Leaders in the entertainment marketing and advertising space gathered for the Variety Innovation in TV Brunch, presented by Google TV, at Cannes Lions to discuss how the TV landscape is changing. Shalini Govil-Pai, vice president and general manager, Google TV said the TV business is
Meet Owen Wilson — again. The “Stick” and “Loki” actor joins fellow returning cast members Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller and Teri Polo, along with franchise newcomer Ariana Grande in this next installment. John Hamburg, who co-wrote all three prior films, wrote the screenplay and
Last year, Romania launched the Office for Film and Cultural Investments (OFIC) in a bid to restructure and relaunch the country’s cash rebate program, suspended in 2021 due to unresolved payment requests for projects submitted in the 2018, 2019, and 2020 calls. Less than a
Variety.com has ranked as the top entertainment business news site for 36 consecutive months. The online home of the weekly entertainment business magazine Variety has claimed the No. 1 spot every month so far this year through May. The website has held the top position
Uzo Aduba knows more about birds now than she ever thought she would. “I’d never heard of a grackle before. I know the purple grackle,” she says. “Or the snow-spotted owl. I came in knowing like what a hummingbird and a red robin are. And
Already weakened in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, Israel’s once vibrant film and television industry has been halted as producers and filmmakers cope with the escalation of war with Iran. Many of them, who are based in central Tel Aviv, have had
The 2025 Annecy Animation Festival proved once again that the annual French event stands strong as the capital of global animation. Attracting top indie talent from around the world, the biggest animation studios and thousands of students, this year’s festival emphasized seismic shifts in anime
Danny Boyle admitted to The Guardian on his press tour for “28 Years Later” that he would not even think about making his Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire” today. Citing “cultural appropriation” concerns, Boyle noted that he’d be “looking for a young Indian filmmaker” to direct “Slumdog