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    Jane Campion To Receive Locarno’s Honorary Pardo d’Onore Manor Award

    Jane Campion will be heading to Switzerland this summer to receive an honorary award at the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, running from August 7 to 17. The director will be presented with the festival’s Pardo d’Onore Manor Award for outstanding achievement in cinema in a ceremony at its landmark Piazza Grande open-air …

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    K-Pop Clash as HYBE Probes Alleged Breakaway Attempt by NewJeans Label ADOR

    HYBE Corp., the biggest corporation in the South Korean pop music scene, has begun an audit into ADOR, the label responsible for K-pop act NewJeans. HYBE says that executives at the majority-owned subsidiary mya be attempting to break away from the conglomerate. “HYBE invoked the right to audit CEO Min Hee-Jin and top executives of …

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    Adelaide Film Fest Picks Five Works in Progress for Cannes’ Showcase,  With Giant, Drafthouse’s ‘Mockbuster’ Making the Cut (EXCLUSIVE)

    South Australian Anthony Frith’s close encounter with “Sharknado” production company The Asylum in “Mockbuster” is among five titles to be showcased at the Adelaide Film Festival Goes to Cannes showcase, held at Cannes Marché du Film on May 17. The five works in progress range from queer adult anime, comedic doc, and traditional non-fiction to family …

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    Director Of ‘Mr Bates Vs The Post Office’ Says Smash ITV Drama Should Not Be A “Unicorn” As He Urges “Mechanism” For Broadcasters To Tell Campaigning Stories

    The director of Mr Bates vs the Post Office has urged the creation of a “mechanism” for British broadcasters to continue to tell campaigning stories as he communicates a desire for his smash ITV drama not to become a “unicorn.” Since Mr Bates aired in January, James Strong said he has been contacted by “loads …

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    U.K. Broadcasters Warned to Maintain Impartiality in Election Year by Media Regulator

    U.K. media regulator Ofcom has said it is “sounding a warning to broadcasters” to maintain “the highest level of due impartiality” ahead of a general election that is likely due later this year. Ofcom has enhanced rules that apply during election periods. Any breaches of election programming rules will be treated as serious and will …

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    ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ Transfers to London’s West End

    “My Neighbor Totoro,” a stage adaptation of Miyazaki Hayao‘s beloved 1988 Studio Ghibli film, is transferring to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End in early 2025. The production is a collaboration between multi-award-winning composer Joe Hisaishi, who executive produces, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Improbable and Nippon TV. Adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (“Oppenheimer”), it opened at London’s Barbican …

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    Ofcom Warns UK Broadcasters Over General Election Programing Following GB News Breaches

    Any British broadcaster who breaches general election programing rules will be hit with an Ofcom sanction, the regulator has said, a warning likely informed by a number of GB News breaches over the past year. In a strongly-worded broadside to the broadcasting community, Ofcom said it is putting broadcasters “on notice to maintain due impartiality …

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