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New Salutation: “Are You in Lille?” (For Series Mania)

Cannes has helped Lille make Series Mania an even bigger success than previous years.

The closing of MIPTV, which took place in Cannes, in the south of France, in early April, (…)

By |March 27th, 2025|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

E.U. Films in Public Pockets

In 2022 — the latest year for available figures for European theatrical fiction films — financing continues to be based primarily on five different financing sources: direct public funding, production (…)

By |March 24th, 2025|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Lloyd Kaufman is Back. With a Book

It’s been pretty hard to overlook New York City filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman during his 50 years of disrupting media, and now he’s back for more with Lloyd Kaufman: Interviews, a (…)

By |March 20th, 2025|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Messina’s Revolt With Insurgence

When Niccoló Messina changed the corporate name of his film and documentary studio from V-Channels Media to Insurgence, he wanted to convey a message to the industry at large. Said (…)

By |March 17th, 2025|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

A Revived L.A. Screenings Independents

By now, folks in the international TV sector are aware that the independent screenings that precede the studios’ L.A. Screenings will have a new venue that is cheaper and more (…)

By |March 13th, 2025|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Rappers and Influencers: The Neo-Futurists

Rappers, influencers, and other Social Media talents tend to gain millions of followers by shocking them. Still, an equal number of people don’t understand or appreciate their avant-garde, unconventional ways. (…)

By |March 10th, 2025|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

An Appeal for an App to Appease

By Dom Serafini

“Do we really need an app for everything?” asked Vox Media recently. “Please don’t make me download another app,” pleaded monthly magazine The Atlantic. Indeed, we live in (…)

By |March 6th, 2025|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Controversial Ads’ Positive Message

Publishers in the U.S. seem to have discovered that advertisers don’t want to face editorials that are negative or controversial. “Forty percent of the Washington Post‘s material is deemed unsafe (…)

By |March 3rd, 2025|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

MIP London Will Be Back & Final Numbers

“We’re very happy with the MIP London event,” said an executive with the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), which, together with the Savoy Hotel, were the venues for this (…)

By |February 27th, 2025|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

It’s MIP London and This is Your First Brief

The London events started with a bang on Sunday — but they’re positively exploding today. On Sunday, the inaugural MIP London began with five conferences, including one on finances, and (…)

By |February 24th, 2025|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments