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Affairs

The opener

Huge flags and enormous skyscrapers, furry babies and political bedding – we round up some global goings-on.

  • Issue #146
  • 7 min read
The opener
Film

Top of the props

From silent movies to streaming, Studio Babelsberg's art department has created scenery and sets for over a century. As directors worldwide favour physical simulations over digital, we explore the vast backlots and workshops.

  • Issue #143
  • 10 min read
Top of the props
Business

Bigger picture

Running a cinema is about much more than the silver screen. We meet the industry players who believe in the future of public screenings.

  • Issue #137
  • 1 min read
man and woman in front of car and love sign
Affairs

Out with the old

A nation once known for being at the cultural avant garde is reasserting its revolutionary status.

  • Issue #131
  • 18 min read
Out with the old
Film

Calling the shots

With a film industry shaped by its émigrés, Hungary is now a production hub. How is the country earning its starring role as the Hollywood of Europe?

  • The Forecast #10
  • 7 min read
Calling the shots
Culture

Front and centre

The spotlights used in many a film classic were made by a family-run company in a tiny Bavarian town. We meet the German engineers bringing a warm glow to Hollywood.

  • Issue #124
  • 5 min read
Close-up of an Arri D5 cinema lighting fixture showing its internal light source and reflective components.
Media

Nothing but the truth

From skateboarding in Illinois to covert filming in the suburbs of Damascus, documentary films are enjoying mass-market appeal – and cashing in at the box office too. We meet the genre’s talents.

  • Issue #122
  • 11 min read
Nothing but the truth
Business

Camera ready

Malaysia’s film and TV industry is a breakthrough star on screen. With stunning settings, burgeoning infrastructure and international tax breaks, it’s beginning to make a global impact.

  • Issue #82
  • 8 min read
Camera ready
Business

Screen idol

Hollywood take note: this sleepy South Australian outpost has been quietly building a critically lauded film industry from the ground up.

  • The Forecast #5
  • 5 min read
Screen idol
Business

Business

Smuggling in Mali, locking up in Singapore, film-making in Mauritius and other business news.

  • Issue #64
  • 8 min read
Singapore Freeport is a highly secure warehouse

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