An organisation representing freelance festival workers is calling for a strike during the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. Called Sous les écrans la dèche (Broke Behind the Screens), the org is protesting against a looming labor reform that will see their unemployment indemnities slashed by more than half. By: K Dass.

2024-05-14

CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) made three significant appointments to its Asia Pacific leadership team as part of its ongoing expansion efforts in the region. Karen Lay joins as Director of Commercial Distribution, Asia Pacific, Sally Young returns to CNN in a leadership role driving CNN’s advertising sales operations with a renewed focus on Greater China among other key markets. Additionally, Kimmy Ho has been promoted to Senior Director, Content Sales & Licensing. By: K Dass.

2024-05-14

In the sci-fi thriller, a corporate spy poses as a personal chef to infiltrate the villa of a former founder of a neuroprosthetics firm in order to steal his seismic-shifting new invention. Nothing is as it seems as the mind games begin.

2024-05-14

Skyline Media, a leading Vietnamese studio, is gearing up for the Cannes Film Festival with an impressive lineup of sales from its local and Southeast Asian film slate. By: K Dass.

2024-05-13

Iran’s Independent Filmmaker Association criticised the latest sentence handed to the director. It said, “Once again, the judiciary’s verdict against Mohammad Rasoulof proved that the law is only a playground for stubbornness and revenge in the legal system contaminated by government jurisprudence.” By: K Dass.

2024-05-13

UK sales agents claim that buyers are keenly in search of new stars and want certainty. By K Dass.

2024-05-13

The festival is happening at Ithra… Lights, camera, action. The Saudi Film Festival 2024 is starting this weekend, and if you’re at all into the film industry, this is one event you should have on your radar. By: K Dass.

2024-05-10

SES and Intelsat announced an agreement for SES to acquire Intelsat through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l. for a cash consideration of $3.1 billion (€2.8 billion) and certain contingent value rights. By: K Dass.

2024-05-09

DAZN’s bid for Bundesliga rights has escalated into a high-stakes legal battle, potentially reshaping the landscape of sports media. By: K Dass.

2024-05-09

Singaporean filmmakers are indeed making their mark on the global stage, and the 77th Cannes Film Festival is no exception.

2024-05-09