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    AI Tools Can Slash Film Production Costs, Industry Leaders Say at TIFFCOM

    • 31.10.2024
    • Variety

    Asian film and tech leaders gathered at TIFFCOM, the market allied to the Tokyo International Film Festival, to discuss the transformative impact of generative AI on film production.

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    Tokyo: VFX Pioneer George Murphy Talks AI, Virtual Production and the Future of Filmmaking

    • 30.10.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The Oscar winner has witnessed the digital revolution in visual effects from its genesis, and worked on numerous milestones in VFX for film and television.

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    Livehd7 Sports Piracy Network Shut Down By ACE, But Not For the First Time

    • 30.10.2024
    • TorrentFreak

    The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment says it has shut down Livehd7, a pirate site network providing free streams of Premier League, Serie A, and LaLiga matches.

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    Tech Companies Flag Piracy Blocking as Threat to the Open Internet & Digital Trade

    • 30.10.2024
    • TorrentFreak

    Technology infrastructure companies including Amazon, Google, and Cloudflare, are warning the U.S. Government about the downsides of foreign piracy blocking measures.

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    Mysterious “Theater” Rips Cause Excitement in Piracy Circles

    • 29.10.2024
    • TorrentFreak

    For two decades, high quality screener rips leaked on pirate sites toward the end of the year.

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    Starz, YouTube Renew TV Distribution Deal

    • 29.10.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The multi-year extension will look for more bundling of Lionsgate's cable and streaming brand after an existing cost-savings package with Max and Showtime.

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    ‘All We Imagine as Light’ Director Payal Kapadia Looks Beyond India’s Oscar Snub, Talks Identity Politics With Kore-eda Hirokazu at Tokyo Festival

    • 29.10.2024
    • Variety

    Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia remains gracious about her film “All You Imagine as Light” not being selected as India’s Oscar submission, despite strong buzz around the title.

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    India’s ‘Lost Ladies’ Team Talks Oscar Campaign Strategy, Netflix Success

    • 29.10.2024
    • Variety

    India’s Oscar submission “Lost Ladies” (Laapataa Ladies) has found significant success on Netflix, and the film’s director Kiran Rao and Jyoti Deshpande, president of media and content business at Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), are optimistic about their awards season prospects.

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    Tokyo: Hirokazu Koreeda Talks Filmmaking With ‘All We Imagine As Light’ Director Payal Kapadia

    • 29.10.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Hirokazu Koreeda confessed he had wanted to have an in-depth talk with Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia ever since he saw her film All We Imagine as Light at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

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    Netflix, Universal Renew Licensing Deal for Animated Titles, Add Live-Action Films

    • 29.10.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Starting in 2027, Netflix will license the U.S. rights to Universal and Focus Features live-action films for an exclusive 10-month window after they their premium video on-demand and Peacock windows.

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