Charli XCX’s ‘The Moment’ & ‘Sunny Dancer’ Starring Bella Ramsey & Neil Patrick Harris Added To Berlin Lineup 

Charli XCX’s ‘The Moment’ & ‘Sunny Dancer’ Starring Bella Ramsey & Neil Patrick Harris Added To Berlin Lineup 

Berlin has added a collection of new titles to its 2026 lineup, including Charli XCX’s buzzy flick The Moment.  The Moment will travel to Berlin following its Sundance debut and screen in the European festival’s Panorama competition section. Panorama will screen new works by Hong Sangsoo, Joaquín del Paso, André Novais Oliveira, and Elle Sofe…

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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis To Compose Score For Netflix Series ‘Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole’

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis To Compose Score For Netflix Series ‘Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole’

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis will create the original score for Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole, Netflix‘s Norwegian detective drama. The pair has previously teamed on soundtracks for the likes of The Proposition, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Wind River, and will bring those noir sensibilities to the series. The show is…

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HSBC considers selling Singapore insurance business: sources

HSBC considers selling Singapore insurance business: sources

[SINGAPORE] HSBC Holdings is exploring options for its insurance unit in Singapore, including a sale, people familiar with the matter said, following other business revamps globally under CEO Georges Elhedery. The bank and a financial adviser are working on a review of HSBC Life (Singapore), which could be valued at more than US$1 billion in…

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Chase Infiniti, Miles Caton & Archie Madekwe Among BAFTA Rising Star Award Nominees 

Chase Infiniti, Miles Caton & Archie Madekwe Among BAFTA Rising Star Award Nominees 

The 2026 nominees for BAFTA’s Rising Star Award have been revealed, and the list includes actors Chase Infiniti, Miles Caton, and Archie Madekwe.  The full list of five nominees this year are: Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another), Miles Caton (Sinners), Archie Madekwe (Lurker), Robert Aramayo (I Swear), and Posy Sterling (Lollipop).  The nominees were…

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Guillaume Ivernel’s ‘The Legendaries’ Sells Wide For Goodfellas Animation – Unifrance Paris Rendez-Vous

Guillaume Ivernel’s ‘The Legendaries’ Sells Wide For Goodfellas Animation – Unifrance Paris Rendez-Vous

EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas Animation has unveiled a raft of deals on Guillaume Ivernel’s The Legendaries as the animated feature market premieres at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris on Wednesday. In Europe, it has been acquired for Germany (Wild Bunch Germany), Greece (The Film Group), Portugal (Cinemundo), ex-Yugoslavia (Blitz), Bulgaria (ProFilms), Czech Republic (Bonton Films), the Baltics…

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DBS unlocks S$1 billion in AI value in 2025

DBS unlocks S billion in AI value in 2025

But as Singapore’s lenders seek to ride the wave, agentic artificial intelligence’s rise poses challenges for local banking talent [SINGAPORE] DBS notched up a one-third increase in economic value from its artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives to hit a record S$1 billion in 2025, according to the bank’s chief data and transformation officer Nimish Panchmatia. DBS…

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Disney+ Strikes Deal With ‘Adolescence’ Co-Creator Stephen Graham’s Indie

Disney+ Strikes Deal With ‘Adolescence’ Co-Creator Stephen Graham’s Indie

Adolescence co-creator Stephen Graham is getting into business with Disney. Graham and Hannah Walters’ Matriarch Productions has struck a two-year first-look deal in the UK with Disney+, which will “span original scripted and unscripted series, bringing compelling British stories to audiences around the world,” the streamer said. Matriarch makes boxing drama A Thousand Blows for…

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Catalist-aspirant Toku to sell 65 million shares at S$0.25 apiece for its initial public offer

Catalist-aspirant Toku to sell 65 million shares at Salt=

The company will raise net proceeds of S$13.7 million; post-listing, it will execute its expansion plans [SINGAPORE] A listing on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) will raise the profile of Toku’s customer experience platform when it pitches to prospective large enterprise customers. “For any procurement team, it’s easier to explain after the…

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