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STUDIOS Shinfield Studios, an 85,000 square meter studio facility comprising 18 sound...

Wada Emi, the celebrated Japanese costume designer who won an Oscar for Kurosawa Akira’s “Ran” in 1985, has died. Wada’s family told Japanese media that she died on Nov. 13, 2021, but did not disclose the cause or the place of her death. Appreciated for her painstaking attention to detail – she hand-dyed the costumes for “Ran” – and for playing hard to get, Wada won numerous awards in addition to the Oscar and BAFTA. Other prizes included a Prime Time Emmy for her costumes in Bri...

Péter Bergendy’s period horror film “Post Mortem” has been selected to...

In today’s Global Bulletin, Eurovision impresses in its post-COVID return; the Walt Disney Company appoints Winradit (Win) Kolasastraseni as its new GM for much of Southeast Asia; the Producers Guild of India launches a vaccination drive for industry members; Bangladesh’s International Academy of Film and Media kicks off its first online script lab; Cartoon Network

FilMart Interview Teaser: Eros Now CEO Ali Hussein Talks Originals and English Language Strategy Variety Staff, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Eros Now, the streaming service operated by Eros STX Global, competes in a crowded and fast-evolving Indian OTT market. Ali Hussein, the company’s CEO will be in conversation with Variety’s Asia editor Patrick Frater, on the first day of Hong Kong FilMart. Before that, Hussein gives a taste of things to come. How would you sketch out the company ...

Chinese Streamer iQIYI Points to Recovery After a Difficult 2020 Patrick Frater, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Chinese video streamer iQIYI managed to cut its losses in the financial year from RMB10.3 billion in 2019 to RMB7 billion ($1.1 billion) in 2020. But its boost from coronavirus lockdowns was short-lived. Annual revenues were RMB29.7 billion ($4.6 billion), representing a 2% increase from 2019. Reporting its fourth quarter and full year results on Thursday, the company finished the ...

NBCUniversal Formats Sets Middle East Version of Celebrity Game Face - Global Bulletin Naman Ramachandran, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In today’s Global Bulletin, “Celebrity Game Face” gets Middle East version; Sophia Loren to get Legend Award; UKTV announces diversity and inclusion writing programs; Fiona Campbell appointed as chair of the Royal Television Society Northern Ireland center; BBC expands documentary slate with Greta Thunberg film; “Assassin’s Creed” game to get p...

BFI-Funded Inclusive Cinema Project Tackles Racism With Toolkit Launch – Global Bulletin Variety 1/12/2021 The U.K.’s Inclusive Cinema project has launched a guide for improving the cinema experiences of ethnically diverse audiences and staff — a directive that challenges institutions to make good on their Black Lives Matter and anti-racism statements from 2020. More from Variety The guide, titled “Dismantling Structural Inequality in Your Cinema,” was commissioned from artist and ...