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A Wisconsin woman was arrested for allegedly setting her ex-boyfriend’s barn on fire after she learned he was talking to another woman. Donna Jo Franklin has been charged with one count of arson of a building without the owner’s consent with an increased penalty because the victim is elderly. The Sturgeon Bay Police Department confirmed via Facebook that Franklin, 59, was arrested after the event took place on June 10. Police and firefighters responded to the scene just before 9 p.m., and fire officials launched an investigation into the cause of the fire. It was then determined that the fire…

18/06/2026 – The new online platform is designed to help audiences, educators and professionals discover and access animated films long after their festival run has endedA new digital platform dedicated to animated cinema has entered the European landscape. Launched by CEE Animation on 18 June, Animation HUB (AHUB) aims to improve the visibility, accessibility and circulation of animated works by bringing together nearly 4,000 curated titles in a single online environment. The initiative addresses a long-standing challenge within the animation sector: while thousands of animated shorts travel through festivals every year, many become difficult to find once their festival run…

18/06/2026 – The artistic head of the biggest animation gathering in the world offers his informed view on selection trends, the current economic state of affairs, and artificial intelligenceWith just three days to go until the 45th Annecy Animated Film Festival (directed by Mickaël Marin and unspooling between 21 and 27 June) gets underway, we met with Marcel Jean who’s been the artistic director of the event since 2013. Cineuropa: Was your 2026 selection easy to put together? What key trends are you picking up on?Marcel Jean: The selection process was complicated due to the rise in the average quality…

The World Cup celebrations reflect the decline in homicidal violence in Mexico — a scourge that has persistently plagued the country over the past 20 years and the tip of a gigantic iceberg: criminal governance, the source of the country’s major unresolved problem. The news is good and is shining brightly on the global stage. On the opening day of the tournament, June 11, Mexico recorded 30 homicides, according to preliminary figures from the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), a record low. This Tuesday, with the latest data added to the platform, the figure hit a new low…

In a country largely shaped by settler-colonialism, listening and learning are the first steps toward good allyship. This June is Indigenous History Month. To mark the occasion, we can all support Indigenous creators telling authentically Indigenous stories by watching one of the following works of Indigenous cinema.  This list includes different genres, from the supernatural to heartfelt comedy; however, each of these films is entertaining, thought-provoking, and the work of indigenous creators. You can thank us later!  The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw (2019) In this heartwarming comedy from director Shelly Nero, Mitzi Bearclaw’s dream of making cool hats…

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo’s divorce has come as a massive shock to fans and followers, even those who are not invested in the couple. They are trying to pinpoint what went wrong and when it all went down. Now, it appears that an alleged death threat may have caused strain on their marriage. Keep reading for more details on what happened. Jelly Roll Allegedly Threatened A Comic’s Life There have been many questions regarding Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo’s split. It happened in May but was not revealed for a month. Everyone is looking for clues and trying to…

Lesbian Space Princess is exactly the kind of film that could only exist because somebody was fully committed to an idea and refused to make it less weird. Set across a galaxy populated by lesbian royalty, incel aliens and sentient spaceships, Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese’s animated adventure is bursting with imagination, even when not all of its ideas land with equal success. After being dumped by her girlfriend Kiki (Bernie Van Tiel), anxious princess Saira (Shabana Azeez) finds herself travelling across the Gaylaxy on a mission to rescue her after she is kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens.…

A visitor from Atlanta turned a $5 slot machine bet into a life-changing fortune Tuesday morning at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, walking away with a Megabucks jackpot worth $10,292,912.32 — one of the largest slot wins the off-Strip property has ever recorded. According to casino officials, the unidentified Georgia resident had been sitting at an IGT Megabucks Wolf Run Eclipse machine for roughly three minutes when a single $5 wager triggered the grand prize. The winner opted to remain anonymous and did not pose for a photograph, though the resort confirmed the payout and said the winner…

18/06/2026 – The Catalan filmmaker took part in the ECAM Forum alongside his producers Carlos Pardo Ros and Marga Sardá, from DVEIN Films and DEBUT Films respectivelySandra Soro in CinemaníaLast week, during the third edition of ECAM Forum, Catalan filmmaker Marc Ferrer (To Laugh, to Sing, Perchance to Cry, ¡Corten!, La maldita primavera) presented just over half an hour of his new feature film, Cinemanía, as part of the Last Push section (read more), dedicated to works in post-production.(The article continues below – Commercial information) “What last push does the film need?” we asked one of its producers, Carlos Pardo…

I’m not a fan of AI used for actual creative work, but the new agents for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere are a completely new twist to Adobe’s approach to AI. And it’s that every creative person can get behind because it is truly focused on fully automating the most tedious tasks of their work. I found myself in awe as I watched someone using an agent to set up a Premiere project. It did everything starting from a pile of randomly named video, audio, and graphic files to creating a project structure. I watched as it renamed and tagged…