Singapore’s Robot Playground Media is cooking up something dark and delicious with “A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts,” an animated horror anthology that pairs Chinese cuisine with supernatural terror. The project, selected for Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), adapts
Lee calls the film an "urgent, gripping look at teen love and the freedom to choose in this America right now."
Dame Helen Mirren will be honored with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award during the new primetime special “Golden Eve,” which airs Thursday, Jan. 8, prior to the Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 11. The special honoring the three-time Golden Globe winner and Oscar,
The actress and producer will receive the award at the previously announced new annual primetime special 'Golden Eve.'
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and leading Latin American animation studio Mundoloco CGI (“Underdogs,” “Mini Beat Power Rockers”) have unveiled a new contest aimed at amping up the development of Latin-American animated series with a high co-production potential and strong
A new drama series exploring family bonds through online gaming has been selected for the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), bringing together a cross-continental creative team anchored by veteran U.K. producer David Abraham and Singaporean showrunner Karl Gan. “Ready Player
When Michael Jordan came back to the NBA after two years away from the game, he took the Chicago Bulls to the Eastern Conference Semifinals in 1995. While Jordan and the Bulls lost the series to the Orlando Magic, he was wearing the now-iconic Nike Air Jordan 11 sneakers. And
Taiwan’s production infrastructure has made significant strides through platforms like Golden Horse FPP and Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), but Each Other Films co-founders Jacqueline W. Liu and Tiffany Yu-Chia Chen argue the industry faces a more fundamental challenge:
Jane Wu never imagined that her worst portfolio would land her a job that would eventually lead to directing one of Netflix’s most acclaimed animated series. But the “Blue Eye Samurai” director’s unconventional path – from fashion designer to cleanup artist to Marvel storyboard
The Taiwan Creative Content Fest forum, Stories in Motion: From IP to Investment to Global, drilled deep into how Asian stories move through the modern value chain – from original IP to financing to worldwide circulation. Mr. Romance CEO Sean Saeyoon Shim and Yungsun Soh,
The Italian director of 'La Chimera,' 'Futura' and 'Happy as Lazzaro' will be honored at the 2026 European Film Awards in Berlin in January.
“Palestine 36,” Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir’s historical drama about a 1936 Palestinian uprising against British rule and Jewish settlers, won the Tokyo Grand Prix for best film at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival in the Competition section. The award
Director Norbert Lechner discusses the inspirations for the movie, which next screens at Tallinn, the role of 'Back to the Future,' and how the ghosts of the Nazi past reared their heads at a recent festival.
'Shogun' producer Eriko Miyagawa and 'Alien: Romulus' director Fede Álvarez were joined by studio production managers and Japanese industry veterans for a roundtable in Tokyo on the territory's growing potential as a production hub.
The Marrakech Film Festival has revealed the 28 projects and films selected for the 8th edition of the Atlas Workshops, whose patron this year is Romanian director Cristian Mungiu. The event runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4. Mungiu, who won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2007 for “4
A teaser has been unveiled for “A Teacher’s Gift,” a British South Asian film backed by India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). Produced by Eric Ollerenshaw, directed by Artur Ribeiro (“Terra Nova”), and co-written by and starring Rajdeep Choudhury (“IRaH”)
Mediawan Kids & Family is diving into the microdrama space with plans to launch its first vertical animation short-form content next year, president Julien Borde revealed at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest. Speaking on a panel focused on cross-media IP adaptation, Borde said
T-Series and JP Films have unveiled the first-look poster of Varun Dhawan from the highly anticipated Bollywood war drama “Border 2.” The poster reveals Dhawan in an intense, action-packed avatar as an Indian soldier on the battlefield, wielding a gun and dressed in full army
Sebastian Stan is getting candid about his time with Marvel. During a recent interview on the “Stronger Podcast,” Stan, who played Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, across seven Marvel films, said the blockbuster giant “really helped” him grow as a person and actor.
Vietnam has solidified its position as Southeast Asia’s leading buyer of international TV formats, with the country now accounting for 33% of the region’s unscripted format acquisitions, according to data presented at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest. “If you are in the format
California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional map, potentially giving Democrats five more seats in the 2026 midterms. The Associated Press called the race at 8 p.m., just as polls closed. The vote comes in response to a similar move from
Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) rolled out two major industry partnerships at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), marking a renewed push to expand Taiwan’s presence across film, television and digital entertainment. The agency sealed a co-production memorandum of
The actor joined the cast for the third installment in Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi franchise.
SPOILER ALERT: The following article contains plot details from “The Sensitive Kind,” the Season 1 finale of “The Lowdown,” now streaming on Hulu. Journalist and bookstore owner Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke), the crusading hero of “The Lowdown,” likes to call himself a
Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. The Associated Press called Mamdani the winner less than an hour after polls closed on Tuesday night. According to the New
The late-night host said that the benefits freeze "creates uncertainty for American children, seniors, and families"
With the Trump Administration threatening to withhold SNAP benefits to Americans in need, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has launched a food drive to support the Los Angeles Food Bank and the St. Joseph Center. The LA Food Bank’s mission is to “mobilize resources to fight hunger in our
Kristen Stewart delivered rousing remarks Tuesday afternoon during the keynote address at the Academy and Chanel’s Women’s Luncheon in Los Angeles. The actress and director – her feature film directorial debut, “The Chronology of Water,” is in theaters next month — slammed
The ladies of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” are back with a new trailer for the upcoming season. Full-time Housewives Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Kyle Richards, Bozoma St. John and Sutton Stracke are back for Season 15, which premieres on Dec. 4 on Bravo. Episodes will
A new romantic comedy from Taiwan has landed at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). “Goodbye My Love,” helmed by director Yin Chen-hao, reimagines the Korean series “Do It One More Time” (alternatively titled “Go Back”) for Taiwanese audiences. Producer Jin Pai-lunn is
Generations of mob rule are undone by a standard-issue revenge tale in “Violent Ends,” a sparing but basically styleless thriller that chronicles a crime family’s unremarkable infighting in the boondocks of Arkansas’ Ozarks. For his long-in-the-works sophomore feature,
“Harry Potter” is coming to life in two major ways: HBO’s upcoming TV series and Audible’s narrated audiobooks of all seven of J.K. Rowling’s novels. The HBO series is still more than a year away, but Audible’s version of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” will be released
The actor, commonly known for playing Bucky Barnes/the Winter Soldier in many Marvel films, earned his first Oscar nomination earlier this year.
World Softest Productions is developing “Taiwan Travelogue,” an adaptation of the U.S. National Book Award-winning novel by Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-zi that explores a complex relationship between two women against the backdrop of Japanese colonial rule in 1938 Taiwan. The
Set to begin streaming this week, Guillermo del Toro's feature adaptation stars Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz.
RedRover has tapped prolific Korean filmmaker Lee Seok-hoon to write and direct “Rainmakers,” marking the animation studio’s first foray into K-pop-driven storytelling. The Korea-based company is presenting the project at AFM along with “The Nut Job 3” and “MegaRacer,” a sci-fi
Robert Pattinson recently told IndieWire that filming Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Three” was hotter than imagined. Similar to the first two movies in the franchise, the latest “Dune” tentpole filmed a large portion of its scenes in the Arabian desert. “When I was doing
Production has begun in Vietnam on “Mr. Hero,” a dramedy centered on a down-on-his-luck father who fakes a heroic rescue to impress his daughter, only to find himself thrust into the national spotlight. The feature marks a collaboration between HK Film, V Pictures and Beach
Henry Cavill is leading the large cast of Amazon MGM’s remake of the 1980s cult classic.
President Trump’s edited interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” — a year after he sued the newsmagazine over its editing practices and extracted a multimillion-dollar payout — scored big ratings for the program. The Nov. 2 airing of “60 Minutes” featuring Trump’s interview drew
There’s a new Dumbledore at Hogwarts, and fans of the medical drama “House” will surely recognize the voice. Hugh Laurie is putting on the wizard robes of Album Dumbledore in Audible’s “Harry Potter” audio book series. “The Sorcerer’s Stone,” the first book in the lauded
Live Nation is on pace to have its biggest year yet following the release of its record third-quarter 2025 earnings. According to the earnings report, overall revenue for Q3 came in at $8.5 billion, up from $7.7 billion in the same quarter of last year and $7 billion in the
“Nobody Wants This” has been renewed for its third season at Netflix. The news comes just two weeks after the Season 2 release of the rom-com series, which stars Kristen Bell as Joanne, an agnostic woman with a podcast about sex and dating, and Adam Brody as Noah, the rabbi she
The Oscar winner brought Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios on board to finance and co-produce the pic alongside her Big Picture Co. banner, with international sales to kick off at AFM.
Jackman and Hudson take on Lightning & Thunder, a Neil Diamond cover duo that ends up opening for Pearl Jam before a fateful car crash
A new film market is looking to create fresh inroads for genre-focused projects. Jonathan Martin, a filmmaker who is also the founder and director of genre festival FilmQuest, and Jon Fitzgerald, a festival director, filmmaker and curator who co-founded Slamdance, have
Blake Ritson, known for portraying Oscar Van Rijn in 'The Gilded Age,' and his brother Dylan follow with their 'P.O.V,' set in "a dystopian world where state-issued glasses control everyone’s outlook on life."
“KPop Demon Hunters” hit 14 million views during the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2, becoming the second-most-watched movie of the week on Netflix. This is the animated musical’s 20th week on the chart so far — it continues to break its own record, as the longest-charting title was
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reuniting for another “Mummy” adventure. Filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who call themselves Radio Silence, are set to direct the fourth installment in the decades-old action franchise. Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett are
Diane Ladd — the three-time Oscar-nominated character actress beloved for roles in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” “Wild at Heart” and HBO’s “Enlightened” died yesterday at 89. In the wake of her passing, she and daughter Laura Dern’s 2023 joint memoir, “Honey, Baby, Mine: A
