Entertainment

France’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, the biggest festival dedicated to short films in the world, is protesting an unexpected funding cut of €111,000 by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional council. The council has voted to cut the festival’s funding by half during a meeting that allocated the region’s cultural spending. The festival, which takes place in
Palisades Park Pictures (PPP) has announced that it will be representing global sales for action-thriller Duchess from director Neil Marshall. Post-production recently wrapped up with PPP screening for buyers at the Cannes market this week. The movie stars Charlotte Kirk as Scarlett Monaghan who rises from a working-class petty criminal to becoming a ruthless organized
Vertical has recently appointed former Amazon Prime Video executive Jason Pecora to the role of Executive Vice President, Distribution. Pecora will be responsible for overseeing Sales, Marketing and Operations in his new role. He will report to Vertical Partners Peter Jarowey and Rich Goldberg. Pecora has over 14 years of experience in the entertainment industry,