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‘Flow’ Producer Matiss Kaza Boards ‘Insectarium,’ Mexican Stop-Motion Maestro Sofia Carrillo’s Feature Debut
Matīss Kaža, producer and co-writer of Gints Zilbalodis’ animated feature Oscar winner “Flow,” has boarded “Insectari...
Samba TV Buys Bestever AI: “The Future Of Advertising Is Not Just Automated, It Is Autonomous”
Data and measurement firm Samba TV has bought GenAI ads platform Bestever AI. Bestever’s founder and CEO Apoorna Govi...
Shanghai Film Festival Takeaways: Debut Directors Rule the Golden Goblet While AI Remakes the Industry Around Them
The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival closed June 21 with its clearest statement yet on what the industry val...
ESPN Fan House Opening As Engagement Hub For College Sports Fanatics
ESPN is bringing the fans home. The Disney-owned sports network has launched ESPN Fan House, a “fan-centric engagemen...
Disney Plans to Open ESPN Fan House to Help Advertisers Reach Sports Fans in New Ways
Disney wants to help advertisers reach more of the sports fans under its own roof. The entertainment giant this Augus...
Epic Storyworlds Pacts With France’s TV5Monde+ on Global Launch of Hit Kids Series ‘Guiby the Super Baby’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Canadian kids content creation company Epic Storyworlds has inked a deal with French on-demand streaming platform TV5...
10 Cannes Lions Events and Trends to Watch for at This Year’s Festival of Creativity
The annual Cannes Lions festival of creativity opens this year with the sectors it covers in the throes of fundamenta...
Crunchyroll, Goodfellas Board Xilam’s Star-Studded ‘The Wolf’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Ahead of what is turning out as a must-attend Work in Progress session at the Annecy Animation Film Festival, Academy...
Albert Serra and Bi Gan Debate Literary Adaptation and Why AI Will Never Have Innocence
Spanish filmmaker Albert Serra and Chinese auteur Bi Gan had only just met for the first time last month in Paris, bu...
Olivia Rodrigo Scores Third No. 1 Album With ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’
The singer bested Drake for the highest album sales week of 2026 for a solo artist
Global Animated Hit ‘Ballerina’ (‘Leap!’) Gets ‘Ballerina 2’ Movie Sequel, TV Series
“Ballerina” (‘Leap!), the animated feature global smash hit, is set to return with a “Ballerina” sequel and an animat...
France’s Good Hero Expands ‘Ballerina’ Animated Feature Universe With Sequel & TV Series – Annecy
Paris-based production company Good Hero has announced feature animation Ballerina 2, a sequel to the aspirational 20...
Webtoon Productions, France’s OuiDo! Set Animation Series Adaptation of Webtoon Smash ‘Lumine’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Global hit Webtoon webcomic “Lumine” looks set for another life as an animated series. Webtoon Productions, the U.S.-...
‘Chimney Town: Frozen in Time’ Sells Wide Across Europe Ahead of Annecy French Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Brussels-based sales company Best Friend Forever has closed a string of distribution deals on Japanese animated featu...
Trafalgar Releasing Launches Korean Entity, Names Hybe Veteran as Asia Acquisitions Head (EXCLUSIVE)
Trafalgar Releasing, the U.K.-based event cinema distributor, has established a dedicated Korean subsidiary, Trafalga...
Comedian Moshe Kasher Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
“I’m so grateful I have a life that’s worth living and a kid to raise this Father’s Day,” wrote comedian Moshe Kasher...
Before ‘Yellowstone’, Taylor Sheridan’s Breakout Role Was In This 4-Part Neo-Noir
Taylor Sheridan might be known for launching a fleet of successful TV shows with 'Yellowstone', but he owes his succe...
Indian Kids’ IP Brand Behind ‘Emomee’ Rolls Out First Animated Series (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian children’s entertainment company Emomee has unveiled its debut original animated series “Emomee,” introducing ...
‘Minions & Monsters’ Review: The Canary-Colored Critters’ Latest Starring Vehicle Goes Back to Early Hollywood, and Hits a Creative High
From “Sunset Boulevard” to “The Artist,” “Singin’ in the Rain” to “Babylon,” Hollywood’s transition to sound cinema h...
‘The Way Home’ Bosses on Purposefully Leaving Some Questions Unanswered in Bittersweet Series Finale While Also Providing ‘Closure’ for Fans
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Ahead By a Century,” the series finale of Hallmark’s “The Way Home,”...