Cannes Winner ‘All We Imagine as Light’ at Center of Oscar Entry Battle Between France and India
Credit: Petit Chaos Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix winner “ All We Imagine as Light ” could find itself being in the enviable position...
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Netflix Buys and Oscar-Qualifies ‘Yintah’ Doc About Indigenous Nation’s Fight for Sovereignty
Credit: Amber Bracken Netflix has acquired feature documentary “ Yintah ” for U.S., U.K. and Canadian distribution. The acquisition...
ZDF, France Televisions Greenlight for Production Cottonwood Media’s Animated Ballet Adventure ’20 Dance Street’
Credit: Cottonwood Media Two of the biggest TV companies in Europe, Germany’s ZDF and France Televisions , both public broadcasters, have...
Netflix U.K. Content Boss Anne Mensah on Creating Blockbuster British Shows, Steady Commissioning and Genre Expansion
Courtesy of Netflix Anne Mensah , Netflix ’s U.K. VP of content, is one of the streamer’s most senior U.K. executives, overseeing...
Producer Andrew Form Signs First Look Deal With Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems
Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Veteran producer Andrew Form , who is behind hit film franchises “A Quiet Place” and “The Purge,” has...
Michaela Coel Sets New HBO, BBC Drama Series ‘First Day on Earth’
Courtesy of Spencer Hewett Michaela Coel is set to star in, write, and executive produce a new drama series that is being co-produced by...
Small Streamers, Big Business: Inside Fandom-Backed Growth and Industry Infiltration at Dropout, Nebula and Critical Role’s Beacon
Images courtesy of Nebula/Dropout/Critical Role There’s a meta moment in Season 8 of “Jet Lag: The Game” when the stars of the unscripted...
Tubi Launches ‘Stubios’ to Fund and Stream Fan-Greenlit Creative Projects, Taps Issa Rae to Mentor Aspiring Filmmakers
Courtesy of Tubi; Tyren Redd Tubi will give up-and-coming creatives a streaming platform — and funding — for their passion projects,...
Korea’s CJ ENM Signs Content Deal With Saudi Animation Producer Manga Productions
CJ ENM CEO Koo Chang-gun (L) & Manga Productions CEO Dr. Essam Bukhary (R) (Courtesy of CJ ENM) South Korean studio CJ ENM has entered...
Lily Gladstone Could Make History as First Native American Nominee for "Killers of the Flower Moon"
©Apple TV/Courtesy Everett Collection Oscar season is always full of twists and turns, and the biggest one yet just dropped with “Killers...
Netflix Lands Richard Linklater and Glen Powell’s ‘Hit Man’ for $20 Million
Courtesy of TIFF Netflix shelled out a staggering $20 million for “Hit Man,” a (sort of) true-crime comedy from director Richard...
Rebel Wilson Action Comedy ‘Bride Hard’ Snapped Up by Signature Entertainment for U.K., Ireland
Courtesy of Signature Entertainment Signature Entertainment has acquired U.K. and Ireland rights to action comedy “Bride Hard,” starring...
American Fiction’ Review: Jeffrey Wright Takes on Narrow Ideas of Black Representation in Satire
First-time director Cord Jefferson takes a 22-year-old book and turns it into a clever lens through which to poke fun at how Hollywood...
‘Dumb Money’ Screenwriter Compares Game Stop Stock Scandal to Strikes
The creative team behind Sony’s David-and-Goliath comedy “Dumb Money” drew parallels between the battle between Reddit investors and Wall...
Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Jawan’ Shatters Bollywood Opening Day Box Office Record
Yash Raj Films Shah Rukh Khan’s action thriller “Jawan” has shattered the star’s own Bollywood opening day record. “Jawan” is produced by...
‘The Boy and the Heron’ Review: Hayao Miyazaki Put Retirement on Hold to Bring Us a New Fantasy
In what feels less like a career-capping masterpiece than a lost film from earlier in his oeuvre, the Studio Ghibli legend's latest (but...
Fox Fills Fall 2023 Schedule With Adult Animation and Unscripted Series
Pete Dadds Aside from its regular “Fox Animation Domination” block on Sunday nights, Fox’s fall schedule is taking a more alternative...
With Nine Shows on the Air, Dick Wolf Extends Overall Deal at Universal Television Through 2027
Wolf Entertainment After nearly four decades at the studio under his belt, Dick Wolf has extended his overall deal at Universal...
‘Beau Is Afraid’ Review: Joaquin Phoenix Plays a Simpering Man-Child in Ari Aster’s Runaway Arrested
With its indulgent three-hour running time and telling no-festival release strategy, the A24 darling's latest reflects what happens when...
‘Stranger Things’ Animated Series Ordered at Netflix
Courtesy of Netflix Netflix is continuing to build out the “Stranger Things” franchise, with the streaming giant ordering an animated...
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