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Emma Corrin, Maika Monroe Wrap Up Star-Spangled London Film Festival With ‘100 Nights of Hero’
Julia Jackman's sophomore feature, also starring Charli xcx, Nicholas Galitzine, Felicity Jones and Amir El-Masry, ended an almighty run of A-lister-heavy premieres at the 2025 London Film Festival.
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Lynne Ramsay Recalls Meeting “Totally Terrifying” Joaquin Phoenix: “I’ve Never Worked With Such an Exciting Actor in My Life”
The 'Die, My Love' director opened up about making movies with Hollywood A-listers at a BFI London Film Festival session.
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At MIPCOM, AI Wasn’t a Threat — It Was an Opportunity
Attendees were too enamored with YouTube to notice that the world's first entirely AI series made its debut on the Croisette.
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BBC Gaza Doc Broke Broadcasting Rules by Misleading Audiences, Says U.K. Regulator Ofcom
'Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone' breached Ofcom rules by failing to disclose that one of the 13-year-old subjects in the film was the son of a Hamas official.
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From Streamer to Superpower: How YouTube Stole the Show at MIPCOM
The Google-owned platform was in the spotlight from the get-go, but is the landscape as one-sided as the MIP frenzy suggests? THR looks at how 2025's headline focus panned out.
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Mattel Studios Boss Robbie Brenner Talks ‘Masters of the Universe,’ ‘Polly Pocket’ and ‘Magic 8 Ball’ at MIPCOM: “‘Barbie’ Blew the Doors Open for Us”
"There's enthusiasm for taking such a bold swing with 'Barbie' and being rewarded for it," she told THR about the company’s slate at MIPCOM Cannes.
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MIPCOM: Electric Entertainment Sets Co-Production Adaptation of YA Book Series ‘Secret Mission’
The L.A.-based production company has also struck a $20 million deal with Content Partners Capital.
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YouTube Takes MIPCOM: EMEA Chief Pedro Pina and BBC Studios’ Jasmine Dawson Say It’s All About “Feeding Fandom”
"Putting our audience obsession at the heart of everything we do is what makes our business work now," said Dawson, who added that BBC Studios now has content creators holding executive positions.
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Resilience Earns Raucous Applause at MIPCOM’s Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch
The Hollywood Reporter is once again the official media partner for MIPCOM's most inspiring lunch for top-ranking women in television.
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Chloé Zhao on the “Superpower” of Being a Neurodivergent Director: “I Have an Extreme Sensitivity to Dissonance”
"It's a superpower," said the Oscar-winning filmmaker, who was hosted by the BFI London Film Festival to discuss her career following the U.K. premiere of her new movie, 'Hamnet.'
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Chloé Zhao Leads Steven Spielberg, Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley and ‘Hamnet’ Crowd in Guided Meditation Ahead of London Film Fest Premiere
Irish talent Mescal confessed to THR on the red carpet that 'Hamnet' was "one of those times where I shamelessly was putting myself in position for a film."
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Yorgos Lanthimos Jokes He Needs an AI Avatar to Get Out of Promoting His Films: “Do I Have to Say the Same Thing a Thousand Times?”
The Oscar-nominated filmmaker spoke with 'Succession' creator Jesse Armstrong at a BFI London Film Festival event on Saturday while promoting his new feature, 'Bugonia'.
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