• Jamaica’s film industry gets boost from new funds and global collaborations
    Sunday, June 29, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Black River film festival brings together US, European and African producers and directors to explore partnerships with local film-makers A film festival has brought US, European and African producers and directors to Jamaica to explore...
  • Lalo Schifrin obituary
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Composer of the Mission: Impossible theme tune as well as music for a host of Hollywood films including Bullitt and Dirty Harry The career of the composer and conductor Lalo Schifrin, who has died aged 93, was incomparably rich and...
  • Motorica Raises $5.8M For Its Game Animation AI Platform
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    "Traditionally, animators spend 70% of their time on technical grunt work and only 30% on actual creative performance," says co-founder Willem Demmers. "Motorica flips that."
  • Former Cartoon Network President Christina Miller Named CEO Of ‘Paw Patrol’ Parent Spin Master
    Monday, June 23, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    In addition to "PAW Patrol," the toymaker produces other animated series, including "Abby Hatcher," "Unicorn Academy," and "Vida the Vet."
  • How historic Ealing Studios is hoping to regain ground with £20m revamp
    Monday, June 23, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Co-owner of west London studios tells of dunking Victoria Beckham, industry upheavals and 25-year labour of love The first time film-maker Barnaby Thompson visited Ealing Studios it was to shoot Victoria Beckham, who at the time was...
  • ‘A new space to play in’: can vertical dramas save the UK’s TV sector?
    Sunday, June 22, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Shot in vertical, phone-friendly aspect and produced on the quick, the Chinese-import format is bringing work to an ailing industry They’re a Chinese cultural phenomenon which keeps millions of viewers glued to their phones, but the...
  • James Bond owners say name battle is ‘assault’ on 007 franchise
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Exclusive: Dubai-based property developer has filed claims challenging trademark registrations, including the phrase ‘Bond, James Bond’ The owners of James Bond have called the attempt by an Austrian businessman to take control of the...
  • AI Animation Startup Animaj Raises $85 Million In New Funding Round
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    Animaj's business model is unique compared to other animation AI startups because it is also a content company that owns and monetizes children's IP.
  • Jaws at 50: Spielberg’s marine masterpiece transformed the movies – and us
    Monday, June 9, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    The original blockbuster turned fear of sharks into decades of persecution but, at long last, the tide may be turning Fifty yars ago the world was changed for ever by a shark. On 20 June 1975, cinemagoers in the US were the first to...
  • AI plundering scripts poses ‘direct threat’ to UK screen sector, says BFI
    Monday, June 9, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Film institute’s report raises fears AI will eliminate junior roles in film, TV, video game and special effects industries Artificial intelligence companies are plundering 130,000 film and TV scripts to train their models in a raid on...
  • Nibbling parmesan and pears with film stars | Letter
    Sunday, June 8, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Sarah Gristwood responds to an article by Catherine Shoard on the good and bad of film journalism As a former film journalist, I enjoyed Catherine Shoard’s piece on the discredited Clint Eastwood “interview” and the craft of film...
  • Martin Scorsese no longer watches films in cinemas due to audience bad behaviour
    Friday, June 6, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Noise of phone conversations and guzzling of snacks have spoiled the experience, veteran director tells critic Peter Travers The director Martin Scorsese has said that no longer watches films in theatres because he’s so appalled by the...
  • Zaratan, A New Scottish Studio, Will Focus On Producing ‘Older-Skewing Animation’
    Thursday, June 5, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The company is founded by Axis Studios veterans and has a strategic partnership with Aniventure.
  • Idris Elba: ‘I want to build the African Odeon’
    Thursday, June 5, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Speaking at an SXSW London event, the actor outlined his desire to ignite the cinema experience for a new generation across the continent Idris Elba has spoken of his ambition to create the “African Odeon” – a chain of cinemas to ignite...
  • Exclusive: Netflix Nabs Disney Animation Vancouver Chief Amir Nasrabadi For Key Animation COO Role
    Wednesday, June 4, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    Nasrabadi is taking on a key role at Netflix's feature animation division, which currently employs 900 people across studios in Burbank, Vancouver, and Sydney.
  • The good, the bad and the ugly: Clint Eastwood’s interview debacle reveals bleak truths about film journalism
    Wednesday, June 4, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    An Austrian newspaper ran an interview with the cinema legend which he denied ever giving. What actually happens in the world of movie reporting can be yet more murky It is no surprise that Austrian newspaper Kurier’s Clint Eastwood...
  • Billy Williams obituary
    Monday, June 2, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Cinematographer who won an Oscar for Gandhi but did his most adventurous work on Ken Russell’s Women in Love The cinematographer Billy Williams, who has died aged 96, was Oscar-nominated for Ken Russell ’s adaptation of Women in Love...
  • James Bond franchise owners request more time to defend control of 007 spy name
    Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Exclusive: Dubai-based property developer has challenged trademark registrations over lack of use The owners of the multibillion-pound James Bond franchise have requested more time to mount their defence to keep control of the super...
  • Damien De Froberville Upped To President Of Sony Pictures Animation
    Thursday, May 22, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    De Froberville will share the title of president with Kristine Belson.
  • From Coogler to Cruise: the Hollywood heroes saving cinema
    Monday, May 19, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    With concerns remaining over the theatrical experience, some key figures are working hard at ensuring it survives Throughout film history, there have been vanishingly few directors whose brand names reach the heights of the movie stars...
  • ‘Cinema doesn’t ship that way’: Wes Anderson mocks Donald Trump’s film tariff plans in Cannes
    Monday, May 19, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    While acknowledging he is ‘not an expert in that area of economics’, the director criticised Trump’s announcement of a 100% tariff on films ‘from foreign lands’ American director Wes Anderson has mocked Donald Trump’s plan to impose...
  • Dogma 25 announced at Cannes, as directors launch ‘cultural uprising’
    Monday, May 19, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    A new collective seeks to reinvigorate cinema in the mould of Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg’s Dogme 95 movement, with a 10-point manifesto opposed to the internet A group of Danish and Swedish film-makers have relaunched the...
  • AI-Driven Animated Video Generator Hedra Raises $32 Million
    Thursday, May 15, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    Money continues to flow into tech startups that have their sights set on eliminating every single last animation artist.
  • ‘Fairly Oddparents’ Creator Butch Hartman Launches New Animation Studio With Faith-Based Focus
    Thursday, May 15, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The studio employs over 40 animation crew members.
  • ‘We need to do something’: the company releasing Palestinian films no one else will
    Wednesday, May 14, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    As many films struggle to find distribution, Watermelon Pictures has stepped in to help tell stories from Palestine and other marginalized communities In March, The Encampments , a documentary on the pro-Palestinian protest movement on...
  • The Future Of Cartoon Network Looks Very Bleak
    Tuesday, May 13, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    A new piece in 'Bloomberg Businessweek' paints a grim picture for the future of the 24-hour cartoon channel.
  • Trump’s Hollywood ambassador Jon Voight joins coalition asking for tax incentives
    Monday, May 12, 2025 from Film industry | The Guardian
    In letter, also signed by ambassador Sylvester Stallone, studios and unions call for support on three tax provisions Donald Trump’s Hollywood ambassadors, including the actor Jon Voight, joined labor unions and major studios in asking...
  • Report: Half Of Hollywood’s Top 10 Most Profitable Films Last Year Were Animated
    Tuesday, May 6, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    'Inside Out 2,' the most profitable film of 2024, netted Disney $650 million.
  • Report: Disney’s Shift Of ‘Moana 2’ Production To Canada Cost California Hundreds Of Millions In Economic Benefit
    Thursday, May 1, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    A new study shows that California's animation industry is in dire condition and without stronger government support, the industry could collapse.
  • AI Animation Tech Startup Cheehoo, Backed By Netflix Head Of Film Dan Lin, Raises $10 Million
    Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The company wants to make the process of creating animation less expensive and complex.
  • The Hive Studio Expands To Europe With New Athens Studio
    Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The company is best known for producing Tal Kantor's 2024 Oscar-nominated short film 'Letter to a Pig.'
  • South Korean Government To Invest $1 Billion Into Animation Industry
    Friday, April 25, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    As animation booms across Asia, the Korean government has announced a major investment initiative to grow its local industry.
  • Revenant Studio Releases A Statement On Its Approach To AI
    Monday, April 14, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The Scottish studio is among the few in our industry that is being transparent about its usage of AI.
  • Weta FX Expands Into Australia With New Permanent Melbourne Hub
    Saturday, April 12, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The company's Melbourne outpost is expected to create 80 jobs.
  • Montreal’s Laughing Dragon Studios Is Shutting Down, Blames Quebec Government For ‘Gutting’ Animation Industry
    Friday, April 11, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The full-service 2d animation studio, which had been in business for decades, employed over 100 workers during peak periods.
  • ‘UltraMan: Rising’ Co-Director John Aoshima Signs Overall Deal With Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
    Wednesday, April 9, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    Aoshima is also guest directing on season two of Netflix's ' Blue Eye Samurai.'
  • A New California Bill Is Proposing A 35% Subsidy For Animated Features, Series, And Shorts
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The passage of the bill could encourage more animation production in the state.
  • How TV & Film Merchandise Shape Consumer Desires
    Thursday, April 4, 2024 from
    movie merchandising and toys The influence of TV and film on consumer behaviour is a dynamic aspect of contemporary culture, shaping your desires and preferences in ways that go beyond the screen.
  • What Should Students Know Before Choosing the Film Industry as Their Future Profession?
    Wednesday, April 3, 2024 from
    film industry career choices Before deciding to pursue a career in the film industry, you must consider several critical aspects.
  • Mahdi Al-Sharshani Ali Brings Fresh Ingredients to the Film Production Industry
    Thursday, March 28, 2024 from
    Mahdi Al-Sharshani Ali Qatari filmmaker Madhi directed, wrote, and produced over 30 short films at the Doha Film Institute.
  • How to make your entertainment business look more professional
    Thursday, February 8, 2024 from
    media business tips Whether you are new to the business world or not, it's essential to make a good first impression whatever stage you're in.
  • 6 Career Tips for the Aspiring Sound Editor
    Wednesday, January 17, 2024 from
    sound editing and selecting licenses Embarking on a career in sound editing is an exciting venture, filled with opportunities to unleash your creativity and technical skills.
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival reveals 2024 lineup
    Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from
    Clermont-Ferrand-short-film-fest-2024 The International Competition is set to showcase 66 films representing 52 nationalities.
  • Short film ‘Bridge’ to receive world premiere at Norwich Film Festival
    Wednesday, November 8, 2023 from
    Short-film-bridge NHS Receptionist receives BBC Talent Development Commission to make Short Film 'Bridge' which receives its world premiere at BAFTA and BIFA qualifying Norwich Film Festival.
  • On the Hunt with Aaron Taylor-Johnson in a First Look at ‘Kraven The Hunter’
    Monday, October 30, 2023 from
    Kraven the Hunter is part of Sony's broader strategy to build out its Spider-Verse, focusing not just on the heroes but also on the villains who define the world of Spider-Man.
  • 31st edition of the Raindance Film Festival set to open in London
    Wednesday, October 25, 2023 from
    Raindance-Film-Festival-2023-Day-of-the-Fight The Raindance Film Festival, the biggest independent film festival in the UK, is returning to London's West End for its 31st edition.
  • Creative Sparkworks launches free film & TV skills training initiative in London
    Friday, October 6, 2023 from
    Creative-Sparkworks-film-TV-training-London Creative Sparkworks has announced a new film and TV skills training course to support upcoming filmmakers that are looking to break into the entertainment industry.
  • How Can the Smallest-Scale Auteurs Thrive in the Modern Moviemaking World?
    Monday, September 18, 2023 from
    modern movie making from indie filmmakers Small-scale indie filmmakers can have a ripple effect by inspiring future filmmakers indirectly to challenge convention.
  • Should The Film Industry Do More To Protect Its Stars?
    Thursday, August 3, 2023 from
    film-industry-stars The pressure of being a performer is often overlooked and as the film industry goes through new changes, should we be looking at more ways to help actors in the spotlight overcome mental health challenges and other issues?
  • Fact Not Fiction Films team up with world champion ‘Aguska’ for a new film project
    Thursday, August 3, 2023 from
    Aguska-film-casting Their new short film entitled ‘Aguska’ is focused on the theme of bullying in sport through the eyes of a junior women's football team.
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