Guillermo del Toro to receive London Critics’ Circle Film honorary award
del Toro is in the current awards season with ‘Frankenstein’. Source: Guillermo del Toro to receive London Critics’ Circle Film honorary award | News | Screen
Holywater Raises $22 Million in Financing Amid Microdramas Arms Race
With so many competing apps in the current landscape, competition is fierce to see which platform will become the best known and most frequented for American consumers. Source: Holywater Raises $22 Million in Financing Amid Microdramas Arms Race
Berlin Film Festival 2026 to open with Shahrbanoo Sadat’s Afghanistan romantic comedy ‘No Good Men’
Festival director describes filmmaker as “one of the most exciting voices in world cinema”. Source: Berlin Film Festival 2026 to open with Shahrbanoo Sadat’s Afghanistan romantic comedy ‘No Good Men’ | Screen
Japan’s TBS Acquires Stake in Legendary Entertainment
The broadcaster and ‘Alice in Borderland’ producer has ambitions to adapt Japanese IP for global audiences. Source: Japan’s TBS Acquires Stake in Legendary Entertainment
Cinema body UNIC flags Warner Bros Discovery takeover concerns with European Commission
At the same time, Netflix and Paramount execs are lobbying European governments about a WBD takeover. Source: Cinema body UNIC flags Warner Bros Discovery takeover concerns with European Commission | News | Screen
Can Hollywood Avoid a Strike This Time?
Three years after dual 100-plus-day work stoppages, health care and AI have brought new urgency to 2026’s union negotiations. Source: Can Hollywood Avoid a Strike This Time?