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Ella Langley Wins ACM Artist‑Songwriter of the Year
The Academy of Country Music’s 61st ceremony highlighted rising talent, with Ella Langley clinching the Artist‑Songwriter of the Year award and Jessie Jo Dillon taking Songwriter of the Year. New‑arti
MMM Film Sales Picks 'Winnipeg: Hope' for Annecy
Paris‑based MMM Film Sales has secured international rights to the animated feature "Winnipeg: Seeds of Hope", which follows a young girl's escape from Barcelona on the SS Winnipeg chartered by Pablo
Annecy’s 2026 Lineup Celebrates the Range, Excitement and Power of Animation Worldwide
The 2026 Annecy Animation Film Festival unveils a vibrant 44‑film slate from 26 nations, with a strong French core and a surge of Asian entries, including Chinese storytellers and a Taiwanese rotoscop
Annecy 2026 Adds Gervais, Brad Bird, Brothers Quay to Lineup
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival unveiled its 2026 guest lineup and program, adding Ricky Gervais, Brad Bird, and the Brothers Quay to a slate already featuring Mike Judge and Laika CE
Spotify Beats Q1, Shares Fall 13% on Q2 Guidance
Spotify's Q1 2026 results topped expectations on subscribers and revenue, but softer-than-hoped Q2 guidance sent shares tumbling more than 13% in early trading despite strong margin expansion and a ne
Jim Ghedi Scores A24's 'Robin Hood' Film
Sheffield folk musician Jim Ghedi, known for his apocalyptic ‘doom folk’ album ‘Wasteland’, landed his first film‑scoring gig on A24’s upcoming ‘The Death of Robin Hood’, working from his hometown des
Paulo Nimer Pjota Debuts Show at South London Gallery
Brazilian painter Paulo Nimer Pjota, a veteran of São Paulo’s hip‑hop graffiti scene, is debuting his first UK institutional exhibition at South London Gallery. Titled Encantados, the show fuses mythi
Tony Leung Chairs Shanghai Golden Goblet Jury
Veteran actor Tony Leung Chiu‑wai will chair the jury for the Golden Goblet Awards at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, which runs June 12‑21. Leung, a four‑decade cinema icon with over 1
New 'Ultras' Doc Traces Global Football Fan Culture
Ragnhild Ekner's 90-minute documentary 'Ultras' travels through seven countries — from Sweden to Egypt — to trace the global spread of hardcore football fan culture that first emerged in Italian stadi
Michael Debuts No. 1 in U.K./Ireland With £11.6M
Universal's "Michael" debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £11.6 million ($15.6 million), one of the strongest openings of the year in the territory.
Clooney Condemns Violence at Chaplin Award Gala
George Clooney, accepting Film at Lincoln Center's 51st annual Chaplin Award, condemned the violence that prompted the White House Correspondents' Dinner evacuation and called for unity across the pol
Megan Thee Stallion Exits Moulin Rouge! Two Weeks Early
Megan Thee Stallion will end her Broadway debut in Moulin Rouge! on May 1, two weeks ahead of schedule, after a run that lifted weekly grosses from roughly $870,000 to $1.66 million.
Amazon MGM Drops Verity Trailer with Hathaway & Johnson
Amazon MGM unveiled the trailer for the twisted thriller “Verity,” starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, which opens Oct. 2, as the studio rides a streak of successful Colleen Hoover adaptations
Gunn Pauses Authority Film; Booster Gold Paradise Lost
James Gunn has put the long‑anticipated Authority film on hold, citing an unfinished script and misalignment with the evolving DCU, while his other DC projects push ahead: the Booster Gold series stay
Lady Gaga & Doechii Release 'Runway' Video
Lady Gaga teams up with rapper Doechii for the high‑energy single "Runway," a fashion‑forward anthem that doubles as a promo for the upcoming Devil Wears Prada 2. Directed by Parris Goebel, the video—
Maialen Beloki Takes Helm at San Sebastián Festival
Maialen Beloki, a long‑time deputy director, has been chosen to succeed José Luis Rebordinos as head of the San Sebastián Film Festival, ensuring continuity of its expanding year‑round programming and
Gaga & Doechii Debut ‘Runway’ Video for Fashion Film
Lady Gaga and Doechii unleash a high‑fashion music video for “Runway,” a track that also appears in the upcoming ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ and has already racked up nearly three million Spotify stream
Sony Revives Django‑Zorro Film L.A. Confidential Writer
Oscar‑winning screenwriter Brian Helgeland is now penning a Sony‑backed crossover that pits Jamie Foxx’s Django against the legendary Zorro, a concept born from Quentin Tarantino’s 2014 comic with Mat
Waldron Renews 20th TV Deal, Teases Chad Powers S2 Fall Premiere
Michael Waldron has re-upped his overall deal with 20th Television, keeping the Chad Powers showrunner and Loki creator in the Disney fold while he directs four of six Season 2 episodes and teases a f
Love Omar: New Play Explores Sharif's 1983 Chichester Run
Playwright Hannah Khalil's new play "Love Omar" dramatizes Omar Sharif's 1983 stint at Chichester Festival Theatre in "The Sleeping Prince," weaving backstage anecdotes — including a moustache-dyeing
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