Amblin Partners, the global film and television studio helmed by legendary Hollywood director Steven Spielberg, and Netflix have announced a partnership that will cover multiple new feature films per year. Spielberg, commented: “At Amblin, storytelling will forever be at the centre of everything we do, and from the minute Ted [Sarando] and I started discussing […]
Disney+ has announced over 20 titles will premiere exclusively as Star Originals in the UK & Ireland including Pam & Tommy, Welcome to Wrexham, and Fleishman is in Trouble. Additionally, The Kardashian Jenner upcoming series will stream exclusively on Star on Disney+ with a tentative debut later this year. Star is the new general entertainment brand on […]
Production on Disney’s live action musical comedy “Disenchanted,” the sequel to the studio’s Oscar nominated “Enchanted,” is underway. The film, directed by Adam Shankman (“Hairspray,” “The Wedding Planner”) and produced by Barry Josephson (“Enchanted,” TV’s “Bones”), Amy Adams (“Arrival,” “American Hustle”) and Barry Sonnenfeld (“Men in Black,” “Addams Family Values”), is currently shooting in Ireland. […]
Sky Original movie, Promising Young Woman, has taken home an Academy Award, with Emerald Fennell earning the honour of Best Original Screenplay. The movie is available exclusively on Sky Cinema and streaming service NOW in the UK. Promising Young Woman, which also won two BAFTAs for Outstanding British Film and Original Screenplay, stars Carey Mulligan […]
ShortsTV, the global short film network, returned to US cinemas over the weekend with the release of the 16th annual Oscar Nominated Short Films. The theatrical presentation of the Live Action, Animation and Documentary short film nominees for this year’s Academy Awards is available in over 200 screens across 50+ theatrical markets including New York […]
Nominees for this year’s Oscars have been told that appearing at the ceremony via Zoom will not be an option. In a letter to nominees, published by Deadline, the show’s producers said they had gone to “great lengths” to ensure the safety of those in attendance. The letters read: “For those of you unable to […]
ShortsTV, the global network dedicated to short-form video entertainment, has acquired worldwide exclusive rights to the multi award-winning Norwegian short film The Kicksled Choir – shortlisted for Best Live Action Short at the forthcoming 93rd Academy Awards. The film, directed by Torfinn Iversen, touches on issues surrounding xenophobia and Europe’s influx of refugees, through the […]
ShortsTV, the global channel dedicated to short films and exclusive presenter of Oscar Nominated Shorts theatrical releases, has announced the 2021 ShortsTV Worldwide Film Festival. “Launching a worldwide short film competition has long been a goal of ours here at ShortsTV. We’ve built the ShortsTV Worldwide Film Festival just like a global sports match or […]
Megaport, a global Network as a Service (NaaS) provider, is helping bring Hollywood hits to the big screen by providing Framestore with a solution that allows it to tap into the power of public cloud providers to deliver on demand visual effects projects. Framestore is a BAFTA and Oscar award-winning creative studio headquartered in London with […]
Video technology platform Brightcove is coordinating with NAGRA, Akamai, and BuyDRM to create the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new security feature for the Academy Screening Room, a screening platform for Academy members used as part of the screening process for the Oscars. The Brightcove Platform, NAGRA NexGuard Streaming forensic watermarking, Akamai Adaptive […]