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Toronto Film Market Attracts More Than 150 Sales and Promotional Companies
The first-ever Toronto film market has attracted more than 150 sales companies and promotional bodies. The bazaar, known as TIFF: The Market, takes place Sept. 10-16, running as part of the Toronto Film Festival. Among the confirmed exhibitors are…
San Francisco-filmed OpenAI movie dropped by Amazon, future uncertain
The future of one of 2027's most highly anticipated films is up in the air. “Artificial” tells the story of the tumultuous period in 2023 when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired from the company and quickly rehired. The film was set to…
Korean film programmer named knight of French arts and letters
Nam Jong-suk, a programmer for the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), has been awarded France's Chevalier rank in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, marking the first time a film festival programmer in Korea has received the…
This film festival left me feeling better about AI moviemaking
Hello again from Fast Company and welcome to Plugged In. A quick housekeeping note: We will be off next week. See you on July 10. Last week, I attended a film festival in Los Angeles. It felt, well, festive, with a step-and-repeat backdrop for…
Paper Daughter' Short Film Interview With Cami Kwan
For writer, director and animator Cami Kwan, Paper Daughter began with a story that had lived in her family for generations. Inspired by her great-grandmother Joy Dep Chan, who immigrated from China through Angel Island in 1926 by assuming another…
Animator Luis de la Rosa Killed By Train at French Film Festival
Luis de la Rosa -- an animator with credits on big projects like 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' -- is dead after he was hit by a train while attending a film festival in France. Local newspaper Le Dauphine Libéré reported the…
Winnipeg co-ops among models examined in film
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Enola Holmes 3 to Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story - the seven best films to watch on TV this week
The Victorian-era teen mystery reunites ingenious screenwriter Jack Thorne with his Watson; director Philip Barantini. Barantini may be new to Enola Holmes but he's not to Thorne, the two having collaborated on Netflix mega-hit Adolescence. That…
Indie Films Opening June 26: A24 Comedy 'The Invite', Angelina Jolie In 'Couture
A24 hopes to hit a sweet spot in an underserved genre as it serves up comedy The Invite directed by and starring Olivia Wilde with Seth Rogen, Ed Norton and Penélope Cruz. Angelina Jolie is back on the big screen, and in Paris, in Couture.
'Masterpiece' WW2 film about forgotten chapter in the conflict - 'everyone should see it'
A 'masterpiece' war film about a forgotten chapter of World War 2 is available to rent or buy in the UK. Days of Glory (2006) is a French-language drama about four Algerian soldiers who 'enlist to fight for France and liberate it from the Nazis…
Scott Adkins Action Film 'Irish Dog' Pre-Sells Ahead Of Fall Shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Adkins (The Rip) action-thriller Irish Dog has pre-sold ahead of its projected fall shoot. The film has been acquired for German-speaking Europe by Tiberius Film, Eastern Europe by MediaSquad, MENA territories by Front Row Filmed…
Man films himself blocking woman, 80, from going up stairs
Viewers shout 'show some respect' after viral footage of a man blocking an elderly woman from going up station stairs. The incident is believed to have taken place at Harrow and Wealdstone station in north London, on stairs to exit the station.
Olivia Wilde's 'Invite' Cast Talked About Their Own Marriages, 'Sexual Dynamics' to Prep for Filming: 'It Got Very Personal Very Fast'
Olivia Wilde 's last directing effort, “Don't Worry Darling,” in 2022 was marred by controversy and messy behind-the-scenes gossip. From Wilde's falling out with the film's original star Shia LaBeouf and her romance with his…
Nantucket Film Festival Names Producer & Amazon Alum Marc Restighini, LuckyChap Partner Milan Popelka To Top Board Posts
EXCLUSIVE: Marc Resteghini, an executive producer of Young Sherlock and a former Amazon Studios executive, has been named board chair of the Nantucket Film Festival. The fest, which focuses on screenwriting and storytelling, wrapped its 31st annual…
The star and director behind Marvel's cursed Blade movie team up for an exciting action film
The MCU 's unreleased Blade film may be stuck in development hell, but thankfully that movie's star, Mahershala Ali, and former director Bassam Tariq (Mogul Mowgli, These Birds Walk) have teamed up for an action flick that will actually come out.
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