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Mubi CEO Efe Cakerel Praises ‘Incredible’ ‘Primetime’ Opening Weekend: ‘Bold Storytelling Is Here to Stay’
Mubi CEO Efe Cakarel said the strong opening of Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime” demonstrates that younger audiences are returning to cinemas and responding to original, ambitious films. He argued that the industry should continue financing and distributing bold independent storytelling, even though its audience is smaller than the mainstream market, because it remains large and engaged…
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‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Distances $400M Hit From Horror Moniker: “I Don’t View It As A Horror Project”- Zurich Summit
Director Kane Parsons said he does not regard his $400 million film *Backrooms* as a horror project, despite its origins in internet creepypasta and its widespread marketing as horror. Speaking at the Zurich Summit, he said the label was mainly a convenient marketing frame and suggested he would have more freedom to avoid such categorisation…
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Manchester City guilty on nearly 100 charges; Sheffield faces Ndiaye injury crisis
Manchester City found guilty on nearly 100 charges in historic verdict. Sheffield United anxiously await news on leading scorer Iliman Ndiaye’s injury status.
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Dem House hopeful endorsed by activist who said ‘evil Jews run the world’
Adina Flores, an activist who has made antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ+ and conspiratorial statements online, has endorsed Eric Jones, the Democratic candidate for California’s 4th Congressional District. The endorsement has prompted questions about Jones’ association with Flores, who says he has met her several times, and whether he shares or rejects her views. Jones’ campaign said he…
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Boy hospitalised after electric bike hit-and-run
A 12-year-old boy was hospitalised after being struck by an electric bike in a hit-and-run in Thurnscoe, Barnsley. The collision happened on Houghton Road on Thursday evening as the child was reportedly crossing the road, and the rider fled, prompting a police appeal for information. South Yorkshire Police said officers believed they found the bike…
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CAA’s Roeg Sutherland on How ‘La Bola Negra’ Should Lead to Optimism About the Market at a Time When There’s ‘More Money Out There Than There Ever Was’
Roeg Sutherland, co-head of CAA’s media finance and international film group, addressed the Zurich Summit to highlight expanding opportunities in international cinema. He emphasised that American audiences have fundamentally shifted their viewing habits and now regularly consume non-English language films—a dramatic change from seven years ago—whilst record levels of private equity from the Middle East,…
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UN rights office expands database of firms linked to settlements
The UN human rights office has added 61 companies to its database of businesses allegedly linked to Israeli settlements and violations of Palestinian rights in the occupied West Bank. The update brings the total to 214 firms and is intended to pressure companies to assess and end potential involvement, although the UN has no power…