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Words Across Europe VR Writing Program Unveils 2026 Cohort
EXCLUSIVE: Words Across Europe, the virtual reality-based writers’ room program, has unveiled its 2026 cohort. Nine writers hailing from across the European continent will take part, having been selected...
Raven Banner Entertainment Boards Tyler Savage’s ‘Oddities’
EXCLUSIVE: Raven Banner Entertainment has acquired world sales rights to Oddities by writer-director Tyler Savage (Stalker) and will launch sales at Cannes. The film had its world premiere at...
Christopher Nolan Praises Tom Holland; Links ‘The Odyssey’ To Marvel
Christopher Nolan has said The Odyssey‘s source material, the epic poem by ancient Greek writer Homer, was the superhero story of its time. Appearing on The Late Show with...
Darren Aronofsky To Receive Locarno’s Honorary Pardo d’Onore
Darren Aronofsky will be awarded the honorary Pardo d’Onore award during this year’s Locarno Film Festival, which runs from August 5 to 15. Aronofsky will pick up the award...
‘The 1% Club’ Cements Position As Top-Selling British Format With Sweden & Italy Deals
EXCLUSIVE: The 1% Club has sold to Sweden and Italy, cementing its position as the top-selling new UK format of the past decade, according to BBC Studios. In terms...
Belgium’s Oldest Distributor Belga Films Collapses But “Future Looks Bright” For Sister Companies Belga Studios & Independent Films, Says CEO
In a stark sign of the challenges facing Europe’s independent distribution and exhibition sector, news broke on Tuesday that Belgium‘s oldest distributor Belga Films has been liquidated. Belgian newspaper...
Disney+ Creates Top Development Job In UK
EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ has created a top development job in the UK as the streamer continues to expand its EMEA team. A job ad posted two days ago said Disney...
Beta Film Boards Quebec Noir Series ‘Northern Traces’ Starring Danny Gilmore
EXCLUSIVE: Quebec noir is coming to London. Northern Traces is one of the most-watched shows of the last five years on French-language streamer illico+ in Canada, and Beta Film...
Get Your AI Off Our ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Netflix Tells ByteDance In Latest Hollywood Cease & Desist Letter
Netflix “will not stand by and watch ByteDance treat our valued IP as free, public domain clip art,” the streamer told the TikTok owner tonight. In a short and...
Ted Sarandos Accuses Paramount Of “Flooding The Zone With Confusion” In WBD Merger Saga
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos took aim Tuesday at Paramount‘s rival bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, accusing the David Ellison-led company of “flooding the zone with confusion for shareholders.” The...
Daniel Radcliffe Doesn’t Want New ‘Harry Potter’ Cast To Be Asked About Original Cast To Not Be “Weird Spectral Phantoms”
Daniel Radcliffe is looking out for the new Harry Potter cast and suggests fans not ask about the original cast. The actor portrayed The Boy Who Lived across eight films, which...
Stephen Colbert Calls Out CBS, Again, Over Equal-Time Furor, But Says “I Don’t Want An Adversarial Relationship With The Network”
Last night, after Stephen Colbert’s monologue and before his second act, he had to go backstage at the Ed Sullivan Theater to discuss FCC guidelines. Knowing that he was...