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Busan Film Festival to Honor Jafar Panahi as Asian Filmmaker of the Year
The Busan International Film Festival has selected Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi as its 2025 Asian Filmmaker of the Year, honoring the director's uncompromising contributions to Asian and world cinema. Panahi will receive the award during the opening ceremony of BIFF's 30th edition, which runs Sept. 17–26 in the South Korean port city. The accolade, one of the festival's highest honors, is presented annually to an individual or organization that has made a significant impact on the development of Asian cinema. Past recipients include an elite roster of artists and autuers, such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung, Ann Hui, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and the late composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, among others. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'Dune' VFX House DNEG's Immersive Experiences Unit Names NBCU's Jeff Lehman Exec Producer (Exclusive) A Weakening U.S. Dollar Worries Film and TV Producers in Canada Ava Phillippe, Sam Morelos Cast in Tommy Dorfman's 'Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me' (Exclusive) A central figure in Iran's New Wave cinema, Panahi came to prominence with his debut The White Balloon (1995), winner of Cannes' Camera d'Or. He has since built a career defined by formal rigor and fearless political critique, continuing to create films despite a state-imposed ban and multiple arrests. Earlier this year, Panahi completed the rare European festival trifecta, taking home the Palme d'Or at Cannes for It Was Just an Accident (2025). The Hollywood Reporter's critic on the ground at the festival hailed the film as 'a shrewdly crafted vengeance film' that 'slowly but surely builds into a stark condemnation of abusive power and its long-lasting effects.'Panahi previously won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for Taxi (2015) and the Golden Lion at Venice for The Circle (2000), making him the first Asian director to claim the top prize at all three major European festivals. Accepting the Palme d'Or at the Cannes ceremony, Panahi said: ''At a time when making films in my country becomes more difficult every day, this recognition reminds me that cinema can still connect us beyond borders, languages, and limitations. I not only accept this award in my own name, but also on behalf of all those who, in silence, in exile, or under pressure, continue to create.' Neon acquired North American theatrical rights to It Was Just an Accident at Cannes and plans to release the film on Oct. 15. The 30th Busan International Film Festival will be headquartered once again at the Busan Cinema Center, with screenings and special events taking place throughout the city. BIFF's Asian Project Market (APM), a vital incubator for emerging filmmakers across the region, runs concurrently with the festival. The event will unveil its competition selection in late August. Best of The Hollywood Reporter The 40 Greatest Needle Drops in Film History The 40 Best Films About the Immigrant Experience Wes Anderson's Movies Ranked From Worst to Best Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
09-07-2025
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The career rise of Linda Yaccarino, from NBCU intern to leading Elon Musk's X before stepping down
Linda Yaccarino announced that she's stepping down as the CEO of X after two years. Yaccarino has had a long career in advertising, from her early days as an intern at NBCU. Her career includes a stint working for both the Trump and Biden administrations. Linda Yaccarino made waves when she announced she was stepping down as the CEO of X on July 9, 2025, but her career didn't start in the tech space. From decades at Turner Broadcasting, to climbing the ladder at NBCUniversal, to becoming chief executive of X, Yaccarino has climbed the advertising ladder. Here's a quick breakdown on her path to — and now away from — X. According to her LinkedIn, Yaccarino was a liberal arts student who studied telecommunications between 1981 and 1985. Yaccarino told Salesforce in an interview that she arrived on her first day as a "bright cheery new intern," but soon learned that the company didn't have a record of her in its system and she ended up on the media planning team. "That's where the love affair was born," Yaccarino said of her interest in working in the media industry. She spent nearly 20 years at Turner, formerly known as Turner Broadcasting System, eventually rising up to the role of executive vice president/chief operating officer of advertising sales, marketing and acquisitions. Yaccarino worked there until late 2011. An NBCU "boomerang" return hire, Yaccarino once again worked at NBCU after leaving Turner. She began her second chapter at the company as its president of cable entertainment and digital advertising sales. Throughout her time at NBCU, Yaccarino rose to become the company's chairperson of global advertising and partnerships. She oversaw around 2,000 employees who produced more than $100 billion in ad sales, according to her old company profile page. Yaccarino was a strong advocate for NBCU's foray into streaming television through the service Peacock. She also worked to keep NBCU competitive with Big Tech companies like Meta and Google. In a statement at the time, Yaccarino said that "it has been an absolute honor to be part of Comcast NBCUniversal and lead the most incredible team." Musk made the announcement on what was still Twitter at the time: "@LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology." He called her "smart, fair and reasonable" in a separate post after some conservatives on Twitter had criticized her ties to the World Economic Forum, an annual event for executives and influential figures in Davos, Switzerland. She served on a sports fitness and nutrition council for two years after Trump appointed her to the role in 2018. In 2021, she worked with the Biden administration on an educational COVID-19 ad campaign. Musk renamed Twitter to X one month into Yaccarino's tenure, and she led the company during a tumultuous time. She oversaw the platform during an advertiser exodus, working to convince advertisers to return. Advertisers began to return under her leadership, but Musk's changes to X — including loosening content moderation — continue to pose potential challenges. Yaccarino made the announcement in a post on X: "I'm incredibly proud of the X team - the historic business turn around we have accomplished together has been nothing short of remarkable." She hasn't indicated what she plans to do next. Grace Kay contributed to reporting. Read the original article on Business Insider Sign in to access your portfolio
Business Insider
09-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
The career rise of Linda Yaccarino, from NBCU intern to leading Elon Musk's X before stepping down
From decades at Turner Broadcasting, to climbing the ladder at NBCUniversal, to becoming chief executive of X, Yaccarino has climbed theadvertising ladder. Here's a quick breakdown on her path to — and now away from — X. Yaccarino is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. According to her LinkedIn, Yaccarino was a liberal arts student who studied telecommunications between 1981 and 1985. She had an early internship at NBCU, where she eventually worked decades later. Yaccarino told Salesforce in an interview that she arrived on her first day as a "bright cheery new intern," but soon learned that the company didn't have a record of her in its system and she ended up on the media planning team. "That's where the love affair was born," Yaccarino said of her interest in working in the media industry. Yaccarino spent nearly 20 years at Turner Broadcasting System. She spent nearly 20 years at Turner, formerly known as Turner Broadcasting System, eventually rising up to the role of executive vice president/chief operating officer of advertising sales, marketing and acquisitions. Yaccarino worked there until late 2011. Yaccarino worked at NBCU for 11 years. An NBCU "boomerang" return hire, Yaccarino once again worked at NBCU after leaving Turner. She began her second chapter at the company as its president of cable entertainment and digital advertising sales. She eventually became the company's advertising chief. Throughout her time at NBCU, Yaccarino rose to become the company's chairperson of global advertising and partnerships. She oversaw around 2,000 employees who produced more than $100 billion in ad sales, according to her old company profile page. At NBCU, Yaccarino was key to the company's push into digital streaming. Yaccarino was a strong advocate for NBCU's foray into streaming television through the service Peacock. She also worked to keep NBCU competitive with Big Tech companies like Meta and Google. In May 2023, Yaccarino announced that she had resigned from NBCU "effective immediately." In a statement at the time, Yaccarino said that "it has been an absolute honor to be part of Comcast NBCUniversal and lead the most incredible team." Elon Musk announced Yaccarino's role at Twitter the same day she announced her resignation. Musk made the announcement on what was still Twitter at the time: " @LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology." He called her "smart, fair and reasonable" in a separate post after some conservatives on Twitter had criticized her ties to the World Economic Forum, an annual event for executives and influential figures in Davos, Switzerland. Yaccarino also worked with President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden's administrations. She served on a sports fitness and nutrition council for two years after Trump appointed her to the role in 2018. In 2021, she worked with the Biden administration on an educational COVID-19 ad campaign. She was CEO of X during a chaotic two years. Musk renamed Twitter to X one month into Yaccarino's tenure, and she led the company during a tumultuous time. She oversaw the platform during an advertiser exodus, working to convince advertisers to return. Advertisers began to return under her leadership, but Musk's changes to X — including loosening content moderation — continue to pose potential challenges. Yaccarino announced she's stepping down as CEO of X on July 9, 2025. After two incredible years, Ive decided to step down as CEO of . When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. Im immensely grateful to him for entrusting me — Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) July 9, 2025 Yaccarino made the announcement in a post on X: "I'm incredibly proud of the X team - the historic business turn around we have accomplished together has been nothing short of remarkable." She hasn't indicated what she plans to do next.
Business Insider
09-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
The career rise of Linda Yaccarino, from NBCU intern to leading Elon Musk's X before stepping down
Linda Yaccarino announced that she's stepping down as the CEO of X after two years. Yaccarino has had a long career in advertising, from her early days as an intern at NBCU. Her career includes a stint working for both the Trump and Biden administrations. Linda Yaccarino made waves when she announced she was stepping down as the CEO of X on July 9, 2025, but her career didn't start in the tech space. From decades at Turner Broadcasting, to climbing the ladder at NBCUniversal, to becoming chief executive of X, Yaccarino has climbed the advertising ladder. Here's a quick breakdown on her path to — and now away from — X. Yaccarino is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. According to her LinkedIn, Yaccarino was a liberal arts student who studied telecommunications between 1981 and 1985. She had an early internship at NBCU, where she eventually worked decades later. Yaccarino told Salesforce in an interview that she arrived on her first day as a "bright cheery new intern," but soon learned that the company didn't have a record of her in its system and she ended up on the media planning team. "That's where the love affair was born," Yaccarino said of her interest in working in the media industry. Yaccarino spent nearly 20 years at Turner Broadcasting System. She spent nearly 20 years at Turner, formerly known as Turner Broadcasting System, eventually rising up to the role of executive vice president/chief operating officer of advertising sales, marketing and acquisitions. Yaccarino worked there until late 2011. Yaccarino worked at NBCU for 11 years. An NBCU "boomerang" return hire, Yaccarino once again worked at NBCU after leaving Turner. She began her second chapter at the company as its president of cable entertainment and digital advertising sales. She eventually became the company's advertising chief. Throughout her time at NBCU, Yaccarino rose to become the company's chairperson of global advertising and partnerships. She oversaw around 2,000 employees who produced more than $100 billion in ad sales, according to her old company profile page. At NBCU, Yaccarino was key to the company's push into digital streaming. Yaccarino was a strong advocate for NBCU's foray into streaming television through the service Peacock. She also worked to keep NBCU competitive with Big Tech companies like Meta and Google. In May 2023, Yaccarino announced that she had resigned from NBCU "effective immediately." In a statement at the time, Yaccarino said that "it has been an absolute honor to be part of Comcast NBCUniversal and lead the most incredible team." Elon Musk announced Yaccarino's role at Twitter the same day she announced her resignation. Musk made the announcement on what was still Twitter at the time: " @LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology." He called her "smart, fair and reasonable" in a separate post after some conservatives on Twitter had criticized her ties to the World Economic Forum, an annual event for executives and influential figures in Davos, Switzerland. Yaccarino also worked with President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden's administrations. She served on a sports fitness and nutrition council for two years after Trump appointed her to the role in 2018. In 2021, she worked with the Biden administration on an educational COVID-19 ad campaign. She was CEO of X during a chaotic two years. Musk renamed Twitter to X one month into Yaccarino's tenure, and she led the company during a tumultuous time. She oversaw the platform during an advertiser exodus, working to convince advertisers to return. Advertisers began to return under her leadership, but Musk's changes to X — including loosening content moderation — continue to pose potential challenges. Yaccarino announced she's stepping down as CEO of X on July 9, 2025. After two incredible years, I've decided to step down as CEO of 𝕏. When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. I'm immensely grateful to him for entrusting me… — Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) July 9, 2025 Yaccarino made the announcement in a post on X: "I'm incredibly proud of the X team - the historic business turn around we have accomplished together has been nothing short of remarkable." She hasn't indicated what she plans to do next.
Forbes
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Taylor Swift's Fan-Favorite Album Suddenly Reappears Inside The Top 10
Taylor Swift's Reputation climbs back into the U.S. top 10 on the Vinyl Albums chart and returns to ... More the Billboard 200 top 40 as fans mourn the loss of Reputation (Taylor's Version). BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS — Red Carpet Arrivals — 2018 BBMA's at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada — Pictured: Taylor Swift — (Photo by: Brian Friedman/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images For years, Taylor Swift fans predicted when she would deliver Reputation (Taylor's Version) . The re-recorded take on her electronic project was one of the most highly anticipated in her Taylor's Version series, but it seems now that such a project will never materialize. The singer-songwriter recently purchased the rights to all of the music featured on her first six albums, something she had hoped to gain for years. Her inability to do so earlier — and therefore profit significantly from continued sales and streams of her catalog — pushed her to re-record and re-release her first half-dozen collections. But now, there's no need for her to finish the venture. Fans may be slightly disappointed that they won't get Reputation (Taylor's Version), because they love the original so much. In fact, listeners in the United States have made Reputation a bestseller again and a standout success among Swift's discography at the moment. Reputation is the breakout winner among Swift's albums in the U.S. as it climbs on multiple tallies and even returns to the top 10 on one ranking. That distinguishes it from all of her other full-lengths, which are almost uniformly declining on the Billboard charts after surging following her exciting announcement just a few weeks ago. This week, Reputation reenters the Vinyl Albums list, becoming Swift's only bestseller on the format. Reputation doesn't just make space on that tally — it blasts back on at No. 7, an impressive relaunch point for a years-old collection. Taylor Swift Almost Scores a Top 10 Bestseller As it reappears inside the top 10 on the Vinyl Albums chart, Reputation nears that region on the Top Album Sales tally, coming in at No. 13. Swift's full-length rockets from No. 37, where it sat last frame, thanks to 4,200 pure purchases, according to Luminate. Swift even manages to send Reputation back into the top 40 on the Billboard 200. This time around, the sometimes-controversial collection jumps from No. 42 to No. 36 with 16,600 equivalent units shifted. That's up less than 1% from the period before, but it's a less competitive moment on Billboard's ranking of the most consumed albums in America, so there's room for Swift to grow. Reputation Stands Out from Taylor Swift's Catalog Eight of Swift's albums appear on at least one Billboard chart this week. The Tortured Poets Department is steady at No. 22 on the Billboard 200, while the original 1989 manages to climb 10 spaces on the same tally. All of her other full-lengths — Lover , Folklore , Midnights , 1989 (Taylor's Version) , and Red (Taylor's Version) — decline everywhere they can be found.
