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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to supporting indigenous defence manufacturers like PROFORCE. Read More: https://punchng.com/coas-backs-local-production-of-military-equipment/

The decision highlights China's intense shortage of the AI memory chips, essential to a push to develop domestic alternatives to Nvidia.

Forrestania Resources has tabled a 25,800oz gold resource at its Symes Find project, adding inventory ahead of a planned mid-December restart at its Edna May plant in WA.

Après l’attentat de Trappes, le chercheur, auteur de « Sociologie des racismes », premier manuel en français à synthétiser la recherche en sciences sociales sur les racismes et les antiracismes, explique, dans un entretien au « Monde », l’évolution des discours racistes.

Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan have made their first film together. “The Land of Jinn,” a supernatural horror feature directed by Kevin Rahardjo (“Smothered”), was unveiled at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market as the first co-production between the two countries. The story centers on a young Indonesian woman who journeys to Kyrgyzstan in search of a mystical healer [

BUA Group Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, says Nigeria must translate President Tinubu’s economic reforms into jobs and production by expanding its industrial Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-must-turn-reforms-into-jobs-production-bua-chief/

The Television Academy Foundation is launching a 10-week production assistant training program for Los Angeles-area high school students in a partnership with consumer electronics retailer Best Buy. Through funding from Best Buy, the after-school program will be free for students, providing them with training for entry-level positions from PAs, production co

Boeing is set to brief investors on its aircraft production outlook when it reports quarterly results before the market opens Tuesday.

Finance chief’s comments come as German sports-car maker returns to the black as restructuring gathers pace

“Tokyo Vice” producer Alex Boden and Netflix production policy director Deb Richards urged changes to Japan’s international production incentive at the Motion Picture Association’s annual seminar at the Tokyo International Film Festival, as the government prepares a new body to bring its scattered content-industry support under one roof. Boden, the London-ba

Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer, president of the competition jury at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, talked about the significance of ‘A-list’ ratings for film festivals at the jury press conference today. Tokyo has recently had its status as an A-list festival reaffirmed by the Fédération Internationale des Associations des Producteurs de

EXCLUSIVE: Picturehouse will be releasing the Ari Gold-directed one-shot musical Brother Verses Brother for awards consideration this season. The movie, touted as a heartbreaking family odyssey through the streets of San Francisco, is executive produced by five-time Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola, and is inspired by Coppola’s concept of “live cinema.” Bro

Mohamed Abou Bakr, Chairperson of the Arab Organisation for Industrialisation (AOI), received Salah Gamblat, Minister of State for Military Production, in the presence of Abdel Rahman Othman, Director General of the AOI, alongside several heads of the organisation’s factories and companies and executives from military production companies. The meeting focuse

The film and television production industry has spent the past several years navigating real headwinds. Productions have followed cost savings overseas, technological innovation has evolved from a talking point to a daily reality on set and in the writers’ room and a widening field of state and international incentive packages has pushed some markets into […

Following its brief pause while director Matt Reeves deals with a family issue, The Batman Part II star Robert Pattinson has confirmed that production is back up and running. “I think they’re in production already,” Pattinson told Games Radar in a new interview. “And I’m starting in a couple of days.” Steven Soderbergh has stepped […]

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 […]

Egypt aims to expand its cultivated area to 12.5 million feddans, increase annual domestic car production to more than 100,000 vehicles and raise local content in automotive manufacturing to 60%, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in a speech at Egypt Forum 2026. Madbouly outlined the government’s development achievements over the past 12 years and its […]

Move comes ahead of Sabarimala pilgrimage season

Netflix’s “The Gentlemen” has revealed a host of new cast members as production on Season 3 gets underway in the U.K. and Morocco. Among the new faces as the series returns: Robert Carlyle (“Line of Duty”), Elijah Wood (“Yellowjackets”) and Orlando Bloom (“The Cut”). It’s a reunion of sorts for Wood and Bloom, who spent […]

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 […]

Νέες κινηματογραφικές φωνές και σχέδια ταινιών που βρίσκονται σε διαφορετικά στάδια παραγωγής βρέθηκαν στο επίκεντρο των βραβεύσεων του 42ου Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου της Βαρσοβίας. Οι νικητές του Warsaw Co-Production Forum και του Warsaw Next ανακοινώθηκαν στο πλαίσιο των Warsaw Industry Days, του επαγγελματικού προγράμματος της διοργάνωσης. Το βραβε

Indonesia is the world's leading nickel producer, giving it an advantage in developing a local EV battery supply chain and expanding manufacturing. 

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- Netflix has worked with over 80 South Korean producti...

Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) plans to allocate 20-25 billion baht for investment next year.

EXCLUSIVE: The Eiza González and Brandon Sklenar-led feature film Iron Jane has wrapped production in Atlanta and Las Vegas, with additional cast revealed: Rafael Casal (The Lowdown, Blindspotting), Alexandra Metz (The Pitt, Will Trent), Jesse Garcia (The Odyssey, Flamin’ Hot), Nicholas Gonzalez (The Good Doctor, Resurrection Blvd), and Lenda Murray, eight-t

The defence secretary says the UK is "back in the business of making weapons" for its armed forces.

Home-and-life safety education series Home for Good has been renewed for a second season, which will begin airing on ABC stations on January 9. The series is produced by Epic Entertainment and Media Group via a partnership with Hearst Media Production Group and home safety equipment maker Kidde. It airs as part of ABC stations’ […]

The achievement surpasses the production record set just one day earlier, when the facility recorded an output of 1,750 tonnes

On Tesla's earnings call Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk announced that the company had begun early production of its humanoid robot on its high-volume line in Fremont, California. Then he laid out what still needs work: the robot's hands, its safety, reliability, and durability, and the artificial intelligence needed to make it a productive tool. "There's […]

EXCLUSIVE: Charades has acquired international rights to Dream Come True, the third feature film by Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen, best known for his 2021 Cannes Grand Prix-winning Compartment No. 6. Production has wrapped on the film, which was shot in Denmark, Finland and France. The film is said to tell the story of 43-year-old Rasmus, […]

Harry Potter is on course to be among the most expensive series ever made by HBO. A source familiar with the adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s beloved books confirmed that the Potter series will rank alongside the final season of Game of Thrones and The Last of Us, as production accounts provided a clue about the […]

CHRONIQUE - Dans Le Déclin des empires, l’historien américain Peter Turchin décrypte les mécanismes qui conduisent les civilisations de la prospérité à la désintégration. Un essai génial et une lecture saisissante pour comprendre le chaos de la France actuelle.

Indonesia’s film agency is helping draft a revised Film Law that would reshape its powers, while Jakarta, where Netflix now has four titles in production, is working to become a regional film hub. Fauzan Zidni, chair of the Indonesian Film Agency (BPI), tells Variety the first draft, prepared with the Ministry of Culture, has taken […]

Fortescue says operations ‘may be affected’ by talks with state-backed commodities buyer

Protesters from Ifie-Kporo community in Delta State have shut down two oil wells operated by Chevron, alleging gross marginalisation and demanding recognit Read More: https://punchng.com/oil-wells-delta-host-community-alleges-marginalisation-shuts-production/

Tesla's revenue was flat and its expenses skyrocketed as it pressed the accelerator on its Optimus robots, AI, and autonomous driving.

On-location production is still declining in the Los Angeles area, even if California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program is propping up much of what’s left. Per the latest report from FilmLA, on-location filming accounted for 4,171 shoot days from July through September 2026, which is a 4.8% decrease from the same period last year. […]

California’s $750 million bet on Hollywood has not reversed the overall decline in production, according to data released Wednesday by FilmLA. Instead, production levels fell 3.7% in the third quarter — even as the share of projects receiving state subsidies continued to rise. Location shoots remain well below the five-year average. State officials had hoped

Highway blockades lead to major disruptions in country’s south

At this year’s Marché du Film at the Cannes film festival, it would be no exaggeration to say that Japanese content and creators were everywhere you turned. Designated ‘Country of Honour’ at the market, Japan was involved in a slew of panels, workshops and labs; played a prominent role in Cannes flagship programs, including Cannes […]

The region is expected to become Australia's only helium production site within 18 months, helping address a global shortage of the rare and vital gas.

Technological tools meant to preserve a craft are now able to digitally reproduce it without involving the craftsperson.

Alerte au trop-plein de poulet dans les élevages américains : les industriels, qui ont augmenté leur production depuis deux ans, ne parviennent pas à écouler des milliers de tonnes d'excédent, ce qui provoque une chute inédite des prix de la volaille. C'est une bonne nouvelle pour le consommateur final, mais les pertes menacent la bonne santé des entreprises