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'Simon of the Mountain' wins Cannes Critics' Week top prize “Simon of the Mountain,” directed by Federico Luis in his feature debut, has won the Cannes Critics' Week Grand Prix. This friendship helps him blossom and discover love, sex, and a sense of belonging.

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OpenAI stops using voice that sounds 'eerily' like Scarlett Johansson OpenAI has decided to stop using chatbot ChatGPT's virtual voice 'Sky' after Scarlett Johansson expressed her dissatisfaction over its similarity to her voice. The voice was part of a recently launched improved version of ChatGPT.

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All films in the Official Selection of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will take place from May 14 to 25 at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. Greta Gerwig (Barbie) will chair the jury, while Camille Cottin will lead the ceremonies. George Lucas receives an honorary Palm for his career.

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Top Boy receives BAFTA TV Award for best drama series Top Boy won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series, with Jasmine Jobson taking home the award for Best Supporting Actress. Matthew Macfadyen won Best Supporting Actor in Succession. The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 won the award for the best live event.

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Roger Corman, pioneering independent producer and king of the B-film, dies at the age of 98 Roger Corman, the legendary king of B films, has died at the age of 98. Known for producing and directing hundreds of low-budget films, Corman has discovered talent such as Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.

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Cannes Film Festival employees are called on to go on strike Employees of the Cannes film festival are being called on to go on strike by the collective Sous les écrans la dèche. The collective that represents the interests of French film festival workers is concerned about workers' wages and working conditions.

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Blair Witch Project actors demand fair compensation in open letter Actors Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams of "The Blair Witch Project" have issued an open letter to Lionsgate demanding fair compensation for their roles in the hit horror film.

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Gunsmith spends a year and a half in jail after camerawoman's death by Baldwin shot Gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed from the film Rust has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison for the death of camerawoman Halyna Hutchins. In New Mexico, she was found guilty of manslaughter but acquitted of tampering with evidence.

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Cannes 2024 Official Selection Revealed The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, taking place from May 14 to 25, promises an exciting competition with 19 films competing for the Palme d'Or. Europe dominates the line-up with 12 filmmakers, while North America, Asia and South America are also represented.

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How television markets are reinventing themselves amid economic sector challenges MipTV and the broader television industry are at a crossroads due to economic challenges such as declining pay-TV revenues and a slowdown in the growth of streaming services. TV markets are playing a new role in facilitating co-productions and finding financing.

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The Italian government is increasing investment obligations for VoD platforms The Italian government has increased investment requirements for VoD platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. These platforms must now spend 16% of their net annual income in Italy on "European" productions, of which 70% must go to "Italian" productions.

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Documentaries are causing a stir in Paris thanks to the Cinéma du Réel Festival The 46th edition of the International Documentary Festival Cinéma du Réel will take place in Paris from March 22 to 31, with an opening premiere of Mati Diop's Dahomey, winner of the Golden Bear in Berlin. The jury consists of international filmmakers and producers.

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