formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The streaming giant, alongside local film authorities, named its first 14-member cohort and confirmed the training “ScreenCraft Pathways” programme’s renewal for a second year. Source: https://senalnews.com/en/digital/netflix-focuses-on-south-africas-next-generation-of-storytellers
French-Iranian author, illustrator, director and activist Marjane Satrapi, best known for her graphic novel series and film Persepolis, has died aged 56, the Élysée Palace in Paris has confirmed. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0nnj51jyo
This landmark celebration of a lifetime of screen achievement will recognise the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s extraordinary contribution to Australian and international cinema, including modern classics such as Gallipoli, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dead Poets Society and The Truman Show. Source: https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/legendary-australian-film-director-peter-weir-to-receive-aftrs-inaugural-lifetime-achievement-award/
‘Innovative artist’, who was married to George Lucas until 1983 and worked on several Martin Scorsese films, has died from metastatic cancer. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/01/marcia-lucas-star-wars-oscar-winning-editor-dies-80
Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne revealed that they’ve partnered with the company HYPERREAL to configure “the digital DNA of Ozzy Osbourne, voice, image [and] movement” into a hologram avatar. According to Billboard, the life-sized interactive Ozzy will appear in the … Continued
‘An ongoing culture war’: AI is driving up the cost of key gaming components as Big Tech leaves the gaming industry, once an inseparable ally, in the dust. Source: https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20260523138/hardcore-gamers-nurtured-nvidia-and-the-ai-boom-now-they-feel-betrayed-by-big-tech