Podcasts, new perspectives for TV and film
Along with books, theatrical works, and video games, podcasts have established themselves over the last decade as a source of inspiration for film or television adaptations. Its serial, episodic, original scripted or unscripted nature has made the medium a source of...
Summer of record for China’s Box Office
According to data from ticketing agency Maoyan Entertainment, the summer of 2023 was a record-breaking season for Chinese film receipts. The previous summer season box office record of RMB17.8 billion, set in 2018, was broken this year, two weeks before the season...
The growth of the film industry in Scotland. The report and numbers
On the final day of the Edinburgh Film Festival, the report by Saffery Champness and Nordcity for Screen Scotland was released, which showed that spending in the Scottish film sector increased by 55% between 2019 and 2021. According to the research, in fact, a total...
Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, in world preview at Venice Film Festival, acquired by Mubi
The distribution, streaming and production company Mubi has acquired the international rights (except for Italy and North America) to Sofia Coppola’s new film ‘Priscilla’. The company also has two other co-productions that, like Priscilla, will have...
Box office growth trend confirmed again in July
It may be the Barbie effect, which alone accounted for half of July’s box office, the Indiana Jones sequels and Mission: Impossible, which made significant contributions, but theaters this month earned more than 40 million and recorded 5.5 million admissions....
Skyrocketing growth of SVoD in the Middle East market
The Arabic SVoD market, according to the British company Digital TV Research, will experience tremendous growth over the next six years as it reaches 28 million subscribers, up from 15 million in 2023. By 2029 there will be 28 million SVOD subscriptions in 13 Arabic...
Box office August 14-20. Blue Beetle conquers the bronze medal
One month after its release in Italian cinemas, Barbie does not abandon the top spot with a gross that rises to €1,556,143, gaining the highest Italian box office of 2023, second only to Avatar: The Water Way. Shark 2 – The Abyss holds on to second place with a...
A new edition of Content London Global Entertainment Format Pitch 2023
Content London Global Entertainment Format Pitch 2023 opens its doors with a new edition dedicated to emerging format creators. The pitch session will be part of the three-day Content London and will offer a cash prize of $30,000 to the winner. The competition is an...
With Tahir family Netflix bets on Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Tahir family has a fish market on the verge of bankruptcy in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah: will they be able to turn it into a profitable business? On this question unfolds the events of “Bait Tahir,” or “Tahir’s House,”...
The first selection of Feature films shortlisted for the European Film Awards 2023
In anticipation of the European Film Awards ceremony on December 9, 2023, the nineteen nominated productions have been shortlisted by the Council of the European Film Academy for the first part of the feature film selection for 2023. Further titles will be announced...
Jonathan Schneider named Invisible Universe Studio president
Animation studio Invisible Universe, also famous for developing Jennifer Aniston’s schnauzer character Clyde, a supporter of the project along with Serena Williams, has appointed Jonathan Schneider, a former Skydance and Disney executive, as its new president....
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