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Costa Rica Built a Film Industry While Love Island Built a Machine
Two stories out of Costa Rica suggest the country has crossed a threshold in film production. Natalia Solórzano Vásquez closed financing for her hybrid documentary “Spells to Revive a Witch” with backing from Spain's…
The Emerging Market For Film And Television Participation Rights
Brian Doyle, M&A Partner at Ross Bennet Smith. The television shows that dominate awards season, from Succession and Game of Thrones to The White Lotus, have something in common. Behind these shows are creators, actors, writers and directors with…
The New 'Lord of the Rings' Film Gets an Epic Filming Announcement
It's real, and it's precious. This week, after years of anticipation and speculation, cameras began rolling on The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, the next big-screen foray from the iconic franchise. And, to announce the news, Warner Bros.
Asylum seekers jailed for raping woman on UK beach and filming it
Two asylum seekers who repeatedly raped a woman on Brighton beach and a third who filmed it have been jailed for the “entirely predatory and callous attack”. Egyptian national Ibrahim Alshafe, 26, and Iranian national Abdulla Ahmadi…
Set-Jetting, TV And Film Driven Tourism, Now An $8 Billion Business
Russian tourists pose for photos with inbound planes on Mai Khao Beach on March 24, 2024 in Phuket, Thailand. The upcoming season of 'The White Lotus' is anticipated to have a massive impact on tourism in Thailand, with travel forecasters…
Los Principiantes': Filming In Peru On Ambitious Film & TV Project
Filming is underway on one of Peru's most ambitious film or TV projects ever, Los Principiantes. The eight-part Spanish-language drama, inspired by real events, is set in 1980s Lima, Peru, and follows the rise of an elite law school cabal that…
Homer Epic 'The Odyssey' Gets A Full-Length AI-Generated Film
'Odysseus: The Fall' features an Odysseus based on the AI-generated likeness of the film's creator, Ash Koosha. Soon after Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey arrives in theaters on Friday, an entirely AI-generated version of Homer's ancient epic will…
Alternativa Distribution Launches Global South Film Push
EXCLUSIVE: Alternativa has launched a distribution arm that will sell impact-driven films to broadcasters and streamers. Alternativa Distribution will be run by former yesDocu and TikTok exec Avital Lavi. It goes out of the gate with a ten-movie…
Rani Mukerji to Receive Honorary Doctorate At Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
Rani Mukerji is set to receive an honorary Doctor of Letters from La Trobe University at the 2026 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, acknowledging her profound impact on Indian cinema and dedicated humanitarian efforts. 'I am deeply humbled to…
Jury for 79th Locarno Film Festival revealed
Joining him are Italian producer Marco Alessi, French actress Lolita Chammah, Chilean actress Paulina García and Olivier Père, executive director of Arte France Cinéma and former artistic director of the Ticino festival. The…
Donnie Yen mourns veteran film producer Nansun Shi after her death at 75
Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen Chi-tan has paid tribute to veteran film producer Nansun Shi, who died at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital on Monday night at the age of 75, joining a host of stars in mourning the influential industry figure. SCROLL…
The Odyssey Director Christopher Nolan Has Strong Feelings About AI In The Film World
Christopher Nolan has admitted he doesn't think audiences will be embracing generative AI in the film world any time soon. The Oscar-winning director is currently on the promo trail for his new movie The Odyssey, which boasts a star-studded cast…
MPA, APSA Reopen Film Fund for Asia Pacific Screenwriters - Global Bulletin
The Motion Picture Association and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) have opened the 2026 MPA APSA Academy Film Fund, offering five $10,000 script development grants to filmmakers across the Asia Pacific region. The announcement came during MPA…
Rooftop Films Expands Its 2026 Summer Film Series with 'It Ends,' 'Wild Inside,' and More
Rooftop Films has already programmed some fantastic summer series, bringing independent cinema into New York City's communities and public spaces. But, like the heat, their programming slate is still going — they're unveiling an additional…
'It wasn't a dream, it was a threat': the film festival celebrating pan-Africanism's rich and complex history
Algiers, 1969. What had, for seven years, been the metropolis of a newly independent country became, over the course of 12 days in July, the cosmopolitan centre of an entire continent. That summer, Algeria played host to the first Pan-African…
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