The WAVES Film Bazaar, South Asia’s global film market, opened yesterday in Panjim, Goa with an inspiring inaugural ceremony attended by a distinguished gathering of leaders, policymakers, filmmakers and global delegates.
Filmmaker and producer Sonya V. Kapoor, along with collaborator Amrita Mendonza, has announced the launch of the M5 Entertainment Global Film Fund, marking its debut with the fund’s first-ever award at the NFDC’s WAVES Film Bazaar to be held concurrently with the India International Film Festival (IFFI) that kicks off in Goa today.
Netflix has told management of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (WBD) that it will keep releasing the studio’s films in theaters if it’s successful in buying the company, people familiar with the matter said, according to a Bloomberg report on November 20
A new report published by the EU Intellectual Property Office reveals an alarming 567% surge in major brand advertising on pirate sites, which is linked to the termination of industry outreach programs.
Since the launch of Sora, highly realistic AI-generated videos have begun circulating widely on TikTok, with many creators also leveraging AI tools to illustrate content on subjects ranging from history to celebrity culture.
The streaming giant’s new appetite for video podcasts is good news for audio giants like iHeart, SiriusXM and Acast — but exclusivity may be a hard sell.
More features are shooting in the state (even if TV is still falling in L.A.), but overall production spend is down notably as recent on-location activity is fueled by smaller-budget indie projects.
Over the past few months, sequels and franchise films such as Baaghi 4 ( ₹47.4 crore), Thamma ( ₹123.6 crore) and
War 2 ( ₹185.13 crore) have underperformed at the box office
He remarked that sometimes there is a bit of bickering in the family and he does not believe there is any hiatus in the relationship.
India has finalised and notified the DPDP Rules, which will operationalise the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. While the Act and its rules enable the central government to control cross-border personal data transfers, including blocking transfers to specific countries, they also raise questions about how these powers will interact with existing agreements, such as the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), and laws like the US’s RISA Act.