Category Archives: Variety

ByteDance Pledges Safeguards for Seedance 2.0 After Disney Legal Threat Over IP Violations
Chinese tech giant ByteDance has committed to strengthening safeguards for its controversial AI video generation tool Seedance 2.0 following a barrage of cease-and-desist letters from major Hollywood ...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 16, 2026

‘Lost Embrace’ Creator Daniel Burman on ‘So Far, So Good,’ Male Crisis, Butterflies and What We Leave Behind
Even Pope Francis has a hardback copy of his graphic novel. He has a loving relationship with his glamorous wife, who travels the world. As a globally renown cartoonist, he can afford a carer for his ...
John Hopewell Feb 16, 2026

Korea Box Office: ‘The King’s Warden’ Stays No. 1 as ‘Humint’ Opens Wide
Historical drama “The King’s Warden” maintained its dominant position at the top of the South Korean box office for a second consecutive weekend, according to data from KOBIS, the tr...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 16, 2026

ZDF Studios Seals 1,200-Hour Drama Deal With Hungary’s TV2 Group (EXCLUSIVE)
ZDF Studios has closed a multi-year deal to supply Hungary's TV2 Group on more than 1,200 hours of drama, with free TV, pay TV and VOD rights for Hungary that allow the broadcaster to run the package ...
John Hopewell Feb 16, 2026

Oscar Nominees ‘Perfect Neighbor,’ ‘Mr. Nobody’ Compete for Fipresci’s Documentary Grand Prix
The International Federation of Film Critics, also known as Fipresci, and the Millennium Docs Against Gravity festival have revealed the nominees for the inaugural Documentary Grand Prix, which will b...
Leo Barraclough Feb 16, 2026

China Box Office: ‘Love Go Go Go!’ Opens at No. 1 Ahead of Lunar New Year Frame
Romantic comedy "Love Go Go Go!" debuted atop the China box office for the Feb. 13-15 weekend, taking RMB36.9 million ($5.2 million), according to Artisan Gateway. Directed by Philip Yung and starring...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 16, 2026

Berlinale Series Market Amps Up
Series from such creative heavyweights as Ken Burns, Ruben Ostlund and Fernando Meirelles galvanize the most powerful edition to date of the Berlinale Series Market, its TV forum and market. More proj...
John Hopewell Feb 16, 2026

ORF-Enterprise Brings Portuguese Mystery Series ‘Jones’ to Berlin’s European Film Market
Vienna-based ORF-Enterprise is bringing Portuguese mystery drama "Jones" to Berlin for its international market debut at the EFM Series Market, pitching the six-part series as a premium, export-facing...
Emiliano de Pablos Feb 16, 2026

Arundhati Roy and Pradip Krishen’s Cult 1989 Indian Film ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’ Gets Second Life With Film Heritage Foundation Restoration at Berlinale
Film Heritage Foundation’s newly restored version of Pradip Krishen and Arundhati Roy’s cult film “In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones” (1989) is making its world premiere at th...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 16, 2026

Dark Sky Films Acquires Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks’ Folk Horror ‘Blood Shine’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Dark Sky Films has acquired all North American distribution rights to “Blood Shine,” the latest feature from husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks. Described as a...
Alex Ritman Feb 16, 2026