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Christopher Meloni Teams With Daughter Sophia Meloni to Star in Indie Feature ’Chop Cheese’

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Malaysia Renews $76 Million Film Rebate Fund at Filmart, Bets on Bigger Role as Regional Production Hub FINAS said the Film in Malaysia Incentive will continue offering a 30 percent cash rebate, with an extra 5 percent tied to a cultural test, and a further $76 million set aside for entertainment infrastructure over the next five years.

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Jia Zhangke on AI: “I Use It First to Understand It” Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke says curiosity got the better of him when it came to exploring the idea of using artificial intelligence in his work. The man behind such layered, award-wining art-house dramas such as Still Life (a Venice Golden Lion winner) and A Touch of Sin (a best screenplay prize winner at Cannes) has so far produced two shorts with AI and told a masterclass in Hong Kong this week that he wanted simply to see what might be possible with the technology that has many in the industry concerned “I face new technology without making premature judgments,” explained Jia during a discussion panel. “I use it first to understand it.”

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Cardi B Calls Out Canadian Fans Over Slow Ticket Sales: “Y’all Not Breaking My Perfectly Sold-Out Streak” Rap superstar Cardi B has taken a page out of boxers trash talking— often used to boost pay-per-view events — to goose slow ticket sales for an upcoming Little Miss Drama tour stop in Hamilton, Ontario. “And I’m letting you Canadians know, if you break my sold-out streak, I don’t know what I’m going to do… But y’all better go buy them tickets,” the Grammy-winning artist said in an X post. She estimated a March 31 date at the TD Coliseum in Hamilton was around 80 percent sold out, and a look at the Ticketmaster site indicates lots of seats are still up for grabs.

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