Indie Film Producers Raise Alarm on Uncertain Futures, Survey Finds (Exclusive)

well-stubbled sex machine with a piercing stare might not be far off. A recent study found that bountiful beards and brown eyes are the biggest indicators of whether a man is an assassin in the sack.

Scottish Parliament.A total of 67 MSPs took part in the survey, which was carried out earlier this month.As well as 33% of all MSPs receiving death threats, the figure rose to 46% for female MSPs.While 29% of female MSPs reported receiving threats of sexual violence, no male MSPs reported any such threats.The Scottish Parliament said it had stepped up security following the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox in 2016.A spokesman said: “Jo Cox’s death made us all look again at members’ safety and,

Beau Flynn’s FlynnPictureCo., the banner behind San Andreas, Rampage, and the upcoming Disney movie, Jungle Cruise, has promoted Chanel Bowling and Shelby Thomas to directors of development. In their new positions, Bowling and Thomas will be responsible for growing the company’s feature, series and PodFiction slate geared towards a global audience, while continuing to nurture emerging voices for all formats, according to the company.

More than 20 years ago, the Kosovo war with Serbia and Montenegro left 12,000 dead and more than 3,000 missing, mainly Kosovar Albanians. In Hive (Zgjoi), her first feature, writer-director Blerta Basholli is inspired by the true story of Fahrije Hoti, a single mother who, many years after her husband goes missing, is forced by economic necessity to face his loss.

Chris Wagner, best known for producing reality hit shows like Fox's The Masked Singer and Rihanna's Savage x Fenty Show, has signed with A3 Artists Agency. Wagner with his new production banner, White Label Productions, will focus on unscripted programming with A3.

The opening scene of Dara Of Jasenovac, Serbia’s submission to the International Feature Oscar race, gives a poignant hint of the horrors to come. The setting is rural Croatia in the 1940s.

direct to your inboxTributes have been paid to former West Indies cricketer and Central Lancashire League star Ezra Moseley following his death in a cycling accident in his native Barbados.Police said Moseley, 63, was cycling when he was in a collision with a car on the Caribbean island’s ABC Highway on Saturday morning, the Barbados Cricket Association announced on its website.Cricket West Indies director of cricket Jimmy Adams said: “It has come as a shock to hear of the passing of Ezra

When the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the city’s largest film festival, gets underway February 17, it will look a little different from previous seasons. It’s a virtual event, save for some drive-in screenings, but the LGBTQ content is still abundant.

Geena Davis has signed on to executive produce the kids animated series I Am for Kickstart Entertainment. Kickstart is the animation and live-action producer behind Netflix's Starbeamand Amazon’s superhero programThe Boys, directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen of Point Grey Pictures.

Twilight actor Booboo Stewart has grabbed the lead role in Radar Pictures' movie adaptation of Geraldine Brooks' historical novel Caleb's Crossing. Stewart will play the title character Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, the first Native American graduate of Harvard University and the inspiration for Brooks' novel.

Nearly 80 percent of Hollywood assistants and other support staffers made less than $50,000 in 2020 and over one-third made less than $30,000, a new survey reveals. The numbers were published on Monday in the second #PayUpHollywood survey of pay and work conditions among the entertainment industry's support staff, which over 1,000 individuals who worked in those roles betweenJune 2019 and December 2020 contributed to.

Christopher Yogi hopes to introduce audiences to a different Hawaii than the one they have grown accustomed to seeing onscreen. "A lot of movies that take place here take place in hotels and at popular tourist spots," explains the filmmaker.

BELGRADE, Serbia -- Kitsch or an extraordinary piece of art? Depends on who you ask.Serbia’s president attended the unveiling on Wednesday night of a grandiose monument to a medieval monk and historic ruler which has come under fire from critics who call it oversized and kitschy.President Aleksandar Vucic’s allies say the 23-meter-high (75-foot-high), 70-ton bronze sculpture of the legendary founder of the Serbian state, Stefan Nemanja, placed on a gilded egg-shaped pedestal in downtown Belgrade

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorBaobab Studios has released the trailer for its new virtual reality experience film “Namoo” ahead of its Sundance premiere.“Namoo,” which means “tree” in Korean, will be premiering as part of Sundance’s New Frontiers. The feature is written and directed by Erick Oh, who previously worked on “Heart” and “How to Eat Your Apple.”The film is brought to life through virtual reality and celebrates a grandfather’s passing.

Gregg Goldstein “There’s going to be strain on the marketplace,” says Peter Kujawski, Focus Features chairman.

More than 30 unpaid crewmembers on the indie film Please Give Me You have filed wage claims with the California Labor Commissioner’s office after the production was shut down last month when its financing fell through following a Covid-19 scare on the set. The film, written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour and which was to have starred Chloë Grace Moretz, had been prepping at the Rancho Grande preserve in Ojai, CA, when the plug was pulled December 11 before principal photography could begin.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNordisk Film has signed a development and distribution deal with MRP Matila Röhr Productions, a leading Finnish production company launched 30 years ago by Marko Röhr and Ilkka Matila, two veteran industry players in Finland.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United starlet Indy Boonen reportedly found himself at the centre of a Twitter storm after a social media attack on climate change activist Greta Thunberg.The Belgian forward was highly-rated when he joined United in 2015, but failed to break into the senior set-up and moved back to his native country to sign for KV Oostende when he was still aged only 19.Now 22, he isn't a regular for Oostende, but he has inadvertently raised his

Digital media company Cinedigm Corp. is to acquire the Fandor indie film streaming service as it expands its presence in the online space.

Tenet in Mumbai, a city that left a huge impression on him.He told India’s IANS news agency that he plans to film more in the country and work with actors there. “I really had a tremendous experience,” he said of shooting Tenet in Mumbai.