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BY BEATRICE VERHOEVEN SAG-AFTRA has weighed in on the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars on Sunday night in which the King Richard actor slapped the comedian after the latter made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. “As the union representing presenters and other performers working on the Oscars, SAG-AFTRA is focused on ensuring our members always work in a safe environment,” SAG-AFTRA said in a statement. “Violence or physical abuse in the workplace is never appropriate and the union condemns any such conduct. The incident involving Will Smith and Chris Rock at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable. We have been in contact with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC about this incident and will work to ensure this behavior is appropria...

The Success Story of the Doroudian Homayouni Brothers In countries where the film industry relies heavily on government budgets and sometimes on public institutions, there is usually no room for the private sector to thrive. This is the case when state-funded films are produced with large budgets, as well as when these films with sometimes astronomical budgets and various advertising facilities enter the screening queue. In recent years, many producers and investors in the film industry in these countries, mostly in the Middle East, who worked in the private sector, have decided to leave the industry due to unfair competition and have taken their own paths away from the cinema. However, there have been and still are producers who have shown themselves in this limited opportunity and spa...