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Programming from several countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Ireland, New Zealand, and UK. AMC Networks chief Josh Sapan told The Hollywood Reporter that Acorn TV has "among the lowest churn" among major services owing to its focus as well as viewers' "dedication and affinity" for its content.

Mongolia is to launch film production incentives from early next year. The move adds to the attractions of a varied and little-exploited country. Primary among the package of measures is the establishment of a 30% location incentive scheme for qualifying and accredited film and television productions that take place in the country. Open to productions with a minimum spend of $500,000, the system is a cash rebate that is not linked to the tax system or other credits...

"No Time to Die," Daniel Craig's upcoming (and long-awaited) swan song as 007, is going to be a long goodbye as it is reportedly the longest Bond movie ever. Craig's fifth and final go-around as Bond clocks in at a whopping 163 minutes. Distributors have reportedly been informed of the runtime ahead of advance tickets sales, which will open to the public on September 17 at 9:00 A.M. EST. "No Time to Die" will release in U.S. theaters on October 8, 2021 while U.K. theater-goers will get to see it a little earlier, on September 30, 2021...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras worked with the Freedom of the Press Foundation and Field of Vision to create a site that contains everything from how to create unguessable, four-layer passwords to a 20-page template for Risk Assessment and Security Protocol that asks filmmakers to consider security check-in procedures (time? place? method?), psychological security, and identifying the risk scenarios for your cover stories, if compromised.On September 29, Field of Vision and the foundation will launch an ongoing free digital security clinic for documentary filmmakers that features group training sessions and private consultation time for filmmakers and production teams led by trainers from the foundation. It’s open to all film professionals who fill out an intake survey...

A new video shows Kathryn Bigelow, the Oscar-winning director of "The Hurt Locker," and Greig Fraser, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer of "Lion," using the iPhone 13 to shoot scenes in a variety of different film genres. They're there on the ground, filming a Western, a war movie, a sci-fi horror chase, an action fight in a hallway, and a romantic drama. Only instead of lugging around big pieces of camera equipment, they're using an iPhone 13, which they say could "change the language of cinema in a very positive way.”...

A selection of Russian films will screen in-person during the Beijing International Film Festival (Bjiff) through a collaboration with the new Russian Film Festival, part of an effort by both governments to promote Russian cinema in China and cultural exchange. The Chinese festival is set to run from Sept. 17 to Sept. 30 as an in-person event after being pushed back from its typical April release date due to the pandemic. Given its close ties to Chinese film authorities, it is often a platform to showcase works from countries with which China hopes to strengthen political ties...