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 Issue Date: 09/30/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SHOOT News of the Day
Lineup of 161 Films Unveiled For AFI Fest 2025
The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled the full lineup of 161 films screening at this year’s AFI Fest, taking place in Los Angeles from October 22-26. This year’s festival lineup includes 7 Red Carpet Premieres, 12 Special Screenings, 14 Luminaries selections, 15 Discovery films, 20 World Cinema selections, 15 Documentaries, 6 After Dark titles,
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POV: The Rakish Goodbye (directed by Robert Altman)
Rakish–a commercial production company I co-founded in 2019–was launched with idealism, first and foremost. It was to be an experiment; one where the pervasive question was “what if we tried it this way?” There were common threads woven into each experiment: “No company I’ve ever worked at has done it this way, let’s try it.”
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How The Video Game Industry Could Be Impacted By Electronic Arts’ $55 Billion Go-Private Deal
In what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private equity, video game maker Electronic Arts has agreed to be acquired in a deal valued at $55 billion. Beyond the potentially record-breaking price tag, the deal could bring wider shifts in the gaming world. Electronic Arts (EA) owns popular titles like Madden NFL, Battlefield and
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Julia Albu, Ruben Mercadal and Lauren Tomlinson Step Into New Global Roles At Droga5
Droga5, part of Accenture Song, continues to bolster its leadership ranks, elevating Julia Albu to chief transformation and operations officer, Ruben Mercadal to global chief production officer, and Lauren Tomlinson to executive director of global accounts. All three have instrumental roles in the agency’s evolution as a global network and will work to ensure that
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Piper Hickman Named Exec Creative Director At M+C Saatchi SSK
M+C Saatchi North America has appointed Piper Hickman as executive creative director for M+C Saatchi SSK. With more than two decades of experience in the advertising industry, Hickman will help lead creative development for the agency’s diverse portfolio of clients, including JPMorganChase, Mount Sinai Health System, and L’Oreal. Hickman joins M+C Saatchi at a pivotal
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Droga5 London Appoints Dan Roberts and Matteo Alabiso As Co-Creative Directors Of Design
Droga5 London, part of Accenture Song, has promoted Dan Roberts and Matteo Alabiso to co-creative directors of design, underscoring the agency’s commitment to placing design at the center of its creative practice. In their new roles, Roberts and Alabiso will lead the studio’s design vision and output, reporting directly to chief creative officer Tara Ford,
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Francesco Soru joins Station Film as executive producer
Station Film has brought versatile production talent Francesco Soru on board as executive producer. A sought-after production pro, Soru joins the company following a five-year freelance run as a producer for Station’s directors Declan Whitebloom, Thomas Beug, Seyi Peter-Thomas and Brendan Gibbons. Well versed in the company culture, Soru as staff EP will be able
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YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump’s account suspension after Jan. 6 attack
Google’s YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit President Donald Trump brought after the video site suspended his account following the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks on the Capitol following the election that resulted in him leaving the White House for four years. The settlement of the more than four-year-old case earmarks
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Prosecutors seek over 11 years in prison for Sean “Diddy” Combs
Prosecutors urged a New York federal judge Tuesday to send Sean “Diddy” Combs to prison for over 11 years following his conviction on prostitution-related charges, citing one of his accusers who said she lives in fear of the music mogul’s release from detention. “His crimes of conviction are serious and have warranted sentences over ten
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Alina Simone and Marlén Viñayo named recipients of 2025 Academy Gold Fellowship for Women
Alina Simone and Marlén Viñayo have been selected as the recipients of the 2025 Academy Gold Fellowship for Women. Part of the Academy’s global talent development and education work, the Gold Fellowship for Women is a one-year program that combines support, personalized mentorship and access to once-in-a-lifetime networking opportunities for emerging women filmmakers to further
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Issue Date: 09/30/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SPW News of the Day
Industry Icon Andrea MacArthur Returns To Whitehouse Post
A defining voice in editorial for over three decades, Andrea MacArthur is reuniting with Whitehouse Post, a company she co-founded in 1990, bringing her legendary craft, irreverent wit, and unparalleled experience back to the company she helped build. Andrea’s career began in the cutting room, working as a runner and assistant editor before moving swiftly
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Simian Unveils Reel Platform For Independent Production & Post Talents
Simian, the showreel-building, review & approval and reel analytics platform used globally by creative leaders, will soon be releasing a new reel-building platform specifically designed for independent production and post-production talents to present work, impress clients and win jobs. The new service, dubbed Simian Lite, will offer Simian’s core reel-building functionality, as well as the
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