Sofia Coppola on Embracing an ‘Embarrassing’ Moment in New ‘Marie Antoinette’ Doc and Showing Strength on Sets Surrounded by Men

Japanese director Naomi Kawase has been unveiled as the head of the jury for the main international competition of the upcoming second edition of the Doha Film Festival in November. She will be joined by French Tunisian actor Adam Bessa, Tunisian producer Dora Bouchoucha, Italian documentary filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi and award-winning Palestinian filmmaker and artist […]

Superproducer Greg Berlanti has been tapped to receive the Paley Center for Media’s Paley Honors Award, the org’s highest recognition. Berlanti will be presented the award during the 2026 Paley Honors Fall Gala, to be held on Thursday, Dec. 3 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Additional honorees will be announced later. The […]

Brian Gordon has been named executive producer and head of live content at PGA Tour Studios, the latest sign of how the golf organization is focusing more intently on controlling more of its content. Gordon is tasked with leading editorial vision and creative execution across live programming produced by PGA Tour Studios. He will start […]

The Paley Center for Media will pay tribute to writer, director, showrunner, producer Greg Berlanti with its highest honor, The Paley Honors award, at its fall gala. The event will take place on Thursday, December 3 at 6:30 pm at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. Over a nearly three-decade career, Berlanti has written on […]

As the TV world gathered at MIPCOM in Cannes to buy and sell shows, About Corporate Finance Investment Bank and Deadline brought together top execs and creatives to discuss how classic IP can be an engine for new global hits. A roundtable on the ACF yacht entitled Hiding in Plain Sight: The Untapped Value of […]

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Organized by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), the 2026 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) will take place from November 6 to 9, 2026, at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2, 7F. The event continues to serve as a key platform connecting Taiwan with the global content industry, showcasing three flagship pillars: Pitching, Market, and […]

The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival opened Monday with a rain-soaked red carpet and a ceremony at Hulic Hall, where Japan’s government used the occasion to restate its goal of selling JPY20 trillion ($133 billion) worth of Japanese content overseas by 2033. The festival received 1,892 film submissions from 112 countries and regions this year. […]

It was pouring with rain at the opening of this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, but as Japanese actor and festival ‘navigator’ Kento Nakajima pointed out, rain symbolizes prosperity, and the local film industry can certainly expect plenty of that in the coming year. Addressing the opening ceremony in a video message, Japan’s Prime Minister […]

Don’t expect Brazilian filmmakers to return emails on Monday. Many will be sleeping off joyously celebrating. In a historic turnaround election victory, leftist incumbent Lula staged a dramatic run-off comeback victory Sunday, beating far-right Flávio Bolsonaro to secure a fourth term as Brazil’s President. This is the first time in the history of Brazil’s democratic […]

President Donald Trump lashed out at Bill Maher in a 1,300-word Truth Social post on Sunday after tuning into Maher’s late-night show on HBO. “Let’s talk about this COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSER, Bill Maher,” Trump wrote at the top of the post, a few days after the pair’s second dinner together at the White House. […]

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