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variety.com - Leo Barraclough - Petition in Support of Berlinale Chief Tricia Tuttle Grows to Almost 700 Film Industry Insiders
Petition in Support of Berlinale Chief Tricia Tuttle Grows to Almost 700 Film Industry Insiders
Variety

A petition in support of Tricia Tuttle, festival director of the Berlin Film Festival, has now grown to almost 700 film business insiders including directors, producers and actors. Among the signatories are Oscar winning director Sean Baker, Oscar…

indianexpress.com - Entertainment Desk - Taapsee Pannu says focusing on female actors' 'cleavage or midriff' is an 'obsession' across film industries
Taapsee Pannu says focusing on female actors' 'cleavage or midriff' is an 'obsession' across film industries
The Indian Express

3 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google Taapsee Pannu has clarified that her recent remarks, in which she discussed Bollywood being obsessed with cleavage and the South film industries focusing on the midriff, were taken out of…

theguardian.com - Nadia Khomami - Film and TV charity unveils landmark mental health principles for UK industry
Film and TV charity unveils landmark mental health principles for UK industry
The Guardian

The Film and TV charity has unveiled a landmark set of principles for safeguarding mental health in what's been called a “watershed moment” for the UK creative sector's duty of care to its production community. The principles are the…

chinadaily.com.cn - Stars not the lone success factor for films - Opinion
Stars not the lone success factor for films - Opinion
中国日报网

Patrons watch a 3D IMAX movie at a theater of Wanda cinema run by Dalian Wanda Group Co. in Beijing, China, Monday, May 21, 2012.[Photo/IC] A recent list of the top 100 Chinese mainland celebrities' pay for starring in a film or TV serial has left…

ft.com - The scramble for Morocco's energy future | FT Film
The scramble for Morocco's energy future | FT Film
Financial Times

Several international companies are eyeing Morocco's vast solar and wind resources to produce and export energy.  The new investment could boost Morocco's economy and labour market. But what is it like to try to start an energy industry from scratch - and

mirror.co.uk - Samantha King - Weird and unique' Nicolas Cage film fans call his 'best of all time
Weird and unique' Nicolas Cage film fans call his 'best of all time
The Mirror

Nicolas Cage has starred in all manner of weird and wonderful films across his decades-long career, but one in particular has been deemed his 'best of all time' by fans. Released in 2021, Willy's Wonderland follows a character known only as The…

variety.com - Leo Barraclough - No Decision Reached on Future of Berlin Film Festival Chief Tricia Tuttle
No Decision Reached on Future of Berlin Film Festival Chief Tricia Tuttle
Variety

The governing body of the Berlin Film Festival has failed to reach a decision on whether to continue the contract of its festival director, Tricia Tuttle. The non-decision came at an extraordinary meeting, called by Germany's culture minister…

dailymail.co.uk - Milly Veitch - Jennifer Garner gets emotional as she recalls making her film debut
Jennifer Garner gets emotional as she recalls making her film debut
Mail Online

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com Jennifer Garner got emotional as she recounted her humble career beginnings earning $150 a week as an understudy on Broadway whilst living on a woman's kitchen floor, to still landing roles in her 50s.

forbes.com - Kim Elsesser - Only 36% Of Major Characters In 2025's Biggest Films Were Women
Only 36% Of Major Characters In 2025's Biggest Films Were Women
Forbes

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were among the relatively few women cast as major characters in 2025's top films. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images) Women remained significantly underrepresented on screen, as protagonists, in speaking…

mirror.co.uk - Niamh Spence - War film based on best-selling book streaming on BBC iPlayer now
War film based on best-selling book streaming on BBC iPlayer now
The Mirror

A war film with a Hollywood cast and based on a book from the 1970s has been praised by film fans as 'authentic', and it's now on BBC iPlayer. The film The Eagle Has Landed stars Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Donald Sutherland and Jean Marsh, and…

chinadaily.com.cn - Trading expo for Chinese films to be held in Fuzhou - Culture
Trading expo for Chinese films to be held in Fuzhou - Culture
中国日报网

By Liu Xiangrui | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-10-30 09:33 The 21st Beijing Screenings, jointly hosted by the film bureau of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, the Fujian provincial bureau of Press…

chinadaily.com.cn - 30th Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off - Culture
30th Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off - Culture
中国日报网

Xinhua | Updated: 2017-10-26 14:41 The 30th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) kicked off Wednesday, with some 200 films to be screened at theaters in Tokyo's downtown Roppongi and other areas in the next 10 days. A total of 15 works from…

chinadaily.com.cn - Star-studded Rome Film Festival kicks off - Culture
Star-studded Rome Film Festival kicks off - Culture
中国日报网

Italy's capital city braced for a star-studded event as its 12th film festival kicked off Thursday. The opening movie is 'Hostiles' by American director Scott Cooper, described as an unconventional Western starring Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike.

chinadaily.com.cn - China-EU film fest enthralls audience in Brussels - Culture
China-EU film fest enthralls audience in Brussels - Culture
中国日报网

Head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union, H.E. Zhang Ming, delivers a speech as part of the opening ceremony of the China-EU Film Festival on Nov 17 in Brussels, Belgium. [Photo/People's Daily] The China-EU Film Festival concluded its…

kbs.co.kr - Trends Report Finds Hallyu Expanding Beyond K-pop into Literature, Films
Trends Report Finds Hallyu Expanding Beyond K-pop into Literature, Films
KBS

New data finds that hallyu, or the Korean wave, is expanding beyond K-pop into literature, film and other areas. The culture ministry released on Wednesday a report that it drafted together with the Korea Culture Information Service Agency on…

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