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fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

In Film, Sometimes the Greatest Drama Is Offscreen

"Cinematic Immunity" offers a workers'-eye view of Hollywood on the Hudson, revealing the intricate dynamics of filmmaking in New York City from 1954 to 9/11.
Independent films
Marketing tech
fromForbes
1 week ago

YouTube And Creators Are The New SEO. Most Brands Are Missing Out.

Creators are essential marketing assets in the AI era, with YouTube being the most trusted platform for consumer discovery.
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
1 week ago

Inspired by Meatloaf: Alice Maio Mackay on The Serpent's Skin

Alice Maio Mackay is a prolific young filmmaker gaining recognition for her queer supernatural romance films.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The internet has seen me at my best and my worst': meet Jojo, Australia's ASMR superstar

Jonah Singer, a 27-year-old ASMR content creator, utilizes a $100,000 head and torso simulator mic named Alex to produce his videos, which are particularly popular among viewers suffering from insomnia and anxiety.
Music production
#youtube
UK news
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Five million views, 42k subscribers and a life sentence: Inside Stephen McCullagh's YouTube world that led to his undoing

Stephen McCullagh gained 100 subscribers and 67,000 views on YouTube during his trial, despite being suspended from the Partner Programme.
fromDigiday
2 months ago
Marketing

Future of TV Briefing: YouTube develops new program to pitch brands on top creators' shows

UK news
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Five million views, 42k subscribers and a life sentence: Inside Stephen McCullagh's YouTube world that led to his undoing

Stephen McCullagh gained 100 subscribers and 67,000 views on YouTube during his trial, despite being suspended from the Partner Programme.
fromDigiday
2 months ago
Marketing

Future of TV Briefing: YouTube develops new program to pitch brands on top creators' shows

Independent films
fromEsquire
1 week ago

Andrew Scott Knows the Next Stephen Spielberg Is Out There. But How Do We Find Them?

We Were Here is a humorous mockumentary about Indian retirees resisting AI by taking over machine jobs.
Graphic design
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

10 Best AI Video Tools for Creators, Brands, and Growing Channels

AI video tools simplify content creation by allowing creators to start with a strong visual idea and produce videos for various platforms.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Weirdness, paranoia and extremity': why HBO's Neighbors is TV's most fascinating show

Nothing, absolutely nothing, turns people into the most ghoulish versions of themselves like threats, real or perceived, to one's property.
Portland
Film
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

How Many Cinephiles Does It Take to Win a Soccer Match?

The first-ever Cinema Showdown in NYC combined soccer with film promotion, attracting cinephiles and fans for a unique event featuring custom jerseys.
Independent films
fromFilmmaker Magazine
1 week ago

More Heart Than a Midnight Movie: Oscar Boyson and Ricky Camilleri on Our Hero, Balthazar

The film Our Hero, Balthazar explores identity and ego through a dark comedy about a teen trying to prevent a school shooting.
Marketing tech
fromVariety
2 weeks ago

Directable AI Set to Disrupt Film and TV Biz: 'It's Going to Help Small Film Industries in Asia Compete'

Generative AI tools with advanced directability are transforming film and TV production workflows, enabling filmmakers to achieve results three to four times faster than traditional methods.
Media industry
fromMiami Herald
3 weeks ago

YouTube Just Hit Major Milestone That Has Hollywood Rattled

YouTube's $40.4 billion in 2025 advertising revenue surpasses combined ad revenue of Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery, establishing it as the world's largest media company.
Media industry
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Bespoke AI models are the next big thing in filmmaking

Netflix acquired Ben Affleck's AI startup InterPositive for approximately $600 million to integrate customizable generative AI models as a foundational part of its production process.
Media industry
fromTheStreet
3 weeks ago

YouTube just crushed Hollywood in a major milestone

YouTube's 2025 revenue exceeded $60 billion, surpassing Netflix and becoming the largest advertising platform, overtaking combined revenues of Disney, NBC, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery for the first time.
Film
fromEntrepreneur
4 weeks ago

This Cult Filmmaker Learned Something About Audiences Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know'Make Them Feel Something'

Kevin Smith built a personal brand by connecting directly with fans, which created lasting career opportunities beyond individual film projects in an unpredictable industry.
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Markiplier Calls Out Hollywood After Iron Lung Becomes Horror Hit

At least a lot of Hollywood was willfully ignoring the potential of YouTubers here. There is that level of respect that I just haven't met yet. People have made movies before, just that it would be 'woefully unwise' to tackle writing, directing, acting and editing a movie myself.
Video games
Media industry
fromIndieWire
3 weeks ago

If You've Been Waiting for Normal in Hollywood, Here It Is

YouTube surpassed Disney as the world's largest media company while accomplished independent producers like Ted Hope struggle to find industry support, signaling a fundamental shift in entertainment's structure and sustainability.
fromMuse by Clios | Discover the latest creative marketing and advertising news. Muse by Clio is the premier news site covering creativity in advertising and beyond.
1 month ago

The Rise of Creators as Production Partners | Muse by Clios

Modern creators often operate with capabilities that rival small production teams: filming, editing, motion graphics, sound design, trend fluency and real-time iteration informed by performance data. Many can concept, shoot and deliver platform-ready assets in days, sometimes hours. This is not scrappy content. It is platform-native creative engineered for feeds where authenticity, speed and relevance outperform polished but distant brand messages.
Marketing
Film
fromwww.nydailynews.com
1 month ago

Netflix buys Ben Affleck's AI company that's geared toward filmmakers

Netflix acquires Ben Affleck's Interpositive AI company, which develops AI and animation tools for filmmakers while maintaining human creative control over artistic decisions.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Future of Horror Movies Is on YouTube

YouTube has become a primary platform for discovering emerging horror filmmakers who transition from short-form content to feature films with studio backing.
#ai-filmmaking
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Australian plumber is a YouTube sensation

Bruce arrives on a job, checks out the problem ("she is chock-a-block, mate!"), and starts methodically working that problem until he solves it, which inevitably involves firing up "the bloody jet" to blast through blockages with 5,000 psi of water pressure ("Go, you good thing!"). This being Australia, he'll occasionally encounter not just cockroaches but poisonous spiders and snakes. And he's caught so many facefulls of wastewater and sewage while jetting that he really ought to invest in a hazmat suit.
Gadgets
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

3 key factors that helped Dhar Mann build a YouTube juggernaut around wholesomeness

Dhar Mann's morality tales about Karens getting exposed, kids with disabilities finding acceptance, and the like have made him one of the internet's most popular creators. He also stands out in a mostly unscripted world for his focus on scripted content, including a recent micro-drama production deal with Fox. His videos, shot in a 125,000 square-foot Burbank production studio, regularly run 20 minutes or longer and get upward of a million views on YouTube.
Social media marketing
fromFilmmaker Magazine
2 months ago

"...As Long as You're Telling the Truth": Jordan Lage, Back To One, Episode 376

Jordan Lage is an award-winning actor, writer, director and founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company, which celebrates its 41st anniversary this year. He studied acting at New York University under the tutelage of playwright David Mamet and actor William H. Macy and then taught acting and playwriting at the Atlantic Theater Acting School for nearly 30 years. Best known for his work performing the plays of David Mamet's, he
Arts
#video-marketing
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Nonprofessional Actors Are the Heart of the Movies

This year's Oscar contenders feature nonprofessional actors alongside established performers, creating authentic performances that distinguish these films in the new casting achievement category.
Social media marketing
fromSupercar Blondie
2 months ago

Australian buys 5,000,000 YouTube views to see if would help his channel and has one clear verdict

Paying for views inflates numbers but rarely produces meaningful engagement or sustained channel growth; platform ads give better reach but still deliver limited watch-time and retention.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Top Hollywood screenwriter warns TikTok's new tool is at the gates: 'I hate to say it. It's likely over for us' | Fortune

"By launching a service that operates without meaningful safeguards against infringement, ByteDance is disregarding well-established copyright law that protects the rights of creators and underpins millions of American jobs. ByteDance should immediately cease its infringing activity," Charles Rivkin, chairman and CEO of the MPA, said in a statement Tuesday.
Artificial intelligence
Television
fromVulture
1 month ago

Heated Rivalry's Cinematographer Shot the Show for the Meme-Makers

A low-budget Canadian-shot hockey romance demanded inventive cinematography and a punishing schedule to achieve cinematic scope across Montreal, Moscow, and Vegas.
#short-form-video
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Letterboxd's most eager reviewers are changing cinema etiquette: I was excited to pull out my phone'

Turning off a phone during films creates uninterrupted, luxurious solitude, while Letterboxd drives rapid, seat-side reviews and incentivizes cinephiles to produce immediate, polished critiques.
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Amazon to begin testing AI tools for film and TV production next month | TechCrunch

Albert Cheng, who heads the AI Studios initiative, emphasized that the goal is to support creative teams, not to replace them. The focus is on improving efficiency and reducing costs while ensuring that intellectual property is protected and AI-generated content isn't absorbed into other AI models. One example used is Amazon's "House of David" series, which featured 350 AI-generated shots in season two.
Artificial intelligence
#creator-economy
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The YouTuber Who Paid His Own Way Into Hollywood

At the box office earlier this month, four out of the five top-grossing movies were not from big companies. There was Solo Mio, an inspirational romantic drama starring Kevin James from the faith-based distributor Angel Studios; a filmed concert from the K-pop group Stray Kids; and a French adaptation of Dracula from the director Luc Besson that had already made big money overseas.
Film
fromDigiday
2 months ago

Inside Goalhanger's shift from podcast producer to screen studio

On YouTube, The Rest is History podcast draws roughly around 500,000 viewers, who stick around for an average of about 48 minutes. That's close to the length of a traditional hour-long show and even longer than the podcast's strong audio average of around 40 minutes.. For the production team, seeing that level of engagement, especially on TV screens, was a turning point. People weren't just listening along to podcasts. They're settling in to watch now too.
Media industry
Film
fromPAPER Magazine
1 month ago

Can Social Media Be More Like Letterboxd?

Letterboxd provides a low-stakes space for casual, unguarded movie opinions amid broader internet fatigue, outrage-driven monetization, and retreat from public discourse.
#markiplier
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
2 months ago

A Tech Writer's Appreciation of Scott Macaulay

Digital technologies and the internet democratized filmmaking, enabling indie filmmakers with low-cost equipment and new distribution platforms, reshaping production, post-production, and exhibition.
Film
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Iron Lung's path to theaters was unique, even if the movie isn't

Iron Lung is a small-budget horror film that leveraged Markiplier's YouTube audience to gross over $20 million without major studio backing.
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
2 months ago

My Best Work as (Mostly) an Editor

Laid-off after 11+ years, a career summarized through curated print archives, notable interviews, commissioning achievements, and comprehensive 35mm production indexing.
Film
fromIndieWire
2 months ago

Critics, Filmmakers, and Why the Future of Movies Belongs to the People Who Give a Sh*t About Them

At the New York Film Critics Circle awards dinner, a lengthy speech about critics' relationship with filmmakers prompted playful roasts from presenters.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Iron Lung review YouTuber Markiplier crash lands with big-screen sci-fi horror

Iron Lung, an independently financed horror led by Mark Fischbach (Markiplier), embraces online-era aesthetics but is hampered by depressive tone, slow pacing, and minimal spectacle.
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 months ago

UNEARTHLY! A short film by Ebinum Brothers - KALTBLUT Magazine

In their stunning directorial debut, the Ebinum Brothers embark on a mesmerising exploration of the delicate boundaries between reality and the multifaceted landscapes of our inner worlds.
Film
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The rise and rise of Australia's cinematheques: There's just a particular magic'

Cinematheques attract diverse, intergenerational audiences by programming curated archival and underseen films as an alternative to multiplex and streaming offerings.
Film
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Hollywood isn't happy about the new Seedance 2.0 video generator | TechCrunch

Seedance 2.0 enables rapid AI-generated videos that have sparked widespread copyright infringement concerns and unified pushback from Hollywood organizations.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

The Box-Office Story of the Weekend Isn't Melania. It's Something Much Weirder.

I'm talking about Iron Lung, a self-financed film by a beloved YouTuber named Mark Fischbach, who goes by the handle Markiplier, and who has more than 38 million followers to his name. The movie, an adaptation of an indie horror video game, had a budget of approximately $3 million-an amount that Iron Lung has already earned back seven times over, with a box office of $21.7 million worldwide.
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fromIndieWrap - Independent Film Magazine
2 months ago

A Conversation with Producer Desmond Loh - IndieWrap

Desmond Qi Hong Loh is a Los Angeles-based producer creating award-winning short films, high-performing vertical dramas and global digital media across formats, cultures and platforms.
fromFilmmaker Magazine
2 months ago

DP Michael Bauman on "One Battle After Another"

Anderson's One Battle After Another continues a resurgence of VistaVision that now includes The Brutalist and Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things and Bugonia. The format, which uses 8-perf 35mm traveling through the camera horizontally rather than vertically to create a larger negative, gained popularity as a non-anamorphic widescreen alternative in the mid-1950s. It was used for everything from Biblical epics ( The Ten Commandments) to musicals ( White Christmas) to Alfred Hitchcock thrillers ( Vertigo and North by Northwest).
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fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Livestream: 4 award-winning filmmakers on risk-taking cinema

European filmmakers are embracing risk, political engagement, intimacy and formal freedom in opposition to franchise- and algorithm-driven global film trends.
Film
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Real Secret to a Filmmaker's Success

Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg in the 1970s combined artistic daring with commercial ambition, reshaping Hollywood through auteurism and blockbuster filmmaking.
fromReadWrite
1 month ago

Marlon Wayans partners with MyPrize platform

Under the deal, Wayans will produce original content for the platform, appearing in livestreams, hosting interactive sessions and launching his own multiplayer Play Together room. His addition comes shortly after NBA star James Harden joined the company as its first Premier Creator, signaling a broader push to mix star power with online play. Best known for his long career as an actor, writer and producer, Wayans plans to use the platform to meet fans in a more direct way.
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