Cannes Film Festival has announced actor, screenwriter and director Greta Gerwig will take on the role as jury president for the 77th edition. Breaking record for the 2023’s Barbie phenomenon, Gerwig will become the first American female director to take on the presidency of the festival, as well as the youngest. Cannes Film Festival will […]
BBC puts football fandoms front and centre in their new campaign titled This Game Belongs To All of Us. The BBC Creative minute long piece sees an emotional montage of fans and their passionate relationships with their teams. With the tumultuous culture within football, the recent project stands against online and in person hate, promoting […]
Two decades ago, countries began to compete for the hosting of international filming by creating a scheme whereby foreign producers are partially refunded for their monies spent in the country. Government appointed economists calculated the “multiplier effect’ of the monies brought in by foreign productions, how they stimulated economies and how much taxation would […]
Following an exclusive screening at Culture Con NYC on 8 October 2022, Amazon released the artwork and trailer for their new show Riches. First premiered in the UK on ITVX, the six-part drama from screenwriter Abby Ajayi. Is set for release on 2 December 2022.
On 1 August 2022, Netflix shared their new trailer for South Korean action film Seoul Vibe. Shot against the backdrop of the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the film will star Yoo Ah-in, Go Kyung-po, Lee, Kyu-hung and many more.
Two industry experts have joined forces to create a podcast for emerging film talent. The new venture – titled Smith & Herbert: Inside Film – will be hosted by film finance strategist Emma Louise Smith and BBC Sport commentator turned film industry advisor Garry Herbert MBE. The pair’s new project aims to inspire and champion […]
The European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) has announced its finalists for this year’s Location Award. Marking the fifth edition of the competition, the EUFCN’s annual prize is for European locations in the film and television industries. Voting is now open to the public, and five locations will compete for best European filming location of the […]
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The Czech Republic’s Culture Minister Lubomír Zaorálek has transferred an extra EUR12 million, or CZK300 million, to the State Cinematography Fund in an attempt to attract new film projects to the country. Drawing from state budget reserves, the 2021 budget for national production incentives has now grown from EUR31.5 million to EUR43.5 million, or the […]