The 79th Locarno Film Festival has come to a close in Switzerland. The main competition’s top honor—the Golden Leopard (Pardo d’Oro)—went to Romanian director Florin Șerban for his family drama You Don’t Belong Here (Nu E Locul Tău Aici).
To mark its 40th anniversary, animation studio Pixar has released a unique piece of merchandise for fans—an interactive version of its iconic hopping desk lamp, Luxo Jr. Serving as the centerpiece of the anniversary collection, the item went on sale today in the UK Disney Store for £100.
Sony and Marvel’s superhero action film Spider-Man: Brand New Day has set an absolute industry record, surpassing the $700 million domestic mark faster than any other movie in history.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey debuted at the top of the South Korean box office over the past weekend. According to data from the Korean Film Council’s (KOFIC) tracking system KOBIS, the film grossed $10.3 million, drawing 1.33 million moviegoers across 1,798 screens and capturing 45.1% of the total market revenue.
The AI music service Suno is radically changing the rules for audio content exports. Effective September 3, the platform is introducing strict limits on downloading generated tracks.
Hungarian telecommunications operator One Hungary has announced the complete shutdown of its paid terrestrial television service, One Földfelszíni TV, effective November 30 of this year.
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is prepared to take radical steps to force a settlement in the antitrust lawsuit blocking the company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Streaming giant Netflix has tapped Russian director Kirill Sokolov to helm a new original sci-fi thriller titled Blur.
Sony Pictures’ blockbuster Spider-Man: Brand New Day topped mainland China’s box office chart for the second consecutive week.
Sony Pictures’ blockbuster Spider-Man: Brand New Day has set an absolute record for Western cinema in India. Over the past weekend, the film starring Tom Holland and Zendaya brought in $10.6 million, pushing its total domestic gross to $52.8 million in just 11 days of release.
