Swedish boutique genre specialist Mylla Films, brainchild of “Midsommar” producer Patrik Andersson and Nordic indie distribution heavyweight Jakob Abrahamsson (CEO of NonStop Entertainment), has turned into a magnet for Nordic genre talent since its splashy launch in Cannes in 2022. “People with tremendous CVs and filmographies are reaching out to us,” Abrahamsson told Variety on
Forget Hollywood. “American Idol” is heading to Georgia, dawg. In news that felt all too depressingly common in production-starved Los Angeles, word emerged Tuesday that “American Idol” — which has been broadcast live from Los Angeles since it originated in 2002 — would move production to Georgia. ABC, as well as producers Fremantle and 19
Inside a workshop at Alicante’s Ciudad de la Luz, a boat used on “People of the Book,” now sold at Toronto by Bleiberg Entertainment, is still sitting among the physical remains of Good Films Studios Spain’s first production. It doubled as part of a ferry and, later, carried refugees across a Mediterranean recreated in the
Telecommunications giant Telekom Srbija is looking to position itself as not only the leading production hub in Serbia but a regional juggernaut for the countries of the former Yugoslavia, exporting local content while attracting international productions to the Balkan nation. “Our next chapter is a deeper connection with our international partners, and presenting not only
Japanese brewer Sapporo says it will move some beer production from Canada to the US after new tariffs on Canadian beer took effect on Tuesday. The move follows the introduction of a 50% tariff on beer imported from Canada. For companies shipping beer across the border, that means significantly higher costs. Chief strategy officer Rieko
Chinese EV maker XPENG has switched on a dedicated humanoid robot production line in Guangzhou, and the first IRON unit to finish assembly walked off it under its own power. Walking off a commissioned line is not the same as filling showrooms, but it is the first time XPENG has shown IRON leaving a factory