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Ken Atchity, The Meg Producer and Agent, Dies at 82
The Meg producer and Story Merchant Books founder Ken Atchity has died at 82. His books-to-screen career offers a dealmaking model for entertainment pros.
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NAZA’s Venice Win Tests the Documentary Sales Pipeline
The IDF exposé from the No Other Land team won Venice, but it still needs a U.S. and Israeli distributor to turn…
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Parallax Boards Trans Pregnancy Short Aman for Global Sales
Parallax Films has boarded worldwide sales for Rahul Roye’s trans pregnancy short Aman ahead of Toronto and London festival premieres.
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Koreeda’s Look Back Shows Child Actors Are a Prestige Asset
Two 12-year-old leads, a one-year rural shoot and a Venice launch show how Hirokazu Koreeda turns young performers into a repeatable awards…
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Sameer’s Mithun Interview Gaffe Is a Media Sourcing Lesson
Lyricist Sameer recalls his early journalism days, asking Mithun Chakraborty about affair rumours and getting a reply that still holds a media…
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Drishyam The Conclusion team wrote like Salgaonkar to beat fan theories
Director Abhishek Pathak says the third Drishyam was scripted by thinking like Vijay Salgaonkar and stress-testing twists on early listeners ahead of…
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Vintage Violence: An Overstimulated Play for Niche Streamers
Eugene Kotlyarenko’s TIFF crime comedy follows an influencer and expensive vintage denim through Tokyo, with no U.S. distribution deal in place.
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Sameer on Losing QSQT: How a Compromise Shaped a 1988 Hit
Lyricist Sameer says he was dropped from Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak at the last minute after a producer compromise brought in Majrooh…
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Toronto: I Play Rocky Replays Stallone’s Long-Shot Origin
Peter Farrelly’s Toronto drama recreates how Sylvester Stallone refused a big payday to star in Rocky. Amazon MGM opens it November 6.
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Bollywood festive fashion posts double as Instagram content plays
Bollywood Hungama’s Ganesh Chaturthi list spotlights seven stars using festive fashion to stay present on Instagram.