Category Archives: Variety

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival Head on AI, Separating Fact From Fiction and Why Documentaries Are Needed ‘Now More Than Ever’
In the year since the Thessaloniki Intl. Documentary Festival organized its 2025 edition around the theme of artificial intelligence, the technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, disrupting indust...
postcardjunky Mar 04, 2026

South African Film and TV Workers Call on Lawmakers to Rescue Rebate System, Save Industry in Grips of ‘Horrific’ Crisis
It's dj vu all over again at the Joburg Film Festival, where South African film and television workers are again calling on the government to rescue a floundering rebate system and save the country's ...
postcardjunky Mar 04, 2026

Lea Drucker Joins Voice Cast of French Comic-Book Adaptation ‘Blaise’ From ‘Silex and the City’ Director
La Drucker, who just won best actress at the Cesar Awards for her role in “Case 137,” has joined the voice cast of “Blaise,” an animated feature adapted from the popular comic ...
elskes Mar 04, 2026

Queer Media Veteran David Artavia Named Executive Director of LGBTQ Youth Arts Initiative The Future Perfect Project (EXCLUSIVE)
Queer media veteran David Artavia has been named executive editor of national LGBTQ youth arts initiative The Future Perfect Project. Founded in 2017 by Ryan Amador and Celeste Lecesne, writer of Osca...
marcmalkin Mar 04, 2026

Brit Detective Series ‘Lovejoy’ Getting Reboot as ‘Slow Horses’ Banner See-Saw Acquires Book Rights
“Lovejoy” the hit BBC comedy-drama mystery series that ran from 1986 to 1994 and starred Ian McShane, is to return to screens. See-Saw Films, the British banner known for “Slow Horse...
Alex Ritman Mar 04, 2026

‘Nuisance Bear’ Directors on Why Their ‘Super-Scrappy,’ A24-Backed Sundance Winner Isn’t a ‘Traditional Nature Documentary’
Canadian filmmakers Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden knew they were onto something when their short film "Nuisance Bear," an unconventional nature documentary centered on the annual polar bear mi...
postcardjunky Mar 04, 2026

COL Group, BeLive Holdings to Launch ‘Microdrama in a Box’ Solution at Hong Kong FilMart
COL Group and BeLive Holdings are unveiling what they describe as the world’s first fully integrated “Microdrama in a Box” solution at the Hong Kong FilMart, combining cloud-based so...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 04, 2026

Yash’s ‘Toxic’ Shifts to June Release Amid Middle East Uncertainty as ‘Dhurandar’ Sequel Sticks to March Date
The filmmakers behind “Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups” have revealed a revised release date, moving the production from its previously scheduled March 19 slot to June 4, citing ongoing r...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 04, 2026

Harry Styles Defies Expectations With the Slow-Burning but Satisfying ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.’: Album Review
Superstars don't stay relevant by doing what people expect, or even what their fans necessarily want. Crowd-pleasing is a fast track to becoming a nostalgia act, where an artist is trapped in a loop o...
Jem Aswad Mar 03, 2026

Why Mayor Karen Bass Showed Up for Cinespace Studios’ Ribbon-Cutting and What It Means for Hollywood
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass doesn't show up for the grand openings of many local businesses. But early Monday morning she trekked all the way out to the northwestern edge of the city, more than 25 mi...
Todd Longwell Mar 03, 2026