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Warner Bros. lays off 10% of film department staff Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group is laying off approximately 10% of its workforce as part of a major restructuring. The layoffs primarily affect the marketing and production planning departments. This comes as parent company Warner Bros.

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Toronto announces Discovery program, seeks out tomorrow's authors The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), running from September 4th to 14th, has unveiled its Discovery section with 23 world premieres. This section highlights emerging talent and underrepresented regions.

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Venice Film Festival announces selection The 82nd Venice Film Festival, which takes place from August 27 to September 6, 2025, has announced an impressive selection of films. Directors such as Yorgos Lanthimos, Kathryn Bigelow, and Guillermo del Toro are vying for the Golden Lion.

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Most Emmy nominations for Severance, first chance for Harrison Ford Apple TV+'s "Severance" leads the Primetime Emmy nominations with 27 nominations. The awards ceremony will take place on September 14 in Los Angeles.

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American voice actors' strike in game industry ends after nearly a year The American actors' union SAG-AFTRA's strike has ended after nearly a year. A 95% majority of members approved a new contract with major game studios like Electronic Arts and Activision. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher emphasized the progress made in AI protection.

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Disney and ITV strike 'unique' deal to share select content across streaming platforms Disney and the British ITV have signed a unique agreement to share a selection of their content on their streaming services. Disney+ is introducing a "Taste of ITVX" with shows like "Mr. Bates vs. The content will be updated every few months.

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Head of Italian film department resigns after tax credit scandal involving US citizen suspected of double murder Nicola Borrelli, head of the film department at the Italian Ministry of Culture, has resigned after a scandal involving a production tax credit of about $1 million for an unproduced film, "Stelle della Notte." The credit was awarded in part to Charles Francis Kaufmann, an American citizen suspected of a double murder.

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UK government rejects levy on streaming services The UK government has rejected a proposal to impose a 5% levy on streaming services and maintain mandatory IP retention rules, as recommended by a parliamentary committee. This was confirmed in a formal response published on 3 July.

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Six co-production series supported by the Council of Europe The Council of Europe has supported six series projects with a total amount of €2.5 million through the Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions.

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American film industry extremely pessimistic about the future of the traditional cinema model A poll of 240 U.S. film industry executives found that 55% believe the traditional theatrical model will no longer be viable in 20 years. This pessimism is particularly strong in sales, distribution and production.

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BBC confirms appointment of Kate Phillips as new content chief Kate Phillips has been appointed the BBC's new Chief Content Officer, a role considered the most important in British television. She succeeds Charlotte Moore, who left for Sony Pictures TV and Left Bank.

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Annecy 2025: The winners During the Annecy Animation Festival 2025, Gaza and Iran were prominent themes, both in the films and in the speeches. The main prize went to the French animation 'Arco' by Ugo Bienvenu, co-produced by Natalie Portman.


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