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Tanja Meissner is no stranger to Berlin. For more than two decades, the European film industry veteran has been a familiar face at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM) from her time as a sales and acquisitions exec at French outfits Memento Films International and Celluloid Dreams.

But at this EFM Meissner is in the driving seat, heading up the market as the new director of Berlinale Pro, a newly-created position that gives her oversight duties for all of Berlin’s industry sections.

Over the course of the market, which runs Feb. 13-19 alongside the Berlin International Film Festival, she’ll play host to some 12,000 film professionals from more than 140 countries, with more than 600 exhibitors setting up their stalls to shop cinema.

It’s no secret the indie film industry is in crisis. With box office levels still well below pre-covid heights and inflation costs pushing budgets up, just as...

Jenefer Brown, Lionsgate’s EVP and head of Global Products and Experiences, shared insights Tuesday on how the studio courts and markets to Gen Z audiences: “You find them on gaming platforms,” she said.

“We’re playing video games, and I would not think of gaming as just video games,” Brown added while speaking at TheWrap’s 2024 Power Women Summit. “You really have to think about it as a social platform, because that is where Gen Z — and by the way, even to a further extent, Gen Alpha — is spending their time. And it’s not just to play the game that’s part of the experience, but it’s really about community building. It’s a place that they engage with friends.”

The panel, titled “The Women of Lionsgate: Generating Gen Z Buzz” and presented by Lionsgate, featured a number of prominent voices in addition to Brown: Nasim Cambron,...

From Zendaya to Mma, test your pop culture knowledge in this ‘Jeopardy!’ twist.

Colin Jost is serving up something other than the weekend update: pop culture answers! The longtime “Saturday Night Live” performer is the new host of Prime Video’s Pop Culture Jeopardy!,” debuting with three episodes on Wednesday, Dec. 4, followed by three new episodes weekly. “Pop Culture Jeopardy!” takes the beloved quiz show in a new direction, blending brainpower with all things pop culture. Teams of three will compete in a tournament tackling pop culture topics like movies, music, and (surprise!) pop culture trends, all for a shot at $300,000 and major bragging rights. Don’t miss a single question with a subscription to Prime Video.

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The wait is almost over for fans excitedly waiting for Pop Culture Jeopardy! to arrive. The new spinoff series will be solely focused on pop culture questions. It will also feature teams of three people competing against other teams. Finally, it features Saturday Night Live star Colin Jost as the host.

Here is when the new show will premiere, where you can watch it, and what to expect from the series.

Pop Culture Jeopardy! Release Date

Pop Culture Jeopardy! will not air on network television like its parent series. Instead, the series will air on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service. This means fans will have to subscribe to the service or be an Amazon Prime member to watch it. However, those who do will get to see it in just two weeks.

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Colin Jost will host Prime Video’s newest game show “Pop Culture Jeopardy!”

The “SNL” cast member is set to take the wheel of the spin-off series, which marks the first “Jeopardy!” show created exclusively for a major streaming service.

Produced by Sony Pictures Television, “Pop Culture Jeopardy!” gives a pop culture twist to “Jeopardy!” with contestants tested in categories from alternative rock to the Avengers; Broadway to Mma and Gen Z to Zendaya. Contestants play in teams of three in the tournament-style event.

Prime Video will also soon debut a new game show titled “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” which will be hosted Travis Kelce.

“What is: I’m excited,” Jost said in a statement.

In addition to hosting “SNL’s” Weekend Update alongside Michael Che, Jost recently appeared in Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum’s “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Tom & Jerry,” “The Pole” and “Coming 2 America.

Get ready for an exciting culinary showdown in the upcoming episode of “MasterChef” Season 23! On Wednesday, June 12th, 2024, at 8:00 Pm on Fox, viewers will be treated to the thrilling Episode 3 titled “Gen Z Auditions.” In this episode, young chefs from Generation Z will take center stage as they showcase their culinary skills by preparing their signature dishes.

As the next generation of aspiring chefs, these talented Gen Z individuals will bring their creativity, passion, and innovation to the MasterChef kitchen. With their unique perspectives and fresh ideas, they are set to impress the judges and vie for a coveted spot in the competition.

Expect to see a diverse range of flavors, techniques, and presentations as these young chefs put their best foot forward in hopes of earning a coveted apron and advancing to the next round. From classic comfort foods to avant-garde creations, the Gen Z contestants will leave...

Allison Williams and Ebon Moss-Bachrach had one of television’s most startling scenes during the original run of Girls. In it, Moss-Bachrach chomped on her hindquarters with a gusto usually reserved for an Italian beef sandwich in his current show, The Bear.

Not everyone was on board with the scene or the show when it first aired. But now, the series has been rediscovered by Gen Z viewers, and they’re more attuned to Williams’s character, Marnie Michaels, and the show’s vibe than previous generations.

The actress reflected on that along with her costar in a recent Vanity Fair video.

“My theory is what was coded as selfishness among Millennials is now coded as self-care and just being aware of what you need, and advocating for your needs and standing up for yourself,” Williams said in the video. “And so Gen Z is like, ‘No, we get her.

The “Jeopardy!” brand is expanding again.

Prime Video announced earlier this week that it has ordered “Pop Culture Jeopardy!” from Sony Pictures Television. This marks the first time a “Jeopardy!” series will be created exclusively for a major streaming service. ABC, which has been the primary home for the brand, airs “Celebrity Jeopardy!” and “Jeopardy! Masters” in primetime, while its affiliates make up the bulk of where viewers tune in for the main syndicated series.

Putting a twist on the classic quiz show’s “answer-and-question” format that combines the academic rigor of “Jeopardy!” with the excitement and unpredictability of pop culture, “Pop Culture Jeopardy!” will see contestants playing in teams of three, using their expertise in categories from Alternative Rock to The Avengers; Broadway to Mma; Gen Z to Zendaya as they compete in a tournament-style event for the grand prize and ultimate bragging rights.

While there is no announced host or release date yet,...

The trivia game that everyone loves is coming to streaming! Prime Video has ordered Pop Culture Jeopardy! from Sony Pictures Television (Spt). This will mark a first for the Jeopardy! franchise, which includes the syndicated show that airs daily as well as prime-time specials including Masters: the first time it moves into streaming. It will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. A host will be announced at a later date. (Ken Jennings hosts the syndicated and primetime shows.) Pop Culture Jeopardy! is a brand-new twist on the classic quiz show’s “answer-and-question” format that combines the academic rigor of Jeopardy! with the excitement and unpredictability of pop culture. Contestants will play in teams of three—on the other versions, players compete solo—and need to be experts in categories from Alternative Rock to The Avengers; Broadway to Mma; Gen Z to Zendaya as they...

Elden Ring, the highly popular action RPG developed by FromSoftware, has garnered widespread acclaim since its release. With the upcoming release of its Dlc, Shadow of the Erdtree, it’s no exaggeration to say that most of the gaming community has its eyes on it.

Amid this exciting atmosphere, an interesting discussion about the player base’s age demographics has suddenly popped up. This started from a short, but simple Reddit post when a 38-year-old shared their 15-year-old nephew’s assertion that the latest FromSoftware title was only for “olds.”

Are You Too Old for Elden Ring?

Sorry Elden Ring fans, a 15-year-old has declared you’re too young to enjoy this boomer game

All it took was one post of an adult sharing his nephew’s comment about the Elden Ring player base’s age demographic for the community to unleash the beast within them.

My 15yo nephew says...

Don’t get me wrong. I was one of the few people who was genuinely looking forward to seeing Madame Web after the first trailer dropped in November. It’s still so rare to get superhero movies that have a majority female cast, that I was ready to fight for this movie against all odds. After watching Dakota Johnson’s incredible takes during the Madame Web press tour, however, it seems like this may be a movie that not even the cast is very interested in fighting for.

Johnson’s carefree attitude on the Madame Web press tour isn’t a surprise given her iconic performance on the Ellen DeGeneres show, where the host jokingly asked why she wasn’t invited to Johnson’s birthday party, a big mistake on Ellen’s part. “Actually, no – that’s not the truth, Ellen” has become a meme in its own right, and...

"Summer Job" on Netflix follows entitled Gen Z Italians competing for €100,000 by doing the one thing they dread the most: working for someone else. Some stars rise to the occasion, while others stick to their spoiled ways, leading to penalties and eliminations. Viewers can follow the cast members on Instagram to see what they've been up to since filming, including Sofia, Matthias, Pietro, Angelica, Melina, Lavinia, Marina, Samuele, Gian Marco, and Pit.

Summer Job hit Netflix in January 2023, and with an interesting premise and enough entertainment for everyone, there's plenty that viewers should know about the cast and where they can find them online. Hosted by Matilde Gioli, Summer Job follows 10 entitled Gen Z Italians who have a serious aversion to working and think that they are in Mexico for a vacation but are actually locked in a competition for up to €100,000. The catch is that the cast has to...

San Francisco, July 12 (Ians) Google has dropped plans to launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mobile chatbot application specifically designed for Gen Z users, featuring interactive digital characters.

The company was working on ‘Bubble Characters’ app, however it recently “deprioritised” those plans amid an internal reorganisation, according to materials seen by CNBC.

When a product gets deprioritised at Google, the development work on it ceases.

According to internal documentation, the Bubble Characters app featured “a choice of a talking digital character that would interact in conversations with Gen Z users,” the report said.

The tech giant had been working on this app since quarter four (Q4) of 2021.

The app’s description mentioned that it featured “human-like” conversations that “take action” and are “interesting for GenZ.”

Large language models—massive data sets used to understand and produce human-like text—powered the conversations.

“What started out as something from a science fiction novel,...

New Delhi, May 30 (Ians) Myntra, one of India’s leading fashion, beauty and lifestyle destinations, said on Tuesday it is on track to welcome 15 million new users from non-metros on the app as the 18th edition of Myntra’s biannual End of Reason Sale (Eors) is all set to enthrall millions in the country, from June 1, with more than 20 lakh fashion, beauty and lifestyle products from over 6,000 leading international, domestic and D2C brands.

The company is geared to handle 9 lakh concurrent users at peak. Myntra’s over 17,000 Mensa network of Kirana partners will play an important role in enabling the seamless delivery of orders across the country.

“Our effort has been to ensure every customer cohort, be it GenZ or millennials, or our customers from T2&3 cities, or beauty enthusiasts get enthralled by unmatched offers and have a delightful shopping experience through the pioneering tech enhancements and features on Myntra,...