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Oct 29, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Storied British producer Pippa Harris and YouTube UK boss Alison Lomax have joined the board of Britain’s National Film and Television School (NFTS). The pair join the likes of BBC content boss Kate Phillips and Sky Studios CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz on the governors board. They bring together film and TV production expertise with digital […]
Japanese studio giant Toho’s North American release of “Godzilla Minus One” was a turning point in the company’s approach to the global market, CEO Matsuoka Hiro said at the Tokyo International Film Festival on Thursday. Matsuoka was speaking at an “Academy in Tokyo” session with Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts […]
BAFTA has launched a review after its trustees were accused of potentially breaching UK charity law by accepting free guest tickets to awards ceremonies. During BAFTA’s annual general meeting this week, Michael Pritchett, an independent film producer who serves as the elected chair of BAFTA’s membership council, raised concerns about whether trustees broke rules that […]
Top AGBO execs Chris Brearton and Dominic Hughes delivered a keynote discussion at TIFFCOM, the content market of the Tokyo International Film Festival, on Thursday, about how AI is impacting filmmaking, how it can be used to assist rather than replace human creators and how it will shape the future of visual content creation. Brearton […]
Cannes Marché du Film and Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market (TIFFCOM) have announced that they will co-organize the Japan IP Market in Cannes for a second consecutive year, from May 14-15. The announcement was made at TIFFCOM during the seminar ‘Beyond Country of Honour: Building the Next Global Partnerships with Japan’, featuring Alexandra Zakharchenko, […]
The Japan IP Market will be back in Cannes next May for a second straight year. The Cannes Film Market and TIFFCOM, the content market of the Tokyo International Film Festival, are again teaming up on the event, and the 2027 edition will run May 14-15. The return was revealed at TIFFCOM in Tokyo, during […]
Sanrio has apologised after its merchandise line with Japanese TV series Vivant drew criticism.
Shashank Walia’s “Birds in the Dark,” about a call center executive whom a police informer mistakes for a suspect, will close the 15th Dharamshala International Film Festival with its India premiere. The festival runs Oct. 29–Nov. 1 at Tibetan Children’s Village in Upper Dharamshala. Walia’s debut feature took two prizes at the Busan International Film […]
Paris Jackson escalates legal war with late dad Michael Jackson’s estateParis Jackson has once again alleged wrongdoing by the man running her late father's business affairs.Michael Jackson's daughter has taken her legal war a step up with estate executor John Branca, claiming in new court...
Olivia Colman spills secret to happy marriage with Ed SinclairOlivia Colman has finally unveiled the secret to her successful marriage with Ed Sinclair.Speaking to the Daily Mail, the 52-year-old actress revealed that she and her husband always make sure to be "kind" to each other."I heard one...
“It was all a coincidence,” Toho CEO Matsuoka Hiro said this afternoon during a Q&A at the Tokyo Film Festival when quizzed on his company’s decision to re-enter the U.S. market in 2023 to distribute Takashi Yamazaki’s box-office hit Godzilla Minus One. Godzilla Minus One opened Stateside in December 2023 and earned more than $11.4 […]
At first, Kim Kardashian was all about keeping her health issues close to the chest. As The Kardashians star recently shared, she was diagnosed with esophagitis—swelling, inflammation or...
