Victor Elizalde's Viva Pictures disrupts the traditional animation distribution model by offering gross royalties paid off the top, ensuring licensors see revenue beyond minimum guarantees. The compan…
BytePlus, the enterprise technology arm of ByteDance, hosted a closed-door AI roundtable at APOS 2026 in Bali, drawing senior executives from broadcasters and streaming platforms across six Asian mark…
Guillermo del Toro warned that AI and business consolidation are threatening creative freedom, stating 'We are on the verge of cinema illiteracy' during a BFI America dinner where he received the BFI …
Disney's Imagineering Research & Development unit is using Adobe's Firefly Foundry AI models to design and visualize elements of upcoming parks and attractions, turning sketches into 2D concept art an…
Mediawan is rebooting its hit documentary franchise 'Apocalypse' with 'Apocalypse Civilizations: Rome,' using artificial intelligence to recreate archival-style footage of the Battle of Actium, which …
Tom Holland confirmed his marriage to Zendaya in an Esquire interview, saying family members 'were all there' at the wedding. The confirmation follows months of speculation after Zendaya's stylist rev…
Chinese film industry leaders at the Shanghai International Film Festival identified computing power, distribution, and directable generative AI as key hurdles for AI-driven filmmaking. MiniMax VP Yan…
India's Collective Studios, through its Historyverse label, announced an AI-enabled film adaptation of the ancient Indian folk tradition 'Vikram Betal,' produced via its in-house AI studio Galleri5. B…
Soccer star Neymar Jr. has partnered with FlareFlow, a platform under COL Group, to create a 16-title AI-powered live-action microdrama franchise, with the first six titles debuting globally starting …
Netflix, Prime Video, Walt Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery APAC chiefs will share a stage at APOS 2026 in Bali, June 16-18, to discuss streaming growth and profitability. The summit features session…
RisingJoy launched RJOY, a microdrama streaming service on TikTok Minis in the U.S. and Japan, with 20 original titles including AI anime and AI human formats. CEO Cassandra Yang announced the move at…
MiniMax launched Hub, an all-in-one AI video generator platform, at the Shanghai International Film Festival. The tool consolidates image, video, voiceover, music, and editing into a single interface …
Former Netflix and Warner Bros. executive Victoria Furniss launched the Alliance for Responsible Innovation in the Arts & Media (ARIAM), a coalition supporting responsible AI innovation and human crea…
The VFX team for Peacock's 'Ted' used AI to transform Seth MacFarlane into Bill Clinton for Season 2, overcoming challenges with prosthetics and CGI. The AI tool, provided by Deep Voodoo, anchored Mac…
The Urbanworld Film Festival will accept AI-generated films for its 30th anniversary in October, launching 'UrbanworldAI' in partnership with the New School. The initiative includes education and show…
FBI star Zeeko Zaki, an Arab-American Muslim, says he is still the only one leading a TV show as such, highlighting the ongoing fight for representation. He discusses the responsibility of portraying …
Peacock's 'Ponies' features standout performances from Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson as female spies in 1970s Moscow, yet the TV Academy has historically overlooked such espionage series. The …
Chinese brand Honor debuted its Robot Phone, developed with Arri, on the red carpet of the Shanghai International Film Festival. The device features an AI-powered extendable camera and robotic motion …
Director Gore Verbinski called for a rating system to label AI use in films, warning that lack of transparency threatens authenticity and that AI is eliminating entry-level jobs. Speaking at the Taorm…
The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival opened with the launch of a Technology Creation and Fabrication Unit, signaling a push to integrate AI and advanced tech into film production. Officials o…