Author: ontoplinko

Five documentary films are competing for the Golden Goblet Award in the Documentary category at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, with the creative teams behind all five nominees gathering for a press meeting. The five contenders – Spain’s “Benigno,” Chinese production “Notes Unheard,” the North Macedonia-Croatia-Slovenia co-production “Ruins,” Chilean film “The Tiger of the […]

As the FIFA World Cup 2026™ kicks off this week, DoorDash is turning DashPass into a tournament-season essential.   DoorDash is an official Tournament Sponsor and has kicked off Summer of DashPass, with  an eight-week long event offering exclusive member deals, in-app experiences and soccer-themed perks timed to the global tournament. Running through July 22, the event positions DashPass as a one-stop membership for fans balancing early-morning kickoffs, crowded watch parties and match-day […]

EXCLUSIVE: OTT company Future Today has unveiled a suite of creator and agency partnerships for its ad-supported streamers Fawesome and HappyKids. Future Today’s plan to turn creator content into broadcast-quality video on its AVOD and FAST channels has seen it quietly strike and expand on deals with the likes of CAA, Fixated, Viral Talent, Wild […]

EXCLUSIVE: Adeline Rudolph (Mortal Kombat II) is set to star alongside Emily Bader and Logan Lerman in Netflix’s reboot of rom-com 13 Going on 30, multiple sources tell Deadline. Reps for Netflix declined comment. Rudolph’s role, and the sequel’s logline, are being kept under wraps. Jennifer Garner, who starred in the original film, has returned as executive […]

Developments in streaming, microdrama and AI dominated the first day of sessions at the APOS conference in Bali, Indonesia. On the AI front, speakers on several panels discussed the creative, financial and societal aspects of the new technology, including actor and filmmaker Andy Serkis, TWG Global Co-chairman Thomas Tull and investment banker Gautam Saxena.  Not […]

D’oh! Homer, Marge, Bart and the rest of “The Simpsons” cast of characters are set to run riot in a slew of new battles across Epic Games’ Fortnite under a new pact. Disney and Epic Games announced that “The Simpsons” is joining Fortnite’s IP Partner Program, giving third-party developers the tools to create “fully authentic” […]

Indigenous director Banchi Hanuse’s “Ceremony” won the Audience Award at SXSW, a DGC Award at Hot Docs and the First Nations Award at the Sydney Film Festival — that success underlines her goals with the film. The film screens June 19 at the Bentonville Film Festival. Hanuse spent 12 years with the story of her […]