International
Decendants, The Artist bag best film award at Golden Globes
MUMBAI: Two films have bagged the top three category awards of the 69th Golden Globe awards.
Alexander Payne’s The Descendants has won the Golden Globe award in the Best Motion Picture (Drama) category while Michel Hazanavicius-directed The Artist won the award in the Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) category.
George Clooney won the Best Actor (Drama) for The Descendants. Jean Dujardin took home the Best Actor (Comedy Or Musical) for The Artist.
On the actresses’ front, Meryl Streep won the best actress (Drama) award for Iron Lady and Michelle Williams bagged the best actress (Musical or Comedy) Golden Globe for My Week With Marilyn.
Director Martin Scorsese clinched the best director trophy for Hugo and Woody Allen won the best screenplay Golden Globe for Midnight in Paris.
Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn won the best animated feature while Nader and Simin: A Separation won the best film in the foreign language category.
The 69th Golden Globe awards were announced on Sunday night.
International
Council of Europe to unveil new TV and streaming co-production convention
Series Mania Forum to host landmark signing to boost global TV collaboration
LILLE: The small screen is getting a big policy push. At this year’s Series Mania Forum in Lille, Alain Berset will take centre stage to chair the opening ceremony for a new international convention aimed at reshaping how television and streaming series are co-produced across borders.
Set for March 26 at the Théâtre Marie Curie in Lille Grand Palais, the signing marks the debut of the first legal framework dedicated specifically to the independent co-production of series. In an industry where stories travel faster than ever, the move aims to make collaboration smoother, fairer and more transparent.
Backed by the Council of Europe, the convention is designed to strengthen cultural ties, give independent producers a firmer footing, and bring greater clarity to deals in a rapidly evolving content landscape. With streaming platforms fuelling a surge in global storytelling, the timing feels deliberate.
Council of Europe secretary general Alain Berset, underscored the cultural heft of series today, noting how they carry voices and viewpoints across borders. He called on member states and countries beyond Europe to sign on, framing the initiative as a way to turn culture into a tool for cooperation and democratic exchange.
For Series Mania founder and general director Laurence Herszberg, hosting the signing is both symbolic and strategic. She described the convention as a step that could widen the range of stories reaching audiences, staying true to the forum’s long-standing mission of championing diverse storytelling.
The ceremony will unfold alongside the Lille Dialogues, a high-level summit that gathers policymakers and industry leaders to debate the future of Europe’s audiovisual sector. Berset is also set to deliver the opening address there, adding political weight to a week already rich in creative ambition.
In short, as screens multiply and borders blur, Europe is putting a framework in place to ensure that storytelling keeps pace, collaboratively and coherently.
