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
The British Film Institute lobbied ministers to request that the UK’s film and TV business not be included in any trade deal signed with U.S. President Donald Trump. Source: https://deadline.com/2026/06/bfi-uk-government-film-tv-deal-donald-trump-1236932021/
The Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function , has today approved an investment of 98 million euros in a newly created company that will promote a large European group of Spanish … Continued
President Trump scrapped the signing of an executive order that was expected to lay out partnerships with leading AI companies to vet cutting-edge models. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-scraps-signing-landmark-executive-order-regulating-ai-rcna346288
Creator of Politidex hopes free online app will help humanise politics and act as a way of ‘flipping the narrative’. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/may/14/players-debate-uk-politicians-pokemon-style-online-game-politidex
The draft introduces a statutory obligation for on-demand audiovisual media service providers (“VoD platforms”) to invest in the production and distribution of European audiovisual works, with the aim of strengthening the German and European film economy. Source: https://www.mofo.com/resources/insights/260508-germany-s-new-media-investment-obligation-act