Kii Muneyuki, a former head of production at Japan’s Toei, is launching K2 Pictures, a company that aims to upend Japanese filmmaking practices. Its debut slate, with films by Kore-eda Hirokazu, Iwai Shunji and Nishikawa Miwa, will be unveiled in Cannes next week.
A key part of the new company’s strategy is the establishment of a film fund, K2P Film Fund I, that will invest in live action and animations productions. It aims to attract investors from Japan, other parts of Asia and the U.S.
The company explains that “most Japanese films today are made under a system found only in this country of ‘production committees’ formed by such organizations as film companies, TV stations, and publishers. Funding under this system comes only from sources with film-related know-how, making entry difficult and limiting returns to both producers and creators.”
Production committees are notorious for their risk-averse...
A key part of the new company’s strategy is the establishment of a film fund, K2P Film Fund I, that will invest in live action and animations productions. It aims to attract investors from Japan, other parts of Asia and the U.S.
The company explains that “most Japanese films today are made under a system found only in this country of ‘production committees’ formed by such organizations as film companies, TV stations, and publishers. Funding under this system comes only from sources with film-related know-how, making entry difficult and limiting returns to both producers and creators.”
Production committees are notorious for their risk-averse...
- 5/10/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
K2 Pictures, a Japanese production company launched by former Toei producer Muneyuki Kii, is to introduce a new film fund at Cannes and a slate that includes upcoming projects from Palme d’Or winner Hirokazu Kore-eda, acclaimed genre director Takashi Miike and top animation studio Mappa.
The K2P Film Fund I aims to support live-action and animated Japanese features, collaborating with local and international investors from the US, Asia and beyond. Profits from productions will be funnelled back to investors, creators and crew.
Announcing the fund, K2 Pictures revealed it will collaborate with leading Japanese directors and creators on...
The K2P Film Fund I aims to support live-action and animated Japanese features, collaborating with local and international investors from the US, Asia and beyond. Profits from productions will be funnelled back to investors, creators and crew.
Announcing the fund, K2 Pictures revealed it will collaborate with leading Japanese directors and creators on...
- 5/9/2024
- ScreenDaily
Former Toei producer Muneyuki Kim has launched K2 Pictures, which will work with major directors such as Hirokazu Kore-eda and aim to create a new funding ecosystem for Japanese animated and live-action features.
The plan is to return profits that would traditionally go to film companies to investors and creators, which its founder says closely follows approaches used in Hollywood and elsewhere. Creators who team with K2 will be able to participate on projects as shareholders.
Kii, who will be K2’s CEO, says most Japanese films are produced through a system of ‘production committees’ with industry know-how formed through film companies, TV networks and publishers, which it believes makes entry into the market difficult and limits returns to producers and creators.
To this end, company has launched the K2P Film Fund I, which will provide support for animated and live-action features and enable to “investors, creators and crew...
The plan is to return profits that would traditionally go to film companies to investors and creators, which its founder says closely follows approaches used in Hollywood and elsewhere. Creators who team with K2 will be able to participate on projects as shareholders.
Kii, who will be K2’s CEO, says most Japanese films are produced through a system of ‘production committees’ with industry know-how formed through film companies, TV networks and publishers, which it believes makes entry into the market difficult and limits returns to producers and creators.
To this end, company has launched the K2P Film Fund I, which will provide support for animated and live-action features and enable to “investors, creators and crew...
- 5/9/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Kacey Musgraves is hitting the road, and the set list for her show looks so good!
The 35-year-old Deeper Well singer-songwriter officially kicked off her Deeper Well Tour at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.
The world tour will hit countries including Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and United Kingdom before heading to North America in September, beginning in Pennsylvania. The tour will wrap up in December in Nashville, Tenn.
Keep reading to find out more…
One thing that fans have noticed: Kacey doesn’t perform any songs from her albums Pageant Material and star-crossed!
See the full set list from opening night…
2024 Deeper Well World Tour Set List
1. Cardinal
2. Moving Out
3. Deeper Well
4. Sway
5. Too Good to Be True
6. Butterflies
7. Giver / Taker
8. Lonely Weekend
9. Lonely Millionaire
10. Follow Your Arrow
11. The Architect
12. Heaven Is
13. Jade Green
14. Rainbow
15. Golden Hour
16. Anime Eyes
17. I Remember Everything (Zach Bryan cover)
18. High Horse
19. Merry Go ‘Round...
The 35-year-old Deeper Well singer-songwriter officially kicked off her Deeper Well Tour at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.
The world tour will hit countries including Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and United Kingdom before heading to North America in September, beginning in Pennsylvania. The tour will wrap up in December in Nashville, Tenn.
Keep reading to find out more…
One thing that fans have noticed: Kacey doesn’t perform any songs from her albums Pageant Material and star-crossed!
See the full set list from opening night…
2024 Deeper Well World Tour Set List
1. Cardinal
2. Moving Out
3. Deeper Well
4. Sway
5. Too Good to Be True
6. Butterflies
7. Giver / Taker
8. Lonely Weekend
9. Lonely Millionaire
10. Follow Your Arrow
11. The Architect
12. Heaven Is
13. Jade Green
14. Rainbow
15. Golden Hour
16. Anime Eyes
17. I Remember Everything (Zach Bryan cover)
18. High Horse
19. Merry Go ‘Round...
- 4/30/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Mishael Morgan, the daytime soap star who made history in 2022 by becoming the first Black actress to win Outstanding Lead Actress at the Daytime Emmys, is set to briefly reprise her role as Amanda Sinclair on The Young and the Restless.
On recurring status since 2022, Morgan is set to return to the CBS sudser this week..
Morgan first teased her return via Instagram in January. “Guess who’s popping in for a visit!!” she wrote.
Morgan hasn’t appeared on Y&r since March 2023.
The actress, whose previous credits include Chicago Med, joined the sudser in 2013 — first as Hilary, who eventually died in a car crash five years later. Morgan then started a new run on Y&r as Amanda, Hilary’s twin, the following year.
In 2022, Morgan...
On recurring status since 2022, Morgan is set to return to the CBS sudser this week..
Morgan first teased her return via Instagram in January. “Guess who’s popping in for a visit!!” she wrote.
Morgan hasn’t appeared on Y&r since March 2023.
The actress, whose previous credits include Chicago Med, joined the sudser in 2013 — first as Hilary, who eventually died in a car crash five years later. Morgan then started a new run on Y&r as Amanda, Hilary’s twin, the following year.
In 2022, Morgan...
- 2/19/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Kacey Musgraves is back.
The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter returns with her fifth studio album Deeper Well on March 15, beginning with the album’s title track out Thursday (February 8).
The album was co-produced by longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk and inspired by the energy of New York City’s Greenwich Village and its rich musical history, with the bulk of the record recorded at Electric Lady studios.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I was seeking some different environmental energy, and Electric Lady has the best mojo. Great ghosts,” she said in a statement.
The accompanying video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis.
“Sometimes you reach a crossroads. Winds change direction. What you once felt drawn to doesn’t hold the same allure,” Kacey went on to say, “you get blown off course but eventually find your footing and forage for new inspiration, new insight and deeper love somewhere else.
The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter returns with her fifth studio album Deeper Well on March 15, beginning with the album’s title track out Thursday (February 8).
The album was co-produced by longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk and inspired by the energy of New York City’s Greenwich Village and its rich musical history, with the bulk of the record recorded at Electric Lady studios.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I was seeking some different environmental energy, and Electric Lady has the best mojo. Great ghosts,” she said in a statement.
The accompanying video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis.
“Sometimes you reach a crossroads. Winds change direction. What you once felt drawn to doesn’t hold the same allure,” Kacey went on to say, “you get blown off course but eventually find your footing and forage for new inspiration, new insight and deeper love somewhere else.
- 2/8/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Kacey Musgraves is back on the saddle again.
After teasing a new album at the 2024 Grammys last weekend, the country star has announced her sixth studio album, Deeper Well, set for release on March 15th via Interscope/McA Nashville. She’s also shared the album’s title track and first single; stream the song below.
Deeper Well is Kacey Musgraves’ first new album since 2021’s star-crossed, and was predominately recorded at New York City’s famed Electric Lady Studios with previous collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. “I was seeking some different environmental energy, and Electric Lady has the best mojo. Great ghosts,” Musgraves said in a press release.
She continued, saying “It’s ironic that the more woods-y side of me came out in New York City. I wasn’t making this record alone in a cabin in the forest. We were in one of the most crowded cities on the planet,...
After teasing a new album at the 2024 Grammys last weekend, the country star has announced her sixth studio album, Deeper Well, set for release on March 15th via Interscope/McA Nashville. She’s also shared the album’s title track and first single; stream the song below.
Deeper Well is Kacey Musgraves’ first new album since 2021’s star-crossed, and was predominately recorded at New York City’s famed Electric Lady Studios with previous collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. “I was seeking some different environmental energy, and Electric Lady has the best mojo. Great ghosts,” Musgraves said in a press release.
She continued, saying “It’s ironic that the more woods-y side of me came out in New York City. I wasn’t making this record alone in a cabin in the forest. We were in one of the most crowded cities on the planet,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
Howie Mandel is under fire from America’s Got Talent fans after he blasted a performance by contestants The Rybka Twins as “a little corny” and claimed their synchronized acrobatic act “would not go viral on TikTok.” Twin sisters Sam and Teagan Rybka appeared on the long-running talent show on Tuesday, July 18, after judge Simon Cowell previously encouraged the girls to audition. But while Cowell and Heidi Klum enjoyed the performance, Mandel and Sofia Vergara weren’t quite as impressed. Dressed in matching neon yellow outfits, the twins performed a synchronized routine to “Sway” by The Pussycat Dolls and “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor. Trae Patton/NBC Mandel started off by saying he “could like it” as the twins “have the skill set,” but admitted he found the performance “a little corny.” As the studio audience booed the controversial judge’s comments, Mandel continued, “That would not go viral on TikTok.
- 7/19/2023
- TV Insider
“I found that a little corny,” Howie Mandel declared after watching The Rybka Twins perform their synchronized acrobatic routine during the July 18 episode of “America’s Got Talent.” The sisters from Perth, Australia previously met Simon Cowell on the “AGT” red carpet, where he told them to audition this year. Sure enough, they took him up on his offer, and the rest is history. While Simon and Heidi Klum were wowed by their performance on the big stage, Howie and Sofia Vergara were less enthused. Watch the video above.
Howie trashed the twins’ “music choice” and their “dance choice,” declaring, “That would not go viral on TikTok. Pick different music and pick different moves and make it for a younger audience. You’re 27.” For the record, their acrobatic dance routine was set to the tunes “Sway” by The Pussycat Dolls and “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor.
See ‘America’s Got Talent’ winners list: All seasons,...
Howie trashed the twins’ “music choice” and their “dance choice,” declaring, “That would not go viral on TikTok. Pick different music and pick different moves and make it for a younger audience. You’re 27.” For the record, their acrobatic dance routine was set to the tunes “Sway” by The Pussycat Dolls and “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor.
See ‘America’s Got Talent’ winners list: All seasons,...
- 7/19/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
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