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‘Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy’ & ‘Paddington In Peru’ Drive Canal+ Content Revs Up 8% In First Quarter Since London Stock Exchange Listing; Share Price Remains Sticky
Helped along by theatricals including Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Paddington in Peru and We Live in Time, revenues in Canal+‘s content and distribution division rose by more...
Isabel Arrate Fernandez Named Artistic Director Of IDFA, World’s Biggest Documentary Festival
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam has selected its new artistic director: Isabel Arrate Fernandez, a prominent figure in nonfiction filmmaking with deep ties to IDFA. Arrate Fernandez succeeds Orwa...
BBC Greenlights “Real Life ‘Black Mirror’” Doc About Artificial Intelligence As Factual Chief Jack Bootle Urges Competitors To Make More Science Shows
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s head of science and natural history has greenlit a “real life Black Mirror”-style documentary series about AI while revealing his red lines when it comes to...
Image Nation Abu Dhabi & Timur Bekmambetov Unveil Winners Of First UAE-Based Screenlife Accelerator Program
EXCLUSIVE: Image Nation Abu Dhabi and director Timur Bekmambetov have announced the winners of the first edition of the UAE Screenlife Accelerator Program. The eight projects range from a...
Norwegian Canneseries Contender ‘Rebound’ Back For Second Season
EXCLUSIVE: Following its Canneseries screening over the weekend, Norwegian relationship drama Rebound has been renewed for a second season. Null47, an emerging Norwegian streamer curated for youth and young...
Evolution Pictures Boards Sci-Fi Horror ‘The Grove’; MultiVisionnaire Launches ’20 Pounds to Happiness’; UFA Show Boss Stepping Down; Miky Lee Medal Of Honor – Global Briefs
Evolution Pictures Boards Sci-Fi Horror ‘The Grove’ EXCLUSIVE: Evolution Pictures has taken worldwide sales on horror sci-fi movie The Grove. The movie follows a Black Ops soldier who takes...
Thomasin McKenzie & Katie Douglas Leading Temple Hill Horror Franchise Hopeful ‘The Rule Of Three’; Protagonist Launching For Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Smile producers Temple Hill Entertainment is partnering with Protagonist Pictures on The Rule of Three, which is being set up as the first installment in a new horror...
Jackie Chan Set For Locarno Honorary Award
The Locarno Film Festival will hand its Pardo alla Carriera career achievement award to veteran actor Jackie Chan during this year’s edition, which runs August 6-16. Chan will pick...
Congress Passes Bill To Ban Online Revenge Porn And Unauthorized Sexually Explicit “Deepfakes”
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a bill heading to his desk that bans the publication of non-consensual images, including revenge porn and AI deepfakes. The Take It...
Florence Pugh Talks ‘Thunderbolts*’ Jump Scene & How Stepping Into The Mindset Of Her Character “Saved” Her From Feelings Of Fear
Ahead of its release, Thunderbolts* has been touted as a different kind of Marvel movie, by stars including Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan, as well as early critic reviews...
