday (May 7), beating an analyst consensus of US$6.36 billion in a company-provided…
Read MorePrime Video & Amazon MX Player Unify To Form Huge Indian Streaming Player
Amazon MX Player is being integrated into larger sibling Prime Video in India, which Amazon claims will form India’s largest streaming service. The unification of the two Amazon streaming services will lead to an offer of a wider selection of ad-funded free content and the services from subscription streaming Prime Video. The combined service will…
Read MoreHumanoid robots to power next leg of China’s export dominance
Like with EVs, the Asian nation is building out capacity across the robotics supply chain Published Thu, May 7, 2026 · 01:50 PM [SYDNEY] China’s early lead in humanoid robots will help power the next phase of its global manufacturing and export dominance, according to new research from Morgan Stanley. Much like the early identification…
Read More‘9-1-1: Nashville’s LeAnn Rimes Shoots Down Rumors Of Joining ‘RHOB’: “No Housewives For Me”
LeAnn Rimes will not be holding a diamond anytime soon, as she shoots down rumors she’s joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The 9-1-1: Nashville star took to social media to debunk the reports and clarify that playing Dixie in the ABC drama is enough drama for her. “No, no… no Housewives for me,”…
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