formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Woo-sik Seo and ‘Concrete Utopia’ creator Um Tae-Hwa were among those discussing the appeal of South Korean entertainment at the Red Sea Film Fest in Saudi Arabia. Source: How Korean, Hollywood Content Differs: Not Heroes But Individuals
Six films, made in various Indian languages like Malayalam, Hindi, Odia, and Manipuri, between 1969 and 1990, will be screened at KIFF. Source: From negative to screen: Kolkata International Film Festival to showcase restored Indian classics – The Hindu
Improved Academy Awards ratings helped grow awards revenue for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, but ticket sales and sponsorships appeared to slow at the Academy Museum, new financial statements show. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/2024-oscars-revenue-rises-academy-museum-revenue-falls-2024-1236075562/
Antigravity Academy, the production company of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Carlos López Estrada, has partnered with Dolby Laboratories to launch a new studio, designed to amplify the voices of emerging filmmakers. Source: https://deadline.com/2024/12/antigravity-academy-launches-short-film-studio-dolby-1236191065/
Bollywood star Aamir Khan and Oscar nominee Emily Blunt will be honored at the opening night of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival this week, alongside previously announced honouree, Egyptian actor Mona Zaki. Source: https://deadline.com/2024/12/emily-blunt-aamir-khan-honored-at-saudi-arabia-red-sea-film-festival-1236191080/
The first ever festival dedicated to sparking global conversations via contemporary Chinese cinema in the Midlands, is set to return to Leicester for a third year. Source: https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2024/november/leicester%27s-very-own-chinese-film-festival-returns-for-a-third-year-in-%27action%27.aspx