EXCLUSIVE: Watrfall, the Ron Perlman-backed creator platform, is planning to put the power in the hands of audiences. The company, which we first told you about in August last year, has opened submissions on its first slate, which will be a $275,000 creator fund, with filmmakers and showrunners able to pitch their original content ideas […]
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YouTube is not “invested in producing content.” That was the message today from the platform’s European chief Pedro Pina, as he continues his tour of the biggest TV events in the world convincing traditional TV gatekeepers that they should work with YouTube. Pina was speaking alongside RTL Deutschland CEO Stephan Schmitter, telling the audience that […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Argentina’s Pasto Cine has boarded María Alché’s upcoming “I Love You and Today Everything Looks Beautiful.” The film is produced by leading Brazilian banner Bubbles Project alongside Spain’s Elastica Films, Germany’s Pandora Film, and France’s Maneki Films. “I Love You and Today Everything Looks Beautiful” is set between the 1950s […]
There are films and series with asexual characters in them, but far fewer interested in the experiential questions about moving through society as asexual and aromantic, and considering that identity on a spectrum. Miki Tanaka’s debut feature “Silver Express” is one such film: a gentle character study observing the everyday annoyances of an asexual person […]
LYON, France — Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark paid an emotional tribute to Nansun Shi, his former wife and longtime producing partner, at the Lumière Film Festival on Sunday, saying he deeply missed the pioneering producer, who died in July. “I miss my partner, Nansun, who helped me on so many projects over so many […]
Luke Evans has said his new ITV thriller The Party “offers a glimpse into the British class system” that remains “particularly visible” in the UK. Evans said the adaptation of the Elizabeth Day novel, which launched on ITV last night, shows how the class system “remains more prevalent here than in almost any other country.” […]
Nicolas Cage expresses one regret over friendship with Sean ConneryNicolas Cage has revealed a lingering regret he has over his friendship with the late Sean Connery.The Oscar winner admitted he still kicks himself over something he said to his late co-star after opening up about his friendship...
With the fall festivals in the books, awards columnist Glenn Whipp surveys the landscape and offers his first bold prediction of the 10 best picture nominees.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Ella Rumpf (“Raw,” “Couture”), Júlio Andrade (“Under Pressure”) and Ana Flávia Cavalcanti (“Baby”) are set to star in Andrea Štaka’s “Ibicaba: O Paraíso Prometido.” The new film by the Golden Leopard-winning director will be produced under Brazil’s MyMama Entertainment banner in co-production with Switzerland’s Cinédokké Sagl and Brazil’s MMM Carioca. […]
Nearly two years into her tenure as the director of UCLA's Hammer Museum, Zoë Ryan is taking bold steps into the future with expansive new education programming and a new way of looking at L.A. art.
Grunge-pop hit 'In My Room' shot Julia Wolf to internet fame. As she embarks on tour, arriving in L.A. on Oct. 25, Wolf is 'saying the crazy stuff out loud' and reflecting on a childhood of 'Twilight'-fueled escape.
System of a Down is marking 25 years of "Toxicity" with a free, all-ages exhibition at Beyond the Streets in Los Angeles, featuring artifacts, photographs and instruments from the album's era.