Luc Besson rape charges dismissed by French appeals court
Legal battle first began in 2018. Source: Luc Besson rape charges dismissed by French appeals court | News | Screen
CJ-CGV, Korean Exhibition Chain, Seeking Capital Injection
C CGV, a company that is one of the world’s top ten cinema exhibitors and is also a major cinema technology developer, is to raise close to $800 million in order to shore up its finances after a devastating COVID … Continued
New state-of-the-art lab in Belfast to ‘revolutionise the UK’s film, TV and performing arts industries’
New research lab at Studio Ulster is part of government’s ambition to maximise the growth of the creative industries by an extra £50 billion by 2030 and create one million extra jobs. Source: New state-of-the-art lab in Belfast to ‘revolutionise … Continued
Academy to mandate theatrical expansions for best picture contenders starting in 2024
Films to be required to expand into 10 of top 50 US markets within 45 days of initial qualifying release. Source: Academy to mandate theatrical expansions for best picture contenders starting in 2024 | News | Screen
World-changing ideas set to shine at London Tech Week
Inventors of the future will be pitching their world-changing ideas at London Tech Week. Scientists and engineers from the University of Southampton’s Future Worlds accelerator will pitch their emerging technology of tomorrow to some of the UK’s most influential industry … Continued
Ted Sarandos praises “power of Korean storytelling” ahead of Netflix doubling investment to $2.5bn
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is in Seoul to tout the streaming giant’s $2.5bn investment in South Korea, meet with production partners like Park Chan-wook and expound on economic ripple effects. At an event attended by production partners and press at … Continued