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EXCLUSIVE: With the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 31 underway, the results are in from a first-of-its-kind international survey of film and TV industry professionals about climate storytelling. Deadline has seen the survey results, which reveal 71% of people surveyed want to include climate-related storytelling in their work. However, 55% of r
A September incident that saw hate speech removed from the game's reporting system "sparked massive controversy in the community."
Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) wrapped its 2026 edition in Taipei with a reshaped show floor, as animation and character IP companies moved to the front of the market. They made up the largest exhibitor group, at 29 of 107 exhibitors, up from 19 in 2025, according to post-event figures from organizer the Taiwan Creative […]
Adobe is taking on Figma with a new prototype builder tool in Firefly.
During Paramount Skydance's latest earnings call, CEO David Ellison said "it's hard to imagine" AI won't have a bigger impact on the film industry than CGI. In response to a question about the company's outlook for AI, Ellison said: "I think when you zoom out and look at production, AI really has the potential to […]
The Skydance CEO says, "AI really has the potential to be the biggest creative unlock in modern history."
The United Kingdom and Nigeria are working to strengthen partnerships in their creative industries, following engagements involving 17 British professionals and Nigerian stakeholders to explore investment, business opportunities and access to global markets. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-uk-deepen-creative-industry-ties-ahead-of-2028/
The Nigeria LNG has announced a $20,000 prize for the 2027 edition of its Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts, calling for documentary entries on the theme ‘Ni Read More: https://punchng.com/nlng-announces-20000-creative-arts-prize-for-2027/
“Somewhere in the South,” a Malaysian feature written and directed by Tan Ce Ding and produced by Anthony Chen, the Singaporean director of Cannes Caméra d’Or winner “Ilo Ilo,” won the $35,000 TAICCA × CNC Feature Film Grand Award at the 2026 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) pitching awards in Taipei. The project is produced […]
Microdramas compete for attention in crowded mobile feeds, but a strong opening hook does not always need a dramatic twist, İlkin Kavukcu, founder and CEO of Turkish studio İki Dakika Creative House, said at a Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) session on microdramas in Taipei. Kavukcu said her studio looks for moments of emotional recognition […]
Two-time Emmy winner Ken Estin, showrunner of “Taxi” and “Cheers,” is steering “Psychic Predators,” a paranormal dramatic comedy starring mentalist Banachek as himself. Organic Media Group (OMG) unveiled the series at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei, and it is also heading to the American Film Market. Estin, whose resume also takes in “The […]
The stars were out Saturday night at the milestone 15th annual fundraiser, presented once again by Gucci and featuring a night-ending performance by global superstar Rosé.
Taiwanese director Tsao Jui-yuan unveiled his new drama series “A Time,” rooted in Taiwan’s campus folk music movement of the 1970s, at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). Tsao, known for “Crystal Boys,” “A Touch of Green” and “Seqalu: Formosa 1867,” spent eight years developing the project, which traces four decades of friendship, love and […]
Taiwanese literary IP developer and production company Mirror Fiction announced the winners of its fifth Mirror Fiction Award and unveiled five projects for its 2027 slate at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). The NT$1 million ($32,000) Grand Prize went to Iris Kong for “The Stand-In Family” (provisional title), a suspense novel about four strangers […
Taiwanese companies laid out how original stories can grow from books into stage plays, series, fragrances and even travel itineraries at a Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) session on cross-sector intellectual property in Taipei. “The original intention behind developing IP is for the industry to thrive together, so everyone can make money,” said Mimi Wan
AI is already slashing the cost of commercials, but runaway token fees and piecemeal revisions could leave feature producers paying more than in the days of 35mm film, a Korean AI production pioneer told Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. Kim Kwang-jib, founder and CEO of AI content studio Studio Meta-K, said that with […]
Some of the most compelling stories in contention for the Academy Awards aren’t unfolding across two or three hours. They’re being told in a fraction of that time. The race in the short film categories is taking shape, offering a showcase for emerging filmmakers, well-known talents and storytellers pushing the boundaries of what can be […]
Taiwanese technology company imCore Corp. launched Core Studio, an AI filmmaking platform that aims to cover the full production process, from script development and storyboarding to image generation, editing and color grading, at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei on Saturday. Built by a Taiwanese team with roots in animation and visual effec
Chang Chen, chair of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee and last year’s Golden Horse best leading actor winner for “Lucky Lu,” advised six of Taiwan’s rising performers on working across different film sets at a Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) showcase in Taipei. The “TCCF x The Golden Horse Awards: Taiwan Emerging […]
In the pilot of “Suits,” the briefcase that springs open during a job interview is full of marijuana, and it stays that way in the show’s Korean and Mongolian remakes. In Japan, the drugs became money, because drugs can’t be shown on Japanese TV, according to Linfield Ng, VP of format sales and production, Asia […]
A man who has no memory of his past finds out that a patient is the sister he lost in “Wilderness of the Greenriver,” an animated feature from Barcelona-based Hong Kong director Ellis Kayin Chan that is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. The film is set in a world where technology […]
An alien cat sent to seize Earth’s catnip supply gets sidetracked by a cozy couch and a steady diet of canned tuna in “Operation Maomao,” an animated sci-fi comedy series from Shaogao creator Jonathan Yu that is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. The planned 26-episode series, with seven-minute installments, follows Agent […]
Talk of artificial intelligence tends to float somewhere up in the cloud. “The Technological Sublime,” a documentary from director Jannes Callens that heads to the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei, brings it back down to earth. The film follows the physical supply chain that keeps AI running, starting at quartz mines in the […]
The Federal Government is unlocking over $600m in financing for Nigeria’s digital and creative industries to support businesses, attract private investment and expand the sectors’ contribution to the economy. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-unlocks-600m-to-finance-creative-digital-enterprises/
Weta FX CEO Daniel Seah laid out all the reasons why Taiwan is the perfect base for the Oscar-winning VFX company to explore the East Asia market, following its announcement of a partnership with Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA). In addition to its central location, just a few hours flight from most cities in the […]
It’s been a wild time for statecraft as a paper trail leads us to a minister’s game, dumbbells ring for JZ, Mbalula blubs, the head of the police pulls a Terminator and Carrim does that which is haram.
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged investors and financial institutions to provide early funding for African creative businesses, describing the sector as a major source of future global companies, employment and economic growth. Read More: https://punchng.com/shettima-urges-investors-to-fund-african-creative-businesses/
The seventh edition of Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) kicked off today with talk of bolstering Taiwan’s intellectual property (IP); reaching out to international markets through co-production and exports; and a reassuring message on government support. Sue Wang, chair of TCCF organizer Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), opened proceedings by first
Sue Wang, chair of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), opened the seventh Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei on Friday by saying artificial intelligence is reshaping how the creative industries, and even human society, are defined. “We are all asking: Does cultural content still have a future?” Wang said. She said AI could […]
Like a Photon Creative, the Australian animation studio behind “The Pout-Pout Fish,” has lined up seven new animated features and handed international distribution rights on the full slate to Sola Media. Production finance comes from Elevate Production Finance and Alceon Entertainment Partners. Maslow Entertainment has picked up Australia and New Zealand dis
A young Singaporean couple who sell pictures of the wife’s feet online end up with a corpse in their freezer in “Build to Order,” the debut feature from director Huang Junxiang, which is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei this week. Singaporean couple Penny and Allan both work in real estate. They […]
A gay influencer in Taiwan who became famous dancing in high heels, and the filmmaker who trained his camera on him for nine years, both stare down middle age in “My Silly Flirty Boys.” The documentary from Taiwan-based Hong Kong filmmaker Frankie Sin is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. Sin followed […]
An amnesiac sashimi chef learns he was once the star surgeon of an organ-trafficking syndicate in “Hannibal Inside,” a crime thriller series from Studio76 adapted from “The Monster Community,” a novel the producers picked up from Kadokawa Taiwan. The project is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. Two years after a car […]
Spanish directors Paco Cabezas and Javier Ruiz Caldera compared notes on demanding shoots and creative risk at this year’s South International Series Festival in Cádiz. Their Nov. 2 conversation, “No Holds Barred,” was part of the festival’s Creative Talks program, moderated by South Boost coordinator Alejandro Ávila. South’s fourth edition ran Oct. 30-Nov.
The UK’s Creative Cities Convention (CCC), a rival to the relocating TV Festival, has revealed its 2027 host city. As the TV Festival moves down south from Scotland after 50 years, the CCC will take place in the Scottish city of Glasgow, backed by Screen Scotland. This will come a few months before a different […]
Discarded oyster shells, palm waste and by-products from desalination plants might seem unlikely starting points for a new generation of design products. Sheikha Hind bint Majid Al Qasimi, however, says they represent some of the most exciting possibilities being explored at Sharjah Design Centre. The brains behind the institution, scheduled to open in 2029,
The annual list spotlights U.K. creatives making their mark across film, TV and games, with Netflix partnering once again to accelerate careers on the cusp of major momentum.
The left-brain, right-brain myth began with real research, but it actually oversimplifies how the hemispheres work.
Independent Talent Group have been appointed creative commercial agency for immersive U.K. venue Outernet London. The partnership will unite Independent’s substantial client list – which includes artists, filmmakers, creators, musicians and producers – with Outernet’s immersive capabilities. The central London entertainment district offers wrap-around immers
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Veteran publicist Bill Harrison and Emmy-winning costume designer, celebrity stylist and creative director Johnny Wujek have joined the staff of arts nonprofit The Art of Elysium. Harrison boards as chief marketing officer while Wujek has been named vice president of the organization’s new creative services and talent relations division. As CMO, Harrison wil
EXCLUSIVE: Writer, director and producer Anthony Burns has joined U.S. production and rep company Grail as in-house creative producer to develop and package original film and TV projects. Burns made his feature directorial debut with Skateland, which he co-wrote and produced. The coming of-age drama premiered at Sundance in 2010, screened at SXSW and starred
I found the best gifts for people who love to cook, including cookware, gadgets, and edible gifts from an array of brands, even favorites, like Le Creuset, Williams Sonoma, Staub and more.
Canva is giving digital creatives a new way to design, illustrate, and edit photos on their iPads, and it doesn't have to cost them a thing. After relaunching the Affinity creative suite as an all-in-one desktop app last year, Canva has now introduced Affinity for iPad, which provides the same pro-grade tools for vector graphics, […]
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Wakil Gubernur Sumatera Barat (Sumbar) Vasko Rusaimy mengatakan program Nagari Creative Hub (NCH) akan membantu pelaku ...
Cool FM has announced the launch of COMA, the Cool FM Music Awards, a new platform to recognise artists and creatives shaping the Nigerian music industry. Read More: https://punchng.com/cool-fm-announces-coma-the-cool-fm-music-awards-recognising-the-sounds-and-creatives-shaping-nigerian-music/
Oscar nominated filmmaker Roman Coppola will serve in the newly created role of Creative Consultant for the 2027 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Coppola will work alongside Film Independent and President Juan Devis’ team to shape the tone, visual identity and experience for next year’s Spirit Awards. Coppola’s creative guidance will extend beyond the ceremon
EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Dillistone has made her first big hire at Channel 4’s in-house production biz. Dillistone has snapped up The Cube creator Adam Adler as Creative Director and he will lead on the creation of new shows for the nascent unit. Adler is a highly-regarded British formats executive who is best known as creator of […]
Address to the Nations is an art series, video game, theatre production and TV show exploring an alternate Australian history set against the backdrop of a race-based civil war.
Tower's Paul Johnston says there are "creative solutions" to relocating homes from climate-vulnerable areas.
EXCLUSIVE: UK agency Independent Creative Management (ICM) has signed Havoc actor Serhat Metin. Metin is known for last year playing a detective, Cortez, in Netflix’s Havoc, the police action thriller starring Tom Hardy, Timothy Oliphant, Forest Whitaker and Jessie Mei Li. He has also appeared in Havoc director Gareth Evans’s Sky series Gangs of London, […]
Spain’s Movistar Plus continues to double down on its strategies to further amplify Spanish series and storytelling internationally with the world premiere of the highly anticipated eco-thriller “Patagonia.” Bowing at the upcoming South International Series Festival in Cádiz, the series is the latest major co-production to be boosted by the Spanish streamer
EXCLUSIVE: Run-A-Muck, the multiplatform media company founded by Pamela Drucker Mann, Ilene Chaiken and Jennifer Beals, has announced the hiring of producer and executive Adam Kopp. Kopp will oversee Run-A-Muck’s creative strategy as it expands its slate of scripted and unscripted projects for film and TV. He’ll also play a key role in the continued […]
Amid a flood of AI news Monday, Anthropic board member Reed Hastings expressed his view that artificial intelligence will threaten many companies but not likely the human race. Hastings, co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, joined the Claude maker’s board last year. In an appearance on the podcast On with Kara Swisher, Hastings addressed Anthropic […]
Organized by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), the 2026 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) will take place from November 6 to 9, 2026, at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2, 7F. The event continues to serve as a key platform connecting Taiwan with the global content industry, showcasing three flagship pillars: Pitching, Market, and […]
Ed Beach says that players "had not been given full service by the game as the way it first shipped".
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — Applications for the Creative Content Fund (Film Sector), which opens on November 16, must...
EXCLUSIVE: Joshua Rogers, the veteran creative advertising executive who has worked at Trailer Park, Zealot and Buddha Jones, has launched Gravity, a new indie creative-led agency. Rogers was previously VP and creative director at Zealot and Buddha Jones, spearheading campaigns across theatrical and streaming platforms including Disney, HBO, FX, Amazon, Netf
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