The German film world may have big things in store: Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth is proposing fundamental changes to the funding guidelines by the end of 2024 at the latest. Finally! Only the separation of cultural and economic promotion – most agree on this – can help the local cinema to become … Read more
An actor has been found for the new biopic “Michael” about Michael Jackson. A man from the family of the “King of Pop” is to slip into the role. US director Antoine Fuqua has made a name for himself with films such as “Training Day” and “The Equalizer”. Now he is shooting a portrait of … Read more
The image of Russia in Hollywood flicks may not always be friendly, but Russians still love them. Icon image: Peter Thomas on Pixabay (Public Domain) Hollywood withdraws from Russia. Or not? Is pirating the only way to Hollywood? Read on a page Russian film industry since the start of the Ukraine conflict: pirated content, local … Read more
– Disney The company’s total sales rose 23 percent in the past quarter to $19.25 billion. – (Photo: AP) – – – – New York In contrast to Netflix, the domestic competitor Walt Disney has the streaming machine running at full speed. The number of subscribers had risen to 137.7 million, the US group announced … Read more
For the second day in a row, the Santa Fe Police Department has released footage of their investigation into Alec Baldwin. The footage shows the 64-year-old actor being told that he killed someone on the set of the film Rust† The police are still investigating the matter. – At the end of October, camerawoman Halyna … Read more
New York Susan Arnold knows what she is getting into when she becomes chairman of the board of directors of Walt Disney at the turn of the year. The manager has been on the supervisory board of the US entertainment group for 14 years. Now she will replace long-time Disney boss Bob Iger, who stepped … Read more
– Brigitte Matula takes over the chairmanship from Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu with important initiatives in the direction of green producing and investment bonuses. Vienna (OTS) – »Austria and, of course, Vienna too, have to catch up with international competition as production locations. This requires experts in green producing and the investment bonus as an answer to … Read more
June 21, 2021 at 8:11 pm Long-term cooperation : Steven Spielberg and Netflix announce partnership – Oscar winner Steven Spielberg. Photo: Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP / dpa – – The Angels Steven Spielberg was more of a skeptic of streaming services in the film industry. Now the Oscar winner is entering into a … Read more
Many fans logically began to ask what plans Bezos had with their favorite movie heroes. Amazon’s shareholders are no doubt wondering whether the corporation will finally break into the biggest players in the entertainment industry thanks to this acquisition. The British daily tried to offer answers to these questions to both camps Financial Times. An … Read more
Why are there so many lousy German films? Are German comedies really as uncomfortable as film critics claim? And why does German film get so many applause in an international comparison? The answers can be found in a new episode of the ntv podcast “Ditt & Datt & Dittrich”. One thing in advance: Of course … Read more