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George Sikharulidze’s feature debut “Panopticon” is, the director says, a very personal movie. The film, screening as a world premiere in Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s main competition, is a coming-of-age story about a young man floundering to find himself in the absence of any meaningful parental authority. Sikharulidze, who grew up in a rough neighborhood […]

Crunchyroll has acquired “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” which will debut in theaters globally as a trilogy of films. The three films will be distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment worldwide, excluding some Asian territories and Japan. No release dates have been disclosed. The three-part cinematic movies represent the final arc and […]

Fremantle and Italian crime/action genre specialist Stefano Sollima’s newly launched company AlterEgo have signed a first-look deal that will see them work in tandem developing a slate of original films and dramas for the international market. Sollima, who is known for milestone TV series “Gomorrah” and Hollywood movies such as “Sicario: Day of the Soldado,” […]

“Top Chef Middle East,” the hit Arabic-language adaptation of Bravo’s TV series, is moving to Saudi Arabia’s innovative Neom production hub. Leading Middle East broadcaster MBC – which is Saudi-owned – is teaming up with Neom Media Industries to launch production of the eighth season of the reality culinary contest near the planned futuristic city […]

French directors Benoit Jacquot (“Farewell, My Queen”) and Jacques Doillon (“The Little Gangster”) were summoned by police on July 1 for questioning in connection with complaints filed by actor Judith Godreche on Feb. 8. The two directors were taken in custody by the Juvenile Protection Brigade, according to the AFP.

The European Commission has raised concerns over Meta’s “pay or consent” advertising model for Facebook and Instagram users in the EU. In preliminary findings released on Monday, regulators suggest the social media giant’s approach may not comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Meta introduced the model in November 2023, offering EU users two options: […]