Atmovie Inc. will stage Japan Pitch at the 31st Busan International Film Festival, giving four filmmakers from its Atmovie Global Track accelerator a platform to pitch original feature projects to international buyers and producers. Atmovie Global Track, backed by the Japan Creator Support Fund…
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The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has confirmed Indian director Rima Das, Chinese producer Shan Zuolong and Korean actor Shim Eun-kyung as the three jurors for its New Currents Award, a prize that has served as a launchpad for emerging Asian directors. Debut feature films screening…
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For a new generation of Basque filmmakers coming into focus at San Sebastián, stories often begin with something unresolved: an argument a child cannot remember, the working lives buried in an industrial landscape, a language whose influence reaches beyond the words spoken on screen. “My films…
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The Basque Country has become an increasingly attractive place to make films and television. In Bizkaia alone, audiovisual employment rose 50.5% between 2014 and 2024, while the number of companies linked to the sector climbed from 284 to 448. In 2025, the Bilbao Bizkaia Film Commission supported…
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Buffalo 8 Distribution has acquired home entertainment rights to “Ghost Elephants,” the documentary written, directed and narrated by Werner Herzog. The deal, negotiated at the Toronto Film Festival market, pairs Buffalo 8 with Sobey Road Entertainment for the film’s home entertainment rollout,…
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Acme AI & FX’s Ryan Kavanaugh, Laura Austin-Little at Black Bear International, Neon’s Elissa Federoff, StudioCanal’s Ron Halpern and Sumerian Pictures’ Rob Williams are confirmed for San Sebastián’s fifth Creative Investors’ Conference, co-organized with CAA Media Finance. They will join CAA…
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Under the banner, ‘Something is Cooking in Madrid,’ Madrid Film Office head Raúl Torquemada led its presentation at the San Sebastian Festival where he stressed that the capital is stepping up efforts to position itself as a leading European audiovisual production hub, combining a diverse range of…
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SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain – “Violence has no justification, but it does have an explanation.” That was Antonio de la Torre’s approach to playing 19th-century murderer Juan Díaz de Garayo in David Pérez Sañudo’s “The Harvester,” which world premiered at San Sebastián, sold by Latido Films. Yet the…
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The six-part 3Cat series “Gènesi,” which premiered two episodes at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Sept. 21, aims to look back at the genesis of the iconic Catalan restaurant El Bulli, which was crowned the world’s best restaurant five times before it closed in 2011. The series plays on Catalan…
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AI watchdogs, virtual production tools and carbon-tracking platforms are among the technologies heading to San Sebastian this year, as the festival’s Zinemaldia Startup Challenge unveils a 10-strong lineup drawn from Spain and across Europe. The competition, launched in 2019 to spotlight emerging…
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Basque cinema is making its presence felt across San Sebastián this year. The festival’s 74th edition, running Sept. 18-26, features 31 titles with Basque production involvement, with 19 world premieres competing for the Irizar Basque Film Award. Spread across the Official Selection, New…
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The 2026 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) will introduce Spotlight Screenings for the first time this November, giving international buyers an early look at two high-profile Taiwanese titles ahead of business meetings at TCCF Market. TCCF Market, the transactional hub of the festival, will…
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On Monday night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the late-night host kicked things off by throwing jabs at his favorite punching bag, President Trump, over his recent visit with Zohran Mamdani (and how smitten the president appears to be with the mayor), as well as his authoritarian decision to ban CNN, MS…
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He also worked on the films 'Steve Jobs,' 'Captain Marvel' and 'No Time to Die.'
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His rep wrote in response, "Clavicular has not been physically served. As usual, the 'Bulwark' is exaggerating the status of a case to boost traffic."
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The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the Busan International Film Festival’s (BIFF) official market, has finalized its 2026 lineup. InnoAsia, drawing 44 organizations and companies into 11 programs, leads with a deep push into generative AI and emerging media formats. ACFM has teamed with…
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Zelda Williams is calling for fans to stop circulating AI-generated videos of her late father, Robin Williams, nearly a year after she last took to social media to ask them not to send her augmented content featuring the actor. In a statement posted to X on Monday, the “Lisa Frankenstein” director…
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Netflix has teamed with one of the most famous cultural institutions in the U.K., the British Library, to help “more people discover the books behind some of the world’s most popular films and series,” it says. The new national partnership, which will include local libraries across the U.K., comes…
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After telling top lieutenants he was serious about relocating Paramount from its century-old home if the states' lawsuit proceed, the mogul has now changed tune.
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Despite the threat of AI to the film industry, Tom Cruise is confident that people will always “want to see real things” on screen. At an intimate BAFTA “Life in Pictures” conversation in London on Monday night, Cruise looked back on his four-decade career including acclaimed roles in “Top Gun,”…
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Christina Applegate has shared a first look at her life outside the hospital following a months-long stay amid her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis. In the video, shared on Applegate’s Instagram account, the “Married… with Children” star is seen showing off her blonde hair while wearing a…
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"I was surprised by it, but I also loved that he would take that chance," says Abrams of filmmaker Zach Cregger's conclusion to the hit video game adaptation.
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As part of the settlement between Paramount and the state AGs, the news organizations will have a board of journalists monitoring their work, and disputes with management.
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Daredevil is hanging up his mask after three seasons on Disney+. Marvel’s “Daredevil: Born Again,” starring Charlie Cox as the blind lawyer turned vigilante, is ending with the upcoming Season 3, Variety has confirmed. The third and final season wrapped production a couple months ago and is…
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Showrunner Dario Scardapane, who headed up the Marvel show's second season, is no longer working on the series.
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The settlement with state attorneys general says the combined company has to maintain the service for the five-year term of the deal.
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Rob Bonta defended the antitrust settlement that allows Paramount to merge with Warner Bros. on Monday, saying in a 45-minute press conference that the deal includes independent monitoring and will result in more jobs in Hollywood. But the deal does not include the three words — robust structural…
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After almost a year in the trenches pulling together his historic combination of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, David Ellison has finally emerged victorious. On Monday, the Silicon Valley heir confirmed he’d reached a settlement with a group of state attorneys general, who sued to…
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The reality TV personality's season of 'The Bachelorette' was pulled following resurfaced videos of an alleged domestic incident.
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Created by Joshua Safran ('Quantico'), the series follows the Hollingsworth clan, whose various members belong to the Secret Service, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals and the Department of Justice.
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According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner online records, Gerber died Sunday at a "rehabilitation facility."
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The $111 billion megadeal can proceed with some "guardrails" on domestic film production and keeping studio lots in Los Angeles — but not any divestitures of assets like cable channels.
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Nobody could displace the Prada-clad 'Euphoria' star in THR/Launchmentric's analysis of influence on the carpet, which coldly calculates the impact of star-brand collaborations.
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The Writers Guild of America East and Writers Guild of America West have settled their lawsuit to block the proposed merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery per a statement released by the organization Monday. The settlement comes following the news that Paramount has reached a…
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David Ellison’s endgame is in sight. Following a dramatic weekend of negotiations with a collection of state attorneys general and the WGA, the mogul’s path to combining Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery is now clear. In a Monday address to staff, Ellison said his team’s goal is to “to…
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Thirty-plus years after its original release, Neil Jordan’s Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise starring gothic vampire movie “Interview with the Vampire” is available in 4K and on 4K UHD Blu-ray. The bonus features include never-before-seen deleted scenes, as well as two special features: “Eternal Night and…
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The American Economic Liberties Project and the Block the Merger Coalition slammed the transaction, with one calling it “a bad deal for the future of film, entertainment, independent journalism, and a strong democracy in this country.“
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The settlement clears the way for Paramount and Warners to merge, creating an entertainment colossus.
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The details of Paramount’s deal with 12 states settling their antitrust case — paving the way for its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, the biggest merger in Hollywood history — have been revealed. Among the top-line items: Paramount is agreeing to keep its operations in California and has…
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Though Taylor Frankie Paul had just set her return to “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” she says she has decided to step away from the Hulu reality show after the latest development in her months-long legal scandal with the fathers of her children. In a post on Instagram on Monday, Paul thanked…
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The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will open its 29th edition with the Anton Corbijn thriller “A Talent for Murder” and will honor Helen Mirren with its Legend of Entertainment Award. The nation’s largest university-led film festival and one of the biggest of any kind in the Southeast will kick off…
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She also starred in 'Quick, Before It Melts,' 'Guns for San Sebastian' and 'The Baby' but made a few career missteps along the way.
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Support the Queen of Ithaca! Universal Pictures will campaign Anne Hathaway in the supporting actress category for her turn as Penelope in Christopher Nolan’s billion-dollar sensation “The Odyssey,” Variety has learned exclusively. The decision puts one of the season’s marquee names near the top…
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Warner Music Group has announced that Carianne Marshall will transition out of her role as co-chair and chief operating officer of Warner Chappell Music, the company’s publishing division, at the end of this month, “as the company streamlines its leadership structure,” the announcement reads. WCM…
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Guy Moot, the publisher's CEO, will become Warner Chappell's sole chairman, the company said Monday.
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The American Film Market is partnering with AMC to further engage both buyers and audiences, giving AMC A-List and B-List Movie Club members access to screenings and presentations from exhibiting companies. This year, sales and production companies will be able to premiere films, showcase upcoming…
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Producer Elizabeth Cantillon and Ali Hazelwood’s agent Mirabel Michelson also reflect on the viral bestseller, falling in love with the material and bringing key moments to the screen.
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RT Features, behind James Gray’s “Paper Tiger” and Walter Salles’ Oscar winner “I’m Still Here,” has announced a star cast of Taiwan’s Lee Kang-sheng and Argentina’s Miranda de la Serna and Marcelo Subiotto for “Bodies of Summer.” A speculative sci-fi drama, the film marks the latest from Fund,…
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The Tony-winner was backed by the Pacific Jazz Orchestra for the opening show of The Soraya's 2026-27 season.
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Taylor Swift has been pegged to receive a key award at Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards. CBS and MTV announced Monday morning that Swift will be the recipient of the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, a newly minuted award set to go to artists who direct some or all of their own music…
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Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson will receive the Clarence & Jacqueline Avant Humanitarian Award at the HollyRod Foundation’s annual gala. Past humanitarian award honorees include Naomi Campbell, Viola Davis, Don Cheadle and Bridgid Coulter. Holly Robinson Peete and her husband,…
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The singer-songwriter will be honored with the new award that recognizes "groundbreaking music artists whose work behind the camera has expanded the possibilities of music video and advanced the art of visual storytelling."
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As indie film buyers and sellers do business around the AMC Century City 15 multiplex, AFM will open up select private market screenings to AMC A-List and B-List Movie Club members.
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Diego Luna, who is at the San Sebastián Film Festival with his latest directorial project, “Ashes,” spoke about the differences between being on a festival run with an independent film and working on major Hollywood projects like “Andor.” Luna played the titular character in the Disney+ “Star…
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Mansa Studios, the media company co-founded by David Oyelowo and Nate Parker, has partnered with Macro Television Studios to develop, finance and produce various vertical series, the two companies announced Monday. Macro and Mansa will develop, market and promote the projects coming out of the…
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He also appeared five times on television in the 'Star Trek' universe and was the voice of Lexus in commercials for almost two decades.
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The agreement is expected to be announced later Monday (on Yom Kippur, no less).
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Barunson E&A will launch international sales for “Descendants of the Sun,” a big-screen version of the landmark Korean series that first aired in 2016, at the Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan, running Oct. 10-13. The Seoul-based company, known for producing Bong Joon Ho’s Academy Award winner…
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It sounds like an obvious approach, but Carly Rae Jepsen began working on her new double album “Day and Night” with a simple ethos: make the type of music she would want to listen to. “Like, what do I have to offer to the musical landscape right now?” the 40-year-old tells Variety over Zoom, just…
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Melissa McCarthy, one of the most gifted comic actors working today, will soon be starring in a tragedy. In “The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey” — premiering on Netflix on Dec. 10 — McCarthy plays Patsy Ramsey, the mother of 6-year-old JonBenét, who was killed in the Ramseys’ Boulder, Colorado, home on…
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