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Crews filming in Scotland told to hire local as industry booms
Scotland's striking Ardross Castle, the oldest star of Celebrity Traitors, which kicks off on Thursday night, is just one of the stops on the Scottish tourist board's “screen tourism” trail. From Outlander and The Odyssey filming in…
Black Sabbath film difficult to watch, says Tony Iommi
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi said a new film of the band's last ever performance was 'emotional' and 'difficult to watch'. The legendary heavy metal group's Back To The Beginning gig at Villa Park in Birmingham last year has been turned into…
BFI London Film Festival reveals 2026 competition juries
The BFI London Film Festival has announced the line-up of industry figures who will decide this year's competition winners, with documentary filmmaker Sam Pollard among those heading up the juries. Pollard, the director behind MLK/FBI, will preside…
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi says new film on band 'difficult to watch'
Guitarist Tony Iommi has said the upcoming film on Black Sabbath's last performance was “difficult to watch” because of how close the band was, adding the footage was “emotional”. The 78-year-old musician, nicknamed the…
Rough Seas: A War-Torn Middle East Isn't the Only Reason the Red Sea Film Festival Was Abruptly Canceled
Geopolitical turmoil is as good an excuse as any to call off a film festival. But an explosive shake-up of another sort is happening on the Middle Eastern cinema circuit — and it's not just due to President Trump's threats of…
Delaware's film tax credit aims to grow productions, jobs and the creative economy
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. State leaders and film industry experts say the impact of growing film and TV production to Delaware could reach far beyond the set.
How Utopai Studios Is Defining Production Intelligence for Film and Television
Filmmakers have always adopted new technology to expand what they can put on the screen. Nonlinear editing changed how films are cut; digital cinematography changed how they are shot and reviewed; visual effects and virtual production made…
Sets and the City: Why New York's Film and TV Business Is Booming
When Rafael Espinal took office in February as New York City's entertainment chief, he looked around and saw a city that was thriving but had yet to recover from a yearslong slump in film and TV production. “The number of permits we were…
I Toured the Set of an AI-Hybrid Film. There Are Actors - but No Set (EXCLUSIVE)
Do we follow the tall, stilted, morally questionable man in cargo pants? It's the question up for debate among the collection of four teenagers leading Jason Zada's “ Terrarium,” a found-footage style story about the group that takes…
European Film Academy Honors Beki Probst, Marin Karmitz
The European Film Academy has named Beki Probst, Marin Karmitz and Sandra den Hamer as the first recipients of its new Community Award for an Outstanding Contribution to European Film Culture. The award, paying tribute to “a decisive and…
Paramount Deal and U.S. Film Incentive Reflect Hollywood's Deepening Ties to Government
Last week, politicians decided they could not let Hollywood slip away. First, California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed for a resolution of the Paramount antitrust case out of fear that the studio would leave the state. And in Congress, Republicans and…
Composers, Filmmakers Sync Up at World Soundtrack Awards' Film Music Days
Now nearing its 26th edition, the World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent have made the Belgian city film scoring's home base. That story began in the 1980s, when Film Fest Ghent adopted screen music as its calling card, a focus that led to the World…
'Forgotten' war film with Oscar-winning performances 'best ever made' on Film 4 tonight
The war drama has a near-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes While there's no dearth of excellent war films populating the genre, there's one underrated and often forgotten masterpiece that's all set to air on television tonight. The Oscar-winning…
Danny Boyle To Receive Gotham Film Awards' Director Tribute
EXCLUSIVE: Danny Boyle, whose latest film Ink opened last month's Venice Film Festival, has been tapped to receive the Gotham Director Tribute at the 36th annual Gotham Film Awards in November. The honor recognizes recognizes filmmakers whose…
San Quentin Film Festival 2026 Lineup Revealed (Exclusive)
The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal the official selections for the 2026 San Quentin Film Festival (SQFF26). The third-annual installment is set for Oct. 22–23 at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in Marin County, Calif.
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