Max Richter To Receive Honorary Berlinale Camera Award

Max Richter To Receive Honorary Berlinale Camera Award

British-German composer Max Richter will be feted at this year’s Berlin Film Festival with the honorary Berlinale Camera Award.  Richter will receive the award on February 18 at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. Chloé Zhao, with whom Richter recently collaborated on her latest film, Hamnet, will present the award and deliver a speech. A panel…

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UK Unions Criticize Government Over Freelance Champion Delay

UK Unions Criticize Government Over Freelance Champion Delay

EXCLUSIVE: UK unions representing freelancers in the TV and film industry have slammed the government for missing the deadline to appoint a Freelance Champion. As thousands of freelancers remain out of work, we are told Bectu head Philippa Childs contacted Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy late last year to express “deep disappointment” that her department missed its…

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Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn, Luke Thompson, Monica Dolan, Juliet Stevenson, Joe Locke, Adeel Akhtar & More Join Andrew Scott & Olivia Colman In Studiocanal’s Ian Charleson Film ‘Elsinore’

Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn, Luke Thompson, Monica Dolan, Juliet Stevenson, Joe Locke, Adeel Akhtar & More Join Andrew Scott & Olivia Colman In Studiocanal’s Ian Charleson Film ‘Elsinore’

EXCLUSIVE: Filming is underway in the UK on Studiocanal’s Ian Charleson film, Elsinore, which has added a bevvy of British talent to its cast. Joining Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman are Billie Piper (Doctor Who), Johnny Flynn (Ripley), Luke Thompson (Bridgerton), BAFTA winner Monica Dolan (Mr Bates Vs The Post Office), Olivier winner Juliet Stevenson…

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Ofcom Investigating X Over Grok AI Image Tool

Ofcom Investigating X Over Grok AI Image Tool

The UK regulator is investigating Elon Musk’s X over the Grok AI tool, a probe that could lead to a hefty fine or the social media platform even being banned in Britain. Ofcom has this morning announced it is testing the weight of the nation’s new Online Safety Act over Grok’s Imagine tool, which has…

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Singapore Exchange proposes bond futures for India, South-east Asia

Singapore Exchange proposes bond futures for India, South-east Asia

THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) held multiple calls with treasury officials from global banks about introducing futures tied to some Asian government bond markets, according to people familiar with the matter. The bourse discussed introducing the futures for countries including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, the people said, asking not to be named discussing…

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Streamer Spend To Top $100B For First Time In 2026 – Report

Streamer Spend To Top 0B For First Time In 2026 – Report

Streamer spend on content is set to top the $100BN mark for the first time this year, according to an Ampere Analysis report. The landmark figure will be met as global streamers “remain the primary driver of growth in content investment,” according to Ampere. Spend by the likes of Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, HBO Max,…

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Slammin’ Secrets About Save the Last Dance

Slammin’ Secrets About Save the Last Dance

4. Her counterpart had to put in work as well. At the time, Sean Patrick Thomas was a 31-year-old actor with a handful of film credits who had barely seen the inside of a studio. “I didn’t have dance experience, except for some aerobics dance classes, and I had to dance at the final audition,” he recalled in an interview…

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