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Oct 10, 2026
The major problem for so many kids content producers these days is getting their series financed. Many are now at Mipcom, the world’s biggest annual TV confab set to take place from Monday in Cannes, the same French Riviera city that hosts the legendary film festival. Proceedings kicked off Saturday with MipJunior, the kids & […]
Generative AI can widen the options for a visual effects shot, but artists still decide which of them serve the story, according to James Rustad, global head of GenFX at Eyeline, Netflix’s in-house VFX studio. Rustad made the case at an InnoAsia session “Making What’s Next: Generative AI and the Future of Filmmaking at Eyeline,” […]
When Han Jun-hee binge-watched “House of Cards,” the series struck him as a game changer. It left him with one ambition: to make a story no one had told before, but that many people would watch. Delivering a masterclass at Netflix’s Creative Asia program during the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), the director of “Coin […]
At Deadline’s Contenders London event this morning, Ink director Danny Boyle has spoken about the challenges he and his film team faced making the origin story of Rupert Murdoch-owned British tabloid The Sun. The filmmaker was joined on stage by writer James Graham and actor Jack O’Connell. “We had a siege mentality while making it”, […]
“It’s quite practical,” actor Kate O’Flynn concluded this morning when quizzed on working on Tender Loving Care with veteran filmmaker Mike Leigh, best known for his unique pre-production process, which includes no script and a collaborative approach to story development. O’Flynn was speaking on stage at Deadline’s London Contenders event alongside Leigh and her co-star, […]
Netflix has used AI in one form or another on some 300 of its titles, Lee Sung-gyun, the streamer’s senior director of APAC production, told an audience at the Busan International Film Festival. On the same panel, “The Outlaws” director Kang Yoon-sung said AI workflows could take 30% to 40% off a feature film’s production […]
Angelina Jolie reinvented herself through humanitarian workA royal expert has reflected on Meghan Markle’s meeting with Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, and claimed it was no accidental celebrity sighting.Citing the royal insiders, Rob Shuter has claimed that Meghan’s meeting...
Kimball Thurston, Weta FX’s chief technology officer, Korean filmmaker Kang Yun-sung and Netflix’s APAC Senior Director, Production, Sung Q Lee, discussed the advantages and limitations of using AI tools in production workflows during Netflix’s Creative Asia day at Busan International Film Festival. They agreed that AI is bringing a range of efficiencies to the production […]
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Remi Wolf hails Hayley Williams as 'unique artist'Remi Wolf has nothing but praise for her fellow singer Hayley Williams.In a new interview with Variety, the 30-year-old singer hailed Hayley as "the best singer and such a unique artist."“She’s so f****** awesome. I love her and...
“It seems like the only way to look at the future these days is as dystopia,” said director Brad Bird at Deadline’s Contenders London this weekend. “And that’s fine. I love a lot of movies that take that thing, but there are other ways to look at the future too, and you can.” Bird was […]
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) should grow beyond its four days in Busan into a platform that runs all year, director Ellen Y.D. Kim tells Variety. She adds that public money for the market has not grown alongside it. Kim calls the idea ACFM 365. It would be a permanent database and matchmaking […]
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