Leaked Report Details Fallout if Paramount Follows Through on California Exit Threat
Nearly 58,000 jobs and $21 billion in annual losses are on the line as the Oct. 1 merger deadline approaches. Source: THR
Heritage Foundation ALIPH Targets Ukraine, Syria and Indonesia in New Film Rescue Program
With only an estimated 20% of the world’s film heritage safeguarded, the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage is making its first move into cinema. Source: Variety
Why are cameras and photo apps seeking to deliver a ‘film experience’ when we couldn’t wait to get rid of film in the first place?
An increasing number of products are very pleased with themselves for delivering a facsimile of shooting on film – but I can’t see the appeal. Source: DCW
West of England launches £4.5m production fund
A £4.5m production fund, Greenlight West, has been launched by the West of England Combined Authority to increase the quantity, range and scale of film and TV productions made in the region. Source: Screen Daily
UK premiere of A Woman’s Life to launch French Film Festival London 2026
The French Film Festival London will showcase an “expertly curated and exclusive programme of outstanding new films” when it returns to the newly refurbished Ciné Lumière, the home of French cinema in the UK at London’s French Institute, it has … Continued
Hollywood’s Next Platform Shift Is Changing Traditional Filmmaking
Audiences aren’t just watching films and television anymore. The same stories and intellectual property are moving across VR headsets, AR glasses, spatial formats, and platforms that did not exist a few years ago, yet most production workflows were built for … Continued