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republicworld.com - Niharika Sanjeeiv - Chinmayi Sripada Reacts To Chiranjeevi Denying Casting Couch In Telugu Film Industry, Calls 'It A Rampant Issue
Chinmayi Sripada Reacts To Chiranjeevi Denying Casting Couch In Telugu Film Industry, Calls 'It A Rampant Issue
Republic World

Chiranjeevi is basking in the success of his recently released movie Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu. To celebrate its success, the makers organised a special event in Hyderabad. During the event, the megastar addressed the gathering, where he also…

deadline.com - Diana Lodderhose - Glasgow Film Festival's Industry Focus Strand Expands To Five Days; Speakers Include Execs From BBC, Bankside, Curzon, The Match Factory & More
Glasgow Film Festival's Industry Focus Strand Expands To Five Days; Speakers Include Execs From BBC, Bankside, Curzon, The Match Factory & More
Deadline

The Glasgow Film Festival 's Industry Focus strand has unveiled its full line-up for its 11th edition, with the event expanding an extra day to five days across two venues from March 2-6, 2026. Industry Focus brings together film and TV film…

standard.co.uk - Ian Jones - Bafta 2026 film nominations: Key numbers and trends
Bafta 2026 film nominations: Key numbers and trends
Evening Standard

Here are some of the key statistics and trends from this year's Bafta film nominations, including gender, nationality and the front-runners: One Battle After Another has bagged the most nominations for this year's awards (14), just ahead of Sinners…

cyprus-mail.com - Cyprus Business News: tourism, Bahrain ties, banks, film industry, OPAP
Cyprus Business News: tourism, Bahrain ties, banks, film industry, OPAP
Cyprus Mail

The two countries have used the event as a springboard to strengthen business ties during the president's official visit to the Gulf kingdom. Speaking to business representatives, the president described the forum as a first step in tapping what he…

bbc.co.uk - Watch as Bafta film nominations are unveiled
Watch as Bafta film nominations are unveiled
BBC

It's almost time for nominations to be announced for the Bafta Film Awards. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) is the last major film organisation to reveal its shortlist this awards season, and it follows the announcement of…

forbes.com - Hannah Abraham - 'It Was A Risky Film To Greenlight': Jio Studios CEO Jyoti Deshpande On 'Dhurandhar' Success
'It Was A Risky Film To Greenlight': Jio Studios CEO Jyoti Deshpande On 'Dhurandhar' Success
Forbes

MUMBAI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 18: Ranveer Singh, Jyoti Deshpande and Aditya Dhar attend the trailer launch of film 'Dhurandhar' on November 18, 2025 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Prodip Guha/Getty Images) When Jio Studios greenlit director Aditya Dhar's…

variety.com - Addie Morfoot - Sedona International Film Festival Unveils 32nd Annual Film Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)
Sedona International Film Festival Unveils 32nd Annual Film Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

Oscar-nominated feature documentary “Nobody Against Putin” is heading to the 32nd annual Sedona International Film Festival. The film, which had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, delivers an insider's view of the…

telegraph.co.uk - Robbie Collin - Bafta film awards 2026: Nominations list and when does it start?
Bafta film awards 2026: Nominations list and when does it start?
The Telegraph

The British film industry loves a good underdog story, and as Bafta unveiled its awards shortlists this morning, the 2026 race just got one of its own – which, in a happy piece of conceptual synergy, actually involves British films about…

bbc.co.uk - Barber raped women and filmed victim's distress for social media
Barber raped women and filmed victim's distress for social media
BBC

Douglas and Barbara Daniel subjected six children to a catalogue of abuse over a five-year period at their home in Glasgow's Parkhead. The Afghan national was detained on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration at a property in Balornock…

dailymail.co.uk - Charlie Moloney - Pilot who filmed sex with woman was told 'don't get caught' by friend
Pilot who filmed sex with woman was told 'don't get caught' by friend
Mail Online

A British Airways pilot accused of secretly filming himself having sex with an air hostess was told 'don't get caught' by a friend he sent the video to, a court has heard. Tim Capron, 38, is on trial accused of voyeurism after he took a photograph…

scmp.com - Pierce Conran - The 10 most successful Korean art-house films of all time
The 10 most successful Korean art-house films of all time
South China Morning Post

South Korea's vibrant independent-film community produces waves of movies that travel to festivals around the world, delighting viewers, picking up awards and adding a social counterpoint to the broader pleasures of its mainstream counterparts.

indiewire.com - Jim Hemphill - A Film From the Future, About the Future: Walter Murch on 'THX 1138'
A Film From the Future, About the Future: Walter Murch on 'THX 1138'
IndieWire

In 1971, George Lucas ‘ debut feature “ THX 1138 ” was released to decent reviews but empty theaters — Variety's reviewer presciently predicted that Lucas ‘ dystopian vision of a future dominated by oppressive…

nydailynews.com - Jami Ganz - Jennifer Grey set for 'Dirty Dancing' sequel, filming this year
Jennifer Grey set for 'Dirty Dancing' sequel, filming this year
New York Daily News

Nobody puts Jennifer Grey in a corner. The “Dirty Dancing” star is finally about to reprise her role in the 1987 hit's long-awaited sequel, going into production this year. Grey, 65, is officially confirmed to once again play her…

mirror.co.uk - Niamh Spence - Masterpiece' noir film with 'best ever ending scene' on BBC iPlayer now
Masterpiece' noir film with 'best ever ending scene' on BBC iPlayer now
The Mirror

A slice of noir hailed by fans as 'one of the best movies ever made' is now streaming on BBC iPlayer. The Third Man, first released in 1949, follows American writer Holly Martins arriving in postwar Vienna to meet his friend Harry Lime, only to…

breitbart.com - John Binder - Fashion Notes: With 'Melania' Film, The First Lady Gets Revenge on the Fashion Industry that Snubbed Her
Fashion Notes: With 'Melania' Film, The First Lady Gets Revenge on the Fashion Industry that Snubbed Her
Breitbart

I saw an X post recently from a left-wing feminist that summed up First Lady Melania Trump's treatment by the fashion press so succinctly. “If her husband were a democrat, we'd worship her,” Brianna Wu, a former Democrat congressional…

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