YouTube is in talks to offer select creators millions in payments if they keep their videos exclusively on its platform for a set period, two people familiar with its efforts told Business Insider. The move is a direct shot at Netflix, which has been ramping up its licensing of creator videos for its platform. Bloomberg’s
Steven Soderbergh is creating what he hopes will be a heady cocktail by mixing two of his greatest passions: mind-altering movies and Bolivian brandy brand Singani 63. Over the course of 63 days, from Sept. 3 through Oct. 30, Singani 63 and British arthouse movie theater chain Everyman will present “A Man Under the Influence:
GRAMADO, Brazil — Local media giant Globo’s Estúdios Globo will produce feature film “Macacos” (“Monkeys”), based on a play of Clayton Nascimento, and telefilm “Os Tatuyos,” as part of the company’s ambitious Brazilian film production expansion, according to Amauri Soares, director of TV Globo and Estúdios Globo. “Macacos” is in the development stage and will
Marcus Anthony Thomas, who completed a directing mentorship on “House of the Dragon,” has started production on his directorial feature debut. Now shooting in London, psychological thriller “Cast Me!” will be led by rising star IIniki Mariano in her debut feature role, with Samuel Adewunmi (“The Last Tree”), Stella Gonet (“Spencer”), Dean-Charles Chapman (“1917,” “Game
Australian hybrid-AI studio Red Empire Productions and international production and distribution company Organic Media Group are developing “Alishan Escape: A Mandopop Ghost Adventure,” an original animated musical inspired by Taiwan’s Ghost Month traditions, Buddhist philosophy, local Indigenous tribal cultures and the global reach of Asian pop music. The project marks a creative collaboration between Red
Horror master Clive Barker is set to release the new “Library of the Dead” anthology project Aug. 18 exclusively on Kickstarter. The three-book horror anthology consists of three books: “Fear Eternal,” “Pyres of Bedlam” and “Dark Descents.” The project is collectively a spiritual successor to Barker’s “Books of Blood.” “Library of the Dead” brings together