formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
When the LUX Audience Award for a European film is presented at a special ceremony in the European Parliament’s iconic Hemicycle chamber in Brussels on April 14, it will mark the crowning moment for what is the largest audience film … Continued
Italy’s first female director made 60 features depicting the gritty squalor of early 20th-century Naples. Most were lost to Mussolini’s censorship and she died in obscurity – but now a new documentary gives her a voice again Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/06/elvira-notari-beyond-silence-first-female-italian-film-director-fascism-mussolini-censorship
“Disney reps were like, ‘We can’t have a girl power movie,’” an insider tells The Hollywood Reporter about the animation studio making the rare decision to cancel the feature after years of development. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/pixar-scrapped-be-fri-movie-pete-docter-1236548613/
A new report suggests that some regions giving big bucks to Hollywood aren’t actually creating as many local jobs as their sky-high production spending figures imply, with the exception of California, New York and the U.K. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/states-are-spending-billions-courting-hollywood-which-are-creating-the-most-local-jobs-1236559436/
Calvia is bringing its extensive film heritage to life with the launch of a new visitor experience, “Calvià, Film Set”, a film trail designed to showcase the most iconic locations that have appeared on screens around the world. Source: https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2026/04/03/141359/europe-new-hollywood-mallorca-calvia-film-set-project-action.html
As of April 3, China’s 2026 box office has already crossed 12 billion yuan ($1.74 billion), with more than 273 million tickets sold. On paper, it’s a record-breaking figure. In context, it’s even more striking: China now accounts for over … Continued