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The Annecy Animation Showcase returns to Cannes’ Marché du Film for another year, highlighting five promising animated works. These ongoing projects from Japan, France and Mexico will bring animation to Cannes. It is a collaboration between Cannes’ Marché du Film and the Annecy Film Festival, which began with Animation Day in 2019 and has continued to grow ever since. “For Annecy, this showcase represents an important extension of our commitment to supporting animation throughout the year beyond the festival itself,” said Michael Marin, CEO of Annecy Festival. “This collaboration, which we have developed over time with Marché du Film, allows…

Canal+’s wildly ambitious French TV series The Sentinels, which combines superhero, steampunk and sci-fi themes with a World War I action drama, has taken hold in the UK The series was acquired by the BBC in a deal with Studiocanal. The series is produced by Federation Studios France and Esprits Frappeurs and was already simultaneously released last year by Canal+ in more than 30 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia. Based on the comic series Sentinel by Xavier Delison and Enrique Brescia (edited by Delcourt), Sentinel is produced in collaboration with Guillaume Lemain and Xabi Moria, written by Guillaume Lemain,…

Lionsgate Play has announced a second season of ‘Heated Rivals’ in 2027, along with a theatrical first release model for select premium Hollywood titles and over 100 premieres scheduled for India in 2026. The theatrical drive, scheduled to begin in September, will see 10 to 12 titles premiere in Indian cinemas before hitting the platform. Films in this slot include Russell Crowe’s The Billion Dollar Spy, Gerard Butler’s Empire City, Robert Pattinson’s Primetime, Mark Wahlberg’s By Any Means, and the snake creature Titan. The extensive 2026 lineup also includes many of Hollywood’s biggest talents. Butler returns in Greenland 2: Migration,…

Patrick Muldoon, the actor who appeared on “Days of Our Lives” and “Melrose Place,” passed away on Sunday, his manager confirmed to Variety. He was 57 years old. From 1992 to 1995, Muldoon played the role of Austin Reed on the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. He returned to the soap and reprized the role from 2011 to 2012. In 1991, he had a recurring role as Jeffrey Hunter on the teen television series Saved by the Bell. He also appeared on the prime-time soap opera Melrose Place from 1995 to 1996, playing the villain Richard Hurt. In…

“Heat is like a death sentence.” This line, spoken by a Kuwaiti meteorologist in Jacqueline Zundt’s Heat, anchors a film that examines global warming not through explanation but through what the Swiss filmmaker describes as a “sensory experience.” Premiering in the main competition of Switzerland’s leading documentary film festival, Visions du Lille, Heat transports viewers into an environment where extreme temperatures are changing the way people live and work, exposing the harsh inequalities as the wealthy retreat into an air-conditioned world and those who serve them are forced to endure extreme conditions. Shot in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and…

Kurt Russell and Kristin Scott Thomas will receive the Monte Carlo Television Festival’s Crystal Nymph Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the film and television industry. Both awards will be presented by Prince Albert II of Monaco during the 65th event, which will be held from June 12th to 16th at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. “We are thrilled to honor Kurt Russell and Dame Kristin Scott Thomas. Their extraordinary careers across both film and television perfectly reflect artistic excellence and international perspective. These awards celebrate two outstanding talents who have had a lasting impact on the global audiovisual world,”…

Eric Dane tragically passed away in February at the age of 53 after a battle with ALS. The “Grey’s Anatomy” star completed filming his role in “Euphoria” Season 3 before his death. His character, Cal Jacobs, did not appear in the season premiere, but a photo of Dane was shown on the screen with the message, “In memory of Eric Dane. 1972-2026.” Dane appears for the first time since his death in the season’s second episode, “America My Dream,” which aired Sunday. Eric Dane (pictured in the Euphoria season 3 premiere tribute) passed away in February at the age of…

Local horror-thriller “Salemokji: The Whisper of Water” maintained its top spot at the South Korean box office over the weekend of April 17-19. According to data from KOBIS, a tracking service run by the Korean Film Council, the film earned $3.3 million from 472,121 admissions, maintaining a commanding 50% share of the weekend box office. The film, directed by Lee Sang-min and starring Kim Hye-yoon and Lee Jung-won, follows a roadview camera crew who encounter terrifying paranormal phenomena in a remote reservoir. Since its release, the title, distributed on Showbox, has reached a cumulative box office gross of $10.2 million…

Taylor Frankie Paul is showing the “ugly side” of “healing” after resolving her recent domestic violence dispute with ex-girlfriend Dakota Mortensen. “Here’s the ugly part of what healing really looks like. Anyone who knows me knows that I acknowledge my parts, my flaws, my shortcomings. I know it’s different. We’ll get there,” the “Secret Life of a Mormon Wife” star wrote on Instagram on Sunday. Paul posted a mirror selfie on a merry-go-round. One photo shows her shirt pulled up to show her stomach, and the other photo shows her hair disheveled. Taylor Frankie Paul is showing the “ugly side”…

Vertical drama is entering the mainstream conversation of the Australian screen industry, with Cairns Crocodiles set to host a dedicated microdrama panel bringing together platform executives, broadcasters and content creators at the annual APAC Festival of Creativity. Tim Orr, general manager of leading microdrama company COL Group International, will appear at the Queensland event alongside Nikya Hutchings, NITV’s executive producer of commercials and partnerships, in a session titled Maestro of Microdrama. The panel will explore how the format is reshaping storytelling habits, brand integration and creative opportunities across the region. “Australia has been quietly outperforming every other market on (microdrama…