Category: Film Industry News
The latest film industry trends, news, updates, and market-changing alerts as Hollywood, Bollywood, and other global film markets modernize to streaming, adjust to union trends, and adapt to new and ever-changing technologies.
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What the Planned TikTok App Rebuild Means for Creators and the Film Industry
TikTok is gearing up to rebuild itself from the ground up, at least for the United States. According to a report from The Information, the wildly popular short-form video app is working on a separate version of the platform specifically for U.S. users, a move that precedes a forced sale to American investors or, alternatively,
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The Trailer War Between Studios and Theaters
AMC Theatres just added more fuel to an old fire…literally 25 to 30 minutes of it. As box office rebounds and audiences return to theaters, studios are sounding the alarm: pre-show ad bloat is pushing audiences to skip trailers altogether. That’s a problem for the “premium experience,” but also for one of Hollywood’s most time-tested
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How Disney Greenlights Shows (And What Indie Filmmakers Can Learn)
Table of Contents Greenlights by Brand, Not by Boardroom From Centralization to Specialization What This Means for Filmmakers 1. Niche is Power 2. The Greenlight Starts Before the Pitch 3. Your Catalog is Your Currency Our Final Take At this year’s UCLA Entertainment Symposium, Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden pulled back the curtain on how
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California Fights Back Against Runaway Production With Massive New Film Incentives
In a year when California is facing a $12 billion budget shortfall, you might think film incentives would be the first thing cut. Instead, they just got a massive upgrade. With Friday’s final vote, the California Legislature officially locked in $750 million per year for its Film & TV Tax Credit Program, one of the
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Warner Bros. Let Akira Slip Away. Now It Might Finally Get Made.
For over 20 years, Akira fans watched Warner Bros fumble around with one of the most influential anime and manga titles of all time. From Taika Waititi and Leonardo DiCaprio to a carousel of casting rumors and eight-figure development budgets, the live-action adaptation of Akira has felt more like an extended fever dream than a
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YouTube Enters the Big Leagues with First-Ever NFL Game Broadcast
YouTube is officially in the sports broadcasting business, and it’s not dipping its toes in, it’s cannonballing. The platform will livestream an NFL game in its entirety, for free, globally (minus a few exceptions), marking a major first in its 20-year history. The exclusive livestream will be the NFL’s Friday night Week 1 game from
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YouTube Shorts Is As Lucrative as Long-Form: Impact on Creators
Table of Contents The Short-Form Revolution Is Officially a Business Model Connected TV Overtakes Mobile for YouTube New Ad Packages for Cultural Moments YouTube and the Future of AI The Billion-Dollar Platform That’s Still Growing Shorts Are a Feature and the Future At YouTube’s 20th birthday bash in New York, CEO Neal Mohan dropped a
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Artists Equity Signs Multi-Year Theatrical Deal with Sony Pictures
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon just doubled down on movie theaters. Their artist-led production company, Artists Equity, has inked a three-year global theatrical deal with Sony Pictures, bringing their next wave of prestige-minded projects to the big screen with major backing. Under the new partnership, Sony will distribute, finance, and handle global ancillaries for all
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Denis Villeneuve to Direct the Next James Bond Film for Amazon MGM
From sandworms to spycraft, Denis Villeneuve is trading Arrakis for Aston Martins. The Dune and Blade Runner 2049 director has officially signed on to direct the next James Bond movie, marking the franchise’s first outing under Amazon MGM Studios and the start of a bold new era for 007. “This is sacred territory,” Villeneuve said
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“I Cannot Get My Bearings” — Hollywood Grapples with Post-Fire Displacement
In the early hours of January 9th, flames tore through Pacific Palisades and Altadena, forcing thousands to flee. Whole blocks were leveled, including entire streets filled with working filmmakers, composers, producers, and writers. Among the many industry professionals affected were Homeland director Lesli Linka Glatter, Wicked and The Greatest Showman producer Greg Wells, and screenwriters
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How Brazil’s FAST Boom Is Reshaping Global Streaming
While much of Hollywood obsesses over subscriber churn and bundling strategies, Brazil is quietly flipping the script on global streaming. With skyrocketing Connected TV adoption, an explosion in FAST (Free Ad-Supported Television) viewership, and a surging online video ad market, Brazil is quickly becoming one of the most important territories in the next chapter of
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Hollywood’s Hollow Core: Is L.A. the Next Detroit?
It used to be that walking through the backlots of a major studio felt like entering a city that never slept: craft services buzzing, grips running cable, actors crossing paths with gaffers and execs. But according to Gladiator II screenwriter David Scarpa, that energy is gone. “It feels empty,” he says of today’s backlots. “You
