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Microdramas are already big business in China, but can they make it in the States? The founders of Knockout Shorts, a new Hollywood studio, think they can.

The job that matches paws with stars.

When fewer films and TV shows began being made several years ago, “diverse programming was the first thing to go,” said UCLA’s Dr. Michael Tran.

At the nonprofit Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, Tenn., membership is higher than ever before ahead of a “pretty stacked summer of movies.”

Ruth Fowler, a screenwriter, talked about her experience working as an AI trainer when her work in Hollywood couldn’t pay the bills.

Despite the entertainment industry slowing, major players like Netflix and Amazon are spending big on short stories, sometimes by unknown writers.

Many of the key issues are the same as they were during the 2023 talks and strike: the rise of artificial intelligence and how streaming has changed the business.

Major studios are filming more and more outside Los Angeles in states like Georgia and New York.

The roughly 13,000 homes lost in January’s wildfires will only make Los Angeles less affordable for below-the-line workers, Paul Audley of FilmLA fears.

Dame Judi Dench and comedians Awkwafina and Keegan-Michael Key have signed deals with Meta to humanize chatbots.