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variety.com - Partner Content - China Film Pavilion Returns to Cannes as China Film Co-Production Corporation Presents Over 180 Domestic Films
China Film Pavilion Returns to Cannes as China Film Co-Production Corporation Presents Over 180 Domestic Films
Variety

For the fifth consecutive year, the China Film Pavilion appeared at the Cannes Film Festival, which marks its 79th edition from May 12 through 23. Under the guidance of the China Film Administration, China Film Co-Production Corporation set up the…

theguardian.com - Nadia Khomami - France's top film producer says it will blacklist figures who petitioned against rightwing billionaire
France's top film producer says it will blacklist figures who petitioned against rightwing billionaire
The Guardian

The head of France's biggest film producer, Canal+, has said the group will no longer work with hundreds of cinema figures who signed a petition voicing concern over the growing influence of the rightwing billionaire owner Vincent Bolloré.

dnaindia.com - Aman Wadhwa - Kamal Haasan meets Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay, submits six important demands of Tamil film industry
Kamal Haasan meets Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay, submits six important demands of Tamil film industry
DNA India

Veteran actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Saturday met with Tamil Nadu's newly elected Chief Minister Vijay. Taking to X, Kamal Haasan shared pictures from his insightful meeting with Vijay. During the meeting, Haasan handed over to him a list of…

bbc.co.uk - Lisa Young - Largest octopus bloom in 75 years inspires film
Largest octopus bloom in 75 years inspires film
BBC

When filmmaker David Palfrey visited Cornwall, he was expecting a week of leisurely diving but instead he found himself face-to-face with octopus after octopus in the open water. A report led by the Marine Biological Association (MBA) in Plymouth…

gizmodo.com - Justin Carter - Keanu Reeves Gets His Samurai On with Stop-Motion 'Hidari' Film
Keanu Reeves Gets His Samurai On with Stop-Motion 'Hidari' Film
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Do you like movies with stop-motion animation, samurai, or Keanu Reeves ? If you answered “yes” to either, you may be interested in Hidari, an upcoming stop-motion movie that just landed Reeves in the lead role. Directed and written…

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - 'Laalo' Producers Soul Sutra Unveil 12-Film Gujarati Slate at Cannes Film Market, Eye Global Co-Productions (EXCLUSIVE)
'Laalo' Producers Soul Sutra Unveil 12-Film Gujarati Slate at Cannes Film Market, Eye Global Co-Productions (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

Indian production company Soul Sutra is presenting a 12-film Gujarati-language development and production slate at the Cannes Film Market this week. The banner is led by Indian National Film Award-winning actor-producer Manasi Parekh and…

forbes.com - Tim Lammers - 'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Arrives On Streaming This Week As Film Tops $964 Million At Box Office
'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Arrives On Streaming This Week As Film Tops $964 Million At Box Office
Forbes

Princess Peach (voice of Anya Taylor-Joy) and Mario (Chris Pratt) in 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.' Universal Pictures/Illumination Entertainment The Super Mario Galaxy Movie premieres on digital streaming this week as the animated blockbuster…

thesun.co.uk - Alice Penwill - Tiny tidal island in the UK used to film a post-apocalyptic horror movie
Tiny tidal island in the UK used to film a post-apocalyptic horror movie
The Sun

OFF the coast of Northumberland is a remote, tidal island that you'll have to time right to visit – as it is cut off from the mainland twice a day. Called Lindisfarne, or by its other name, Holy Island, it might be familiar to fans of horror…

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - Daniel Hong Thriller 'Dead End' Lands at EST N8 for Cannes Film Market Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
Daniel Hong Thriller 'Dead End' Lands at EST N8 for Cannes Film Market Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

International sales and financing outfit EST N8 has secured worldwide rights to “ Dead End,” a Taiwanese action crime thriller from director Chan Chun-hao, and has launched the title to global buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The…

deadline.com - Zac Ntim - YouTube & MK2 Execs Discuss Creators In The Traditional Film Ecosystem With Markiplier At The Inaugural Cannes Creators Summit
YouTube & MK2 Execs Discuss Creators In The Traditional Film Ecosystem With Markiplier At The Inaugural Cannes Creators Summit
Deadline

“The ship has sailed,” film producer Serge Hayat explained this morning during the Marché du Film's inaugural Creator Economy Summit. There is no longer a question, he continued, about whether content creators have a space in…

vogue.com - Christian Allaire - Bella Hadid Brings Brother Anwar As Her Date to the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
Bella Hadid Brings Brother Anwar As Her Date to the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
Vogue

Would it even be the Cannes Film Festival without a Bella Hadid sighting? Every year, the supermodel is sure to grace the starry event on the French Riviera with her presence—always bringing serious red carpet glamour along with her.

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - Twickenham Film Studios, Miller Team on New Insurance Referral Service for Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
Twickenham Film Studios, Miller Team on New Insurance Referral Service for Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

Twickenham Film Studios has launched Twickenham Investment Services, a new FCA-regulated introducer business that connects film and television producers with specialist insurance brokers, beginning with a partnership with Miller Insurance Services.

rt.com - RT - West Bank settler filmed 'restraining' Palestinian farmer in field
West Bank settler filmed 'restraining' Palestinian farmer in field
RT International

Footage has been published online purporting to show an assault by an Israeli settler against a Palestinian farmer in the occupied West Bank, in one of the latest alleged attacks targeting Palestinian civilians. The video, posted by the media…

variety.com - Leo Barraclough - Kino Lorber Acquires North American Rights to Mark Cousins' 'The Story of Documentary Film' (EXCLUSIVE)
Kino Lorber Acquires North American Rights to Mark Cousins' 'The Story of Documentary Film' (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Mark Cousins ' “The Story of Documentary Film,” a 16-volume history of the medium that examines over a century of global nonfiction cinema. In addition to the North…

koreatimes.co.kr - Hankookilbo - Cannes gives standing ovation to new K-zombie film 'Colony'
Cannes gives standing ovation to new K-zombie film 'Colony'
The Korea Times

CANNES — Yeon Sang-ho returned to the Cannes Film Festival with another zombie thriller, and audiences appeared fully hooked by a new twist on the globally popular “K-zombie” genre. At around 3 a.m. Saturday, more than 2,300…

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