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Star-studded Busan International Film Festival opens amid industry woes
The 30th Busan International Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday. It will screen 241 official entries from 64 countries, including 90 world premieres. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI The Busan International Film Festival's opening ceremony welcomed…
Disney Pockets $2.2 Billion For Filming Outside America
Disney has made $2.2 billion from filming productions like 'Avengers: Endgame' in the U.K. Disney has been handed $2.2 billion by the government of the United Kingdom over the past 15 years in return for filming movies and streaming shows in the…
France's Oscars Pick Is an Acclaimed Iranian Film Snubbed by Iran
France announced on Wednesday that “It Was Just an Accident,” an award-winning film made in Iran by an Iranian director, will be its selection for best international feature at the Oscars. The unconventional choice is a result of the…
Industry Leaders Address the Future of Independent Film Financing at TheGrill
Independent filmmaking is in flux, and some of the industry's most influential leaders are gathering to address its uncertain future. At TheWrap's flagship conference, TheGrill 2025, producers, executives and creatives will take the stage on Sept.
Jared Jewelers Leans Into Natural Diamonds With Documentary Film And New Collection
Antonia Gentry is the face of Jared Jewelers natural diamond campaign. Jared Jewelers, the accessible luxury brand in the Signet Jewelers portfolio, is taking a multi-pronged approach to its diamond engagement and wedding business. The jewelry…
With the Sundance Film Festival and filmmaker labs, Robert Redford brought change to cinema
Robert Redford was disillusioned with the Hollywood mainstream. The Sundance Kid, who died Tuesday at age 89, knew that there were more stories out there, ones that weren't getting made into films because of the rigidity of the business. So he made…
Israel's culture minister threatens national film awards after Palestinian story takes top prize
Israel's culture minister, Miki Zohar, has announced that funding for the Ophirs, the country's national film awards, would be cancelled after The Sea, a film about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, won the best feature film prize. In a statement on…
A Netflix 'KPop Demon Hunters' Short Film Has Been Rated For Release
Everyone has wondered what may be the next step for KPop Demon Hunters as an IP, given its record-breaking success on Netflix. Now, the answer may be something exactly no one predicted. According to a new filing with the MPA, something called…
Hartlepool film and TV studio expansion plan approved - BBC News
Image source, Hartlepool Borough Council Plans to expand a film and TV production facility have been approved. Culture chiefs hope the work at Northern Studios in Hartlepool and the creation of the Screen Industries Production Village will bolster…
West Midlands offers grants to deliver film and TV ideas - BBC News
Local creative firms in the West Midlands are being offered the chance to bid for funding to help bring their ideas to reality. The latest round of the West Midlands IP Fund will open later this month, offering grants of up to £20,000. The…
'He should be known as a film music revolutionary': revitalising the legacy of Czech composer Zdeněk Liška
Zdeněk Liška became one of the eastern bloc's pioneers of electroacoustic music by accident. After breaking through making music for ads and animations, the revolutionary film-makers of the 1960s Czechoslovak new wave asked him to…
Israel threatens national film awards after Palestinian story wins top prize - BBC News
Israel's culture minister has threatened to axe funding for the country's national film awards after The Sea, a story about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, won its top award. The film, which follows a boy from the occupied West Bank who wants to…
'Saiyaara' Tops Netflix Global Top 10, three Indian films on list
Indian actors Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda in a still from the Bollywood film 'Saiyaara' which is the most watched non-English film on Netflix in its debut week on the platform. It was also the most-watched movie in nine countries for the week. The…
Netizens 'roast' LilWin over National Film Dialogue comment
Ghanaian Kumawood actor, LilWin, has come under heavy bashing on social media following an 'unwarranted' utterance he made during the just-ended National Film Dialogue. On September 16, 2025, the Ghana Film Authority held its National Film Dialogue…
Aimee Osbourne gives rare interview about beloved dad Ozzy in new film
Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Aimee has given a rare interview for a new film about the final years of his life and career. The rarely seen daughter did not appear in TV series The Osbournes and has preferred to live out of the spotlight. But she speaks…
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