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The unrelenting drive and sharp instincts behind one of entertainment’s most powerful producers. From film to podcasts, Mikaela Phillips is setting a new standard for storytelling and execution.

With the Leica | USM Cine Collection II, Swiss furniture manufacturer USM and Leica Camera AG are continuing their collaboration, which first launched in 2024, presenting a new collection of multimedia furniture for the ultra-short-throw Cinema TV Leica Cine 1.

72 Film Fest, the legendary weekend-long filmmaking competition, marks its 20th anniversary this fall with its boldest year yet, bringing together filmmakers and audiences from across the country for a celebration of creativity, endurance, and the magic of cinema under pressure.

Women in film took center stage at the Venice Film Festival with Reel Women, a private event hosted by filmmaker, actress, and producer Maria Soccor at the Campari Lounge. Kicking off at 10 p.m., the gathering brought together actors, producers, filmmakers, and cultural leaders to spotlight female perspectives during cinema’s oldest international showcase. Photo credit RICH ROYAL

Cineverse (Nasdaq: CNVS), a next-generation entertainment studio, today announced it has partnered with LG Channels to launch HISTORIAN, a new free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel from American Public Television that offers a variety of history-based programming where viewers can watch history unfold. LG Channels, LG's exclusive free streaming service, will be the first platform to carry the channel starting today.

CJ 4DPLEX, a worldwide leading producer of premium film formats and cinema technologies, announced today a new partnership with SM Cinema, the largest exhibitor in the Philippines, to debut the country's first-ever SCREENX theater to the SM Mall of Asia.

The 12th Annual NoHo CineFest proudly returns this summer, transforming Glendale into a hub for independent cinema from August 28–31, 2025. Hosted at the state-of-the-art LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Glendale, the festival will present over 100 films from around the world, alongside interactive panels, filmmaker Q&As, and networking events that bring together creators, industry professionals, and passionate film lovers.

Writer-director-producer Malik Salaam has cast rising star Antwar Walker (The Waterboyz, Da Partments) as the lead in his new feature STRIKERS, a “hood-meets-arthouse” drama rooted in Atlanta’s slide-crime scene.

Confidence is a Craft: 6 Empowering Techniques to Help Actors Step into Their Power with insights from Jenna Manning, Empowerment Coach & Director of AMCA London. There’s a secret behind every powerful performance, magnetic audition, or captivating speech — and it’s not just talent. It’s confidence.

Leading Hollywood sales company Film Bridge After Dark has closed a raft of international deals on Helloween, an ambitious British clown horror movie with a dash of The Purge starring Ronan Summers (MI-5) and Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott (Knightfall), from Lesbian Vampire Killers director Phil Claydon and trailblazing British indie studio Shogun Films.