About the Publication
An international publication of record for the performing arts
covers the performing arts as one borderless culture — reported by named writers, held to clear standards, and built to be cited for decades.
Our Purpose
Film & Stage Magazine exists to cover the performing arts as a single, borderless culture — film, television, streaming, theatre, concerts, opera, ballet, animation and the festivals that bind them — with the rigour, independence and global perspective the art form deserves.
What we cover
One culture, told across every discipline
We report film, television, streaming, theatre, concerts, opera, ballet, animation and the festivals that bind them — not as separate beats, but as a single living art form. A première in Seoul, a revival in the West End and a festival premiere on the Croisette belong in the same conversation, and we cover them that way.
Editorial standards
Journalism you can trust — and cite
Accuracy first
Reporting is checked before it is published. Where the facts are still moving, we say so plainly rather than reaching for a headline we cannot yet stand behind.
Fact-checking
Names, dates, credits, quotations and claims are verified against primary sources. Reviews and features carry the credentials of the critics who write them.
Independence
Editorial judgement is never for sale. Advertising, sponsorship and commercial partnerships are handled entirely apart from newsroom decisions.
Correcting the record
When we get something wrong, we correct it openly and promptly. Corrections are a mark of a serious publication, not an embarrassment to be hidden.
Our principles are set out in full across our ethics policy and corrections pages, and the people responsible for them are named on our masthead.
International coverage
Global by default — every creative capital treated as an equal
Global readership
Who reads
Readers worldwide
Audiences on every inhabited continent who follow film, theatre and the wider performing arts as a single, connected culture.
The industry
Programmers, producers, publicists, festival teams and performers who rely on reporting that is credited, considered and fair.
Institutions & researchers
Libraries, students and scholars who cite our archive as a lasting record of the performing arts in our time.
Editorial philosophy
A short history
Our story so far
2019
Film & Stage is founded as an independent voice for the global performing arts.
2021
International festival coverage expands to Cannes, Venice, TIFF, Berlinale and beyond.
2023
The Film & Stage Society and member events launch, deepening reader relationships.
2024
Film & Stage Media Group is established to steward the publication and its affiliated platforms.
2026
Film & Stage Magazine relaunches as the group's flagship editorial authority, with the inaugural print issue announced.
Editorial independence
Independent, and accountable for it
Film & Stage maintains complete editorial independence. Advertising, sponsorship, affiliate relationships and commercial partnerships do not influence our reviews, ratings, news coverage or critical commentary. Commercial and editorial operations are managed separately to protect the integrity of our journalism.