AFL-CIO, Entertainment Unions Unveil Federal Priorities For Nonprofit Artists and Journalists (Exclusive)

The AFL-CIO, the largest labor federation in the U.S., with members including Actors’ Equity, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and more, has put forward a slate of new federal policies it hopes can create more sustainable careers in the nonprofit arts and media sectors.  The policies, which speak to concerns from nonprofit workers across 11 unions, call for […]

Daisy Ridley To Narrate World Cup 2022 Doc Series ‘We Were There’ From Qatar’s Supreme Committee, Noah Media Group & HBS

Daisy Ridley is going from Star Wars to soccer stardom in her latest gig. She has signed on to narrate We Were There, an eight-part doc series about the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar from the country’s Supreme Committee, UK indie Noah Media Group and Host Broadcast Services (HBS). The doc, which runs […]

CAA’s Roeg Sutherland To Receive Zurich Film Festival’s Game Changer Award

CAA’s Roeg Sutherland is set to be honored with the Zurich Film Festival’s Game Changer Award for his outstanding achievements and contributions within the film industry. The co-Head of CAA’s Media Finance department as well as its International Film Group, will be presented with the award during the festival’s industry-focused Zurich Summit, which takes place […]

Erotic Infidelity and Berlin S&M Feature in Trailer for Oldenburg Opener ‘Traumnovelle’ (Exclusive)

This is not your father’s Traumnovelle. Florian Frerichs’ new adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s famed erotic novella — the work that inspired Stanley Kubrick‘s Eyes Wide Shut — promises to be a much more explicit version of the story. The trailer for the film, which opens this year’s Oldenburg Film Festival on Sept. 11, is heavy on the hot and […]

Oscars 2025: Czech Republic Submits ‘Waves’ for International Feature Race

The Jirí Mádl-directed movie Waves, a new take on the time before and after the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet Union-led Warsaw Pact troops, is the Czech Republic’s submission for the best international feature race at the 2025 Oscars. The film, which had its world premiere at the 58th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) where […]

DNC Unveils Youth Voter Push on Debate Day: “Google Project 2025”

The Democratic National Committee, on Tuesday, messaged to over 100,000 Philadelphia-area students to “Google Project 2025.” Ahead of the night’s Kamala Harris-Donald Trump debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, students at Drexel University, Lafayette College, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania and Widener University were greeted with new campus kiosks, billboards, flyers and a mobile billboard video in […]

RTS Boss Theresa Wise Talks Landing David Beckham & Ted Sarandos For Next Week’s Buzzy Convention, And How Industry Confab Could Finally Precede “New Normal” After Years Of “Volatility”

EXCLUSIVE: Next week will see one of the buzziest RTS conventions in recent years as the likes of David Beckham, Ted Sarandos and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight take to the stage in London. Helmed by this year’s principal sponsor Netflix, the great-and-the-good of the UK TV industry will gather Tuesday for an event that […]

Caroline Dinenage Returns Unopposed To UK Culture Committee Hotseat; BBC ‘Waterloo Road’ Spend; Sphere Abacus Hire – Global Briefs

Caroline Dinenage Returns Unopposed To Culture, Media & Sport Committee Hotseat The UK’s Culture Media & Sport Committee (CMSC), which scrutinizes the work of the film and TV industries, has re-elected Caroline Dinenage as chair. Dinenage, whose father Fred Dinenage was a TV presenter, was the sole nomination and therefore elected unopposed. She had been […]