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Anurag Kashyap on the current state of the film industry: 'I am fed up with making films'
4 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google Anurag Kashyap, whose films have often premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, most recently Kennedy in 2023, is back at the festival once again. However, this time, he hasn't come with a film;…
Hungarian Film Industry Readies for 'New Day' as Post-Orbán Era Spurs Hope for Next Generation of Filmmakers
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…
Kamal Haasan urges film industry to cut excess amid West Asia crisis
4 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google Inflated budgets, soaring entourage expenses, and unnecessary wastage of money just to project scale have long been persistent issues in the Indian film industry. Over the years, several A-list…
Hollywood mega-merger could add 40k jobs and save film industry: report
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…
Saudi Film Commission Ups Film Incentive to 60%
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…
Harry and Meghan to produce Afghan war film for Netflix
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to make a film based on a true story of British troops under siege during the Afghanistan war. The couple's production company Archewell is developing a feature film for Netflix based on the book No Way Out by…
'Super-glamorous': older women in the spotlight at Cannes film festival
The Cannes red carpet is, without question, a home of glamour. But in 2026 that glamour has a different spin. The women gaining the most headlines for style are, for once, over 70. Joan Collins, 92, walked the red carpet this week in a white…
Gut wrenching' true crime film is Netflix's 'most uncomfortable' yet
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…
Kelly Reilly opens up on 'hardest thing' filming Dutton Ranch and it was intense
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…
Prince Harry and Meghan make shock Netflix war film announcement
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…
The Nomadic Film Space Launches at Cannes to Connect African Producers and Capital
Meet the Nomadic Film Space! The new “traveling market platform” designed to “bridge African creative producers with institutional capital” has premiered at the Cannes Film Festival ‘s Marché du Film. It is…
China Lands in Cannes With Robots, AI Films and a Very Clear Message
China Night sits at the heart of the country's Cannes presence this year — a single gala evening at the Marché du Film Beach that aims to capture both where Chinese cinema currently stands and where it intends to go. Guests can expect…
Can plants have consciousness? The film Silent Friend reimagines the science
Does a ginkgo tree have an inner world? In the film Silent Friend, the protagonist, a neurologist who studies brain activity in infants, attempts to quantify the internal signaling of a ginkgo tree on a university campus. By the end of the movie…
AF Films Teams With Frequent Quentin Tarantino Collaborator Shannon McIntosh For Paula Ortiz's Next Film 'Brothers Land' - Cannes Market
EXCLUSIVE: Paula Ortiz has set her next film as Brothers Land, which will see the Spanish filmmaker team with AF Films and frequent Quentin Tarantino collaborator Shannon McIntosh. The project, which is based on an article published in 2018 by…
Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival Celebrates 80 Years of Cinema Excellence, Political Struggle and Above All, Its Film-Loving Audiences
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…
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