Trump, and His Long Shadow, Draw References at Conecta in Spain Despite Focus on Business at Hand

Trump, and His Long Shadow, Draw References at Conecta in Spain Despite Focus on Business at Hand

TV and streaming content and production trends were firmly in the spotlight at the ninth edition of the Conecta Fiction & Entertainment industry gathering in Cuenca, Spain this week, which wrapped up on Thursday. Executives from the likes of Warner Bros. Discovery, the Walt Disney Co., Gaumont Television, Spain’s Atresmedia Group, production giant Banijay, NBCUniversal Telemundo, and Movistar Plus+…

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Chinese Director Qiu Sheng Explores AI In His Film ‘My Father’s Son’

Chinese Director Qiu Sheng Explores AI In His Film ‘My Father’s Son’

For Qiu Sheng, Father’s Day was especially momentous this year. The recent holiday marked the world premiere of his deeply personal second feature, My Father’s Son, a seven-years-in-the-making sci-fi exploration of the director’s real-life dad, who died when he was a teenager. An unusual mix of speculative sci-fi imagination and intimate family sentiment, the film…

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Shanghai Hidden Gem: ‘The Guardian of Stories’ Brings Laotian Folktales to Life (With Puppetry)

Shanghai Hidden Gem: ‘The Guardian of Stories’ Brings Laotian Folktales to Life (With Puppetry)

Siphai Thammavong has dedicated his life to preserving the traditions of storytelling in Laos and there’s a growing sense of urgency in his quest. As we discover in Claudia Bellasi and Markus Steiner Ender’s richly evocative documentary The Guardian of Stories, the keepers of the country’s folktales are dying out and Thammavong’s fear is that…

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‘Nine Puzzles’ Becomes Disney+’s Biggest Korean Hit; Director Yoon Jong-bin Talks Creation, Season 2 Possibilities

‘Nine Puzzles’ Becomes Disney+’s Biggest Korean Hit; Director Yoon Jong-bin Talks Creation, Season 2 Possibilities

Disney+ has found its biggest Korean hit yet in mystery thriller Nine Puzzles, now the platform’s most-viewed title ever across the Asia-Pacific region — surpassing all other series and films. It also ranks as the most-watched Korean title on Disney+ globally and continues to gain traction in Western markets, the company says. A psychological crime…

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