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koreatimes.co.kr - Jhoo Dong-chan - Culture minister signs co-production deal with Indian film industry leaders
Culture minister signs co-production deal with Indian film industry leaders
The Korea Times

Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Choi Hwi-young met with senior figures from the Korean and Indian film industries Tuesday at Korean Cultural Centre India in New Delhi to discuss ways to expand bilateral film industry cooperation. The meeting…

variety.com - Nick Vivarelli - European Film Industry Up in Arms Over Planned Creative Europe MEDIA Program Overhaul
European Film Industry Up in Arms Over Planned Creative Europe MEDIA Program Overhaul
Variety

European trade organizations representing the full film industry sector spectrum are up in arms against the EU Commission's plans to make major changes to its Creative Europe funding program by combining its culture and media strands under the…

bbc.co.uk - Stuart Harratt - Bollywood film shoot brings £1.2m to Hull economy
Bollywood film shoot brings £1.2m to Hull economy
BBC

Stuart Harratt East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire A Bollywood film was worth more than £1.2m to the Hull area, according to a company that helped support the production. Dastaar, a crime drama set in the 1980s, was filmed in and around the city…

newyorker.com - Kelefa Sanneh - The Action-Film Director Who's Taking On Michael Jackson
The Action-Film Director Who's Taking On Michael Jackson
The New Yorker

At an early screening of “Michael,” the new bio-pic based on the life of Michael Jackson, there was silence for a moment after the credits rolled, and then someone exclaimed, “That was fucking awesome!” It was a good…

thesun.co.uk - Holly Christodoulou - Siblings in will row with 'parasite' bro who 'watched films as mum doted on him
Siblings in will row with 'parasite' bro who 'watched films as mum doted on him
The Sun

TWO siblings are locked in a £600,000 inheritance fight with their “parasite” brother after accusing him of watching films all day as their elderly mum doted on him. Robert Chung, 62, moved back in with his parents in their…

gizmodo.com - Ece Yildirim - China's Biggest Streaming Platform Wants Most of Its New Films to Be AI-Generated
China's Biggest Streaming Platform Wants Most of Its New Films to Be AI-Generated
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

A company dubbed China's Netflix expects a near-complete AI takeover of film and TV within the next five years. The streaming platform IQiyi plans to have AI create most of its new films and TV shows, per Bloomberg. CEO Gong Yu reportedly shared…

newsweek.com - Melissa Fleur Afshar - Artemis 2 astronaut films moon with his iPhone: the results are stunning
Artemis 2 astronaut films moon with his iPhone: the results are stunning
Newsweek

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman has delighted skywatchers online after posting a short, unvarnished video of the moon —shot, improbably, on an iPhone, while aboard the Artemis 2 spaceflight. Shared on X under @astro_reid, the clip has been…

cbsnews.com - Madeline  Bartos - Jeremy Renner goes to Riverhounds game while 'Mayor of Kingstown' films in Pittsburgh
Jeremy Renner goes to Riverhounds game while 'Mayor of Kingstown' films in Pittsburgh
CBS News

Actor Jeremy Renner went to a Pittsburgh Riverhounds game this weekend. The team posted a photo of Jeremy Renner wearing a Riverhounds jersey to social media, thanking the 'Mayor of Kingstown' cast and crew for supporting Pittsburgh's professional…

hollywoodreporter.com - Etan Vlessing - Hollywood Film and TV Production in Canada Rebounds
Hollywood Film and TV Production in Canada Rebounds
The Hollywood Reporter

U.S. film and TV production in Canada rebounded in 2025 as the local industry finally put the devastating impact of Hollywood's year of strikes in 2023 in the rearview mirror. The latest annual economic report from the Canadian Media Producers…

thesun.co.uk - Jimmy Grant - Where Mint was shot: Filming locations in Glasgow for the BBC crime series
Where Mint was shot: Filming locations in Glasgow for the BBC crime series
The Sun

MINT is the BBC's latest gangster drama – but it's filled with ‘joy and fun' and has a Romeo and Juliet-style plot. Here's everything we know about the shooting locations for the highly anticipated series. Your info will be used in…

engadget.com - Devindra Hardawar - The Mandalorian and Grogu director used Apple Vision Pro to preview the film in IMAX
The Mandalorian and Grogu director used Apple Vision Pro to preview the film in IMAX
Engadget

Director Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book) hasn't been shy about embracing new technology for filmmaking. While producing The Mandalorian for Disney+, he was one of the first filmmakers to use ILM's massive LED screens, AKA 'The Volume,' to…

deadline.com - Matthew Carey - Miami Film Festival Awards Go To 'On The Road,' 'TheyDream' & More
Miami Film Festival Awards Go To 'On The Road,' 'TheyDream' & More
Deadline

The Miami Film Festival has announced its prize winners after wrapping the 43 edition of the cinematic event in South Florida. On the Road (En El Camino), directed by David Pablos, won the festival's top juried prize, the $10,000 Marimbas Award.

koreaherald.com - Park Ga-young - Korea, India to make joint film 'Amor
Korea, India to make joint film 'Amor
The Korea Herald

Two nations move toward an 'era of co-creation' across culture, content and talent Coproduction between Korean and Indian studios is gaining momentum, as Korean production company Flixoven and India's Studio Shakti team up for “Amor”…

comingsoon.net - Nicholas Tan - Hugh Jackman Film Gets a Worrying Box Office Prediction
Hugh Jackman Film Gets a Worrying Box Office Prediction
ComingSoon.net

The upcoming Hugh Jackman movie The Sheep Detectives has received a concerning box office projection. Directed by Minions' Kyle Balda and written by Craig Mazin, The Sheep Detectives is based on the 2005 international best-selling book…

deadline.com - Denise Petski - HGTV's 'Renovation Aloha' Sued For Filming Native Hawaiian Bones
HGTV's 'Renovation Aloha' Sued For Filming Native Hawaiian Bones
Deadline

HGTV ‘s Renovation Aloha has found itself in a legal mess. In the recent episode “Bones on the Big Island,” footage revealed the unexpected discovery in December of human bones at a Hilo property, which are considered deeply…

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