Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Development Fund made a strategic appearance at the Cannes Film Festival this week, signaling its ambitions to become a key player in the global film industry. Founded in 2021, under the Saudi National Development Fund, the CDF aims to contribute to transforming
Grammy-nominated artist FKA Twigs is in negotiations to star as Josephine Baker, the pioneering American-born French dancer, singer and actor, in a biopic which will be directed by Maimouna Doucouré, the filmmaker behind “Cuties.” Studiocanal is financing and co-producing the film, as well as handling international
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has announced the full slate of programming for the eighth annual New York Music Month, the City’s official music festival held every June. In collaboration with more than 50 music industry partners, MOME has curated
Penélope Cruz is set to star in “La bola negra,” a new feature film written, directed and produced by celebrated Spanish filmmakers Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, collectively known as Los Javis. The film is produced Movistar Plus+ and Suma Content Films in co-production with
“Thanksgiving” star Nell Verlaque can’t wait to shoot the sequel to the surprise box office hit. Her character Jessica is one of the few who survived director and co-writer Eli Roth’s first Turkey-time holiday slasher. Verlaque tells me she’s read parts of the follow-up script
Breakaway, an independent live entertainment brand and touring music festival company, has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for representation. Working within CAA’s media and entertainment partnerships division, Breakaway will launch a newly structured sponsorship platform in efforts to scale its national footprint and build
Soundgarden’s Ben Shepherd hinted at an unreleased Soundgarden album on Saturday in a tribute post to Chris Cornell, the band’s late frontman, on the eighth anniversary of Cornell’s death. In the lengthy post, Shepherd speaks of being reminded of an unreleased song written by Cornell
“60 Minutes” correspondent Leslie Stahl and CNN contributor Scott Jennings are among the coterie of journalists, politicians and legal experts participating in “Breaking The Deadlock,” a new series from PBS and WGBH that examines how the nation might react to a fictional crisis scenario, such