The delayed release of Indian feature film The Sabarmati Report has placed new scrutiny on Bollywood’s relationship with the country’s political machine, as elections in the world’s largest democracy enter their second week. The political movie about the disputed 2002 Gujurat riots was due to be released early next month, right …
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The UK Labour Party has set out its plan for the film and TV industries, drawing a dividing line between itself and the ruling Conservatives as it slams the government for “getting themselves all tied up in culture wars of their own making and failing to support a pipeline of …
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EXCLUSIVE: Thirteen years ago, a young Sidharth Sriram promised himself that the first time he would attend Coachella would be the first time he performed. Last weekend, that dream came true. Sriram, who has sung more than 250 songs on Indian productions, is now 33 and has in the past …
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The BBC‘s £700M ($870M) out-of-London masterplan has been criticized for having an “incomplete” evaluation process and lacking a “coherent approach.” The UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) issued its latest report this morning on the Across the UK masterplan and picked a number of holes, while delivering a wealth of recommendations. …
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Good afternoon Insiders, thanks for always sticking with us. Max Goldbart here talking you through a packed week in the global entertainment world. Read on, and sign up here. Bonjour Cannes Film Fest Searchlight/Getty Here they come: Cannes head Thierry Frémaux delivered a strong selection of titles Wednesday that will …
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EXCLUSIVE: The director of Riz Ahmed and Rogan Productions’ Channel 4 series Defiance: Fighting the Far Right has opened up about how the show spotlights generational differences within the British Asian community. Defiance, which launched earlier this week to positive reviews, shines a stark light on the violent struggles of …
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EXCLUSIVE: The creative team behind Canneseries competition show Operation Sabre wanted to tell a “bigger truth” through their drama about the assassination of Serbia‘s first pro-democracy prime minister, an event that remains raw in the public psyche. No undertaking to tell the story of the killing of Zoran Đinđić in …
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Daniel Brühl has recalled the time he swerved a Karl Lagerfeld cover shoot two decades before playing him in the eponymous Disney+ series that airs out of competition at tonight’s Canneseries. The BAFTA-nominated Rush star met the fashion icon in the early noughties but it has had a long lasting …
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EXCLUSIVE: The Traitors continued on its path of global domination with 11 territory launches in 2023, unseating The Masked Singer as analysis firm K7‘s Format of the Year after four years of domination. The number of Traitors premieres around the world rose by 57%, with the likes of Spain on …
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EXCLUSIVE: The production outfit behind Netflix’s Prince Andrew feature Scoop is working with Sarah Lancashire on an “ambitious, contemporary returning series” that Lancashire will star in. Lighthouse Film & Television is teaming with Lancashire’s recently launched Via Pictures on the show, we can reveal, which Lighthouse co-founder Radford Neville teased …
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The BBC is not shying away from artificial intelligence or the U.S. tech giants, according to its Director General. Delivering a set-piece speech this morning in London, Davie made working with tech giants and harnessing the controversial tech central to his plan to “radically transform and renew” the 100-year-old institution, …
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Jeremy Irons and double-Palme d’Or winner Bille August are gearing up for their highly-anticipated Count of Monte Cristo series but when offered the chance to work on the project, they had certain red lines. “I wouldn’t have taken it if it was a movie, it had to be TV,” Danish …
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