Bollywood star Jacqueline Fernandez is launching an artificial intelligence-powered digital avatar that gives the public access to her personal book recommendations, late-night musings and stories from her own life. The avatar was created by Galleri5, Collective Artists Network’s in-house AI studio, using AI conversation tools, speech synthesis, and interactive narrative technology. It is based on
Tamil drama “Members of the Problematic Family” will have its Australian premiere as the opening night film of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2026, following the film’s world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. IFFM, billed as the largest Indian film showcase in the southern hemisphere, will run from August
Cricket properties dominated Ormax Media’s new Ormax StreamView report, with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 attracting approximately 246 million viewers on JioHotstar between January and June 2026, more than any other title tracked in the measurement framework. The Indian Premier League 2026, also broadcast on JioHotstar, followed closely with 228.4 million viewers, ranking
Heretic is in charge of global sales of “Hearing” (“Thính Giác”), the second feature film by Vietnamese director Lê Bảo, which will be screened in the international competition at the Locarno Festival. Written and directed by Lê Bảo, “Hearing” centers on Ninh, a mechanic whose work installing decibel meters in public spaces and private homes
New Zealand’s Black Mandala has acquired five horror features for its international sales slate: “The Tree House,” “Babybacks,” “The Driftless,” “Saturnalia” and “The Shug,” spanning psychological horror, survival horror, Midwestern folklore, supernatural giallo and British creature horror. “The Tree House,” directed by Luis Calderón, is a Spanish horror thriller starring Goya Award nominee Sandra Escacena
“Plastic Beauty,” Netflix’s upcoming Japanese drama set in the country’s growing cosmetic surgery industry, will premiere on September 17, the streamer announced along with 23 additional cast members joining stars Mayu Matsuoka and Riisa Naka. Yuki Saito, who previously directed “Unmet: A Neurosurgeon’s Diary,” is directing the series from a script by Junya Ikegami (“The