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Marisa Abela Signs With CAA
British actress Marisa Abela, fresh off her 2025 BAFTA Television Award win for Industry, has signed with CAA for U.S. representation.
Grammy Awards Make Changes To Best New Artist Rules & Add Five New Categories
The Recording Academy announced rule changes and five new categories for the 2027 Grammy Awards, including an increase to the Best New Artist submission limit and expanded recognition for songwriters
Penn to direct January 6 film with Cooper set to star
Sean Penn is set to write and direct an untitled film about the January 6 Capitol riot, with Bradley Cooper in talks to star as a police officer caught up in the 2021 insurrection — a 'passion project
Edinburgh Film Festival To Launch First UK Film
The Edinburgh International Film Festival will debut a one-day UK Film Conference on August 15, with BFI CEO Ben Roberts delivering the inaugural keynote in conversation with Picturehouse Cinemas' Cla
Sony Takes International Narnia Distribution From
Sony Pictures Entertainment will handle the international theatrical release of Greta Gerwig's Narnia: The Magician's Nephew, with Netflix retaining domestic distribution ahead of its February 2027 gl
Moroccan Film Returns to Shanghai Main Competition
Yassine El Idrissi's drama "Halima," about an elderly woman confronting her past in the illegal cannabis trade, world-premiered in the Golden Goblet Awards Main Competition at the 28th Shanghai Intern
Abdullah Ibrahim: 10 Essential Jazz Recordings
A career-spanning survey of South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim traces his evolution from co-founding the Jazz Epistles in 1959 through politically resonant compositions like Mannenberg to int
Samsung Galaxy Phones Star in 'Spider-Man: Brand New
Samsung Galaxy phones feature prominently in Sony's 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' appearing on screen as Ned Leeds' tracking devices and anchoring a companion 'Spidey Tracker' fan experience launching
Kazuo Ishiguro announces 1930s spy caper to be published next year
Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro will publish his first novel since 2021 next March — a 1938-set spy caper called Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger, announced by Faber in the UK and Knopf in the US.
Geoffrey Thorne Adapting VR Game 'Events At Unity
Geoffrey Thorne has signed on to write and executive produce a live-action TV series adaptation of Titan1Studios' 2023 PCVR game 'Events at Unity Farm,' working alongside partner Todd Sharp through th
Grammy Awards Announce Big Changes to Best New Artist and Album Rules, and Add Five New Categories
The Recording Academy announced five new Grammy categories and relaxed Best New Artist and album eligibility rules for the 2027 ceremony, responding to industry calls for greater flexibility as artist
Paddington Musical Sets Broadway Debut for March 30
London's Olivier-winning Paddington: The Musical will begin Broadway performances on March 30 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, with producers Sonia Friedman and Eliza Lumley bringing Michael Bond's well-
China Film Industry's 3 AI Hurdles: Compute, Distribution, Control
At Shanghai's film festival, industry panelists identified computing power, distribution, and AI 'obedience' as the core challenges of integrating generative AI into Chinese filmmaking, while arguing
1977 Mars Colony Mockumentary Spurs Trump Scientists Probe
A 1977 British TV mockumentary about scientists disappearing to a secret Mars colony has become the unlikely blueprint for a current Trump administration investigation into alleged 'missing scientists
Otoboke Beaver to Open for Foo Fighters at Anfield
Japanese punk quartet Otoboke Beaver will play their biggest UK show yet at Liverpool's Anfield supporting Foo Fighters, a slot secured largely through Dave Grohl's personal championing of the band af
‘This will be timeless’: what art can we expect from Chicago’s $850m Obama Presidential Center?
Barack and Michelle Obama will open their $850M presidential center on Chicago's South Side on Thursday, featuring 30 commissioned original artworks — an unprecedented scale for a presidential library
Hold to This Earth Exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture
Yorkshire Sculpture Park's "Hold to This Earth" brings 38 Indigenous American artists together in an exhibition fusing traditional crafts with contemporary protest — from Navajo weavings to ceramics c
KVIFF Unveils 11 Central European Films, Launches
Karlovy Vary's KVIFF Promises industry program unveiled 11 Central European film projects for its Central Stage showcase on July 6 and launched Book-to-Screen, a new initiative spotlighting 8 literary
Becher Eyes October China Release for New 'Shaun'
Aardman director Will Becher said a new Halloween-themed 'Shaun the Sheep' film could reach Chinese cinemas in October, speaking at the Shanghai International Film Festival alongside fellow animation
Henket's 'Birds of Mexico City' Redefines Gender at Bildhalle
Photographer Pieter Henket's 'Birds of Mexico City' series, created with stylist Chino Castilla, captures a generation of Mexicans redefining gender and identity through a studio exhibition now showin
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