London’s Mercato Metropolitano food market is opening a studio for TV and movie productions – while still functioning as a sustainable food court – after servicing the shoot of upcoming doc series “The Unknown Chefs” produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino and British music producer David
As “The Masked Singer” returns next month for Season 13, the show has revealed some of its weekly theme nights — paying tribute to franchises including “Shrek” and “Ghostbusters,” as well as the Grand Ole Opry as it hits its 100th anniversary. Also on tap
In a power move that signals its serious play for India’s streaming wars, Amazon MX Player showcased its ambitious strategy at its inaugural StreamNext event, rolling out plans for over 100 new shows in 2025, including 40 Hindi-language originals. The Mumbai-based event, which drew heavyweight
The Sundance Film Festival, it’s fair to say, has never been through a moment of sheer flux as profound as the one it’s now living through. The festival is preparing to announce the new city that will be its host, starting in 2027. And whether
Adam Pearson, Ambika Mod, David Jonsson and Harris Dickinson are some of the “Breakout and “Spotlight” honorees at the Newport Beach Film Festival’s U.K. and Ireland Honors event. Presented in partnership with Variety, who will honor their 10 Brits to Watch, the event is set
Chuck Todd, the former “Meet the Press” moderator, is leaving NBC News, he told colleagues in a memo issued Friday, a move he’s making in order to pursue ventures outside the NBCUniversal empire. Todd had in recent weeks been meeting with other news outlets and
Soheila Golestani, the Iranian actor who stars in Mohammad Rasoulof’s Oscar-nominated drama “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” has been banned from leaving Iran to serve on the Tiger Competition jury at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam. Festival director Vanja Kaludjercic spoke against the
Indian auteur Suman Mukhopadhyay’s “The Puppet’s Tale” (Putulnacher Itikatha), a period drama centering on a young doctor’s struggle between modern medicine and traditional beliefs in 1930s Bengal, premieres in International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Big Screen Competition on Feb. 6. The film, adapted from Manik Bandyopadhyay’s