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Australia Bans AI-Generated Tracks From Official Music Charts to ‘Promote the Human Nature of Artistry’

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), the trade group representing the country’s music industry, has banned wholly AI-generated songs from its weekly charts that showcase the most popular tracks in Australia. The changes, which take effect Friday, were outlined in an update to the ARIA Charts’ code of practice, which states that music produced with generative […]

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Martin Scorsese Appointed Honorary President of Italy’s David di Donatello Academy

Martin Scorsese is set to be appointed honorary president of the David di Donatello Academy of Italian cinema, the entity that runs Italy’s equivalent of the Oscars. Scorsese’s appointment to the government-run entity follows that of Gianluca Farinelli, head of Italy’s venerable Il Cinema Ritrovato festival dedicated to cinematic treasures of the past, as the […]

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Oscars: Belgium Selects Lukas Dhont’s Cannes Prizewinning ‘Coward’ for International Feature Race

Lukas Dhont’s “Coward,” which won the best actor prize at Cannes for Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne, will represent Belgium in the international feature film race at the 99th Academy Awards. The selection marks the third time Belgium has submitted a film by Dhont to the Oscars. His 2018 debut “Girl” – which won Cannes’ […]

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George Clooney, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Alexandre Desplat and More Set for Finch & Partners and CAA’s ‘Future of Creativity’ Forum in Venice

George Clooney, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Alexandre Desplat and more are set to take part in an inaugural forum themed around creativity in Venice next month, held alongside the film festival. Presented by Finch & Partners and CAA, the invitation-only forum is titled “The Future of… Creativity” and, according to a press release, aims to gather “leading […]

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Hannah Einbinder Defends Mark Ruffalo After Paramount Calls His Merger Attack ‘Antisemitic’: ‘Those of Us With a Platform Need to Use Our Voices’

“Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder has come to the defense of Mark Ruffalo after Paramount accused him of invoking “antisemitic tropes” when criticizing the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. It all kicked off on Friday, when Ruffalo shared a clip on Instagram of Paramount board member Safra Catz outlining “really profoundly scary technologies” that Oracle — which was […]

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Crooked Media Is Bringing Back Nate Silver’s ‘FiveThirtyEight Politics’ Podcast, Which Will Relaunch Next Month as ‘Still Counting’ (EXCLUSIVE)

FiveThirtyEight is coming back from the dead — sort of. Just ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Crooked Media inked a deal to acquire and revive the “FiveThirtyEight Politics” podcast hosted by Nate Silver, Clare Malone and Galen Druke. And under Crooked Media’s wing, the show is getting a new name: “Still Counting,” a weekly […]

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Patricio Valladares Descends Into Hell With Horror Adaptation of Dante’s ‘Inferno’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Chilean filmmaker Patricio Valladares, behind the 2023 found-footage horror pic “Invoking Yell,” is set to direct a fantasy-horror reimagining of Dante’s “Inferno.” “The Divine Comedy,” slated to begin filming in Rome in September, is produced by Italian film company Anxur Films, in collaboration with Ireland’s Skincrawl Studios, which is also handling international sales. “You’ve likely […]

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Anthony Boyle to Lead Sky Drama ‘Charmer’ From Working Title, Story Films

Anthony Boyle, the “House of Guinness” star soon to be seen playing Sam Bankman-Fried in Netflix’s “The Altruists,” is set to lead upcoming Sky Original drama “Charmer.” The eight-part series, now in production, comes from Working Title Television and Story Films, with Siena Kelly (“Black Mirror,” “Adult Material”), Connor Swindells (“The Entertainment System Is Down,” […]

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‘NAZA’ Documentary From ‘No Other Land’ Directors Acquired by MK2 Films Ahead of Venice Film Festival Premiere

French sales company MK2 Films has boarded “NAZA,” the new hot-button documentary from “No Other Land” directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor that was added on Monday to the Venice Film Festival competition lineup. The doc, which was shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, shows “in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated […]

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Pimmada Chaisakcharoen’s Thai Horror ‘Tame’ Launches EST N8, BrandThink’s B-EST Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

EST N8 and BrandThink have launched B-EST Pictures, a joint venture for feature films and live experiences. The venture’s first title, “Tame,” a horror-suspense feature rooted in Thai folklore, will launch international sales at the Toronto Film Festival’s market ahead of its Thailand theatrical release on Oct. 29. Set in a rural bullfighting village where […]

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George Clooney, Ellen Burstyn, Luca Guadagnino and More Set for Venice Masterclasses

Venice Film Festival has revealed the lineup for this year’s masterclasses, featuring George Clooney, Ellen Burstyn, Luca Guadagnino and more. The masterclasses will once again take place at the Lido’s Match Point Arena, which can seat 250 guests, and will also be livestreamed on the festival’s website. In addition to Clooney and Burstyn, who are […]

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Oscars: South Korea Selects Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ for International Feature Race

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has selected “Possible Love,” directed by Lee Chang-dong, as South Korea’s official entry for the international feature film category at the 2027 Academy Awards. “Possible Love” marks Lee’s first feature in eight years, following “Burning,” “Poetry” and “Secret Sunshine.” The film centers on two married couples whose lives intersect after […]

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