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Doha Film Institute (DFI) celebrates another major milestone with eight Institute-supported films selected for the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, reaffirming its commitment to championing independent filmmakers and bringing distinctive voices from the Arab world and beyond to the global stage.

CHENNAI: A low-budget Chinese animated film, Niu Lai, has reportedly earned around 20,000 times its production budget, around Rs 40 crore, surpassing the previous record held by Obsession in the category of highest-grossing film made on a low budget, according to a Daily Thanthi report.

Myrtle Beach Movie Channel launches, ‘dedicated home’ for independent film (Courtesy: Myrtle Beach Movie Channel)

(From left to right) Film stills from Maya Satya Bhram and Toxic The release-week screen crunch has once again brought the longstanding issue of inadequate theatrical space for Bengali cinema into focus. With big-budget pan-India release Toxic starring Yash, Tara Sutaria and Kiara Advani hitting screens earlier this week, Samik Roy Choudhury’s Maya Satya Bhram,…

There’s something about the end of summer that makes us want to learn again—new notebooks, new teachers, that mix of excitement and dread about what comes next.

Tyler Perry Studios is launching Maxscene, a new specialty film division designed to help independent filmmakers develop, produce and distribute movies for theatrical audiences. The launch of Maxscene comes as the Atlanta studio continues creating new pathways for talent through efforts including its TPS Dreamers internship program and the infrastructure of its Black-owned studio complex.

A robot with the head of Niu Lai, a character from a Chinese animated film Niu Lai, stands on the ground of an exhibition hall during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing

Dr. Christian Bräuer, President of the CICAE, welcomes the participants of the 23rd Arthouse Cinema Training.credit: CICAE

The Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund in Film and Media at Johns Hopkins University is expanding its support for Baltimore-based independent filmmakers with new postproduction, distribution and training re

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