Hollywood actor used ‘casting calls’ to lure teenage victims
A Hollywood actor allegedly used bogus ‘casting calls’ to lure teenage girls before sexually abusing them. Source: NY Post
Cabo Verde Looks Beyond the World Cup, Ivory Coast Gets Animated, Zimbabwe Has Ambition: A Chat With Locarno Open Doors Film Producers
Adja Mariam Mahre Soro from the Ivory Coast, Tapiwa Chipfupa from Zimbabwe and Natasha Craveiro from Cabo Verde discuss projects, challenges and hopes. Source: THR
Cinema is “back completely” after blockbuster summer, says Vue CEO
Tim Richards, CEO of cinema group Vue, discusses the recent surge of record-breaking film releases and explains how the potential Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery will impact cinema operators. Source: CNBC
The Jordanian‑Swedish producer changing who gets to tell European cinema’s stories
From Tarik Saleh’s award‑winning Cairo thrillers to a new Palestinian tragicomedy, Linda Mutawi’s cross‑cultural approach has made her one of the most in‑demand producers in Nordic cinema. Source: Hyphen Online
Zurich Film Festival and GFF forge partnership to expand global film exchange
The new cooperation will not only extend ZFF’s partnership network, but it will also offer GFF a wider platform for joint creative minds connecting the Middle East and African filmmakers with their European counterparts. Source: Broadcast Pro
Hollywood producer charged with seven counts of wire fraud in $100m scheme
Jason Cloth of Joker and The Green Knight diverted funds from entertainment investors toward his personal life. Source: The Guardian