Up to $20 million could be pumped into independent film production in Switzerland thanks to revisions to the country’s Film Act, which will compel streamers such as Prime Video and Netflix to invest in the local film business. A roundtable during the Locarno Film Festival titled “Swiss Film Industry – New Film Act and New
Month: August 2023
With documentary distribution in a state of disruption, most independent nonfiction filmmakers have been left on their own to find new and creative solutions to ensure that their films reach audiences. Ian Cheney is the latest director to turn to a bespoke distribution method for his docu “The Arc of Oblivion.” Cheney wrote, edited, and
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Television and radio personality Tanya Rad has signed with CAA for representation. She continues to be represented by Schreck Rose Dapello & Adams. During the weekdays, she hosts KIIS FM’s “On Air With Ryan Seacrest” and iHeartRadio’s “The Vibe With Tanya Rad & EJ.” Born and raised in Orange County, California, she started working for
Taylor Swift’s pop dominance in 2023 is not going unnoticed in this year’s MTV Video Music Awards nominations. Swift came out as the leader in the nods announced Tuesday morning, with eight nominations altogether for her videos, followed by six for the videos of SZA. The competition thickens when it gets down to the six
Travis Scott will soon be hitting the road for his first U.S. and European treks since the “Astroworld: Wish You Were Here Tour” in 2018. These exact dates have yet to be confirmed by Scott though Pitchfork reports Scott will bring his freshly released “Utopia” album to arenas and venues in Boston, Atlanta, Los Angeles,
A24 has greenlit a sequel to “Talk to Me,” a supernatural horror film that continues to beat box office expectations. Australian YouTube stars Danny and Michael Philippou, who directed the scary thriller in their feature debut, will return for the follow-up film. Danny Philippou is writing the screenplay with Bill Hinzman. Plot details have not
Iggy Azalea‘s letter of support for Tory Lanez — ahead of his sentencing for shooting Megan Thee Stallion — is triggering an avalanche of backlash, but the “Fancy” rapper says it’s totally unfair. For starters, she didn’t know her passionate plea would be for public eyes, but she’s doubling down on feeling Tory doesn’t deserve
Meryl Streep has taken on some transformative roles in her time, but in the third season of “Only Murders in the Building,” the star takes on her biggest stretch yet. In her return to serialized TV, Streep plays Loretta, an actress without a scrap of Streep’s acclaim or success. It’s a part that pushes her
Production has kicked off on “A Better Place,” which is produced by Komplizen Serien and Studiocanal Series in Germany. It is the first German TV show to be produced by Studiocanal Series, the German arm of the French production powerhouse. The German production unit is headed by Nicolas Loock. Komplizen Serien, headed by David Keitsch,
“The Long Shadow,” a true crime drama by “Hijack” and “Lupin” creator George Kay, has revealed a stellar cast. Directed by BAFTA-winner director Lewis Arnold (“Sherwood,” “Time,” “Des”) the 7 x 60′ for U.K. broadcaster ITV and streamer ITVX, drama is a depiction of the five-year hunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, focusing on the
One night, three years ago, while snaking through the dark bends of Topanga Canyon, Steve Lacy came face to face with death. A drunk driver crashed into him at full speed atop the jagged cliffs connecting the valley and the beach outside Los Angeles. And though Lacy escaped his demolished Tesla Model 3 unharmed, for
After a couple of sub-optimal quarters, Warner Music Group posted strong results on Tuesday morning, giving the company’s stock a healthy 5% bump following the announcement. The company’s stock rose as high as $33.29. Revenue for the quarter, which ended June 30, was up 9 percent (10 percent in constant currency) to $1.56 billion, powered by
Capitol Music Group and Motown Records have entered into a partnership with Glass Window Entertainment, the label founded by multiplatinum rapper Dominique “Lil Baby” Jones, with rapper Rylo Rodriguez as the first artist signed to the partnership. Terms were not disclosed, although sources tell Variety it is a multi-million-dollar deal. “Been One,” Rodriguez’s latest album,
Cannes favorites including Jonathan Glazer’s searing drama “The Zone of Interest” and Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning crime thriller “Anatomy of a Fall” will play at this year’s New York Film Festival. Film at Lincoln Center, which presents the annual fete, on Tuesday announced the 32 films that comprise the main slate of the 61st
Nexstar reported its second-quarter 2023 earnings Tuesday, revealing the TV stations group giant had turned a profit of $153 million in Q2, while its CW broadcast network posted a loss of $78 million for the April-June quarter. For the CW, which was formally acquired by Nexstar in October 2022 from Paramount Global and Warner Bros.
The Questlove-led all-star mega-medley of hip-hop hits during the Grammy Awards — which featured everyone from Grandmaster Flash and Run-D.M.C. to GloRilla and Lil Uzi Vert — was dazzling indeed, but you knew it wasn’t all he had in store for the 50 th anniversary of the genre that he, as much as anyone, has
Jamie Dornan admitted in a new “Wired” video interview (via Insider) that he was “quite jealous” of Robert Pattinson during the early days of their career. Dornan, Pattinson and fellow stars such as Eddie Redmayne and Andrew Garfield all came up together as aspiring young actors in England. Pattinson’s career skyrocketed way ahead of his
“Barbie” will play in theaters across the Middle East after all. Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar blockbuster was running into censorship issues in certain territories, including in the region’s top market of Saudi Arabia, so it looked increasingly like the film would be banned. But those matters appear to have been resolved, as the movie is set to
Hybe, the Korean music and entertainment firm, achieved record revenues in the first half of the year as album sales climbed and live performances took off. This was achieved despite the hiatus being forced on BTS, the company’s most famous K-pop act, by its band members’ military enlistment. On Tuesday, Suga, who had his first
Oh My Gómez! Films’ Ramiro Pavón, producer of Ana Katz’s Sundance title “El perro que no calla,” and Rocío Romero Quintana, behind 2016 Berlinale Generation 14+ winner “Las Plantas,” will both pitch their latest doc projects at this month’s Sanfic Industria, one of the biggest industry forums in South America. Another project at its Documentary
Sanfic Industria, the industry component of Chile’s 19th Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic), charges back in full in-person mode this year after three years online. This year’s selection, comprising 11 fiction and 10 documentaries, hails from Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Peru, Spain and Brazil. The primary focus of this space
“Gran Turismo” is a race-car movie that gives the audience a contact high. That’s what you tend to want from an action drama about souped-up sports cars snaking their way around labyrinthine tracks at 300 kilometers per hour. But there’s an innocence to this one, and a surprise authenticity. It’s like a “Fast and Furious”
Cineverse has acquired all North American rights to the reboot of the 1987 horror-comedy “Street Trash.” The remake of the cult classic is helmed by “Fried Barry” director Ryan Kruger. Over three decades after the slimy and grimy film’s debut, Kruger is moving this horror story out of Brooklyn and into a whole new continent
Now that “Barbie” has officially crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, speculation about a potential sequel has intensified tenfold. Greta Gerwig, who directed “Barbie” in addition to co-writing its script with Noah Baumbach, told The New York Times she has no ideas yet for a “Barbie 2.” However, she also told People magazine before
NBC has long been the home of the popular sports broadcast “Sunday Night Football.” Now it wants to get the word out about football on Saturday nights. Thanks to a new deal that starts in earnest this year, NBC has gained rights to air Big Ten college football games on Saturday nights commencing September 2,
Fox Corp. relied more heavily on its ability to drive revenue from the transmission of the Fox broadcast network and its Fox stations, as it grappled with downturns in advertising during its fiscal fourth quarter. The owner of Fox News, Fox Sports and the Fox broadcast network said it generated profit of $375 million, or
Popular podcaster and entrepreneur Alex Cooper of “Call Her Daddy” fame announced The Unwell Network, pitched as a production shingle for catering to Gen Z audiences with “unique voices that embrace social challenges and personal insecurities through honest conversation.” The Unwell Network’s initial talent signings include top creators and influencers Alix Earle and Madeline Argy,
DJ Casper, best known for creating the hugely successful dance hit “Cha Cha Slide,” has died, according to the BBC. He was 58. Casper’s wife, Kim, told Chicago’s ABC7 — which first reported the news — that he died on Monday after a seven-year bout with cancer. Casper, whose birth name was Willie Perry Jr.,
MUSIC Celine Dion‘s 1995 album “D’eux,” the bestselling French-language album of all time, written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman, is being paid homage to by top Canadian and French musicians. Amuz Distribution has secured the international distribution rights to the TV show “Pour toi Céline – Tribute to the album D’Eux,” produced by SISMYK as
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