Cannes’ Focus COPRO, dedicated to first feature films, has announced this year’s selection of seven projects. “Asaa” by Valentin Noujaïm, “Bergies” directed by Dian Weys, Anna Martí’s “Cara de Santa” and Huiju Park’s “Fantasy Island” made the cut, as well as “Giliw” by Kyla Romero,
Oscar winning film studio Neon has made a key hire in Ryan Werner, a dogged veteran and fixture in the indie film space. Neon CEO Tom Quinn has named Wener to the newly-created role of president of global cinema, where he will lead distribution and
There’s a new creature in town. Impossible Dream Entertainment, a production company founded by Shaun Redick and Yvette Yates Redick, has joined forces with The Fithian Group and its new theatrical distribution unit, Attend, which will handle the U.S. release of “Fleak.” The latest animated
ATX TV Festival will introduce their “Texas Made” Award at this year’s event, with Paramount+’s “Landman” receiving the honor. Co-creator and executive producer Christian Wallace and stars Billy Bob Thornton and Jacob Lofland will accept the award. The award is presented in partnership with the
AI animation startup Cartwheel announced that it raised $10 million in a new round of funding, while releasing to the public its first AI-driven 3D character animation tools. The new round of funding is led by Craft Ventures, along with Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, Ben Feder’s Tirta
For international professionals curious about who’s who in the vibrant Estonian film industry, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and its industry sidebar have launched a unique AI-powered tool: Creative Gate. The platform brings the names of more than 200 Estonian professionals and companies-financiers, producers, public
Since 1991, Universal Studios has been putting theme park guests in the middle of some of it most iconic horror franchises every October as part of Halloween Horror Nights. From Leatherface to Jason Voorhees to Freddy Krueger, countless horror icons have taken up Halloween residence
A partner for the fifth time to the Marché du Film’s Goes to Cannes Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – the Baltics’ biggest film event – has dedicated a curated program to films from the region for the first time. The five projects, among