“Somewhere in the South,” a Malaysian feature written and directed by Tan Ce Ding and produced by Anthony Chen, the Singaporean director of Cannes Caméra d’Or winner “Ilo Ilo,” won the $35,000 TAICCA × CNC Feature Film Grand Award at the 2026 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) pitching awards in Taipei. The project is produced […]
“Passing Strange” will seem just a little less strange to theatergoers now than it might have when it opened on Broadway in 2007 and scored big wins at the Tonys, the Drama Desk Awards and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards. Without naming any names, there are plenty of successful shows since then that […]
Taiwanese literary IP developer and production company Mirror Fiction announced the winners of its fifth Mirror Fiction Award and unveiled five projects for its 2027 slate at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). The NT$1 million ($32,000) Grand Prize went to Iris Kong for “The Stand-In Family” (provisional title), a suspense novel about four strangers […]
A judge ruled that the man who brought the claims did not technically own a beat sampled in the 2023 hit.
Late-night hosts spoke about how the losing party is dealing with the midterms, which saw a round of wins for the Democrats Late-night hosts ridiculed the many Republicans who are now trying to distance themselves from Donald Trump after the Democrats scored a midterms victory this week. Continue reading...
The popularly known Premios Heat were hosted for the first time in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Thursday night (Nov. 5).
The ruling overturns an earlier decision that noted Brooks had already revealed her name: "We are not persuaded that the proverbial cat is out of the bag here."
Rosie O'Donnell celebrated the midterm blue wave from Dublin but now reveals she's considering a move back to New York to be near her family.
Nithya Raman will be the next mayor of Los Angeles, as incumbent Karen Bass conceded defeat after a hard-fought campaign. “While this is not the outcome we hoped for, the people of Los Angeles have spoken,” Bass said in a statement. “I have called Councilmember Nithya Raman to congratulate her on her victory, and I […]
EXCLUSIVE: Ultimate Media Group, led by sales veteran Jason Buckley, has come on board to handle international rights — with WME Independent handling domestic sales — for the survival thriller In Tandem starring Emile Hirsch and Benjamin Norris. As we first revealed, Hirsch makes his screenwriting debut on the film which is directed by Luc […]
The genre-bending artist takes home a A$50,000 grand prize.
Macedonian filmmaker examination of families and the wealth gap takes Grand Prix and brings 10 days of festival to a close.
The Tejano superstar defeated Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz in Congressional District 15.
The late-night host reacted to Democrats’ House and Senate victories and weighed in on what this means for Trump On his late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel weighed in on the midterm election results as they were happening, celebrating landmark wins for Democrats in key battleground states. Continue reading...
La Bola Negra has won the audience award at this year’s London Film Festival. The LFF ended last month, but the audience award was announced this afternoon. Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, the film, which debuted at Cannes, stars Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos González, Milo Quifes, Penélope Cruz, Lola Dueñas and Glenn Close, […]
Grace Harper Brighouse's documentary 'Dependence' claimed the audience award for best British discovery as Los Javis' large-scale queer epic continues to steal hearts around the globe.
“La Bola Negra,” the queer historical drama from Spanish filmmaking duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, collectively known as Los Javis, has won the audience award at the 2026 BFI London Film Festival. The film, which stars Penélope Cruz, Glenn Close and Miguel Bernardeau, has also earned a nomination for best international independent film at […]
The physician overcome a barrage of Islamophobic hate from Donald Trump and his opponent Mike Rogers
Milcho Manchevski’s “Sister Brother Manhole Cover,” a comic allegory about two siblings who strip scrap metal from the streets of Skopje, won the Tokyo Grand Prix at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival on Wednesday. A jury headed by Rolf de Heer gave the top prize, which comes with JPY3 million ($19,000), to Manchevski’s first […]
Sister Brother Manhole Cover, from Macedonian filmmaker Milcho Manchevski, won the the top award at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival. The film was presented with the Tokyo Grand Prix/The Governor of Tokyo Award, which comes with a cash prize of $19,000 (JYP3M). One of 15 films in Tokyo’s main competition section, it follows a […]
With crushing wins in the House and Senate, America wants to Replayola everything since 2024.
The ABC fixture was the first late night host to weigh in on the dramatic election results that included historic wins and the Democrats projected to take control of both chambers of Congress.
The Alabama-born musician made a similar promise in 2020 if Georgia flipped blue — and delivered with the covers LP Georgia Blue
Linden Entertainment has signed actor Asa Butterfield for representation. Butterfield most recently made his stage debut in Barney Norris’ “Second Best” at Riverside Studios in London, which was based on David Foenkinos’ best-selling novel of the same name, and starred in Oscar Boyson’s “Our Hero, Balthazar.” Known for his role as Otis Milburn in the […]
German director and screenwriter Isabelle Stever’s “I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming” has won the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Ethical Film Award. The award, set up in 2023 with sponsor Sumitomo Corporation, highlights films that shed light on issues such as the environment, poverty and discrimination. A jury picks the winner from three nominees drawn from […]
French-Senegalese filmmaker Alain Gomis’ “Dao,” an expansive family saga spanning Europe and Africa, was awarded the Golden Spike for best film at Spain’s 71st Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) while Marine Atlan’s acclaimed debut “La Gradiva” received the Silver Spike. Unfolding between a wedding in France and an ancestral memorial ceremony in Guinea-Bissau, Gomis’ three-hour […]
After a pretty weak cold open that was crashed by Tom Hanks’ David S. Pumpkins, Donald Trump (who admitted he “might be gay”) and his MAGA minion Nicki Minaj, and an amusing opening monologue where host Inde Navarrette took a swipe at Shane Gillis, the Halloween edition of “Saturday Night Live” aired a surprisingly fun […]
James Longley’s “Mohabat” won the Opus Bonum section at Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival on Saturday. Produced by Mohammad Sharif Hotak, Longley and Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, it follows a 12-year-old boy Mohabat, whose father dies in a drone strike. Left without parental care, he’s taken to a city orphanage. “By patiently observing the boy’s interactions […]
James Longley’s “Mohabat” won the Opus Bonum section at Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival on Saturday. Produced by Mohammad Sharif Hotak, Longley and Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, it follows a 12-year-old boy Mohabat, whose father dies in a drone strike. Left without parental care, he’s taken to a city orphanage. “By patiently observing the boy’s interactions […]
A one-off Netflix broadcast called “Beat Luke Littler” offered a prize of 501,000 pounds (around $670,000) to anyone deemed a darts amateur who could defeat the 19-year-old prodigy over a single leg
Singaporean filmmaker Ang Geck Geck Priscilla’s debut feature “Ah Girl” won best film in the Asian Feature Film Competition at the Singapore International Film Festival’s Silver Screen Awards on Saturday. The film follows a seven-year-old girl in 1990s Singapore whose parents have separated. Ang workshopped the project at the festival’s Southeast Asian Film Lab back […]
Georgian filmmaker Levan Koguashvili’s “Guria” was named best film at the 19th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, handed out Oct. 30 at The Star Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Koguashvili shared the prize with fellow producers Olena Yershova and Boris Frumin. The film was made across seven countries: Georgia, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Türkiye, Norway and Saudi […]
The awards were presented at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday night.
“Birdgate” had no bearing on the outcome. Voting concluded months ago.
CBS’ Beyond the Gates triumphed at the 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in its first year of eligibility, with big wins in the Outstanding Lead Actor and Emerging Actress categories. In all, Beyond the Gates also won four Emmys at the ceremony that was streamed on YouTube. The sudser penned by Michele Val Jean debuted […]
This was the third consecutive nomination for the 'Off Script' roundtable series, which has received a total of six nods over the past nine years.
Ken Burns has won a $250,000 prize for his contributions to American history
