Nominated TV Producers Shed Light on Network Notes and Industry Changes at Variety’s Showrunners Breakfast; Ryan Murphy Emotionally Accepts Norman Lear AwardHollywood’s top showrunners and creatives snuck out of their respective writers’ rooms for Variety’s annual Showrunner Breakfast on August 14. The intimate gathering was held at Oleander at The Sun Rose Hotel in West Hollywood, California, honoring top showrunners, including some listed in Variety‘s 2026 Showrunners Impact Report. As the room finished munching on their […]
Time to face facts: Fantasy football punishments have officially jumped the shark in 2026Fantasy football punishments have hit a wall as leagues struggle to find creative last place ideas beyond chicken suits and public humiliation stunts.
Nonprofit Production Waterwell Doubles Funding for Unseen Iran Grants to Artists Representing the Diaspora in Film, TV, Theater and MoreNonprofit production venture Waterwell, co-founded by “Succession” player Arian Moayed, and nonprofit Nimruz has doubled the funding for their program of Unseen Iran Grants now in its second cycle. Funding for the grant program has grown to $100,000 to supporting 10 artists representing the Iranian diaspora with TV, film, theater and creative projects in other […]
WATCH: Social media recap of Ohio State basketball in Puerto RicoThe Ohio State creative team shared a video recap of the Buckeyes time in Puerto Rico. Watch the two and a half minute video here.
Caitlin Clark launches heartfelt hospital program for pediatric patientsCaitlin Clark’s foundation launched a heartfelt new hospital program that provides books and creative activities to pediatric patients.
HBO’s ‘DTF St. Louis’: How Cinematographer James Whitaker Created The Visual StyleCinematographer James Whitaker, creator Steven Conrad and Jason Bateman discuss the distinctive storytelling and creative vision behind HBO's 'DTF St. Louis.'
Wordle meets Clippy in this new word gameLike many of us, Sam Rosenthal plays games like Wordle every day, chasing after good scores and sharing the results with friends and family. But he's also a game designer, the creative director at Blaseball developer The Game Band, and so this regular habit got him thinking about what else could be done in the space. "When I was a kid and I played word games with my family, they weren't the New Yo...
Final Emmy Voting Opens: 25 Records That Could Be Broken, From Jean Smart and Allison Janney’s All-Time Tie to Harrison Ford’s First Trophy at 84Final Emmy voting is now open. More than 20,000 Television Academy members have the final ballots in hand for the 78th Emmy Awards, with voting remaining open through Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 10 p.m. PT. When the envelopes begin opening — first during the two-night artisans ceremony, formerly known as the Creative Arts Emmys, on […]
Deluxe Media and Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Set Strategic Asia-Pacific Localization Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)Deluxe Media Inc. and Tokyo-based Tohokushinsha Film Corporation have formed a strategic partnership to expand localization services across the Asia-Pacific region. The non-exclusive deal pairs Deluxe’s ties to top studios and streamers, its scale and its tech-driven localization workflows with Tohokushinsha’s creative and in-market strengths built up over decades in Japan. Both companies said the...
Candace Bushnell on AI, creativity and why originality still winsCandace Bushnell, creator of Sex and the City, on the power of authenticity, the value of creative voice and building something that stands the test of time.
‘Monsters, Inc.’ Themed Land Will Open at Disney World in 2027THe’Monsters, Inc.’ themed land, Monstropolis is set to open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Disney World in 2027. The news was announced Saturday at D23. Vice President Creative, Walt Disney World Portfolio at Walt Disney Imagineering, Michael Hundgen told Variety, “We’re so excited to bring Monstropolis to life for fans.” Currently under construction, Monstropolis will […]
‘How the F— Would You Get This Movie Made in America?’ Christine Vachon, Film4, BBC Film Put ‘Trainspotting,’ ‘Ratcatcher’ and ‘The Wicker Man’ Through the 2026 Greenlight TestWould “Trainspotting” get financed today? Could Lynne Ramsay survive the jump from shorts to a first feature? And might “The Wicker Man,” once treated as a problem child, now look like exactly the kind of genre package buyers chase? That was the conceit of a lively session hosted by Wendy Mitchell, with Picturehouse’s creative director […]
This concept artist uses ZBrush and Blender to create detailed depictions of mysterious powers, forgotten species and malevolent demonsThis concept artist uses ZBrush and Blender to create detailed depictions of mysterious powers, forgotten species and malevolent demons Creative Bloq
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China’s Shijian-31 satellite is sweeping GEO using a unique orbitHELSINKI — A classified satellite launched by China in June is operating in a creative orbit, giving it a unique vantage point over the geostationary belt. Shijian-31 launched on a […] The post China’s Shijian-31 satellite is sweeping GEO using a unique orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.
9 of the best hotels in BarcelonaCelebrating the completion of the Sagrada Família this year, the Catalan capital has a rich creative heritage stretching back to medieval times, when crafts thrived among the tangled stone streets of ...
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4852–4858: When Data Take Their Time…Written by Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, April 3, 2026 I was the geology science team lead on Monday for planning Sols 4852-4853, when our data did not arrive on time for planning. Thus, we got creative as a team thinking what we could […]
You may not have heard of her, but this ‘Polynesian kid’ has millions of listenersRISSA is low-key as she arrives at the creative studio in Glendenning, near Blacktown in Sydney, dressed in slouchy black clothing. But as soon as the 28-year-old singer dons her trademark layered ...
USBR Crack the Case ChallengeNASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI’s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of NASA and other agencies. This three-phase challenge invites geophysicists, sensing specialists, nondestructive testing experts, and creative problem-solvers (including AI/ML practitioners) from […]
Show HN: 3D and World Models for Consistent AI FilmmakingI've been a photons-on-glass filmmaker for over ten years, and I've been developing ArtCraft for myself, my friends, and my colleagues.All of my film school friends have a lot of ambition, but the production pyramid doesn't allow individual talent to shine easily. 10,000 students go to film school, yet only a handful get to helm projects they want with full autonomy - and almost never at the blockbuster budget levels that would afford the creative vision they want. There's a lot of nepotism, too.AI is the personal computer moment for film. The DAW.One of my friends has done rotoscoping with live actors:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tii9uF0nAx4The Corridor folks show off a lot of creativity with this tech:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9LX9HSQkWohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSRrSO7QhXYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq5JaG53dhoWe've been making silly shorts ourselves:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqoCWdOwr2Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4NFXGMuwpYThe secret is that a lot of

















