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 Issue Date: 01/28/2026 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SHOOT News of the Day
Sergi López On Oscar-Nomimated “Sirāt”: A Journey That Makes You Look Inward
“Sirāt,” Spain’s latest Oscar contender, follows Luis as he treks through the North African desert with his 12-year-old son and his dog to find his missing daughter. Blending the grit of “Mad Max” with the underground rave culture of the 1990s, the film is set against the backdrop of a hypothetical World War III. It
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Jay Duplass Returns To Sundance With The Tragicomedy “See You When I See You”
Jay Duplass had come to a turning point in his life and career. After years of mining personal stories, add those of his family, he’d decided that he was ready to tell other people’s stories. That’s when Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon approached him with a special project that fit the bill, Adam Cayton-Holland’s
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Director Rachel McDonald Joins RSA Films For Commercial Representation In The U.S. and U.K.
RSA Films has added director Rachel McDonald to its roster for commercial representation in the U.S. and U.K. Acclaimed for performances which elicit empathy across both narrative and documentary film, McDonald has directed commercial campaigns for BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ikea, Peloton, Gatorade, Volkswagen, Microsoft, HP, Cadillac, Facebook and many others. She is currently directing her first
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Ad revenue helps Meta post stronger-than-expected Q4 results though costs continue to soar
Meta’s fourth-quarter results jumped past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to solid advertising revenue, sending shares sharply higher in after-hours trading Wednesday. The company earned $22.77 billion, or $8.88 per share, in the October-December quarter. That’s up 9% from $20.84 billion, or $8.02 per share, in the same period a year earlier. Revenue grew 24% to
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Director Zia Mohajerjasbi Joins A Fresh Face in Hell
Commercial production company A Fresh Face in Hell has signed Zia Mohajerjasbi, a veteran spot and feature film director and cinematographer. Coming from a family of Iranian immigrants, Mohajerjasbi strives to tell the stories of other immigrant communities. Among his directorial credits is the feature titled Know Your Place, which was set within the Eritrean-American
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Television Academy merges variety and talk series into one Emmy category with the possibility of multiple winners
The Television Academy has announced that with the reduced number of submissions in Outstanding Scripted Variety Series and Outstanding Talk Series over the past several years, its Board of Governors has voted to merge both awards categories into one Outstanding Variety Series category for the 2026 Emmy Awards competition. For the first time, the merged
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Visual Effects Society Sets Board of Directors Officers for 2026
The Visual Effects Society (VES), has announced its new Board of Directors officers for 2026. Together, these five officers comprise the VES Board Executive Committee: Chair: Kim Davidson (Toronto, Canada) 1st Vice Chair: David H. Tanaka, VES (San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.) 2nd Vice Chair: Brooke Lyndon-Stanford (London, England) Secretary: Frederick Lissau (Los Angeles, U.S.)
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U.K. watchdog proposes forcing Google to let publishers opt out of AI summaries
Britain’s competition watchdog said Wednesday that Google should give news sites and content creators the choice to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed its AI overviews. It’s part of a set of proposals from the Competition and Markets Authority aimed at loosening the U.S. tech giant’s stranglehold on the U.K’s online
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Issue Date: 01/28/2026 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SPW News of the Day
The Vault To Rep AINSOF’s “Realm Defining” Production Music Catalog
The Vault, the production music library from Stephen Arnold Music (SAM), has reached an agreement with AINSOF to become the exclusive, North American representative of its expansive production music catalog. The partnership brings AINSOF’s distinctive cinematic sound to The Vault’s broad client base. Co-founded by CEO/Managing Director Or Chausha and COO/Head of Product Liron Linker,
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DWA Presents Ultimate Events, February 2026 Edition (Hybrid Special)
The phenomenon known as SXSW was launched in Austin, Texas, USA, back in 1987. Starting on 12 March, the 2026 SXSW Conferences & Festivals will introduce what’s next in the worlds of film, culture, music, and technology, providing rich opportunities for professionals at all levels to participate, network, and supercharge our careers. Aiming to shake
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