Motion Picture Association Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin has reaffirmed the body’s commitment to protecting copyright in the age of AI. Delivering his annual State of the Industry address at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Rivkin noted that every time there had been a new advancement, the industry had persisted. “We’ve adapted. We’ve thrived. We’ve always […]

Crayola Studios, the content arm of the art brand, has announced a new programme to identify and develop original kids’ content in partnership with Hollywood star Geena Davis and her Bentonville Film Festival (BFF). The initiative is designed to spotlight emerging creative developers with original ideas for children’s content, offering an opportunity to connect directly […]

Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland’s media regulator, has announced almost €6.4 million in funding for a wide range of new radio and TV productions as part of the latest round of the Sound & Vision scheme. Round 58 will support and promote new and culturally significant programmes for Irish audiences, including in the Irish language, for […]

Financial instability in the acting, screen and theatrical professions has long been a topic discussed behind the scenes. Now research has laid bare the sheer scale of the problem, in a report published by Actors’ Trust, the charity supporting actors and stage management professionals across stage, sound and screen. The study used responses from 3,700 […]

Utopai Studios has announced a significant update to PAI, its storytelling AI platform, including the ability to render three-minute videos in 4K and a key advancement to its Story Agent, designed to help filmmakers maintain continuity across shots, scenes, and edits. Available from April 15th, the release marks an expansion of what filmmakers can do […]

Fremantle has secured global production and distribution rights to Holey Moley (also know as Hole In One), an original hit format from ABC and Eureka Productions, a Fremantle label. Fremantle reports it is building a “significant” Holey Moley production hub for the format in Portimão, Portugal, designed to enhance production values and deliver partner efficiencies. Initial […]

Diane Morgan and Charlie Brooker are reuniting for Cunk on Cinema, another entrant in their celebrated seasons of faux documentaries – this time examining the world’s love affair with movies. Cunk On Cinema will debut on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two and on Netflix outside of the UK and Ireland on a date TBC. Production […]

Netflix has announced the grand opening of Netflix Animation Studios (NAS) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The studio was officially unveiled by Brenda Bailey, British Columbia’s Minister of Finance, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Netflix Chairman of Film Dan Lin; Netflix Head of Feature Animation and Family Film, Hannah Minghella; Honourable Anne Kang, British […]

Jacob Tierney, who worked on the Heated Rivalry show, is set to work on a new TV show called Alexander. Tierney is going to be writing, producing, and directing the show, using his strong creative vision to bring the ancient leader to life. He’s openly said in the past that he has a very strong […]

Netflix has revealed a slate of future productions which will be made in Argentina, and has simultaneously opened new offices in the Villa Crespo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. Netflix launched in Latin America in 2011, started producing local content in Argentina in 2018, and opened its first office there in 2021. This larger office expands […]