formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Calls not to work with Israeli institutions “involved in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people”, which have been gathering thousands of signatures in Hollywood, have apparently crossed the Mediterranean. Source: https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/09/israeli-director-nadav-lapid-angered-by-boycott-calls-pulls-out-of-marseille-festival
Alamo Drafthouse loyalists are upset over a move to a digital ordering system, but the company says it’s on track to have its best year for box office revenue since 2019. Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/91551774/alamo-drafthouse-ceo-phone-ordering-policy
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
Can a company take away something you’ve already paid for? In the world of online video games, some already do. Publishers can decide to switch off a game’s servers, often leaving it effectively unplayable. Stop Killing Games, a growing consumer … Continued
What they claim is at stake is the future of Creative Europe’s MEDIA Program that has been a crucial EU film and TV industry driver for the past 35 years, having backed recent Oscar winners such as “Sentimental Value,” “Mr … Continued
Meta is under pressure to explain why it cancelled a major contract with a company it was using to train AI, shortly after some of its Kenya-based workers alleged they had to view graphic content captured by Meta smart glasses. … Continued