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NewsTentative contract agreement for US casting directors
Latest labour agreement comes as Animation Guild talks continue.
NewsSky sues Warner over ‘Harry Potter’ series and Max co-funding deal
The European pay TV giant says deal breaches cost it “hundreds of millions of dollars” of lost revenue.
NewsCritics Choice Association announces diversity celebration awards
Honours go to Zoe Saldana, Joan Chen and Tyler Perry.
NewsNeon picks up Toronto prizewinner ‘The Life Of Chuck’ for North America
The Mike Flanagan fantasy drama is set for theatrical release next summer.
NewsSPC takes world rights to ‘Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight’
Embeth Davidtz’s writing and directing debut screened at the Telluride and Toronto festivals.
NewsTribeca festival sets 2025 dates, adds summit event
The New York festival will include a Creators Forum section with conversation and mentorship sessions.
News‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ scares up $145m to dominate worldwide box office
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ provided a strong start to the autumn box office season.
FeaturesIn conversation: Rachel Morrison and Rodrigo Prieto on making the leap from cinematographer to director
The Oscar-nominated directors of photography both launch their own feature debuts at TIFF this year.
FeaturesHow Toronto is evolving its industry offering ahead of 2026 market launch
“We’re seeing it as a phased-in transition.”
FeaturesLocarno celebrates the golden age of Columbia Pictures
40 features and four shorts made by Columbia between 1929 and 1959 that will be screening during the festival.
NewsFrench epic ‘The Count Of Monte-Cristo’ named best film at Fantasia
Alexandre Dumas’ literary classic premiered in Cannes.
FeaturesFantasia’s Mitch Davis on how genre films are “speaking truth to power”
With genre films driving the global box office, Fantasia’s Mitch Davis looks forward to the 2024 edition of the top genre festival.
NewsHollywood Teamsters see “fearmongering tactics” in ongoing studio contract talks
The Basic Crafts contract talks continue after last week’s tentative agreements for IATSE.
News‘Despicable Me 4’ on course for big July 4 North American opening
The Universal/Illumination franchise has a history of strong Independence Day debuts.
NewsSkydance and National Amusements in new deal for Paramount
Skydance Media and National Amusements have tentatively agreed a new deal for the takeover of Paramount Global, according to several media reports, just a few weeks after the companies’ initial deal dramatically collapsed.
NewsOscar-winning ‘Chinatown’ screenwriter Robert Towne dies at 89
Towne was an in-demand script doctor who became a key figure in the seventies Hollywood.
NewsImagine’s Brian Grazer and Ron Howard reportedly considering sale options
Investment bank JP Morgan hired to consider strategy, says report.
NewsBarry Diller mulling bid for Paramount Global
Merger of streaming service Paramount+ with another studio platform could also be a possibility.
NewsLionsgate to produce English-language remake of Indian actioner ‘Kill’
The Hindi-language original opens this weekend in India, the US and the UK.
News‘Girls Will Be Girls’ takes top prize at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
Documentary Mountain Queen: The Summits Of Lhakpa Sherpa took the Audience Choice award.