Five Nights at Freddy’s film pulls in $80m domestically
The adaptation gets the second biggest weekend premiere for a video game adaptation. Source: Five Nights at Freddy’s film pulls in $80m domestically | GamesIndustry.biz
AFM: China Pavilion Tells the Story of Chinese Film Industry Revival
All told, there have been 40 Chinese film companies involved and more than 100 Chinese films showcased at AFM’s China Film Pavilion, providing an insight into an industry that has over the past few months inched its way ever closer … Continued
EA reports ‘softness’ in European video game spend
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson says the publisher is seeing ‘softness’ in Europe when it comes to video games spend. Speaking to investors during the firm’s financial call, Wilson says he is seeing overall growth for the market and that … Continued
BFI opens Creative Challenge Fund, seeks partners for development labs
The BFI will award up to £150,000 per programme and £2.7m across three years. Source: BFI opens Creative Challenge Fund, seeks partners for development labs | News | Screen
New Milli Vanilli film and the Perils of the Music Biopic
The upcoming ‘Girl You Know It’s True’ — about the rise and fall of the 1980s pop duo — demonstrates that if you’re going to make a movie about musical artists, you had better secure the rights to their songs. … Continued
Final Pixel Academy Partners with the British Film Institute and Screen Scotland to Launch First-of-its-Kind Virtual Production Fellowship Programme
Final Pixel has announced that its virtual production training and education division – Final Pixel Academy – has successfully partnered with the British Film Institute (BFI) and Screen Scotland to launch an ambitious, first-of-its-kind Virtual Production Fellowship programme. Source: Final Pixel … Continued