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Glen Basner is Zurich Summit’s 2026 Game Changer
Glen Basner, founder and CEO of FilmNation Entertainment, will receive the Game Changer Award at this year’s Zurich Summit, the film industry conference held alongside the Zurich Film Festival.
Basner is being honored for what the festival described as his “outstanding achievements, excellent cinematic taste, and significant contributions within the film industry.”
Under Basner’s leadership, FilmNation has become one of the dominant players in the independent film business, backing awards-season and commercial hits including Anora, Conclave, Promising Young Woman, Arrival and The Big Sick.
The company has also expanded aggressively into television, podcasts and theater. Its recent TV projects include The House of the Spirits for Prime Video, and the Emmy-winning I Know This Much is True for HBO. Its podcast arm scored a hit with SNAFU with Ed Helms. FilmNation’s theater credits include Tony-winning productions Stereophonic, Prima Facie, The Band’s Visit and The Sound Inside.
“Since its founding in 2008, FilmNation Entertainment, under the steady leadership of Glen Basner, has grown into a major and dominant independent force with global ambitions,” Zurich Film Festival director Christian Jungen said in a statement. “Basner has consistently championed bold and distinctive cinematic voices, supporting acclaimed auteurs such as Denis Villeneuve, Edward Berger, and Sean Baker.”
Jungen added that Basner “stands out for his rare ability to combine creative instincts with market insights, sales expertise, and strong business acumen.”
Calling the recognition “a tremendous honor for both me and the team at FilmNation,” Basner commented on the award, noting “we all need to be game changing in today’s independent entertainment business and I’m excited to talk about why I remain entirely optimistic about our future.”
Previous recipients of the Zurich Summit’s Game Changer Award include Tom Quinn, CEO of NEON; Roeg Sutherland, head of CAA Media Finance & International Film Group; Patrick Wachsberger, the former Legendary Entertainment chief and Oscar-winning producer of CODA; Pam Abdy, co-chair and CEO of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group; and Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, co-presidents of Sony Pictures Classics.
Held between the Toronto, Venice and London film festivals, Zurich has increasingly established itself as a key fall launchpad for awards contenders and prestige titles targeting the German-speaking market. The Zurich Summit prides itself as the “Davos of the film industry,” a high-level gathering bringing together executives, financiers, producers and creatives from the film, television and tech sectors.
The Zurich Summit will run Sept. 25-27 at Zurich’s Dolder Grand hotel, while the 2026 Zurich Film Festival is set for Sept. 24-Oct. 4.
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Benjamin Satterley Dead: AEW Wrestler Known As Pac Passes Day After Match
Benjamin Satterley, the high-flying champion wrestler known variously to AEW and WWE fans as Pac, Bastard, Adrian Neville and Neville, has died. That, according to an announcement from All Elite Wrestling. He was 40.
Details surrounding his passing are unclear. Pac was featured at AEW’s All Out pay-per-view from Chicago on Saturday night. He challenged Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship, but lost.
The statement from AEW reads in part, “A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Satterley began his wrestling career in 2004 and went on to perform for wrestling organizations all over the world, captivating fans with innovative high-flying moves and incredible in-ring ability. Pac signed with All Elite Wrestling in 2019 and held multiple AEW Championships and competed in some of the most memorable matches in AEW history. Our condolences go out to Satterley’s family, friends and fans.”
In the AEW, Satterley was the outfit’s All-Atlantic Champion and a two-time World Trios Champion.
He won the NXT Championship in the WWE’s developmental adjunct and later became a two-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
Satterley was known as “The Man that Gravity Forgot” for his signature finishing move, a spectacular corkscrew shooting star press off the top rope. You can see it in the video below.
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MTV VMAs 2026 Winners: Madonna Dominates, Taylor Swift Wins Special Honor
It was like 1998 all over again. Madonna won six Video Music Awards that year for Ray of Light.
Flash forward to tonight, and the pop icon won seven awards, including Artist of the Year, for Confessions II, the sequel to her 2005 album.
Also winning were Sabrina Carpenter for Best Editing and for her collab with the Material Girl on “Bring Your Love.” The duo appeared onstage together to accept.
Taylor Swift won Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia” and Best Director for “Opalite,” as well as a special “Artist Director” honor.
Full Winners List
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (presented in show)
Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia” – Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR (presented in show)
Madonna – Warner Records
BEST COLLABORATION (presented in show)
Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter – “Bring Your Love” – Warner Records
BEST DANCE, presented by BACARDÍ® Rum (presented in show)
Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records
BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by The General Insurance® (presented in show)
Sienna Spiro – Capitol Records
BEST POP (presented in show)
LISA – “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
BTS – “Swim” – BIGHIT MUSIC
BEST HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. Kehlani – “Safe” – Atlantic Records
BEST R&B
Bruno Mars – “I Just Might” – Atlantic Records
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Olivia Rodrigo – “the cure” – Geffen Records
BEST LATIN
Bad Bunny – “NUEVAYoL” – Rimas Entertainment
BEST K-POP
BTS – “SWIM” – BIGHIT MUSIC
BEST COUNTRY
Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas” – Columbia Records
BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift – “Opalite” – Republic Records
BEST ART DIRECTION
PinkPantheress – “Stateside + Zara Larsson” – Warner Records UK / Atlantic Records
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records
BEST EDITING
Sabrina Carpenter – “House Tour” – Island
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande – “hate that i made you love me” – Republic Records
SOCIAL CATEGORIES:
BEST GROUP
BTS
BEST LONG FORM VIDEO
Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records
BEST ALBUM
Madonna – Confessions II – Warner Records
SONG OF SUMMER –
Ariana Grande – “hate that i made you love me” – Republic Records
SPECIAL AWARDS:
VIDEO VANGUARD – Nirvana
MTV VMA ARTIST DIRECTOR HONORS – Taylor Swift
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MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Dedicates Video Of The Year Award To Dolly Parton “The Ultimate Showgirl”
Taylor Swift won the night’s top award at the MTV Video Music Awards, taking home a Moonperson trophy for Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia.”
Swift took the stage to accept the award and said she was “proud” of the work she did on the video, as it was “one continuous shot” and she had to learn “a lot about hiding cuts” in strategic places.
The singer also made a special mention to Dolly Parton, whom she called “the ultimate showgirl.”
“I want to thank and dedicate this award to one person, without whom just this wouldn’t be happening, and that person is the ultimate showgirl, Dolly Parton,” Swift said in her speech. “Every single song that she wrote, her storytelling was so vivid and so rich. It was like listening to her songs. It’s like watching the best music video you have ever seen in your life every single time you hear what she has written, and she handled this thing with such grace and joy and love and gratitude for the fact that she got to do this, and everything that happened in her life or her career, she channeled back into love, and gratitude and appreciation for her fans.”
She continued, “I am lucky I got to be one of them, and I will always be one of them. I love you all so very much, and I think that we were all very, very… I think we were all very lucky to share this planet with Dolly Parton for a time, and thank you for this amazing moment. I love you all.”
Watch Swift’s speech in the video below.
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