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forbes.com - Rick Ellis - Netflix Previews New Slate At Annecy International Animation Film Fest
Netflix Previews New Slate At Annecy International Animation Film Fest
Forbes

Top Row from Left to Right: Yuji Yamano (Director, Content-Japan), Yuki Igarashi (Director, THE RIBBON HERO), Dan Casey (Art Director, Steps), Jason Figliozzi (Head of Character Animation, Steps), Jane Hartwell (Producer, Steps), Priscilla Bertin…

sevendaysvt.com - Cecilia Luce - A New Pilot Program Aims to Boost Vermont's Film Industry
A New Pilot Program Aims to Boost Vermont's Film Industry
Seven Days

East Corinth doesn't tend to attract many out-of-state visitors. But of the roughly 100 crew members in town during the 2023 production of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, all but two had traveled from afar. One of those local filmmakers was Brian Carroll…

scmp.com - David Ho - Silver screen exhibition marks Hong Kong Film Archive's silver jubilee
Silver screen exhibition marks Hong Kong Film Archive's silver jubilee
South China Morning Post

Long before K-dramas, Japanese anime and Bollywood movies became instruments of modern soft power, Hong Kong films were the leading Asian force on the big screen. In the 1980s and 90s – the golden age of Hong Kong cinema – the city…

mirror.co.uk - Jamie Roberts - Katie Price flies to Dubai with swollen lips for filmed showdown with husband
Katie Price flies to Dubai with swollen lips for filmed showdown with husband
Daily Mirror

Katie Price is on her way back to Dubai to reunite with her husband Lee Andrews. But while Katie initially jumped in husband number four's arms after he was released from prison, he can expect a bigger grilling this time around. Katie and Lee have…

mirror.co.uk - Kimberly Nhundu - Gritty' football film hailed 'the best ever' has Netflix fans hooked
Gritty' football film hailed 'the best ever' has Netflix fans hooked
Daily Mirror

Netflix fans are completely hooked on a gritty sports drama that came out over 22 years ago. The streaming giant's most-watched charts are currently dominated by recent releases, including hit romcom Voicemails for Isabelle and chilling documentary…

bbc.co.uk - James W Kelly - Two more Met Police officers sacked over BBC Panorama film
Two more Met Police officers sacked over BBC Panorama film
BBC

Two more Metropolitan Police officers have been dismissed after making comments that glorified the use of force against detainees at Charing Cross police station in central London. PCs Kheava Gould-Ryan and Fernando Santos Dos Santos were sacked…

bbc.co.uk - Steven McIntosh - Michael Barrymore TikTok videos prompt concern over filming on smart glasses
Michael Barrymore TikTok videos prompt concern over filming on smart glasses
BBC

Retail staff being filmed by members of the public without their knowledge or consent is an 'increasing problem', a shop workers' union has said. It comes after a sales assistant told the BBC he had appeared in a video uploaded to TikTok and…

bbc.co.uk - Steven McIntosh - Michael Barrymore TikTok videos prompt concern over filming on smart glasses
Michael Barrymore TikTok videos prompt concern over filming on smart glasses
BBC

Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Retail staff being filmed by members of the public without their knowledge or consent is an 'increasing problem', a shop workers' union has said. It comes after a sales assistant told the BBC he had appeared…

scmp.com - James Marsh - What's showing this year at Asia's top genre film festival BiFan?
What's showing this year at Asia's top genre film festival BiFan?
South China Morning Post

Marking its 30th anniversary, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) in South Korea promises a typically raucous 11-day event from July 2 to 12. Staged in the bustling satellite city west of Seoul, Asia's largest celebration of…

smh.com.au - Stephanie Bunbury - Her film is set in three eras. The latest posed a surprising challenge
Her film is set in three eras. The latest posed a surprising challenge
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. At the centre of Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi's film Silent Friend – quite literally at the centre, much of the time – is…

thehindu.com - V. Raghavendra - Nara Lokesh launches shoot of Nandamuri Balakrishna's 112th film 'NBK112' at Amaravati
Nara Lokesh launches shoot of Nandamuri Balakrishna's 112th film 'NBK112' at Amaravati
The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh launched the shooting of Nandamuri Balakrishna's 112th film ‘NBK112' by sounding the clapperboard at the BITS Pilani grounds in Velagapudi, Amaravati, on Thursday (June 25, 2026). Mr.

jpost.com - HANNAH BROWN - Jerusalem Film Festival announces movie lineup for 2026 edition
Jerusalem Film Festival announces movie lineup for 2026 edition
The Jerusalem Post

The Jerusalem Film Festival has announced the international program for its 43rd edition, which will run from July 9-19 and will feature some of the most talked-about films of the past year. These will include the winners of the Palme d'Or at…

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - Anshuman Jha's First Ray Films Boards Animated Feature 'Error#404,' Selected for MIFA at Annecy (EXCLUSIVE)
Anshuman Jha's First Ray Films Boards Animated Feature 'Error#404,' Selected for MIFA at Annecy (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

Actor-producer Anshuman Jha ‘s First Ray Films has come on board as a co-producer on “ Error#404,” an Indian animated feature from Bauddhayan Mukherji and Monalisa Mukherji's Little Lamb Films, marking the first foray into…

theweek.com - Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK - Northanger Abbey: the 'brutal' collapse of the new Jane Austen film
Northanger Abbey: the 'brutal' collapse of the new Jane Austen film
The Week

Production of a film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel “Northanger Abbey” has collapsed, leaving crew members owed “potentially hundreds of thousands of pounds”, said Deadline. The project began as an ambitious…

deadline.com - Diana Lodderhose - How Filming Italy Sardegna Is Championing Female Voices & Emerging Filmmakers
How Filming Italy Sardegna Is Championing Female Voices & Emerging Filmmakers
Deadline

As Filming Sardegna Italy gears up for its ninth edition, its founder Tiziana Rocca is putting opportunities for new filmmaking voices and women front and center. While the progressive Italian event officially kicks off tomorrow (June 25) at…

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