Vashon Island Film Festival Unveils 2025 Festival Lineup, Sets ‘The Balconettes’ For Opening Night – Film News in Brief
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Vashon Island Film Festival Unveils 2025 Festival Lineup, Sets ‘The Balconettes’ For Opening Night – Film News in Brief

Vashon Film Institute, the non-profit organization dedicated to fostering independent filmmaking in the Pacific Northwest, has announced the film slate for its fourth annual Vashon Island Film Festival. The festival is set for Aug. 7-10, where nine features and 15 shorts will screen at the Vashon Theatre. The festival will open with a screening of the Opening Night film “The Balconettes,” which will screen out of competition. This year’s lineup will include six narrative and three documentary features, including Laurent Slama’s “A Second Life,” Ari Gold’s “Brother Verses Brother,” Ernesto Martinez Bucio’s “The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box)”, Georgi M. Unkovski’s “DJ Ahmet,” Henry Bernadet’s “Gamma Rays,” Phil Moniz and Kevin Claydon’s “Racewalkers,” Ben Hethcoat and Keita Ideno’s “Coroner To The Stars,” Brittany Shyne’s “Seeds,” and Benjamin Flaherty’s “Shuffle.” The narrative...
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Samsung is building a dedicated production line for iPhone Fold OLED panels
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Samsung is building a dedicated production line for iPhone Fold OLED panels

The last report we saw for the foldable iPhone claimed it was already in its prototype testing phase with a tentative launch for September 2026. We now get additional supply chain info from ET News which claims Samsung Display is building a dedicated production line for foldable OLED panels at its A3 plant in Asan, South Chungcheong Province. Samsung is expected to be the exclusive display supplier for Apple’s foldable iPhone. Apple was reportedly impressed by Samsung’s nearly crease-less display tech, which will be used on the iPhone Fold’s 7.8” main display. According to the new report, Samsung estimates it can produce up to 35,000 foldable display units per month and as many as 15 million per year. That would be more than enough for Cupertino, which is expected to sell anywhere between 6-8 million units of...
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Cowboys discussion: DaRon Bland, Jaydon Blue, and players under pressure
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Cowboys discussion: DaRon Bland, Jaydon Blue, and players under pressure

Every week, we gather the latest news about the Dallas Cowboys and seek our writer’s perspective on each headline. Welcome back to the roundtable. This week we have David Howman and Brian Martin.DaRon Bland’s contract year begins, what are your expectations for him this year and will he be with Dallas beyond the 2025 season?DaRon Bland officially enters the final year of his rookie contract this season with a base salary of about $5.35 million and a cap hit near $5.42 million. After an explosive 2023 year when he led the NFL with nine interceptions, scored a record five pick-sixes, and earned First‑Team All‑Pro honors, his 2024 campaign was derailed by a stress fracture that limited him to just seven games. Now comes a high pressure year for Bland who really does need to stay...
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Trump Media launches TV streaming platform Truth+ with Newsmax channel globally
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Trump Media launches TV streaming platform Truth+ with Newsmax channel globally

NEW YORK - Trump Media & Technology Group launched its TV streaming platform, Truth+, globally on July 7, featuring the cable channel Newsmax to support the companys expansion.The move also allows conservative news outlet Newsmax, which went public in March, to increase its presence outside the United States.Trump Media said users can now access streaming channels and on-demand video through Truth+ apps on iOS, Android, web, and connected TV platforms, including Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku.The company, which operates the social media platform Truth Social, began beta testing the global rollout of Truth+ in late June.Trump Media said it would continue to beta test the streaming technology and collect user feedback as the rollout progresses.Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group rose about 0.6 per cent at US$19.06 (S$24), while Newsmax...
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