• Screenmaxxing: why Hollywood is supersizing the big screen experience
    Friday, April 17, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    With Imax more popular than ever, a new way to watch movies – HDR by Barco – has been quietly rolling out but what difference does it really make? At this year’s CinemaCon, an annual gathering where film studios show off their upcoming...
  • I’ll make up a whopper you can’t refuse! Why do we love to believe cinema’s best lines were improvised?
    Friday, April 17, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    From The Godfather to Saltburn, the internet is awash with claims that actors are ditching the script and making it up as they go along. What’s behind our desire to invest in these behind-the-scenes ‘secrets’? Fun fact: in the history of...
  • First trailer released for western starring AI version of Val Kilmer
    Thursday, April 16, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Footage of As Deep As the Grave screened in the US, featuring an authorised visual deepfake of the actor who died in 2025 A trailer has been released for the first film to star an authorised generative AI version of a major Hollywood...
  • Sex and drugs and poisoned champagne: 90 years on, we can finally see Joan Crawford’s wildest film
    Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    A legal dispute led to Letty Lynton, the golden age superstar’s controversial drama, being sealed away. Only now can audiences see what all the fuss was about Joan Crawford was one of the biggest stars of Hollywood’s golden age, but one...
  • Netflix Plants Flag In Vancouver As More Animation Production Heads North
    Thursday, April 9, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The new facility underscores Vancouver’s continuing rise as a global animation hub, as major studios expand production capacity outside Los Angeles.
  • Melissa Gilbert denies being ‘naive’ or ‘complicit’ in standing by Timothy Busfield despite sexual abuse claims
    Tuesday, April 7, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    The actor whose husband is charged with child sexual abuse says she believes ‘his side of the story’ is ‘the truth’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Melissa Gilbert contends she is “neither...
  • ‘Coke and booze didn’t help my creativity’: Joe Eszterhas on his wild times – and his supernatural, anti-woke Basic Instinct reboot
    Tuesday, April 7, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    He was the screenwriting colossus behind Flashdance, Jagged Edge, Showgirls and more. Now clean, ‘Hollywood’s Shakespeare’ talks about today’s scared studios, his refugee trauma – and taking acid with Hunter S Thompson Joe Eszterhas was...
  • Melissa Gilbert defends husband Timothy Busfield as actor faces child sexual abuse charges
    Saturday, April 4, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    The former Little House on the Prairie star said husband was ‘last person in world who would hurt a child’ Melissa Gilbert has staunchly defended her husband and fellow actor Timothy Busfield in her first interview since New Mexico...
  • Rodeo FX Consolidates Paris Operations, Moves Mikros Animation Into Unified Studio
    Friday, April 3, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The chic new Paris headquarters brings Mikros and Rodeo teams together as integration continues and European production scales up.
  • Veteran DreamWorks Director Tim Johnson Launches New Animation Banner, Will Helm ‘Wizard Of Id’ Feature
    Friday, April 3, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The director is teaming with Goodman Pictures to launch Underneath the Umbrella Productions, with 'B.C.' and 'Wizard of Id' projects planned.
  • Kidscreen Summit’s Shutdown Is Shocking, But Hardly Surprising In An Era Defined By Media Consolidation
    Wednesday, April 1, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    Fewer commissioners, market consolidation, and changing industry practices are reshaping how kids content is financed, pitched, and brought to market
  • From the phone to the plex: why TV shows are turning into movies
    Tuesday, March 31, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    A successful cinema release for the new Peaky Blinders movie provided marketing opportunities that could lead to a reverse in the stream-first model In its first three days on Netflix, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man movie racked up...
  • James Tolkan, actor in Top Gun and Back to the Future, dies aged 94
    Saturday, March 28, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Tolkan, known for portraying authoritarian figures, died ‘peacefully’ in Lake Placid, New York, his agent says James Tolkan, known for his roles as an authoritarian figure in the Back to the Future and Top Gun films, has died. He was 94....
  • Sony Shutters Oscar-Winning VFX Studio Pixomondo, Just Four Years After Acquiring It
    Friday, March 27, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Hugo’ VFX and virtual production company will be shut down as Sony shifts some staff and projects internally.
  • OpenAI Shutters GenAI Video Platform Sora, Derailing Its $1B Disney Partnership
    Wednesday, March 25, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The unexpected collapse of Sora stalls Disney’s AI ambitions, highlighting the volatility and uncertainty around generative video.
  • ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Directors Land $10M Deal After The Film’s Breakout Success
    Tuesday, March 24, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    A lack of early sequel terms with Netflix gave Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans unprecedented leverage to secure major paydays and rare backend compensation.
  • Why is the US so expensive? Everything comes in a ‘premium’ version, from doctors’ appointments to movies | Arwa Mahdawi
    Tuesday, March 24, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Want a good view of the cinema screen? You’ll need to sign up to the VIP scheme. A quick chat with your doctor? An extra $50,000 will let you jump the queue ‘What’s great about this country is America started the tradition where the...
  • California Adds TV Animation To Tax Credit Program For The First Time
    Thursday, March 19, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    'Rick and Morty' spinoff 'President Curtis' and 'Family Guy' spinoff 'Stewie' are the first animated series to qualify for California’s expanded tax credits.
  • Triggerfish Plants U.K. Flag In Bristol, Expands Talent Pipeline With BBC Ignite
    Wednesday, March 18, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    Africa's leading animation studio expands its U.K. footprint, launching a new hub while partnering with emerging creators through the BBC’s development program.
  • ‘It’s going to upset the balance’: how will Paramount buying Warner Bros change Hollywood?
    Tuesday, March 17, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Warner Bros might have swept the Oscars with Sinners and One Battle After Another, but the impending merger has those in the industry worried about the future On Sunday, Warner Bros snared 11 Oscars for One Battle After Another, Sinners...
  • Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav in line for $700m payout from Paramount deal
    Tuesday, March 17, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    One of the best-paid executives in Hollywood has already made $113m after selling shares in WBD this month Business live – latest updates David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros Discovery, is in line for a $700m (£525m) payday...
  • Selfies, sniffer dogs and superstition – Peter Bradshaw’s big night out at the Oscars!
    Monday, March 16, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    KPop Demon Hunters fans screamed with glee, Adrien Brody grossed out the audience and Timothée Chalamet broke all the rules. The Guardian’s film critic on a gobsmackingly glamorous ceremony Key takeaways from Oscars 2026: horror wins,...
  • ‘Like a DVD in the present tense’: are we ready for film distribution via USB drives?
    Monday, March 16, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    As big tech continues to dominate the film industry, Video StoreAge is a uniquely crafted company that works with film-makers to sell independent films on USB drives The streaming-skeptical cinephile faces a dilemma in 2026, especially...
  • Warner Bros wins a record 11 Oscars as One Battle After Another and Sinners dominate awards
    Sunday, March 15, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Film studio – currently in acquisition talks with Paramount – earned 11 awards thanks to films by Ryan Coogler and Paul Thomas Anderson Oscars 2026 winners: the full list Warner Bros, the studio currently in the final stages of talks...
  • ‘On YouTube, we can reach 2.5bn people at once’: Oscars head Bill Kramer on TV, AI and 4am starts
    Thursday, March 12, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    The Academy CEO on his decidedly non-Hollywood beginnings, bonding with Robert Redford – and a formative watch of All That Jazz It’s a boiling day in downtown Los Angeles; crowds are milling about outside the Dolby theatre where Sunday’s...
  • Ben Affleck sells his AI postproduction startup to Netflix
    Friday, March 6, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Announcing the InterPositive deal, the actor says he was moved from being scared of the technology to embracing it Ben Affleck has sold his artificial intelligence company to Netflix in a surprise deal, saying he had been driven to...
  • Cartoon Saloon Names ‘The Breadwinner’ Producer Anthony Leo CEO
    Wednesday, March 4, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The Oscar-nominated producer and Aircraft Pictures co-founder steps in as the Kilkenny studio enters a new phase of growth and global animation production.
  • Top UK film and TV production school puts spotlight on students with disabilities
    Monday, March 2, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Exclusive: National Film and Television School introduces fully accessible accommodation and bursary scheme at its Beaconsfield campus For a long time, physically disabled students who dreamed of studying at the UK’s most prestigious...
  • Paramount Skydance wins Warner Bros Discovery bid after Netflix walks away from deal
    Friday, February 27, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Streamer said ‘deal no longer financially attractive’ at price required to match offer by David Ellison’s firm Paramount Skydance has beaten Netflix to take over Warner Bros Discovery’s storied Hollywood studios and streaming business...
  • That’s Really All Folks! Netflix Walks Away From Warner Bros. Deal, Clearing The Way For Paramount
    Thursday, February 26, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    With Netflix declining to raise its offer, Warner Bros. fate lies in the hands of government regulators, as Paramount Skydance moves closer to taking control.
  • Hundreds of film-makers back Berlinale director in row over winners’ Gaza comments
    Thursday, February 26, 2026 from Film industry | The Guardian
    Tilda Swinton among those to sign petition supporting Tricia Tuttle, who reportedly faces sack after pro-Palestine speeches at gala Prominent directors and actors have rallied in support of the American head of the Berlin film festival...
  • Josh D’Amaro To Replace Bob Iger As CEO Of The Walt Disney Company
    Tuesday, February 3, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    D'Amaro will take over for outgoing boss Bob Iger on March 18, with Dana Walden also set for a promotion to president and chief creative officer.
  • Blue Ant Media Finalizes Its Takeover Of Thunderbird Entertainment, Including Atomic Cartoons
    Thursday, January 29, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    Atomic's leadership will remain in place to lead Blue Ant's animation division, expanding the company’s production scale and global reach.
  • Netflix Plans 10% Increase In Content Spend As Q4 Earnings Show Continued Growth
    Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    During an earnings update on Tuesday, the company touted growth from ads, memberships, and new formats, while also addressing its Warner Bros. deal.
  • Netflix Converts Warner Bros. Deal To All-Cash To Shut the Door On Paramount
    Tuesday, January 20, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The streamer removes the stock-based part of its offer, speeding up the shareholder vote and strengthening its case against Paramount's takeover attempts.
  • All Of Sony’s Films Will Head to Netflix After Their Theatrical, Home Entertainment Windows Under New Pay-1 Deal
    Thursday, January 15, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    Under the new deal, Netflix will become the exclusive first-window streaming platform for Sony films worldwide after their theatrical and home releases.
  • WBD Rejects Yet Another Paramount Skydance Takeover Attempt
    Wednesday, January 7, 2026 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    Warner Bros. Discovery rejects a revised takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, despite new guarantees from backer Larry Ellison, reaffirming its Netflix deal.
  • WildBrain Sells Its Peanuts Stake To Sony For A Debt-Free Balance Sheet
    Friday, December 19, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The sale erases WildBrain’s debt and shifts focus to scaling wholly owned franchises, digital platforms, and long-term margin growth.
  • Shareholders Push Back On Blue Ant Purchase Of Thunderbird Entertainment
    Thursday, December 18, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The proposed deal puts Atomic Cartoons at the center of a debate over valuation, control, and whether Blue Ant’s offer reflects Thunderbird’s long term worth.
  • Rainbow Acquires Geronimo Stilton IP, No Mention Of The Previously-Announced Feature Adaptation
    Thursday, December 18, 2025 from Cartoon Brew » Business
    The feature was announced in 2023 with 'Captain Underpants' director David Soren, but today’s release offered no update, raising doubts about its future.
  • 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.
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