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France’s National Film Board (CNC) is taking an extra step towards affirmative action with the launch of a measure that will reduce public funding for production that fall short on diversity targets. The new gender parity penalty/bonus system, which will kick off on Jan. 1, marks a significant shift in France’s efforts to improve gender […]
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Amazon Prime Video has given a series order to a series adaptation of the Skybound graphic novel “Stillwater.” The project, which hails from writers Greg Berlanti and Carly Wray, was first reported to be in the works at the streamer last year. Prime Video has given the show an eight-episode order. “Stillwater” was created by […]
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The Writers Guild of America is piling on in the effort to immediately stop Paramount Skydance’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Early Wednesday, the union filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction to bar Paramount and WBD from “closing or consummating” their merger or “taking any steps to integrate or consolidate their operations.” Judge Araceli […]
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“When I was a little kid, I wanted to get bit by a radioactive hillbilly so that I’d become Forrest Gump one day,” says Whitmer Thomas in the trailer for his upcoming HBO comedy special “Terminal Crew of Dudes,” an hour filled with original songs, home videos and heartfelt memories. Joined by his bandmates Jeremy […]
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As the highest-ranking female executive in the music industry, the first female chairman of a global music company and the first woman to be named CEO of a major music publisher, Universal Music Publishing Group’s Jody Gerson enjoys an unimpeachable pedigree. A music publisher for the entirety of her professional career, she presides over one […]
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“I was nervous as fuck,” Travis Scott says. That’s shocking coming from someone who just wrapped up the highest-grossing solo rap tour of all time, with raging crowds in the tens of thousands. But when Scott climbed atop a wooden table in an ancient castle on a remote Italian island to deliver some of the […]
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Fox Entertainment has joined Disney, the New York Times, Adobe and other members of the Alliance for Responsible Innovation in the Arts & Media (ARIAM), becoming the latest entertainment company to advocate for AI guardrails as many figure out how to navigate the technology’s impact on their businesses. “Fox is excited about AI’s potential to […]
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TV and film producers Alon Shtruzman (“La Brea,” “Our Boys”) and Scott Einbinder (“Killer Joe,” “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”) are getting into the vertical micro-drama business. The producers have launched New Short Media, a studio alongside their 5X Media banner devoted to micro-storytelling. As part of the announcement, director Gev Miron and writer-producer Russell Rothberg (“The […]
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Joel Courtney (“Super 8,” “The Kissing Booth” franchise) will star in and produce “Echo,” a psychological thriller marking the feature directorial debut of popular TikTok creator Zac Stracener. Stracener — who boasts 1.3 million followers on the short-form video platform — also wrote the independent film, which is described as “a character-driven thriller that dives […]
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Bill Kong’s Edko Films has come on board to represent “We Are Born Good,” the debut feature from Hong Kong writer-director Yeung Leung Chuen, handling world sales on the Cantonese-language drama. The film will have its world premiere in the Discovery section of the Toronto Film Festival. Chung Suet Ying, who won best leading actress […]
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“EA Sports FC” has set World Cup recordbreaker Kylian Mbappé as its cover athlete for the “FC 27” Ultimate Edition, as well as the mobile version of the game created by Electronic Arts. Mbappé last appeared in the franchise four years ago. Since then, the world renowned French soccer player moved to Real Madrid in […]
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A documentary about Lily Allen is coming to Prime Video. The streamer announced the feature-length doc on Wednesday, promising “an intimate portrait of the life and career of a global icon and voice of a generation.” The documentary comes after the explosive release of Allen’s fifth album, “West End Girl,” which marked her first record […]
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