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Édouard Louis's Collapse: memoir of a brother's death
French writer Édouard Louis publishes 'Collapse,' a formally experimental memoir confronting the death of his eldest brother at 38 from complications of alcoholism, a sibling whose violent homophobia
Olateanu Debuts Pandemic Midlife Drama at Transilvania Festival
Romanian filmmaker Marius Olteanu, director of the Berlin-winning debut "Monsters.," is previewing his sophomore feature "We Won't Get Old Together" — a pandemic-era midlife drama about an architect t
Serkis, Google VP Debate AI's Role in Storytelling
Andy Serkis, Google VP Jon Zepp, and filmmaker Josh Nelson Youssef debated AI's growing role in storytelling at the APOS conference, balancing enthusiasm for creative expansion with calls for transpar
TIFF Confirms 130+ Buyers From 49 Countries for First Market
The Toronto Film Festival's inaugural buyer market, TIFF: The Market, has confirmed more than 130 buyers from 49 countries for its September 10-16 debut, backed by a CAD23 million Canadian government
JioStar’s Kevin Vaz Says Commerce Will Become Third Revenue Stream as Indian Ad Market Faces Pressure
Indian streamer JioStar is building commerce into a third revenue stream alongside advertising and subscriptions, entert...
Julia Kerr's Lost Opera Premieres Nearly a Century
Nearly a century after Julia Kerr composed her opera Chronoplan in late-1920s Berlin — only to see its premiere halted by Hitler's rise — her forgotten scores have been rediscovered in misfiled archiv
Silent carnivals, kabaddi players and home videos: Jarman award shortlist announced
Film London has shortlisted four British artist film-makers — Sadia Pineda Hameed, Ilona Sagar, Rhea Storr and Alia Syed — for the 2026 Jarman Award, a £10,000 prize for groundbreaking work with movin
Brittany Allen Runs Own Emmy Campaign for 'The Pitt'
Brittany Allen self-submitted for Emmy consideration as dying cancer patient Roxie on HBO's 'The Pitt' Season 2 after the network left her out of its submission package, running a grassroots FYC campa
‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 5 Premiere Week Viewership Down 30% As Netflix Takes Wait & See Approach To Renewal
Sweet Magnolias Season 5 drew 2.8 million views in its premiere week — a 30% drop from Season 3 — and Netflix has not opened a Season 6 writers room, choosing to evaluate the romantic drama's performa
APAC Screen Economy to Reach $200B by 2031
The Asia-Pacific screen economy will reach $200 billion by 2031, but Media Partners Asia's Vivek Couto told APOS 2026 the real story is a $46-vs-$890 per-capita monetization gap with the U.S. that dem
Bandai Namco Launches Animation Short Film Project With Talent Behind ‘Akira’ & Oscar-Nominated ‘Possessions’
Bandai Namco Filmworks has launched "Pursuing The Future," a six-studio 3D CG animated short film project featuring veteran Japanese animation talent, with two of six shorts already completed ahead of
Toy Story 5 Targets $275M Global Opening, Franchise
Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 5, centered on Jessie, is projected for a franchise-record $275M global opening ($140M domestic) over Father's Day weekend, though forecasters trimmed the domestic estimate fr
‘Girls Like Girls’ Review: Hayley Kiyoko Gives Tumblr Lesbians a Dreamy Excuse to Kiss at the Movies
Hayley Kiyoko's directorial debut 'Girls Like Girls,' adapted from her 2015 viral music video, opens in theaters June 18 via Focus Features to a mixed IndieWire review praising its devotion to queer f
Bittar's 'Reclaim the Flag' Doc Launches LGBTQ Movement
Celebrity jewelry designer Alexis Bittar's directorial debut 'Reclaim the Flag,' a documentary short exploring the LGBTQ community's relationship to the American flag, officially launched a namesake m
Remy Voice Actor Patton Oswalt Wants to Do ‘Ratatouille 2’ but It Can’t Be a ‘Money Grab’: A Lot of Sequels Are ‘Inorganic’
Patton Oswalt said he'd return as Remy in a 'Ratatouille' sequel — but only if original director Brad Bird comes back with a genuinely story-driven idea rather than a cash-in, as Pixar ramps up multip
Kurt Russell Receives Crystal Nymph at Monte-Carlo TV
Princess Charlene of Monaco presented the Crystal Nymph Award to Kurt Russell at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival on Tuesday, where Danish crime drama 'The Uniform' took best series and Israel-Pale
‘Stargirl’ Lead Brec Bassinger Among 2026 UCLA Professional Programs Winners In Screenwriting
Brec Bassinger, star of 'Stargirl' and 'Final Destination Bloodlines,' is one of four winners in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's 2026 Professional Programs writing competition, takin
Rocky Horror Sets 2027 Sphere Run as Oz Hits $400M
Sphere Entertainment booked The Rocky Horror Picture Show for a 2027 run at its Las Vegas venue while revealing its AI-tailored Wizard of Oz has sold 3 million tickets and $400 million in sales since
Cammock Defends Churchill Video as Peers Slam
Turner Prize winner Helen Cammock defended her 40-minute video at the National Portrait Gallery after Lord Roberts of Belgravia and 50+ peers signed a letter calling her claim that Churchill deliberat
Cate Blanchett Named Oxford Theatre Professor
Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett has been named the Cameron Mackintosh visiting professor of contemporary theatre at St Catherine's College, Oxford, for the 2026-27 academic year, promising to bring
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