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Film industry group calls out Hollywood's double standard on Iran: 'Selective outrage'
The Brigade, which counts some 750 filmmakers, agents, managers, publicists, executives and actors, is taking a not-so-subtle jab at the town's most vocal pro-Palestinian activists for their “selective” outrage and failure to condemn…
Dana Eden, Co-Creator of 'Tehran,' Dies During Filming of Fourth Season
|Dana Eden, Co-Creator of ‘Tehran,' Dies During Filming of Fourth Season https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/world/europe/dana-eden-tehran-dead.html Dana Eden, a co-creator and producer of the Apple TV show “Tehran” was found…
YouTube star Markiplier says film's success is 'win' for creators - BBC News
'We knew we were going to need lots of blood,' says YouTuber Markiplier as he reflects on his new debut film, Iron Lung. The is not the most shocking admission considering the sci-fi thriller is set against the backdrop of an ocean of human blood…
Jennifer Saunders set to be honoured with top film festival award
Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Jennifer Saunders is set to receive the…
Mexico offers up to 30% tax incentive for film, streaming productions
Feb. 16 (UPI) -- The Mexican government announced a national film support plan that includes a tax incentive to attract major audio-visual productions, including international streaming platforms. The measure, published Monday in the country's…
Death in Paradise fans share 'biggest difference' after visiting filming set
Guadeloupe has emerged as a favourite getaway for fans, particularly since 2011, when Death in Paradise first launched. The beloved BBC drama is shot in Deshaies, the actual town that serves as the fictional Honoré on the island of Saint…
The Curfew start time, cast, plot, filming locations and how many episodes
The Curfew is the latest drama to land on Channel 5. The six-part thriller, which originally premiered on Paramount+ in 2024, is based on Jayne Cowie's 2022 novel After Dark. The series is set in a society where all men live under The Women's…
Pro-Palestine activist follows and films Matt Lucas at Tube station
Matt Lucas has been praised online for his cool demeanour after being accosted by a pro-Palestinian activist on the London Underground. The British comedian, 51, was followed and filmed by Thomas Abdullah Bourne, a convert to Islam who uses the…
Charli XCX says she has 'come close' to breakdown portrayed in new film The Moment
Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Charli XCX has said she has…
'I'm Bronte expert and Wuthering Heights film is daddy issues sex romp failure
Emerald Fennell's ultra modern bodice ripper take on Wuthering Heights is leaving audiences taking Victorian gasps of shock and women swooning en masse at Jacob Elordi's brooding two metre high presence. However, the critics are unimpressed. With…
TV producer found dead in her hotel while filming fourth series of spy thriller
Police are investigating after a talented TV producer was found dead in an Athens hotel room. Dana Eden, 52, created and produced the hit spy thriller Tehran and was in Greece filming the show's fourth season. Police, who are probing her death…
'Tehran' Producer Dana Eden Dies Unexpectedly During Filming At 52
Dana Eden, an Israeli producer who was working on Apple TV 's Tehran, has died unexpectedly during filming in Greece. No cause of death has been confirmed as of yet but the Israeli public broadcaster Kan said in a statement quoted in Israeli media:…
Iranian director reveals Tehran prison torture in new film
Iranian documentary filmmaker and women's rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi said she had to turn to fiction to be able to confront and share her own experiences of torture in Tehran's notorious Evin prison. Her film Roya, which will premiere at the…
ORF-Enterprise Brings Portuguese Mystery Series 'Jones' to Berlin's European Film Market
Vienna-based ORF-Enterprise is bringing Portuguese mystery drama “ Jones ” to Berlin for its international market debut at the EFM Series Market, pitching the six-part series as a premium, export-facing whodunit with a supernatural…
Salma Hayek, Mexican President Back New 30 Percent Film Tax Incentive
Oscar-nominated Mexican star Salma Hayek Pinault (Frida, Tale of Tales) joined Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo this week to announce a new tax incentive aimed at boosting the local film industry and drawing big production south of the…
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