Category Archives: News
Mark Kassen’s Tech-Driven Political Thriller ‘PH-1’ Boarded by Other Angle (EXCLUSIVE)
French sales Other Angle (“Double Down South”) has boarded “PH-1,” a tech-driven political thriller starring Mark Kassen, Abubakar Salim, Dina Shihabi, Vinessa Shaw and Jesse L...
Elskes Nov 05, 2024
Moviegoers Tune Out Election By Going to ‘Venom: The Last Dance,’ ‘Juror #2’ and More: ‘We Need a Break Before the Storm’
It’s 3 p.m. on Election Day, and New Yorker Hana Slevin is spending her afternoon at AMC Lincoln Square, where she can keep her phone out of sight and the fate of the free world out of mind. ...
Rebecca Rubin Nov 05, 2024
Anne Hathaway Sings Updated ‘Please Please Please’ Lyrics Urging Student Voters to Stay on Long Lines: ‘Voting Is Magic But Also Annoying’
As voters hit the polls on Election Day, celebrities are showing up to voting centers and posting selfies with "I voted" stickers en masse. Some are taking it one step further, like Anne Hathaway, for...
Steven J. Horowitz Nov 05, 2024
Taipei Fan Meet for Boys Love Series ‘First Note of Love’ Set as First Leg of Asia Tour
The Boys Love (‘BL’) genre is getting bigger. Big enough for producers to organize fan meets similar to those for Asia's mainstream TV shows or pop music stars. In an event organized at We...
Patrick Frater Nov 05, 2024
Latin America’s Growing Production Highlighted at Taiwan Creative Content Fest
Colombia Film Commissioner, Silvia Echeverri outlined Latin America’s evolving audiovisual landscape and her country’s growing production sector during a presentation at the Taiwan Creativ...
Naman Ramachandran Nov 05, 2024
Cross-Cultural Comedy-Horror ‘Pontianaks’ Unveiled at Taiwan Creative Content Fest
Southeast Asian folklore meets Taiwanese culture in “Pontianaks in Taiwan,” a mini-series that follows two undead supernatural beings on a road trip across Taiwan. The project, currently i...
Naman Ramachandran Nov 05, 2024
Dystopian Tech-Faith Anthology Animated Series ‘Dogmaverse’ Unveiled at TCCF
Taiwan-based production companies Luckysparks and AGE Creative have unveiled “Dogmaverse,” an ambitious, animated anthology series exploring the intersection of technology and faith in a d...
Naman Ramachandran Nov 05, 2024
Indonesian Drama ‘Cubs’ Explores Coming-of-Age Tale Against Mining Town Backdrop – TCCF
Indonesian filmmakers Riri Riza, Mira Lesmana, and Ifa Isfansyah are developing “Cubs,” a coming-of-age drama set against the backdrop of a gold mining town, which is being presented at th...
Naman Ramachandran Nov 05, 2024
Warner Bros. Fires Back at Crichton Estate Over Claim ‘The Pitt’ Is an ‘ER’ Reboot: It’s a ‘Completely Different Show’
Warner Bros. is seeking to throw out a lawsuit filed by the estate of Michael Crichton, which argued that the forthcoming Max series “The Pitt” is an unauthorized reboot of “ER.̶...
Gmaddaus Nov 05, 2024
‘Unorthodox’ Showrunner Anna Winger on Algorithms, ‘Misused’ Writers’ Rooms and How Understanding Budgets Is a Writer’s ‘Superpower’
At the Thessaloniki Film Festival as part of the Agora Series workshops, British-American writer, showrunner and executive producer Anna Winger - who created Netflix's "Unorthodox," co-created the str...
Leo Barraclough Nov 05, 2024