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Dorian TV Awards Honor ‘Hacks,’ ‘Severance’ and ‘The Traitors’; Cole Escola & Jean Smart Feted
Hacks and The Pitt were among the big winners at the 17th Annual Dorian TV Awards. Chosen by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, this year’s Dorian winners...
France’s Studio TF1 Taps Former 42 & Universal Exec As It Eyes International Expansion
France’s Studio TF1 has appointed former 42 and Universal International Studios executive David O’Donoghue as EVP International. Based out of London, he will join the group at the end...
Marché Du Film’s Innovation Exec Predicts Fully AI-Generated Feature Films Within Five Years — Karlovy Vary
Sten Saluveer, Strategic Advisor and Head of the Cannes Next Innovation Summit, the Marché Du Film’s tech-focused think tank, made a startling prediction about the future relationship between Artificial...
Locarno Title ‘God Will Not Help’ Sets Sales With New Europe
EXCLUSIVE: New Europe Film Sales has boarded Croatian director and screenwriter Hana Jušić’s drama God Will Not Help ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Locarno Film Festival...
Locarno: Radu Jude, Abdellatif Kechiche & ‘Viet And Nam’ Filmmaker Trương Minh Quý Among Directors Set To Debut New Works In Competition
Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival will debut 17 features, including new works by Radu Jude and Abdellatif Kechiche, as part of its 2025 competition. This year’s event runs from August...
Far-Right Purges On Culture Sectors In Slovakia & Hungary Spark Concern Among CEE Delegates In Karlovy Vary: “This Is Not Just A Local Fire”
It’s been nearly a year since Slovakia’s hard-right minister for culture Martina Šimkovičová fired Matej Drlička from his position as director of the Slovak National Theatre, the country’s oldest...
‘Last One Laughing UK’ Producers Developing Format In Which Comedians Transport A Gigantic Ball Across Various Terrains
The producers behind Last One Laughing UK have located what they hope will be the next big British format. Banijay labels Initial and Zeppotron are developing a version of...
Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein’s Former PA, Hails UK Plan To Ban NDAs Silencing Workplace Abuse
Zelda Perkins, the former assistant to Harvey Weinstein and campaigner against non-disclosure agreements, has welcomed UK government plans to ban gagging orders that silence workplace misconduct. The Labour government has...
‘The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart Says Paramount’s Trump Settlement Is “Shameful” As Ex-‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Steve Kroft Calls It A “Shakedown”
Jon Stewart didn’t disappoint with his views on the multi-million-dollar settlement between Paramount Global, which owns The Daily Show network Comedy Central, and President Donald Trump. Five days after...
