As delegates from China’s film industry gathered in Bangkok for this year’s CineAsia (Dec. 8-11), they carried with them something that had been in short supply the past few years: […]
How China’s Wanda Is Turning Theaters Into Youth-Culture Playgrounds
In an age when audiences are spoiled for choice across countless entertainment platforms, it’s no secret that cinema operators worldwide are feeling the heat. The numbers alone make for grim […]
Lights, Elegance & Emerald City Couture: Celebs Sizzle & Slay The ‘Wicked: For Good’ NYC Premiere
Source: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Last night (Nov. 17), Lincoln Center in New York City felt less like Manhattan and more like the gates of Oz. The Wicked: For Good premiere arrived, […]
AFM Flashback: When the Market Was ‘In the Mood for Love’
Over the years, plenty of forgettable movies have been hawked in the hallways of the American Film Market, but there have also been some indelible classics — among the most […]
AFM Flashback: Jean-Claude Van Damme Had the Market Seeing Double
After the 1988 success of Cannon Films’ Hong Kong-set Bloodsport, starring the then up-and-coming Jean-Claude Van Damme, Cannon’s Menahem Golan, a regular and colorful presence at the American Film Market, […]
Can Georgia Become the Hollywood of the Caucasus?
With medieval churches, brutalist apartment blocks, sweeping mountains and Tarantino-esque dive bars, the Caucasus nation of Georgia has played a variety of starring roles in recent years. In F9, the […]
How Ontario Aims to Lead the World in Sustainable Filmmaking
Ontario, a major production hub for studios and streamers, has set its sights on new climate control technologies to electrify, decarbonize and reduce waste on local film sets. And accelerating […]
AI Is Replacing Voice Artists in India — and There Are No Local Laws to Stop It
In 2023, when the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strikes shut down Hollywood for four months, seeking protection from, among other things, artificial intelligence (AI), […]