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Manitobans are watching the U.S. midterms closely on Tuesday evening hoping for some relief after tariffs continue to hamper the agricultural industry.

The award was instituted by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPVFRA), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India

Invercine, Gema Films and Gaman Cine, top producers on Latin America’s film-TV scene, will bring to market their latest productions at Sanfic Industria in its industry centerpiece, WIP Iberoamericana. Turning on Alejandro Zambra, one of Latin America’s most-read novelists whose “Poeta Chileno” is currently being adapted by Oscar winning Sebastián Lelio (“A F

Sanfic Industria, the industry section of the Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic), is turbocharged for an even stronger edition this year. Running concurrently with the festival, which runs Nov. 2 – 8, Sanfic Industria unspools Nov. 2-6 with Sanfic co-founder Gabriela Sandoval at the helm. Now on its 15th year, Sanfic Industria has several new […]

Murphy is among the producers.

A meeting at TIFFCOM in 2023 brought Italian co-producers to “The Violinist,” the animated feature that went on to win the top prize at France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival this year, Singaporean filmmaker Ervin Han told a panel at the Tokyo market. Han, co-founder and CEO of Singapore’s Robot Playground Media, spoke at “Anime’s […]

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. distributor-producer Angel is behind original comedy series Shelf Life from the producers of Biblical drama The Promised Land. Created, written and directed by Brian Cates and produced by Milk & Honey Studios, the comedy is currently in production and is set to premiere exclusively on the Angel platform in 2027. Cast includes Jim […]

Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV and Korean studio CJ ENM described how they’re combining the strengths of their respective industries to create drama series that can appeal to global audiences, during a TIFFCOM presentation. The two broadcast giants worked together on ten-part series Merry Berry Love, which started streaming worldwide on Disney+ on October 7.

Buddy Marini, Amazon MGM Studios’ new head of Japan, says the company has doubled its investment in original Japanese content, including an expanded slate of live-action films and series. Marini was speaking on a panel on the opening day of TIFFCOM, which also featured One Piece showrunner Steven Maeda and Kingdom producer Shinzo Matsuhashi, outlining […]

The Thai Ethanol Manufacturing Association has welcomed the cabinet's decision to reduce excise taxes on E20 gasohol and B20 biodiesel, saying the measure will help to ease living costs, support farmers and strengthen Thailand's energy security.

The Tokyo International Film Festival’s TIFFCOM market exhibition space sold out early this year, according to managing director Ikeda Kaori. More Japanese producers are using the Tokyo market to find partners while projects are still in development. Last year’s edition drew more than 4,600 industry professionals from 46 countries and regions, and attendance

Climate journalist Bill McKibben and executive producer and former “60 Minutes” producer David Gelber have teamed up to create “Altadena: One Fire After Another,” a documentary chronicling the aftermath of the 2025 Eaton Fire in Los Angeles. The film follows Altadena residents as they confront the challenges of rebuilding their homes, preserving their commun

A wholly modern horror story is set to get the feature treatment. “iHunt: Killing Monsters in the Gig Economy,” the independently distributed novel series and tabletop RPG by Hill and Young, is getting a film adaptation. Olivia Hill wrote the script. Hill and Young are a Chicago-based queer married writing duo who have developed the […]

The 12th edition of Rome’s MIA Market came to a close on Friday with market head Gaia Tridente heralding “a stronger, renewed edition of MIA, with a more ambitious and expanded program,” that saw a high-powered cohort of European and global industry guests — including Banijay Entertainment CEO Marco Bassetti, Studiocanal CEO Anna Marsh, Bad […]

A court has awarded Rebel Wilson $359,000 against the co-producers of the Australian film The Deb, which she directed.

With his recent addition to the MCU, Sacha Baron Cohen is praising the Ironheart production team for taking his Jewish identity into account. The 3x Oscar nominee recently recalled that the producers and directors on the Disney+ series wanted to ensure that he was “not insulted” as a Jewish actor being asked to portray Mephisto, […]

<p>NSW supreme court judge otherwise dismisses case brought by film’s co-producers and awards Wilson almost $400,000 after star countersued</p><p>Rebel Wilson has been ordered to pay A$10 (US$7, £5) in damages after emerging victorious from a bitter legal spat with her latest film’s co-producers.</p><p>The Pitch Perfect star directed, co-produced and starred

Years in the making, the L.A. courtroom showdown between Rebel Wilson and The Deb producers is not going to trial as scheduled. In a filing Wednesday that has been agreed upon by all the principals, Wilson’s lead lawyer Allyson K. Thompson asked for the long-set January 19, 2027 trial to be pushed back more than […]

A coalition of Hollywood talent agencies and independent producers said Thursday that it supports the proposed U.S. tax incentive for film and TV production as a “first step,” but that more will need to be done to revive the industry. The American Entertainment Alliance — which includes CAA, WME and UTA — is pushing for […]

EXCLUSIVE: Prominent members of the scientific community Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye and Dr. Mae Jemison have joined Broadway’s upcoming Galileo musical as co-producers, the show’s lead producers announced today. “Galileo’s story reminds us that scientific discovery begins with the courage to question what we think we already know,” said producers Aman

Producers behind Fan Bingbing’s “Mother Bhumi,” Cannes Un Certain Regard title “Rehana Maryam Noor” and BBC One and Stan drama “The Tourist” are among 14 picks for the debut Producers Exchange at Indonesia’s JAFF Market, which will hold its third edition Nov. 28-30 in Yogyakarta. The market runs alongside the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) […]

Reilly hopes the short film will remind people "that big lives always start small, and even tiny dusty towns in the middle of nowhere can produce people who can shape a brighter future for us all."