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variety.com - Christopher Vourlias - Hungarian Film Industry Readies for 'New Day' as Post-Orbán Era Spurs Hope for Next Generation of Filmmakers
Hungarian Film Industry Readies for 'New Day' as Post-Orbán Era Spurs Hope for Next Generation of Filmmakers
Variety

Now that the dust has settled on longtime strongman Viktor Orbán's landslide electoral defeat last month, Hungarian industry figures are charting a course for what one leading producer describes as a “new day” after 16 years of…

nypost.com - Katie Jerkovich - Hollywood mega-merger could add 40k jobs and save film industry: report
Hollywood mega-merger could add 40k jobs and save film industry: report
New York Post

Hollywood may not be dead after all, if a proposed $110 billion mega-merger of Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros Discovery goes through. A new report from the California Policy Center suggests that the merger between the two huge studios could…

deadline.com - Melanie Goodfellow - Saudi Film Commission Ups Film Incentive to 60%
Saudi Film Commission Ups Film Incentive to 60%
Deadline

The Saudi Film Commission has increased its film incentive to 60% as in an update of the cash rebate scheme first launched in 2021 as the country attempted to kickstart a film industry following the lifting of a 35-year cinema ban in 2017. The…

mirror.co.uk - Peter Harris - Gut wrenching' true crime film is Netflix's 'most uncomfortable' yet
Gut wrenching' true crime film is Netflix's 'most uncomfortable' yet
The Mirror

Fans who have watched Netflix's latest true crime entry say it will make you question your own life choices. The 'gut wrenching' new film just added to the streaming giant's library, is already being labelled as the 'most uncomfortable' yet. The…

mirror.co.uk - Katie Palmer - Kelly Reilly opens up on 'hardest thing' filming Dutton Ranch and it was intense
Kelly Reilly opens up on 'hardest thing' filming Dutton Ranch and it was intense
The Mirror

Dutton Ranch stars were not prepared for the challenges they faced during filming. Yellowstone spin-off Dutton Ranch has landed with its blockbuster premiere, and leading lady Kelly Reilly has opened up exclusively about reprising her role as the…

mirror.co.uk - Paige Ingram, Sophia Papamavroudi - Prince Harry and Meghan make shock Netflix war film announcement
Prince Harry and Meghan make shock Netflix war film announcement
The Mirror

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to produce a new war film for Netflix, according to reports. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will team up with scripted content head Tracy Ryerson to bring the book No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men…

variety.com - Steven Gaydos - Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival Celebrates 80 Years of Cinema Excellence, Political Struggle and Above All, Its Film-Loving Audiences
Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival Celebrates 80 Years of Cinema Excellence, Political Struggle and Above All, Its Film-Loving Audiences
Variety

In 1946, 15 years before Alain Resnais made “Last Year at Marienbad,” one of the world's earliest film festivals unspooled in the Czech spa towns of Marianske Lazne — aka “Marienbad” — and Karlovy Vary…

rediff.com - Rediff News - Film personalities greet Satheesan after CM announcement
Film personalities greet Satheesan after CM announcement
Rediff.com

Prominent personalities from the film industry on Thursday congratulated V D Satheesan after he was selected by the AICC as the next chief minister of Kerala. Superstars Mohanlal and Mammootty both posted greetings to Satheesan on their social…

hollywoodreporter.com - Patrick Brzeski - Saudi Arabia Jacks Up Film Incentives to 60 Percent
Saudi Arabia Jacks Up Film Incentives to 60 Percent
The Hollywood Reporter

Saudi Arabia has sharply increased the cash rebate offered to international film productions shooting in the Kingdom, raising the topline figure to as much as 60 percent of eligible local spending, the Saudi Film Commission announced Friday at the…

deadline.com - Anthony D'Alessandro - Cannes: 'Fatherland' Director Says Latest Film Not An Allegory To Current Events
Cannes: 'Fatherland' Director Says Latest Film Not An Allegory To Current Events
Deadline

You can never go home is how the saying goes, and Pawel Pawlikowski ‘s latest movie, Fatherland, illustrates that through the latter life of Death in Venice author Thomas Mann. He returns to his homeland Germany post war 1949, a place he's…

theguardian.com - Tiago Rogero - Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father
Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father
The Guardian

Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil's leading rightwing presidential hopeful, has been caught on tape asking a banker accused of corruption for $26.8m (£20m) to fund a film about his father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro. The leaked voice…

independent.co.uk - Aditya Kalra - Disney-backed media giant launches fresh legal fight over Bollywood film rights
Disney-backed media giant launches fresh legal fight over Bollywood film rights
The Independent

India 's media landscape is witnessing an escalating legal battle as JioStar, the prominent TV and online entertainment venture of Reliance and Walt Disney, has initiated legal proceedings against rival Zee Entertainment. The action centres on…

mirror.co.uk - Katie Palmer - Channel 5 The Hardacres cast unveil 'rough' reality of filming season 2
Channel 5 The Hardacres cast unveil 'rough' reality of filming season 2
The Mirror

The cast of The Hardacres were excited to head back to Ireland but it did not come without its challenges. Channel 5's popular period drama The Hardacres hasn't graced television screens since 2024, leaving devoted fans brimming with anticipation…

motherjones.com - Chasity Hale - How to steal back the future: Boots Riley on his 'best film yet'
How to steal back the future: Boots Riley on his 'best film yet'
Mother Jones

Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A few days before May Day—International Worker's Day—I traveled to Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre for the West Coast…

variety.com - Anna Marie de la Fuente - 10 Chilean Standouts at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
10 Chilean Standouts at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
Variety

As Chile boasts a milestone presence in Cannes this year with new or consolidating companies leading the charge — including Domingo Sotomayor's drama about a woman adopting a stray dog, “La Perra,” and Lisandro Alonso's…

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