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Naman Ramachandran India-based Toonz Media Group and Japan’s 1st Place have revealed a strategic partnership aimed at meeting the surging global demand for high-quality anime content, on the sidelines of Hong Kong FilMart. The alliance comes at a critical time for the anime industry, which faces unprecedented demand across streaming platforms, gaming, and entertainment sectors while simultaneously battling a talent shortage in Japan.

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‘Idiotka’ Review: Anna Baryshnikov Shines in a Lead Role and Sews Chaos in Spirited Fashionista Comedy

Stephen Saito Writer-director Nastasya Popov finely threads a needle in her debut feature “Idiotka,” dipping into the chaotic life of Margarita (Anna Baryshnikov), an aspiring fashion designer with a barely functioning sewing machine in the tight-knit Russian district of West Hollywood. Margarita seems as much a work in progress as the eternally under-construction house she lives in.

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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Producer SK Global Teams With PCCW Media for Drama Series ‘The Season’

Clifford Coonan Hong Kong’s PCCW Media is linking up with independent film and TV studio SK Global Entertainment (“Crazy Rich Asians”) to produce the drama series, “The Season.” The six-part series is set in Hong Kong and tells of a group of friends gathering for a summer of fun in the sun as boating season begins but which spirals into a web of deception and power struggles. The show was unveiled at a special presentation at Hong Kong FilMart.

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Nvidia CEO Chats Up Star Wars-Inspired Droid As Chip Maker Partners With Disney, Google And Lays Out The AI Revolution

As AI dominates the headlines some big ones today centered on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who spoke for nearly three hours at the chip maker’s packed global AI developers conference, laying out the massive transition in computing underway and announcing a raft of new projects.

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‘Parasite’ Studio CJ ENM Eyes Global Expansion Through Premium Content, Genre Diversity (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM, the studio behind Oscar-winning “Parasite,” is intensifying its strategy to expand its international footprint while navigating a challenging media landscape where production budgets have been rising and traditional linear TV faces market headwinds. “We have really strong creators, especially writers and directors and producers … this system that’s been developed for many years,” said Jangho Seo, executive VP of CJ ENM’s content business division, speaking with Variety at Hong Kong FilMart.

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Chinese Animation Powers Imax Growth as ‘Ne Zha 2’ Redefines Box Office Potential

Naman Ramachandran In a post-pandemic world where audiences demand premium theatrical experiences, Imax is betting big on the Asian market, with China’s animation boom leading the charge. “Ne Zha 2” has shattered box office records, grossing over RMB14.8 billion ($2.06 billion) in mainland China, according to Maoyan Entertainment data. The animated sequel has been particularly strong for Imax, which saw approximately 55% of its screenings in the 3D format.

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AI Startup Voia Developing a VFX Pipeline: ‘We Have Built This for Artists’

Carolyn Giardina AI startup Voia is coming out of stealth mode and introducing its developing visual effects pipeline. “We have built this for artists, by artists,” says CEO Avner Braverman.

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‘Law & Order’ & ‘SVU’ Set Crossover Episode; ‘Organized Crime’ To Air Season 5 Premiere On NBC

Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU are once again teaming on a crossover episode. It’s set for Thursday, April 17 from 8-10 pm on NBC.

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Tiffany Graddick, Stephanie Myer, and Raymond Tambe Tapped As Partners At Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole

EXCLUSIVE: Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole have named Tiffany Graddick, Stephanie Myer and Raymond Tambe to the firm’s partnership group. They join their colleagues Matt Johnson, P.J. Shapiro, Greg Slewett, Tara Kole, Wendy Kirk, Patrick Ragen, and Deb Lintz in the JSSK partnership.

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Gal Gadot Explains Why She Spoke Out in Support of Israel & Reacts to Criticism She's Faced

Gal Gadot is speaking out about her views on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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Maria Bakalova Thriller ‘Electra’ Sets North American Release From Level 33 (EXCLUSIVE)

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer A dramatic thriller starring “The Apprentice” and “Bodies Bodies Bodies” breakout Maria Bakalova has sold to Level 33 Entertainment for domestic theatrical release. The sales and distribution entity will take “Elecrtra” out day and date on May 2. The film marks the directorial debut of Hala Matar, an influential filmmaker in the worlds of high fashion and music videos.

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Zero Gravity Management Signs Genre Filmmaker J.M. Stelly

EXCLUSIVE: Zero Gravity Management has signed indie filmmaker J.M. Stelly for representation.

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Jason Priestley & Cindy Sampson Reprise Roles In ‘Private Eyes’ Spin-Off

Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson will reprise their roles from Canadian procedural Private Eyes in a spin-off series, four years after the series came to an end.

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Pathé Films Joins Banijay and French AI Company Genario as Partners of World AI Film Festival With a Jury Chaired by ‘Emilia Perez’ Co-Writer

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Pathé Films, the revered French film group behind “The Count of Monte Cristo,” has partnered with Genario, the fast-expanding generative AI service aimed at screenwriters, to back the inaugural edition of the World AI Film Festival (WAiFF). Partners also include Banijay Entertainment which has been working with Genario to advance script development in-house.

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First-Ever Variety Power of Women: Nashville Event Presented by Lifetime Announces Honorees Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton, Reba McEntire, Lainey Wilson

Whitney Cinkala Variety will host the first-ever Power of Women: Nashville event on Thursday, May 1, coinciding with the accompanying issue releasing Tuesday, April 29. The event, presented by Lifetime, will celebrate the inaugural Power of Women: Nashville honorees, who will each appear on four separate covers of the issue, as well as the accomplished women profiled in the annual Women’s Impact Report: Nashville, which highlights the industry’s most philanthropic women who have made a significant impact through their work.

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‘Tulsa King’ Renewed for Season 3 at Paramount+

Emily Longeretta “Tulsa King” is heading back into production in Atlanta and Oklahoma, as the Sylvester Stallone-led series has been renewed for a third season at Paramount+. The mob drama, which launched in 2022, earned a great deal of buzz as part of “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan’s overall deal with Paramount. The Season 2 premiere, which dropped in September 2024, garnered 21.1 million views becoming the most-watched global premiere for the streaming service.

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Tencent Music Hits High Note With Strong Q4 Results, Boosts Shareholder Returns

Naman Ramachandran Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), China‘s dominant music streaming platform, announced robust fourth-quarter 2024 financial results on Tuesday, marked by substantial growth in its music subscription business and expanded profit margins. The company, which operates popular apps including QQ Music, Kugou Music, and WeSing, reported total revenues of RMB7.46 billion ($1.02 billion) for Q4, representing an 8.2% year-over-year increase. This growth was primarily driven by the company’s online music services, which surged 16.1% to $799 million.

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Village Roadshow Australia “Not Impacted” By US Bankruptcy Filing

The Australian-based Village Roadshow Group is not impacted by the US-based Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s (VREG) bankruptcy filing and has set plans to terminate its association with the company.

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Spain’s Latido Films Unveils a Slew of Sales, Led by Berlinale Hit ‘Deaf’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Emiliano De Pablos Building on bullish business between Berlin’s European Film Market and the eve of this week’s Málaga Festival Spanish Screenings, Madrid-based Latido Films has unveiled a slew of several dozen deals, led by sales in major European territories of Eva Libertad’s Berlin smash “Deaf” (“Sorda”) and a U.S. pick-up on Bartosz M. Kowalski’s horror film “Night Silence.” “Deaf’s” release in France will be handled by Paris-based Condor Distribution.

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CreAsia Studio & Vision+ Unveil ‘My Chef in Crime’ Series For Indonesia — Filmart

CreAsia Studio, launched by Deepak Dhar and Banijay Entertainment, unveiled a scripted original series, My Chef in Crime, at Hong Kong’s Filmart.