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British Film Commission names West Midlands as official production hub
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight say he is 'thrilled' after the West Midlands was recognised as an official production hub by The British Film Commission (BFC). The region, with a focus on Birmingham, was announced as the UK's eighth official…
Filming begins for third series of Bergerac in Jersey
Filming has started for the third series of the re-imagined 1980s detective drama Bergerac. Damien Molony reprises his role as Jim Bergerac, with Jason Flemyng, Zoë Wanamaker, Tessa Peake Jones, Lee Ingleby, Robert Gilbert and Georgia Tennant…
The Future of the Anti-Communist Film Festival
As regular Hot Air readers know, we're holding an Anti-Communist Film Film Festival this October at the Victims of Communism Foundation, which is also our sponsor. You can donate here. Movies change lives. Film gets into the soul and the…
Think the Paramount-WBD Mega-Deal Has Nothing to Do With the Locarno Film Festival? Think Again!
The planned Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is sure to make global waves across various parts of the film industry landscape. In fact, it already has, being the topic of debate on film studio lots, at sector players'…
Daniel Wu dons wig for ad shoot while eyeing first HK Film Award Best Actor win
Hong Kong-American actor Daniel Wu has reportedly landed a seven-figure advertising deal while filming in Hong Kong, as he continues work on Twilight of the Warriors: The Final Chapter and sets his sights on winning his first Hong Kong Film Award…
'The Odyssey' Director Christopher Nolan in S. Korea ahead of Film's Release
Globally acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan is in South Korea for the first time to promote his latest work, “The Odyssey,” and says he's eager to meet the country's moviegoers and hear their reactions. Speaking at a press…
Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder sizzle in this lurid slasher film
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Slasher films are treated with a good deal more respect these days than they were when Michael Myers first raided the cutlery drawer, but Gillian…
Jesse Eisenberg Musical 'The Debut' Set to Close London Film Festival
Jesse Eisenberg ‘s latest film, musical comedy-drama The Debut, is set to close the 70th BFI London Film Festival. The Oct. 18 closing night gala will be the U.K. premiere of the movie, with its writer-director expected to attend alongside…
India's Yash Raj Films Launches Raah Records With Aman Single 'Jaadugari' (EXCLUSIVE)
India's Yash Raj Films (YRF) has launched Raah Records, a new record label and artist incubator built to discover and develop original Indian music talent outside of film soundtracks. The label's first release, “Jaadugari” by…
Pulp Fiction' named Jerusalem Cinematheque's top film of past 50 years
Quentin Tarantino 's classic, offbeat crime dramedy, Pulp Fiction, topped the Jerusalem Cinematheque's audience poll as the greatest film of the past 50 years, which was held to mark the cinematheque's 50th anniversary. The top 10 movies chosen…
Doctor accused of filming naked patrons at Harold Holt pool unmasked
The identity of a family GP accused of filming women and children using showers at Melbourne public pools can now be revealed after a gag order over his name was lifted. Thanh-Thuan Nguyen, of Hawthorn, faced Melbourne Magistrates' Court earlier…
'The Day of the Jackal' Producer Carnival Films Acquires Television Rights to Sarah Pinborough's Murder Mystery 'They Say a Girl Died Here' (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Day of the Jackal” producer Carnival Films have snapped up the rights to develop Sarah Pinborough's upcoming novel “They Say a Girl Died Here” for television. The murder mystery, which is set to be published at the…
Star in over 300 films, Telugu actor Ranganath left all savings to maid before dying by suicide
Born Tirumala Sundara Sri Ranganath in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, in 1949, Ranganath joined the Railways as a ticket collector after graduating from Sri Venkateswara University, as reported by Deccan Chronicle. However, he eventually found…
'The Beloved,' 'Minotaur,' 'No Good Men' Among Sarajevo Film Festival's Open Air Selection
The Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed the lineup of its Open Air section, which screens films outdoors in the festival's largest venue, the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema. The Open Air section includes films directed by or starring this year's…
Haugesund New Nordic Films Unveils French Focus Including a Case Study on 'Ibelin,' From 'The Imitation Game' Director Morten Tyldum (EXCLUSIVE)
New Nordic Films, the Norwegian International Film Festival's industry confab in Haugesund, has announced the program for its first ever French Focus, set up to foster partnerships and co-productions between France and the Nordic…
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