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September 1, 2026
Chinese Feature ‘Big Little Things’ Turns a Real-Life Family Rift Into a Coming-Out Drama Now Headed for Venice Horizons (EXCLUSIVE)
The director-producer duo Michelle Zhou and Chun Yu collectively incubated “Big Little Things,” a lesbian coming-out story inspired by a real-life family rift during a New Year holiday amid the COV...
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September 1, 2026
Jay Baruchel Is ‘The Stunt Driver’ in New Stills as IFC Comedy-Drama Heads to World Premiere at Toronto
The Independent Film Company has unveiled new stills from ”The Stunt Driver,“ which is making its world premiere at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival Sept. 11. The Independent Film Company, which acq...
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August 22, 2026
How ‘Abbott Elementary’ Pulled Off Its Big Phillies Game Episode
They say that every trip to watch a ballgame is a different experience: a chance to see stolen bases and home runs; antics from the bleachers that end up on kiss cams and dance cams; fly balls soar...
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August 21, 2026
‘The Yogurt Shop Murders’ Crew Thought Their Journey Was Done Until There Was a Big Break in the Case: ‘We Have to Rally Now’
Two days’ notice is all director Margaret Brown had to figure out how to give her true-crime docuseries “The Yogurt Shop Murders” an ending. The original four-part series, chronicling the brutal 19...
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August 19, 2026
Crunchyroll Thinks Small When It Comes to Building Out Its Global Anime Empire
For two decades, Crunchyroll built its business on anime, growing the U.S. audience for the animated content from a niche genre to a mainstream giant. But its growth has been built on thinking smal...
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August 19, 2026
Hollywood‘s Push for Federal Film Tax Credit Could Help Boost Production in All States
In the David Mamet satire “State and Main,” a film crew creates havoc when it descends on a small town in Vermont. In real life, Hollywood almost never comes to Vermont, one of 11 states without a ...
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August 18, 2026
Angélique Kidjo Talks ‘Hope,’ Her Mother’s Legacy and Making History With a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Two things have been crucial to a restless Angélique Kidjo since her childhood in Benin, West Africa: diverse, universal, nuanced brands of truthful musical storytelling in all its forms, and her m...
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August 12, 2026
Salli Richardson-Whitfield on Making Emmy History With ‘Task’ and ‘The Gilded Age’
An hour into Salli Richardson-Whitfield’s directorial debut, she was left to sink or swim. This was 2011, and Richardson-Whitefield was standing behind the camera on the set of Syfy’s quirky small-...
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August 12, 2026
How ‘Pluribus’ Star Carlos Manuel Vesga Built Manousos’ Pilgrimage of Faith, Exile and Resistance
A game popular in Colombia, a person’s nationality, an icon of the Virgin Mary, spoken mantras — it’s details like these that gave Emmy-nominated “Pluribus” star Carlos Manuel Vesga the foundation ...
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August 6, 2026
How Mark Ruffalo’s ‘Task’ Monologue Became the Heart of the Emmy-Nominated HBO Drama
One of the unofficial rules of prestige television is that the penultimate episode is for the mess and the finale is for the cleanup. This is particularly true for limited series — or any series wi...
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July 28, 2026
BLacklight, Dark Star Set Wes Miller’s Courtroom Thriller ‘Wildcards’ for Theatrical Tour With Post-Screening Talks
BLacklight and Dark Star Pictures have teamed for the nationwide theatrical release of “Wildcards,” creating a unique theatrical experience that the creatives behind the film hope will spark conver...
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July 16, 2026
Intocable’s Ricky Muñoz Reflects on the Band’s Influences and Famous Faces That Help the Group Stay Creative in the Studio
When Intocable lead singer and founding member Ricky Muñoz was growing up in Zapata, Texas, his grandfather sold a cow to buy him an accordion. Muñoz’s grandfather never got to see his grandson ons...
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July 5, 2026
How Filmmaker Tonia Mishiali Tackles Immigration, Patriarchy and Women’s Resilience in ’The Lion at My Back’
Cypriot filmmaker Tonia Mishiali tackles immigration, the patriarchy and the strength of women in “The Lion at My Back,” which is playing in the Crystal Globe competition at the Karlovy Vary Film F...
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July 5, 2026
Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov Probe Corruption and Pro-Russia Nostalgia in ‘Black Money for White Nights’
Acclaimed Bulgarian directing duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov return to the Karlovy Vary Film Festival competition with “Black Money for White Nights.” They won the Crystal Globe in 2019 w...
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July 4, 2026
Maggie Gyllenhaal on Subverting Female Stereotypes and Why She Never Set Out to Break Taboos: ‘I’m Just Trying to Make Space for My Own Experience to Be Expressed’
In only two directorial outings, Karlovy Vary Film Festival honoree Maggie Gyllenhaal has managed to subvert more than 100 years of cinematic female stereotypes — “The Lost Daughter” acknowledged t...
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July 4, 2026
Šimon Holý Turns Drag, Family and Small-Town Life Into a Tender Political Statement in ‘Chica Checa’
A drag queen comes out to his small-town mother but all hell doesn’t break loose in Šimon Holý’s heartfelt and crowd-pleasing feature “Chica Checa.” The film screens on Saturday in the Crystal Glob...
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June 24, 2026
Pluto Film Acquires Comedy ’Chica Checa’ Ahead of Karlovy Vary Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
International sales outfit Pluto Film has acquired comedy “Chica Checa,” which is making its world premiere at the upcoming Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival. Written and directed by Šimon Holý, “Ch...
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June 21, 2026
Bentonville Film Festival Taps ‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ and ‘Jane Elliott Against the World’ as Its Top Winners
The Bentonville Film Foundation, in collaboration with founding partner, Walmart, and presenting sponsor, Coca-Cola, announced the winners of the 12th edition of the Bentonville Film Festival June ...
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June 21, 2026
How Duncan Jones Made ‘Rogue Trooper’ Look Like a Studio Epic on an Indie Budget
“There’s AI — the film has no AI,” says director-writer Duncan Jones emphatically about his latest feature, “Rogue Trooper.” The subject comes up as producer Stuart Fennegan talks about how they go...
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June 17, 2026
How Banchi Hanuse’s ‘Ceremony’ Honors Nuxalk History, Healing and Survival
Indigenous director Banchi Hanuse’s “Ceremony” won the Audience Award at SXSW, a DGC Award at Hot Docs and the First Nations Award at the Sydney Film Festival — that success underlines her goals wi...
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June 17, 2026
Annecy’s MIFA Bets on Cross-IP, AI and Global Growth Amid Animation Financing Squeeze
The Annecy festival will continue to grow even as the wider animation sector contracts — a tension set to define this year’s Marché International du Film d’Animation (MIFA), which runs June 23-26. ...
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June 17, 2026
‘Minions & Monsters’ Opens Annecy 2026 as Festival Eyes Record Crowds, New Class A Status and a Global Animation Spotlight
Organizers of the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival aren’t shy about calling this upcoming edition “historic.” With 18,300 accredited attendees from 118 countries already confirmed, participation is ...
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June 16, 2026
Entertainment Partners Reflects on 50 Years Powering Hollywood’s Back Office From ‘Little House on the Prairie’ to ‘The Pitt’
Chances are, if you’ve worked in the entertainment industry, Entertainment Partners has handled your paycheck, helped you set up a budget, provided guidance on production incentives, managed your p...
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June 11, 2026
Universal Destinations & Experiences Taps Donna Mirus Bates Global Franchise Strategy Officer as Parks Continue to See Strong Success
Universal Destinations & Experiences (UDX) has appointed Donna Mirus Bates as global franchise strategy officer, overseeing UDX franchise management and strategic partnerships Bates will report...
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June 11, 2026
Brothers Behind Mexico’s First Stop Motion Feature ‘I Am Frankelda’ Were Told ‘We Should Quit Our Dreams’
Brothers Arturo and Roy Ambriz take the art of stop motion and their love of fantasy-horror into new realms with “I am Frankelda,” debuting on Netflix June 12. Set in Mexico in the late 1800s, the ...
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June 11, 2026
Inside ‘Long Story Short’: Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s Animated Family Saga for Netflix
Raphael Bob-Waksberg returns to Netflix with another animated series full of down-to-earth humanity and empathy, “Long Story Short.” The series follows the Schwooper family — parents Naomi and Elli...
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June 10, 2026
Variety Virtuoso Honoree Katherine LaNasa on Her Skyrocketing Fame and How She Found the Key to ‘The Pitt’s’ Dana: ‘I Just Understood Her’
Charge nurse Dana Evans embodies the heart and soul of HBO’s “The Pitt.” She’s smart and reacts with her gut; she’s tough and empathetic, a fierce fighter for her patients and staff, but knows when...
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