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St. Paul’s Institute, Mumbai, screens Jafar Panahi’s This is Not a Film Made in 2011, This is Not a Film is a genre-defying, ground-breaking film (yes, it is a film) about the reputed Iranian film-maker, Jafar Panahi, made in collaboration with one who his friends, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, who wields the camera too. It was shot secretly in and from the house and building of Panahi, where he was serving a house-imprisonment sentence, for having made anti-establishment films secretly and...

Ernesto Diaz Espinoza, Alanna De La Rossa and Marko Zaror (Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images for Grindstone/Lionsgate) The action feature Diablo, starring Scott Adkins, Marko Zaror, Juan Camilo Castillo, and Alanna De La Rossa, debuted today in theatres and on-demand on iTunes and Amazon. Ahead of the highly anticipated film release was an exclusive VIP screening, hosted by Grindstone Entertainment Group and Highlightstar, held on June 12th in Santa Monica, California at Lionsgate Screenin...

Link to MALAKI-Z’s 1st ANTHOLOGY  book reel:     https://youtu.be/d6cdTXFXT04 Link to MALAKI-Z's 1st ANTHOLOGY:   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMLZPHYT Enter the Universe, chronicled by Malaki-z, the cosmic historian who records the most intriguing and critical tales of existence. MALAKI-Z’s 1st ANTHOLOGY, Into the Light, spans five thought-provoking stories, each one casting light on humanity’s place within the vast cosmos. In Willard&r...

AsiaTech x Singapore, 2025, 02: Future of Broadcast: Asia-Pac, navigating the shift from legacy TV to a cloud-driven, streaming era One of the key themes shaping ongoing conversations in the broadcast and media industry is the Future of Broadcast.  BroadcastAsia is the premier broadcast trade show in the Asia-Pacific region, bringing together the most influential broadcasters, media executives, and entertainment professionals. The event offers invaluable insights into the technologies a...

From the World of John Wick-Ballerina, Review: Biting the Ballet, gunfire and fireguns Father and young daughter talking seriously, almost in whispers; daughter clinging on to a plastic toy, where a ballerina performs to Tchaikovsky’s tune, in a small round container Heads, torsos and figures emerging from a river, carrying guns Hell breaks loose; there are a dozen or more men; they want to get to the man and his daughter, who, live in a fancy, remote mansion Bullets, bullets, more b...

Kubera song launch: Beggars can be choosers Nagarjuna, Dhanush and Rashmika Mandanna in one film. Music by Devi Sri Prasad (DSP) and direction by Sekhar Kammula. This makes the project special (not Director’s Special, please). Also present was Jim Sarbh, who, apparently, plays the villain. They all came to the Juhu PVR INOX multiplex to launch two songs and a teaser on June 10. Proceedings began about two hours late, because Dhanush was shooting and could only come to the venue during t...

Asia Tech x Singapore, 2025, 01: Expo-nential What began as a regular event at the Expo Exhibition during end May/beginning June, the humungous technology extravaganza was held during May 27-29 this year. This is where it began, and after stints at Marina Bay and Suntec City, it has returned to its roots, at Expo, in the far East of Singapore, which is where I first attended it, some 25 years back. It was then known as CommmunicAsia. Some years later, it added Satellite Asia, Broadcast Asia, ...

12 Books. 1 Visionary Mind. A new Book Reel Is Here. WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/3EHbsSdzE7E Step into the universe of James W. Hawk, where science fiction meets deep humanity, and ideas leap off the page. From cosmic journeys and hidden destinies to thought-provoking nonfiction and cinematic storytelling.   This is the official book reel. A powerful visual journey through 12 published works that will inspire, provoke, and transport you.   If you love: - Sci-fi that actually ma...

                                               Francisco Carrillo, Bill Shadorf The highly anticipated Lionsgate release Diablo by director Ernesto Diaz Espinoza, executive produced by Highlightstar, the trailblazing social media company led by CEO Bill Shadorf, and “CiscoKid” Francisco Carrillo, is set to debut in theatres and digital on-demand on...

5 days to go and the big announcements keep coming! The closing night film for this year’s Festival is the rollicking romantic comedy SPLITSVILLE, directed by Michael Angelo Covino (The Climb) and starring Adria Arjona, Dakota Johnson, Kyle Marvin and Nicholas Braun. “An utterly endearing tale of four people trying to negotiate their own desires in the silliest ways possible” (IndieWire), SPLITSVILLE comes straight from its lauded World Premiere at Cannes. Be the...

The project, produced by Sammie Astaneh’s Vancouver-based production outfit Service Street Pictures (Exile, Lonestar Christmas), marks Goodshort’s first vertical drama series produced in Canada. One Last Temptation Before I Say I Do is directed by Brianne Nord-Stewart (I Was Octomom: The Natalie Suleman Story) and produced alongside Geoff Browne (Gboy, Call Me Shamsz). "Vertical dramas are more than a format shift — they're a cultural bridge to a gener...

‘Sirât’, the original Movistar Plus+ film directed by Oliver Laxe, confirms its status as a favorite in the Official Selection of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, where it has been awarded the Jury Prize, ex aequo with the German film Sound of Falling by Mascha Schilinski. Oliver Laxe praised the Cannes Festival in his acceptance speech: "I believe that’s what the Cannes Festival does. It brings us together here, we come from different cultural latitudes, in this ...

Watch the full recording and read the transcript of the press conference with Executive Producer/Director/Star ELISABETH MOSS and Stars YVONNE STRAHOVSKI, ANN DOWD, O-T FAGBENLE, MADELINE BREWER, AMANDA BRUGEL, SAM JAEGER, EVER CARRADINE and JOSH CHARLES.       SERIES SYNOPSIS: Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in...

Award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo is delighted to announce that its film division Dandelooo Cinema has secured a deal with French production company Films Grand Huit and Academy Award®-nominated studio Xilam Animation for the feature film My Life in Versailles – The Movie.  The deal gives Dandelooo Cinema exclusive worldwide distribution rights (excluding , Italy, and the UK).   Produced by Films Grand Huit ...

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THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN World Premiere at Cannes Winner of Special Jury Prize For L’Oeil d’Or 10th Anniversary             Julian Assange and Eugene Jarecki at the Cannes World Premiere (Photo Credit: Davi...

SOUND OF FALLING © Fabian Gamper/Studio Zentral   Enthusiastic film critics, lively discussions and prizes for German productions and co-productions - the Cannes Film Festival was successful for German films in many ways. Today, Saturday, the 78th edition of the largest film festival came to an end. There were several awards for German films, including the Jury Prize for SOUND OF FALLING. "A masterpiece&quo...

Grand Prix to Sentimental Value Film history was made when Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value (Affeksjonsverdi) was awarded the Grand Prix at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival on Saturday evening. This is the first time a Norwegian film has received this award in Cannes.   - I am deeply proud of the film Joachim Trier and his close collaborators have created. It strikes audiences with rare emotional force - it lingers long after the credits roll and evokes a wide range of f...

As the 78th edition of the film festival has come to a close, the final awards were given out last night at the Ceremonie d'ouverture. The Jury presented the awards: American actress and filmmaker Halle Berry, Indian director and screenwriter Payal Kapadia, Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher, French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, Congolese director, documentarist, and producer Dieudo Hamadi, Korean director and screenwriter Hong Sangsoo, Mexican director, screenwriter, ...

Bhool Chuk Maaf, Overview: 29 retakes of Scene 29, Take 29 Maddock Films has produced this movie. Maddock is a rarely used word and means "fortunate" or "goodly", and is of Welsh origin. It's an anglicised form of Madog, a Welsh given name. Historically, Maddock was a common surname and given name in Wales and neighboring areas. So, let’s put all mad in the dock, start looking at a film from this production power-house, and forgive mistakes, if any, for that is w...

    Joachim Trier returned to the Cannes Film Festival after his critically acclaimed film The Worst Person in the World premiered during the 2021 festival, both films star actress Renate Rensive, who won the award for Best Actress at the festival for her role in The Worst Person in the World. With its premiere on Wednesday, May 21st, Joachim Trier's newest film Sentimental Value cemented itself in the history books. Receiving an extremely imp...