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Netflix Previews New Slate At Annecy International Animation Film Fest
Top Row from Left to Right: Yuji Yamano (Director, Content-Japan), Yuki Igarashi (Director, THE RIBBON HERO), Dan Casey (Art Director, Steps), Jason Figliozzi (Head of Character Animation, Steps), Jane Hartwell (Producer, Steps), Priscilla Bertin…
A New Pilot Program Aims to Boost Vermont's Film Industry
East Corinth doesn't tend to attract many out-of-state visitors. But of the roughly 100 crew members in town during the 2023 production of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, all but two had traveled from afar. One of those local filmmakers was Brian Carroll…
Silver screen exhibition marks Hong Kong Film Archive's silver jubilee
Long before K-dramas, Japanese anime and Bollywood movies became instruments of modern soft power, Hong Kong films were the leading Asian force on the big screen. In the 1980s and 90s – the golden age of Hong Kong cinema – the city…
Katie Price flies to Dubai with swollen lips for filmed showdown with husband
Katie Price is on her way back to Dubai to reunite with her husband Lee Andrews. But while Katie initially jumped in husband number four's arms after he was released from prison, he can expect a bigger grilling this time around. Katie and Lee have…
Gritty' football film hailed 'the best ever' has Netflix fans hooked
Netflix fans are completely hooked on a gritty sports drama that came out over 22 years ago. The streaming giant's most-watched charts are currently dominated by recent releases, including hit romcom Voicemails for Isabelle and chilling documentary…
Two more Met Police officers sacked over BBC Panorama film
Two more Metropolitan Police officers have been dismissed after making comments that glorified the use of force against detainees at Charing Cross police station in central London. PCs Kheava Gould-Ryan and Fernando Santos Dos Santos were sacked…
Michael Barrymore TikTok videos prompt concern over filming on smart glasses
Retail staff being filmed by members of the public without their knowledge or consent is an 'increasing problem', a shop workers' union has said. It comes after a sales assistant told the BBC he had appeared in a video uploaded to TikTok and…
Michael Barrymore TikTok videos prompt concern over filming on smart glasses
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Retail staff being filmed by members of the public without their knowledge or consent is an 'increasing problem', a shop workers' union has said. It comes after a sales assistant told the BBC he had appeared…
What's showing this year at Asia's top genre film festival BiFan?
Marking its 30th anniversary, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) in South Korea promises a typically raucous 11-day event from July 2 to 12. Staged in the bustling satellite city west of Seoul, Asia's largest celebration of…
Her film is set in three eras. The latest posed a surprising challenge
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. At the centre of Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi's film Silent Friend – quite literally at the centre, much of the time – is…
Nara Lokesh launches shoot of Nandamuri Balakrishna's 112th film 'NBK112' at Amaravati
Andhra Pradesh IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh launched the shooting of Nandamuri Balakrishna's 112th film ‘NBK112' by sounding the clapperboard at the BITS Pilani grounds in Velagapudi, Amaravati, on Thursday (June 25, 2026). Mr.
Jerusalem Film Festival announces movie lineup for 2026 edition
The Jerusalem Film Festival has announced the international program for its 43rd edition, which will run from July 9-19 and will feature some of the most talked-about films of the past year. These will include the winners of the Palme d'Or at…
Anshuman Jha's First Ray Films Boards Animated Feature 'Error#404,' Selected for MIFA at Annecy (EXCLUSIVE)
Actor-producer Anshuman Jha ‘s First Ray Films has come on board as a co-producer on “ Error#404,” an Indian animated feature from Bauddhayan Mukherji and Monalisa Mukherji's Little Lamb Films, marking the first foray into…
Northanger Abbey: the 'brutal' collapse of the new Jane Austen film
Production of a film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel “Northanger Abbey” has collapsed, leaving crew members owed “potentially hundreds of thousands of pounds”, said Deadline. The project began as an ambitious…
How Filming Italy Sardegna Is Championing Female Voices & Emerging Filmmakers
As Filming Sardegna Italy gears up for its ninth edition, its founder Tiziana Rocca is putting opportunities for new filmmaking voices and women front and center. While the progressive Italian event officially kicks off tomorrow (June 25) at…
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