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Media Production this week: TransPerfect, the language services and AI giant that acquired pieces of Technicolor after its 2025 collapse, is; and Viu’s first original microdrama from Singapore, *Seven Days Reborn*, was shot entirely on a…

Unreal Engine 6 and 5.8: New Features, Release Dates, and Industry Impact this week: Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 6 roadmap signals a strategic shift toward the Verse programming language and deeper AI; and Epic Games’ roadmap for Unreal…

Science Fiction this week: Amazon MGM Studios has canceled its planned Stargate revival series for Prime Video, despite the show having; and Stargate fans have launched the #SaveStargate campaign to reverse Amazon MGM Studios’…

Visual Effects and CGI this week: Mr. X VFX supervisor Mark O. Hammond details the studio’s work on Season 2 of Netflix’s *Wednesday*, focusing on; and MTI Film has acquired Mango NewEdit, a Burbank-based dailies and Avid editorial…

Interactive Light, Sound & Environmental Installations this week: The Clyfford Still Museum has launched ‘Still in Sound,’ a multi-year exhibition where five sound artists created; and Fabien Léaustic’s ‘Hello World’ light installation…

Art & Tech Conferences, Festivals & Calls for Work this week: Art Basel 2026 Basel Edition will feature curated large-scale installations and city-wide public projects; and SIGGRAPH 2026’s Art Gallery and Art Papers programs have been…

Immersive Digital Art & Interactive Exhibitions this week: Immersive digital exhibitions have transitioned from a niche novelty to a core museum offering, now routinely; and Meow Wolf’s upcoming Los Angeles location will feature a major…

A screenwriter named J.R. Wicker has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Lionsgate, Thunder Road Films, and John Wick scribe Derek Kolstad, alleging that the hit franchise was lifted from his unproduced…

Michael Sarnoski, director of Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One, will direct the pilot for Damon Lindelof’s upcoming HBO series The Chain, an adaptation of Adrian McKinty’s best-selling novel.