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JioHotstar Outlines AI, CTV and Commerce Roadmap at
JioStar executives outlined how JioHotstar is building its product and engineering roadmap around AI-powered discovery, connected-TV migration via IPL 2026, and a content-to-commerce pipeline at the A
Rick Baker To Receive Locarno Vision Award
Veteran make-up artist Rick Baker, whose credits span Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' video and films like 'An American Werewolf in London,' will receive the honorary Vision Award at this year's Locarno
Toto The Ninja Cat Gets 52-Episode Animated Series
Dermot O'Leary's children's book series 'Toto the Ninja Cat' is being adapted into a 52-episode animated action-comedy by Studiocanal and Superprod, with 'Danger Mouse' writers Nick Ostler and Mark Hu
Solar-powered studio captures Newfoundland's church
Ontario composer Michael Cloud Duguay spent July 2024 driving a solar-powered mobile studio through Newfoundland, recording pipe organs in tiny churches and weaving the results — plus congregant inter
Coen Brothers to Receive Lumière Award in Lyon
Joel and Ethan Coen will receive the Lumière Award at the 18th Lumière Festival in Lyon this October, joining a roster of past honorees that includes Scorsese, Tarantino, and Eastwood.
SE Asia Premium Video Gets Just 8% of Digital Time
Media Partners Asia's Dhivya T. told the APOS conference that premium video captures just 8% of Southeast Asia's digital attention with no primetime dominance, positioning microdrama as streamers' new
Kim Gordon Performs 'Play Me' on Fallon in Knicks
Kim Gordon brought her bluesy new track "Play Me" to The Tonight Show, wearing a Knicks jersey as she performed a song from her third solo album of the same name, released in March.
Netflix's 'I Will Find You' Scores as Another Coben
Netflix's eight-episode Harlan Coben adaptation 'I Will Find You' delivers a bingeable prison-break conspiracy thriller starring Sam Worthington, earning the same critical warmth as the streamer's pri
‘You learn how to be idiotic artists’: Gilbert & George on fame, rebellion and their mystery new collaborator
Gilbert & George are reworking their 1990 'Worlds and Windows' show at their east London centre, running to 2027, with street artist Endless emerging as a close collaborator who now visits the duo's S
Albert Serra – In Conversation With China’s Bi Gan – and Carla Simón, Nicolás Méndez, Turbo Shorts Capture Spain’s Creative Take-Off at Shanghai
Spain's film industry momentum — five Cannes competition films in two years and dominance of Prime Video's non-English charts — heads to the Shanghai Film Festival on June 21 with a Spain–China dialog
Spielberg Tells NYT ET Was 'Moist, Never Slimy'
Steven Spielberg's New York Times interview went mildly viral after Rachel Abrams asked him whether ET was slimy or dry. He answered: 'a little moist but never slimy' — and the exchange has sparked de
Fotofestiwal Łódź: Global Photography Festival in Pictures
The Guardian's photo gallery spotlights Fotofestiwal, the international photography festival in Łódź, Poland, featuring projects that range from personal trauma to environmental destruction across art
Spain Touts Books as 'Safe IP' for Global Adaptations
Spanish Federation of Publishers secretary general Fernando Benzo is pitching Spain's books as underused 'safe IP' for global screen adaptations, with hits like 'Money Heist' already proving the model
Théodore Pellerin Breaks Down 'Nino' and Rising Career
Théodore Pellerin, the Québécois actor behind Ari Aster's 'Beau Is Afraid' and last year's 'Lurker,' headlines Pauline Loquès' debut feature 'Nino,' a Paris-set character study about a young man grapp
Indian teen killed in Central Park horse carriage crash
An 18-year-old Indian tourist was killed after being thrown from a horse-drawn carriage that bolted in Central Park when the driver stepped away to take photos, renewing calls to ban the industry thro
Paramount Animation Developing Animated 'Survivor'
Paramount Animation is developing an animated 'Survivor' comedy film set in the animal kingdom, with longtime host Jeff Probst on board as executive producer. Animals from around the globe compete on
Real Housewives 20th Anniversary Special Premieres August 9 on Bravo
Bravo debuted the first promo for its Real Housewives 20th anniversary special during the 2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards, announcing a cross-franchise road trip spanning seven cities.
Yang and Rogers Stage t.A.T.u. Cover With Hunting
Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers headlined Bravo's 2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards with a campy t.A.T.u. cover featuring hockey stick choreography and a cameo from 'The Hunting Wives' stars Brittany Sno
RJOY Signs Microdrama Deals with Sooka, IDN App
Singapore-based RisingJoy's microdrama streaming service RJOY has signed distribution deals with Astro's Sooka in Malaysia and IDN App in Indonesia, expanding to four markets and unveiling 20 original
Ben Stiller Confirms Knicks Doc Series With A24 & HBO
Ben Stiller officially confirmed a multi-part Knicks documentary series for HBO, produced with A24, announcing the long-rumored project on Brunson and Hart's podcast while sitting alongside the two ne
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