Organized crime groups in Ecuador are increasingly stealing fuel from state-run oil company Petroecuador to support drug trafficking operations, resulting in hundreds of millions in lost income for the country’s largest industry, the company and officials said. Criminals steal gasoline, diesel and other fuels by exploiting state-owned fuel pipelines for use in making cocaine and … Read more
Last year’s industry program at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) focused heavily on the livelihoods of documentary filmmakers as the industry sees shrinking budgets and less investment from European funding bodies such as public broadcasters. Have things changed in the past year as the festival prepares for another edition? Unfortunately not, says Adric … Read more
Alex Berger of “The Bureau” producer TOP (The Oligarchs Productions), prolific Nigerian director Kunle Afolayan (“Aníkúlápó”) and Sydney Galund of Paris-based Make it Happens Studios are among the headliners at the Salon International du Contenu Audiovisuel d’ Abidjan (SICA), a three-day industry event taking place from 5 to 7 November in Ivory Coast. Now in … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said in a statement that he is scheduled to announce a proposal on Sunday to support California’s struggling television and film industry. Newsom is scheduled to appear in a studio in Los Angeles to make the announcement, alongside entertainment industry leaders and labor unions. California offers $330 million in tax breaks … Read more
Pakistan’s IT industry receives huge turnout at GITEX Global 2024, Dubai Farzana Mansour Dubai (United Arab Emirates): Ambassador Faisal Niaz Tarmizi, Pakistan’s envoy to the UAE, chaired a meeting on Thursday at the Dubai World Trade Center to review the performance of Pakistani exhibitors participating in GITEX Global 2024. The IT sector has received significant … Read more