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Paddington is heading to New York. A musical about the anthropomorphic, marmalade-loving bear is opening on Broadway in the spring of 2027. The show’s transfer was teased with posters of Paddington, which have been popping up around the theater district with the phrase “Have you seen this bear?” “Paddington: The Musical” will play at the […]
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Computing power, distribution and directable generative video AI. Those are the key challenges facing the Chinese film industry when it comes to AI, according to speakers at the Shanghai International Film Festival’s SIFFORUM panel on “Smart Tech, Immersive Worlds, The Next Film Revolution.” According to Yan Yijun, VP of AI foundational model builder MiniMax, compute […]
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Content Partners has struck a new deal with Carlyle Global Credit to facilitate fresh investment capital for the company that has been a pioneer in buying out ownership stakes and profit participation rights in movies and TV shows from individuals and production companies. Investment giant Carlyle owns the majority of Los Angeles-based Content Partners, which […]
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Ishtiyak Ahmad Zihad’s debut feature “The Blind Girl and an Elephant” had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival, competing in the Asian New Talent section. The film centers on three women in a remote Bangladeshi village – blind Momi, schoolgirl Hima, and pregnant Laili – who dream of escaping a world shaped […]
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Ahead of kicking off its 34th edition in London tomorrow, the Raindance Film Festival has announced it will award Golden Globe-winning actor Brian Cox with a Raindance Icon Award. The Scottish actor joins Miriam Margolyes and studio head Lloyd Kaufman as award recipients in this edition, with the late American musician Eddie Cochran also due […]
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Having made its debut at Mipcom in 2025, YouTube is doubling down on the TV event this year. The company has announced that not only is it returning to Cannes in October, but it will have an expanded presence that it claims is “designed to embed the platform as a core distribution and monetisation pillar […]
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Rising British actor Matthew Broome, the star of Apple TV’s “The Buccaneers” and the “My Fault: London” franchise on Prime Video, doesn’t know where his next job is coming from but says, “I would love to audition” for the next James Bond movie. Broome will receive the International Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent at […]
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Canadian animator Cordell Barker, creator of the Oscar-nominated short films, “The Cat Came Back” and “Strange Invaders,” is now in production on “The Anta Claus of the South Pole.” Release is scheduled for 2026. The Tonic DNA/National Film Board of Canada co-production is produced in association with Crave, a division of Bell Media Inc., with […]
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Verizon hopes to catch your attention by talking about a few simple things. The telecommunications giant plans to eliminate activation and upgrade fees for customers who have already paid for phone service as part of a new “Simplicity Plan,” and to offer a new promotions that include a return on dollars spent as well as […]
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“Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight says the show would never have been made without the BBC – but admits the broadcaster is known for its lean budgets. “I don’t think I could have made ‘Peaky Blinders’ at all outside of the BBC,” Knight said during a House of Commons inquiry into the BBC’s future. “[‘Peaky […]
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It’s been two years since Walter Salles’s Oscar-winning “I’m Still Here” catapulted Rio de Janeiro to screens all over the world, and momentum has continued to build thanks to coordinated efforts by RioFilme. The municipal film and audiovisual agency of Rio de Janeiro has ramped up investment in the city’s audiovisual industry, supporting projects that […]
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The Locarno Film Festival will celebrate Italian actress and director Asia Argento with its lifetime achievement award dedicated to creative pioneers. She will receive the award on Aug. 13 in the Swiss lakeside town’s 8,000 seat outdoor Piazza Grande venue, where she will also present her most recent film, Jorge Thielen Armand’s “Death Has No […]
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