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The first Forum launched by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the World Bank Narrating Behavior Change Program had the headline “Global Challenges Require Global Solutions,” and centered on innovative partnerships between the entertainment and development sectors. Several crucial questions were asked, and several profound answers were given, challenging Hollywood and global content creators to join forces and expand their focus on edutainment – immersing audiences in engaging stories while providing useful information.

It’s almost 70 years since the term ‘edutainment’ was created by Walt Disney to describe True-Life Adventures, a series of short and full-length documentaries released between 1948 and 1960. Edutainment has been in place for centuries before that though nowadays vital issues are discussed not only through books, but via films, television, museum exhibits, games, social media platforms, and even in Metaverse via various special projects in VR and AR.

“Summer, the South of France…She is 18, less than perfect, and dangerous. ” That was the tag line on the 1987 US poster of the erotic thriller The Year of the Jellyfish, adorned with a seductive photograph of its star Valérie Kaprisky, wearing a come-hither look and with arms crossed over her bare chest.

  As the Golden Globes website has been highlighting for the past week, San Diego’s Comic-Con – a Holy Grail to geeks everywhere - finally returned after a three-year Covid-induced hiatus. Nothing replaces the experience of being there in person, but our HFPA members Anke Hofmann and Rocio Ayuso will try it in our new episode of the Golden Globes Around the World podcast.

“The summer smiles, the summer knows And unashamed, she sheds her clothes…” In the foreground, are waves, seagulls, and sand. In the distance, World War II is at its height.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced more than $4. 5 million in grant awards for 2022-23 through its philanthropic program.

Nope was dope at the box office. With the Daniel Kaluuya-led horror/mystery/sci-fi debuting at the top, all three Jordan Peele movies, including Get Out and Us, bowed at number one.

While Thor-Love and Thunder stands alone - and afar- at the top of the Italian box office ranking for another week, one question arises: will domestic productions gain decent revenues in theaters? It appears that in Italy's hottest summer ever, festivals are the only occasions in which moviegoers enjoy watching Italian movies: films are made for a broader audience than the ones limited to occasional venues. But that's not happening in Italy.

The Minions are ruling again. Germany’s and Austria’s summer box office defies all logic, and insane heatwaves are only partly to blame.

As cinemas across China continue to open despite sporadic Covid-related lockdowns in certain areas, the box office grosses have rebounded with local releases and a little help from Hollywood, specifically Jurassic World: Dominion which is the only US film on the top ten list, coming in at No. 4 this weekend.