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Veteran Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou will receive both the Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2023 Highest-Grossing Asian Film Award for his last feature Full River Red at this week's Asian Film Awards.  The Asian Film Awards body has said the two awards are a "testament to Zhang's extraordinary…

StudioCanal said today that it has set plans to launch a new film and TV genre label led by Jed Benedict, who will rejoin the company to lead the brand.  Benedict will be based in the UK and report to EVP, of Global Production Ron Halpern. The company said he will be responsible for "ensuring…

EXCLUSIVE: Cameras have started rolling in Newfoundland, Canada, on the indie thriller Hangashore from director Justin Oakey.  The film stars James Frecheville (Masters of the Air, Peaky Blinders, The Royal Hotel), Hera Hilmar (Driving Mum, See, Mortal Engines), and Stephen Oates (A Small Fortune, A F…

Some of the biggest names in the world of British film have showered praise on the "game-changing" new 40% British indie film relief. Announced earlier today by UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt following lobbying from the BFI and Pact for months, the relief will apply to movies made for less than £15M…

Filipino actress Jaclyn Jose, best known for her role in Brillante Mendoza's indie feature Ma’ Rosa, which nabbed her the Best Actress award at Cannes, has died. Jose — who was born Mary Jane Guck — was 60.  Jose's reps at PPL Entertainment confirmed the news with a statement on their Instagram…

EXCLUSIVE: Carl Anthony Payne II (Martin, Binged to Death), Acoryé White (Juanita, Under the Stadium Lights), Psalms Salazar (P-Valley), and Guxci (Night Games) have signed on to star in the indie horror feature The Grove.  The script is co-written by White and Patrycja Kępa, who will also co-direct…

Roman Polanski will be tried in Paris today over allegations that he defamed British actor Charlotte Lewis.  Lewis brought the claim against the 90-year-old filmmaker, claiming he defamed her by calling her sexual assault allegations against him a "heinous lie" in a 2019 interview with Paris Match…

Berlin Film Festival 2025 Dates  Next year's Berlin Film Festival will run from February 13 to 23. The edition will be Tricia Tuttle’s first as festival head. Tuttle takes over from Executive Director Mariette Rissenbeek and Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian, who stepped down after the last edition…

Representatives from the estate of Sinéad O'Connor have said the late Irish singer would have been “disgusted, hurt, and insulted” at her version of Nothing Compares 2 U being played at political rallies hosted by Republican presidential favorite Donald Trump.  In a joint statement also signed by…

Ten projects have been selected for the second edition of Seriesmakers, Series Mania's development lab for feature film directors sidestepping into series production.  The lab is run in collaboration with Beta, and this year features projects helmed by directors including Kaouther Ben Hania, who…

Busan Names Asian Contents & Film Market Director Busan’s Asian Contents and Film Market (ACFM) has named experienced programmer and indie arthouse producer Ellen Y.D. Kim has its new Director. She has been officially approved at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)’s general assembly and…

EXCLUSIVE: Ghana’s fast-developing film sector has received a significant vote of confidence from the country's government as President Nana Akufo-Addo sets plans to introduce a new tax rebate system for film productions. As part of the new law, the country will offer a 20% tax rebate for strategic…