Fremantle profits were up by nearly a quarter last year but the much-vaunted €3B ($3.3B) turnover target appears to have been pushed back indefinitely. For full year 2024, The Poor Things super-indie’s adjusted EBITA shot up by 23% to €171M, its highest to date....
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has confirmed Jung Hanseok will be its new festival director. His appointment was finalized after a general meeting held today at the Busan Cinema Center in Soeul, Korea following a two-stage open recruitment process. BIFF...
EXCLUSIVE: Rakuten TV and Polish streamer Pilot WP have joined forces to launch an online store with Hollywood movies including Anora, Wicked and Conclave as well as numerous local titles. The transactional-VOD (TVOD) service will be co-branded and available to Pilot...
Sister has promoted Black Doves EP Chris Fry to Managing Director. Fry will be responsible for the execution and delivery of its television slate, working closely with the creative, production and business teams at Sister, where the role is newly created. Fry was...
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has revealed the cast and first-look images of What It Feels Like For A Girl, the adaptation of the memoir by transgender trailblazer Paris Lees. The eight-part series will land on BBC3 and iPlayer later this year, featuring a cast led by Ellis...
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has confirmed Jung Hanseok will be its new festival director. His appointment was finalized after a general meeting held today at the Busan Cinema Center in Soeul, Korea following a two-stage open recruitment process. BIFF...
LocalThunk’s Balatro, developed by Playstack, was deemed a royal flush as it was crowned Game of the Year at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards. Handed out on Wednesday at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Balatro also snagged wins for Best Design, Best Debut...
Indonesia is booming with local content, international co-productions and a vibrant box office, although overseas distribution and the absence of film incentives remain weaknesses, said film professionals currently working in Indonesia, on a panel at Hong Kong’s...
Cate Blanchett is longing for a pre-social media era of awards shows. The 2x Oscar winner recently made the case for non-televised awards shows after she discovered the “blasphemy” of lip readers on TikTok who reveal what celebs are saying in videos from the exclusive...