formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The German government wants to attract more filmmakers and make the country a “global player” in on-screen entertainment. A new bill would require media companies to make mandatory investments in the film industry. Source: https://www.dw.com/en/film-funding-bill-to-support-blockbusters-made-in-germany/a-77346783
Animation director Samuel Deats said: “It takes literally seconds for me to storyboard a shot, there is absolutely no reason to need AI built on the stolen work of millions of artists to storyboard your vision, have some damn pride … Continued
The performers’ union greenlit a contract that merges previously separate pension plans and institutes new safeguards for generative AI. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sag-aftra-ratifies-4-year-deal-studios-1236613908/
After ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’ made history, here are the talents on deck to make the jump from YouTube views to theatrical grosses. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/youtube-box-office-potential/
AI’s entry into filmmaking is reshaping the industry, as evidenced by Tribeca’s first AI-generated feature and Scorsese’s adaptation of this new storytelling tool. Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-07-crossed-wires-ai-is-disrupting-the-hallowed-ground-of-filmmaking/?dm_source=blocks-list-item&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform
Released a century ago in 1926, The Adventures of Prince Achmed is recognised as the world’s oldest surviving animated feature film – despite what Walt Disney’s publicists might prefer you to think. Source: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260603-how-a-26-year-old-german-woman-made-the-worlds-oldest-surviving-animated-feature-film