“The Americans are coming,” argued European Producers Club’s Alexandra Lebret during Locarno’s StepIn’s wrap-up session. And it can be a good thing. “They want to benefit from lower costs and tax incentives [in Europe]. It will bring money to the industry, but it won’t increase
SF Studios is set to co-produce and distribute “Kalevala: The Story of Kullervo,” a big-budget historical drama based on Finland’s national epic “Kalevala” which will be directed Antti J. Jokinen (“Helene,” “Purge”). Nordic stars Elias Salonen (“Adults,” “Siege”) and and Eero Aho (“The Unknown Soldier”)
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its five newly elected 2024-2025 Academy Foundation Board members and officers. The Board comprises nine trustees who are members of the Academy Board of Governors. The elected officials are Howard Berger, president of the Makeup Artists
Take-Two Interactive revealed a beat on its latest quarterly earnings results Thursday, but no news regarding an exact release date for “Grand Theft Auto 6.” After announcing during its May earnings call that its highly anticipated Rockstar Games title was targeting a fall 2025 launch,
Westwind Media, the Burbank-based sound design and audio postproduction company whose credits include Netflix’s “Queen Charlotte” and HBO’s “The White Lotus,” is expanding its leadership team and talent roster. Industry vet Doug Kent has been named partner and president of the privately owned company, which
Lionsgate, still feeling ripple effects from last year’s twin Hollywood strikes, reported a decline in sales and while narrowing its net loss for the June quarter, as its Starz unit shed 500,000 subscribers. Revenue for the quarter was $834.7 million, down 8%. The company reported a
Paramount Global will cut 15% of its U.S. workforce in the next few weeks — a round of layoffs that will affect about 2,000 employees — coming ahead of its planned merger with Skydance Media. With the layoffs, the company expects to record a $300