Seoul-based sales agent Finecut has acquired international sales rights to “Guardians of the Video Game,” a 3D animated feature based on the Naver Webtoon of the same name, ahead of the Toronto market. “Guardians of the Video Game” originated as a Naver Webtoon by Gasfard that has amassed 345 million views. The property was later
The South Asian Screen Office of Canada and IFFSA Toronto, in collaboration with Storiculture, have selected eight South Asian feature film projects for a new pathway to financiers and industry partners at the Toronto Film Festival‘s inugural market, under an initiative called South Asian Screen Futures. The slate includes talent tied to recent Sundance, Cannes
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled its Carte Blanche lineup, featuring personal film selections from actor Fan Bingbing, director Kim Jeewoon and cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo. Carte Blanche, a French term meaning complete freedom of choice, invites prominent figures from film and culture to pick titles that shaped their own sensibilities and discuss
If there’s one thing that AI companies are known for, it’s their fondness for seemingly incomprehensible numbers. Over the last few years, the industry has seen eye-watering salaries, unprecedented adoption figures, and never-before-recorded capital expenditure. Now come total addressable market estimates—known as TAMs—worth roughly 40% of the entire US equity market. AI lab Anthropic, reportedly
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Colin Piper, CMO of BuildOps, an AI platform for commercial contractors. Prior to that, he spent more than 10 years at Autodesk, eventually leading a large marketing team for its construction business vertical. The essay has been edited for length and clarity. Autodesk said in a
Two major events are likely to drive financial markets this week: Nvidia’s second-quarter earnings report and the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Before diving into each of those, let’s take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Perhaps the biggest development in markets over the last week has been the surge in