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The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, handed out this week at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, closed out an award season that stretched across...

Cate Blanchett will attend the 39th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) to celebrate the Japan premieres of five short films supported...

Canada has signed modernized audiovisual coproduction treaties with the United Kingdom and Spain during the Toronto International Film Festival. The agreements were signed at...

Public attendance climbed to a new high at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, while accreditations and industry turnout held steady and the Biennale's...

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia has come to an end after bringing together filmmakers, actors, industry professionals and...

The Switzerland Film Commission (SFC) made its first appearance at the Venice International Film Festival and its Location Market, marking an important step in...

The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled its official poster and announced changes to its ticket pricing alongside the launch of its...

The Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA) is bringing 14 titles to the first edition of TIFF: The Market, pairing four official TIFF selections with market-ready...

The 15th edition of the Venice Production Bridge, held from September 3 to 9, 2026, as part of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival,...

For the first time at the Venice Film Festival, regional culture ministers from several Italian Regions came together around the same table to discuss...

Serena Rossi will receive the 2026 Campari Passion for Film Award at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, adding another chapter to the Italian...

Ellen Burstyn, the acclaimed American actress known for films including The Exorcist, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and Interstellar, received the Golden Lion for...

Luca Guadagnino has been awarded the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, an honor dedicated to a...

Piemonte Steps Up at Venice 83 with New Funding Piemonte is marking its strongest-ever presence at Venice 83 with nine titles, while also announcing new...

On September 8, 1966, Star Trek: The Original Series premiered with “The Man Trap”, introducing audiences to Gene Roddenberry’s optimistic vision of the future....

From 16 to 20 September, the Visioni dal Mondo International Documentary Festival returns to Milan for its 12th edition. Founded by Francesco Bizzarri and...

Founded in 2015 at the initiative of Francesco Bizzarri, Visioni dal Mondo International Documentary Festival is today one of Italy's most respected events dedicated...

From 16 to 20 September 2026, Milan will host the 12th Visioni dal Mondo International Documentary Festival, founded and directed by Francesco Bizzarri, with...

French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung opened the first-ever Lumière Summit on Monday in the hilltop village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, near...

The Numbers of Italian Cinema and Audiovisual – 2025 Report Perhaps the most interesting finding in the report I numeri del cinema e dell'audiovisivo italiano...

The 74th San Sebastián International Film Festival will welcome a major international line-up of actors, filmmakers, producers and screenwriters, with 263 films from 47...

A Golden Lion for a Star Who Loves Venice Back If Venice loves George Clooney, the feeling is clearly mutual. The American actor, director and...

Wim Wenders won’t take offense if we borrow the title of his beautiful film Faraway, So Close! (1993) to describe the relationship binding the...

One morning at the end of April, I woke up to the news that NATPE Global had been canceled. My first reaction was disbelief.  After...

From Venice Immersive’s decade of innovation to 2026 Toronto’s new XR hub, immersive storytelling is taking an increasingly central place on the festival stage. Venice:...

The Global Audiovisual Industry Meets in the Heart of Rome from October 19th to 23rd MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, taking place in Rome from...

Canada’s production strength is spread across several distinct centres rather than concentrated in a single city. Incoming shoots can work with the BC Film...

CAPITAL APPEAL Albany County, located in New York’s Capital Region, continues to see growing interest from film and television productions seeking diverse locations and production...

Film-Friendly New York The Saratoga County Film Commission, powered by Discover Saratoga, serves as a film-friendly partner providing complimentary, comprehensive support to local and visiting...

PALME AND PARDO Romanian cinema is having a remarkable 2026. In May, Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, giving the director his...

Home of Gladiator II International activity stayed strong in 2025. The CCM lists Universal Pictures’s The Odyssey, produced by Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan through...

International Hub  The Canary Islands remain a strong production hub, combining generous incentives with experienced crews, established infrastructure and a wide range of locations. Recent shoots...

CHARMING LOCATIONS  From Wadi Rum’s desert landscapes to Petra, Amman and the Red Sea coast at Aqaba, Jordan offers filmmakers very different environments within a...

Before, there was the court and the commoners, the nobility and the multitude of masses. Now, there is one giant mass of content that...

Tech Talent Market Calgary has ranked as North America’s fastest-growing tech talent market for the third consecutive year, according to CBRE’s 2026 Scoring Tech Talent...

MAJOR PRODUCTIONS The UAE hosts large-scale international productions with production support from the Abu Dhabi Film Commission (ADFC) and the newly established Dubai Films and...

66 animation projects selected from 111 submissions across Europe. The pitch selection for the 37th Cartoon Forum — organized as always by the Brussels-based...

BIG Productions Czechia is seeing another busy year for international production. Martin Scorsese’s What Happens at Night, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, filmed in...

Digital Heritage From Obsolescence to Preservation We talk a lot about the future and not enough about the past. Switching from analog to digital we...

The Association of Film Commissioners International will bring production destinations directly into TIFF: The Market through the AFCI Destination Lounge, with a week of...

A BUSY 2026 With more than €2.5 million already allocated during the first two funding rounds of 2026 and a total budget approaching €3.5 million,...

HIT A NEW Record With nine titles in total taking part in this year’s Venice programme, the region has achieved its strongest result to date. Five...

Across the 28 European and Mediterranean countries where MEDIA Salles monitored the theatrical performance of films involving Italian participation, the undisputed bestseller in 2025...

A Brief Guide to the New Frontier of 3D Rendering. 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) is emerging as one of the most closely watched technologies in...

AFM’s first-ever theme signals a market built on optimism for what comes next. Jackie Brenneman, President & CEO, Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) and...

Can documentary authenticity survive corporate storytelling? As an independent documentary filmmaker, I’ve had my feet straddling two sides of the business: the world of features...

Puglia’s international positioning has grown through a precise strategy, backed by the capability to manage large-scale productions. The Apulia Film Commission is presenting in Venice...

Supporting International Productions and Co-Productions Italy has established itself as a leading industrial partner for international productions through its Tax Credit system. Established under Law...

The Production Story Behind Italy’s Venice 83 Films This year’s edition of the Venice Film Festival presents a rich selection of Italian films. Among fully...

Projects supported by the IDM Film & Music Commission Südtirol made their way into Locarno, Venice, and Toronto. IDM is having a banner festival season,...

Despite not finding any animated works in the 2026 Venice Film Festival’s main competition, we find several in the Orizzonti Short Films Competition. Sasso, carta,...

Veneto’s Film Sector Rides a Wave of International Momentum The “Veneto Wave” is crossing borders again. Last year it was The Last One for the Road...

MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, promoted by ANICA (Italian Association of Film, Audiovisual and Digital Industries), chaired by Alessandro Usai, and by APA (Italian...

Irina Shayk will be honored at the eighth edition of the Filming Italy Venice Award, conceived and directed by Tiziana Rocca, on September 6,...

Films to Buy is a guide to some of the titles in play at the major international Festival. Each film listed below plays this...

Summary The Aristocracy of Taste, the Democracy of Applause The film industry is caught in a tug-of-war between high-art prestige and commercial entertainment amidst an oversupplied...

Callum Turner, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jacob Elordi, Jack Lowden, Louis Partridge, Harris Dickinson, and Patrick Gibson are among the names frequently mentioned, but no actor...

PRIMETIME, the new film from director Lance Oppenheim starring Robert Pattinson, will be presented in Competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival before...

MovieMad, MoviesMad, or MoviezMad are some of the names associated with India’s constantly shifting ecosystem of unauthorised film and television websites. These are some...

Merzigo and YouTube are joining forces to co-host the official MIPCOM CANNES 2026 Opening Night Party, bringing together different sides of today’s media business...

The Invite, released in Italy as The Invite – Il piacere è tutto nostro, is Olivia Wilde's new comedy starring Seth Rogen, Edward Norton,...

Telefilm Canada has selected Nina Roza, the sophomore feature from Quebec filmmaker Geneviève Dulude-De Celles, as Canada's official submission for Best International Feature Film...

HG Distribution has licensed the animated educational series PIN to Česká televize, bringing the show to audiences in the Czech Republic through the public broadcaster's...

The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the official market of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), will present InnoAsia 2026 for four days...

More than seven years after its original release, Avengers: Endgame is returning to theaters. Marvel Studios and Disney have confirmed that the film will...

Locarno79’s response to the exodus of major U.S. studios from film festivals is to put independent cinema at the centre. Locarno Pro, however, offered...

MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo is preparing to return to Rome from October 19 to 23, 2026, bringing together professionals from across film, drama,...

Before the bestselling books, the television success and the international recognition, Anthony Bourdain was simply Tony: a restless 19-year-old still working out who he...

Stéphane Brizé to Receive the Special Award The Premio Film Impresa 2026 will present its Special Award to Stéphane Brizé, director of A Good Little...

Russell Crowe is back in crime-thriller territory with The Get Out, directed by Derrick Borte and set for release in Italian cinemas on August...

The Puglia Region is renewing its investment in film and television production with €5.45 million allocated to the Apulia Film Fund 2026, reinforcing the...

Sony Music Vision is bringing Queen Budapest back to cinemas and IMAX screens worldwide from October 7, celebrating the 40th anniversary of a landmark...

For now, Woody Allen's fifty-first film goes by WASP 2026 — an acronym for 'Woody Allen Summer Project.' It won't keep that name: under...

The Association of Film Commissioners International will bring production destinations directly into Toronto’s new industry marketplace through the AFCI Destination Lounge. As TIFF: The Market...

Inflight entertainment distribution runs through a small, specific set of gatekeepers, and if you're pitching the wrong one, your title goes nowhere. In this...

In the frantic distribution chase, inflight entertainment is the odd corner of the hunt: a small field with its own players and rules. We...

Disney+ is giving Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger a special theatrical release in Italy, with the documentary set to arrive in cinemas on...

A record five weeks in the making. Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has officially become the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, overtaking Deadpool & Wolverine's...

Prime Video has set an October 2, 2026 launch for Kill Jackie, the new eight-part revenge thriller starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and produced by Fremantle...

The Locarno Film Festival wrapped up its 79th edition with more than 150,000 attendees across screenings and public discussions, while Locarno Pro welcomed a...

Fulvio Lucisano, one of the last direct witnesses to the birth of modern Italian cinema, died on August 18 in Rome at the age...

The Pardo d’Oro at the 79th Locarno Film Festival has gone to Florin Șerban’s You Don’t Belong Here (Nu e locul tău aici), giving...

The rapid adoption of generative AI is pushing Copyright and AI Training to the centre of Europe’s legal debate, as policymakers, creators and technology...

Three senior BBC and BBC Studios executives will take the stage at MIPCOM Cannes 2026 to discuss how major entertainment properties can grow from...

D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event is something that Wall Street is watching closely. The three-day event just wrapped at the Anaheim Convention Center and...

Switzerland is taking centre stage at CineLink Industry Days 2026, with the country named this year’s Country in Focus as Sarajevo welcomes dedicated professional...

The Locarno Region Film Fund (LRFF) is strengthening Locarno’s appeal as a filming destination by offering new cash rebates for film and television productions...

MIPJUNIOR is significantly broadening its focus for 2026. Instead of concentrating mainly on traditional children’s television, the event will now cover kids, tweens, teens...

The American Film Market (AFM) is expanding its 2026 edition with the launch of The AFM House, a new 15,000-square-foot venue designed to bring...

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has joined a consortium exploring the creation of the Canada Global Media Tech Fund, a proposed public-private investment vehicle...

Locarno Pro, the industry platform of the Locarno Film Festival, has announced the 2026 winners across three of its main initiatives: First Look, Alliance...

Italy’s Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo (DGCA) of the Ministry of Culture and France’s Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) will...

Following the recovery of an additional €200 million for Italy’s Cinema and Audiovisual Fund for 2026–2027, Gianluca Curti, National President of CNA Cinema and...

3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) is emerging as one of the most closely watched technologies in real-time 3D visualization, with potential applications across virtual production,...

Italian filmmaker Jordan River is preparing his next feature, AETERNUM, a science-fiction drama that will combine artificial intelligence, spirituality and advanced filmmaking technology. Announced...

Baywatch is returning to international screens in 2027, with Prime Video securing the new series across a wide range of territories through a major...

Shooting in the Canary Islands gives film and television producers access to a strong combination of tax incentives, experienced crews, production infrastructure and a...

Fremantle, Steel Springs Pictures and Prime Video have released new images for the highly anticipated revenge thriller series Kill Jackie starring Oscar, BAFTA and Tony Award-winning...

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event has opened submissions for its 2026 Works in Progress programme, inviting feature-length projects currently in production or post-production to apply...

International film and television producers are finding new advantages in shooting in Czechia, where cash rebates of up to 35% are supported by established...