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Key PointsEntertainment Weekly will celebrate six actors as our Breaking Big honorees at the 2026 SCAD Film Festival. Actors from Carrie, Primetime, Off Campus, Clayface, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, and Clarissa are honored this year. The 2026 SCAD Film Festival takes place Oct. 24-31 in Savannah, Ga. It's our favorite season of the year: awards season. And Entertainment Weekly is getting in on the action, celebrating six stars as our Breaking Big honorees at Savannah College of Art and Design's 2026 SCAD Film Festival. This year's honorees are Adia (Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother), India Amarteifio (Clarissa), Jalen Thomas Brooks (Off Campus), Skyler Gisondo (Primetime), Tom Rhys Harries (Clayface), and Summer H. Howell (Carrie). They will participate in an awards presentation before sitting down for a panel discussion moderated by EW's Editor-in-Chief Patrick Gomez on Thurs., Oct. 29. This year's SCAD Film Festival takes place Oct. 24-Oct.

An Interview With Chad Silverstein8 min readOct 8, 2026--Press enter or click to view image in full sizeBuilding Pocket FM taught me to separate conviction in the mission from attachment to the approach, because you can believe deeply in where you want to go while being completely willing to change the route you take to get there. In the ever-evolving and never-ending landscape of business, staying ahead of the curve is a prerequisite for success. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gone from being a futuristic concept to a daily business tool that executives can’t ignore. In this interview series, we would like to talk with business leaders who’ve successfully integrated A. I. into their operations, transforming their companies in the process. I had the pleasure of interviewing Rohan Nayak. Rohan Nayak is Co-Founder and CEO of Pocket Entertainment, parent company of Pocket FM, the leading AI audio drama platform he built into a $500M+ ARR business spanning 20+ countries and 250M+ listeners. A Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 honoree, he speaks on how AI is rewriting the economics of storytelling and creative work. Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series!

Fox Entertainment Global is rolling into Mipcom with a uniquely diverse slate of shows to shop at the annual Cannes programming bazaar. Creators, Christie Brinkley and microdramas are a big part of the portfolio that Prentiss Fraser, president of Fox Entertainment Global, and her team will represent on the Croisette. The international distribution group’s activities at the Oct. 12-15 market reflect initiatives for Fox Entertainment back home around creators, microdramas and setting third-party distribution deals for TV shows and movies made by outside producers. “The schedule for this Mipcom just looks inherently different than it would have 15 years ago,” Fraser tells Variety. “We’ve got a creator cocktail event happening on our stand. We’ve got talent that we’re partnering with and bringing to the market with huge partners like NBC, Lionsgate, Fremantle. A lot of these partnerships that we’ve talked about are actually coming to life at the market. It feels really exciting.”Fox Entertainment has set out on a quest to bring scale to the production and monetization of creator-made content — working with digital natives in their natural realms of YouTube, TikTok, Instagram et al.

Xbox is launching a new division that will house its film and television, consumer products, strategic partnerships and live experiences businesses. Named XP (a play on “experience points” in gamer lingo), the entertainment division will be led by Kayleen Walters, the current president of Xbox’s “Minecraft” studio Mojang and executive producer of “A Minecraft Movie,” who will now shift into the role of president of XP.

Building more ways to experience the worlds we love. Our ambition at XBOX is to be the number one entertainment company in the world. This means growing our games into enduring franchises that entertain, inspire and connect people across every generation and across the globe.

Riversyde 83 volunteers Johanna Cousineau, left, and Adele Haverkamp at the 2026 Norfolk Applefest on Argyle Street. Chris AbbottEditorThe third annual Norfolk Applefest on Sept. 26 was well-attended from start to finish this year. “Right at 11 a.m. we were very busy, right from the start,” said Downtown Simcoe BIA coordinator Les Anderson, pleased with the festival turnout on Argyle Street from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26. “It’s still going well. “People seem to be quite happy. Can’t go wrong with Andy the Balloon Guy,” Anderson added with a laugh. Along with the family entertainment, including facepainting, there were apple-theme treats. Many of the vendors highlighted apples – from apple slushies at the ABEL Enterprises food truck to apple crisp and apple tarts from Riversyde 83, to baskets of free apples – along with some usual festival food/beverage selections, including an ice cream truck. “We partnered with the Norfolk County Fair & Horse Show for this event as well,” said Anderson, noting the fair provided prizes for the Applefest storefront decorating contest, which had 19 entries this year.

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