Category Archives: Variety

BBC Chair Vows to Tackle ‘Unacceptable Behaviour’ at the Network Following Huw Edwards Scandal: ‘There’s a Sense Powerful People “Get Away With It”‘
BBC chair Samir Shah has vowed to tackle "unacceptable behaviour" at the broadcaster following the Huw Edwards scandal. Edwards, who was until last year the BBC's most high-profile and highly-paid new...
K.J. Yossman Nov 05, 2024

Bruce Springsteen Visits Jeremy Allen White’s Springsteen on the Set of Biopic ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’
Bruce Springsteen paid a visit to Jeremy Allen White — who was in character as ’80s-era Springsteen — on the set of upcoming biopic “Deliver Me From Nowhere.” The two wer...
Ellise Shafer Nov 05, 2024

‘Kaos,’ ‘Baby Reindeer’ Among Shows Nominated for Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards 2024
The BBC and Netflix have garnered the most nods at the upcoming Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft & Design Awards with 31 and 16 nominations respectively. BBC series "Lost Boys & Fairies" l...
K.J. Yossman Nov 05, 2024

‘Sky Above Zenica’ Director, a Ji.hlava Doc Festival Award Winner, on How a Community Mobilized to Fight for Clean Air
The small Balkan country of Bosnia and Herzegovina has faced particular energy challenges for years, complicated by corruption and ecological threats. Bosnian filmmaker Zlatko Pranjic teamed with Dani...
Leo Barraclough Nov 05, 2024

Menemsha Takes North American Rights to Klaus Haro’s World War II Drama ‘Never Alone’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Sales agent The Playmaker has closed a North American distribution deal with Menemsha Films for “Never Alone,” a World War II drama directed by Finnish filmmaker Klaus Hr, known for "My Sa...
Leo Barraclough Nov 05, 2024

Chunghwa Telecom Expands Content Investment Role, Reveals Series, Film Slate
Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's largest phones and broadband internet company, unveiled an investment and production slate of two new series and two movies on Tuesday, the first day of the Taiwan Creative ...
Patrick Frater Nov 05, 2024

Ji.hlava Doc Festival Winner ‘Gray Zone’ Director Relives Trauma of Premature Birth to Call for Systemic Change: ‘I Played a Dangerous Game With Myself’
In Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival winner "Gray Zone," Slovak director Daniela Meressa Rusnokov proves that the personal can be universal, reliving her son's premature birth. "I'd had two children ...
Leo Barraclough Nov 05, 2024

Taiwan-Singapore Agree Cooperation on First Day of Taiwan Creative Content Fest
The Taiwan Creative Content Agency and Singapore's public broadcast group MediaCorp, Tuesday, used the opening day of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest as the occasion to sign a memorandum of understan...
Patrick Frater Nov 05, 2024

European Film Awards Nominations: ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘The Substance,’ ‘The Room Next Door’ and More Up for Best Film
The nominees for this year’s European Film Awards have been unveiled, with “Emilia Prez,” “The Substance” and “The Room Next Door” all up for best European fi...
Ellise Shafer Nov 05, 2024

‘Kneecap,’ ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations
“Kneecap” and “Love Lies Bleeding” lead the nominees for this year’s British Independent Film Awards. “How to Have Sex” breakout Mia McKenna-Bruce and “...
Ellise Shafer Nov 05, 2024