movie industry

Culture news

Harvey Weinstein faces retrial for sex crimes as case ends in disarray

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces yet another trial on sex crime allegations after the judge declared a mistrial on a remaining rape charge.

13/06/2025

Cinema

Sex, sleaze and subversion: Inside London's new grindhouse cinema

As mainstream cinemas fight for survival, a micro grindhouse in London is offering hope through freaky programming and analogue formats.

31/05/2025

Europe News

EU ministers, film sector defend industry amid US tariff threats

The European Union is pushing back against President Trump threats on film and streaming industries, as culture ministers gathered in Brussels this week to discuss the future of the bloc’s audiovisual rules.

13/05/2025

Culture news

Hungarian filmmakers in the shadow of Trump's tariff threat

The damage to the Hungarian film industry could be huge if Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose tariffs on foreign-made films, but no one knows how this would work practically, so film industry experts are patiently holding their breath.

11/05/2025

Europe News

Film industry fears being swept into EU-US tariff war

Europe’s film industry is worried that hard-won legislation mandating European content quotas for streaming platforms could be put at risk amid ongoing transatlantic trade discussions, following US President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on movies produced outside the US.

06/05/2025

Cinema

Everything you should know about this year's Cannes Film Festival

Euronews Culture discusses the recent Cannes lineup and what to expect from this year's festival amid a bombshell report on sexual abuse within the film industry.

11/04/2025

Culture news

MPs call for urgent action to save British film and TV from collapse

MPs warn that the UK’s film and TV industry is in crisis, with independent production collapsing under the weight of streaming giants - and call for urgent government action to protect British stories, jobs, and talent.

10/04/2025

Culture news

E.T. is going home… to the highest bidder in a Sotheby's auction

An original three-foot E.T. model, created by special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi, is up for auction at Sotheby’s, with bids running until 3 April.

29/03/2025

Travel News

Sydney, Paris, Rome: The world’s most cinematic locations revealed

While New York and London lead the way, Madrid and Argentina surprisingly rank high as popular filming locations.

03/03/2025

Cinema

Global box office projected to hit $33billion in 2025

The Avatar, Marvel and Mission: Impossible franchises are projected to be key drivers for 2025, as well as James Gunn's 'Superman' and the 'Wicked' sequel.

20/12/2024

Cinema

Inside the Atlas Ateliers: Morocco's movie-making creative workshop

During the Marrakech International Film Festival, dozens of aspiring and emerging filmmakers from across Africa and Arab states are invited to join a five-day creative and mentoring workshop to develop their projects and learn how to build a sustainable future in the movie business.

05/12/2024

Culture news

A Spooktacular Journey: The Beetlejuice Exhibition

To mark the release of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the Museum of Cinema and Miniatures in Lyon, the French cradle of cinema, invites you to discover the world of Tim Burton from 'Concept to Screen’.

13/09/2024

Art

Turin national cinema museum exhibits Iconic Hollywood movie props

From props to icons, a new exhibition at Turin's National Cinema Museum is celebrating the crucial designs and items used on Hollywood film sets that help create the magic of movies.

23/07/2024

Culture news

Roger Corman, US Producer, Director and ‘King of the Bs’ dies at 98

The producer and director behind low-budget classics like “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” Roger Corman helped launch the careers of Hollywood legends like Martin Scorsese and Jack Nicholson.

13/05/2024

Culture news

English actor Bernard Hill dies at 79

Bernard Hill, the English actor who starred in some of the most memorable scenes in blockbuster films "Titanic" and "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" has died at 79.

06/05/2024

Culture news

'Pulp Fiction' cast reunite at TCM Classic Film Festival 2024

Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Travolta reunited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of cult classic 'Pulp Fiction' at the TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday evening.

19/04/2024

Culture news

'Rust' armourer gets 18 month sentence for fatal on-set shooting

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the weapons handler on the set of the Western film "Rust," was sentenced to 18 months in prison over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin.

16/04/2024

Economy

Merchandise: Which films are most in the pink for revenue?

Last year was a big year for the film industry and blockbusters such as Barbie and Oppenheimer. Older movies, too, still gain from the merch craze.

14/03/2024

Culture news

New Year's Resolution: Stop making Bridget Jones films

A fourth Bridget Jones film will begin filming this spring - but does the world really need to meet Miss Jones again?

27/02/2024

Cinema

Take a first look at the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic 'Back to Black'

'Back to Black', directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, looks at the life and career of Amy Winehouse, from her early days as a jazz singer in north London to international fame as a Grammy-winner.

12/01/2024