Tag: Global

‘Ugly Betty’ to Receive South African Remake (EXCLUSIVE)

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  1. ‘Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba’ pays tribute to late South African singer
  2. South African Singer Miriam Makeba Getting Biopic Treatment
  3. ‘Ugly Betty’ Creator Silvio Horta Makes Modern-Minded Spanish Colonial Above the Sunset Strip Available Off-Market (EXCLUSIVE)
  4. There Will Be a Key ‘Ugly Betty’ Reunion on NBC’s ‘Superstore’

Federation Joins Forces with ‘Desperate Parents’ Producer Elephant

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  1. Pascal Breton’s Federation Entertainment Develops U.S. Remake of ‘The Bureau,’ ‘Joan of Arc’ Series (EXCLUSIVE)
  2. MipTV: Pascal Breton’s Federation Ent. Boards ‘Les Miserables,’ ‘AIDS’ (EXCLUSIVE)
  3. Federation, Drama-Team Join Forces on Omri Givon’s ‘The Grave’
  4. Federation’s Cottonwood Media Teams With Creative Producer Sarah Haasz

Mipcom: English-Language Thai Thriller ‘Eullenia’ Strikes Lightning Distribution Deal

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  1. Mipcom: Imira, FUN Union Ink Spanish, Portuguese, Italian-speaking Territory Distribution on ‘Riki’ Series (EXCLUSIVE)
  2. ‘Miss Bala’: Catherine Hardwicke Set to Helm English-Language Remake of Beauty Pageant-Set Thriller
  3. Netflix Acquires Cold War Thriller ‘The Same Sky’ in English-Language Territories
  4. Mipcom: FremantleMedia Partners with Argentina’s Kapow on Production, Distribution Deal

Dogwoof Boards 3D Doc ‘Cunningham’ For World Sales (Exclusive)

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  1. Dogwoof Picks Up Tracey Edwards’ Sailing Doc ‘Maiden’ Ahead Of Toronto Premiere
  2. Dogwoof Serves Up ‘john + bjorn’ Documentary on McEnroe-Borg Tennis Rivalry (EXCLUSIVE)
  3. ‘Maiden’ Picked Up From Dogwoof By Sony Pictures Classics
  4. Dogwoof Boards SXSW-Bound Basketball Documentary ‘Chi-Town’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Projects By Portocabo, Ficción, Zenit Vie for St. James Way Award

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  1. Venice Gap-Financing Market Unveils Selected Projects, Including VR Works
  2. Series Mania: Lagardere’s Atlantique, Spain’s Portocabo Co-Develop TV Drama ‘Hierro’ with Movistar Plus, Arte France
  3. Durban FilmMart Wraps With Award Ceremony For Top African Projects
  4. Platinos to Bestow Lifetime Achievement Award to Edward James Olmos

Richard Gere Hits Cannes With ‘MotherFatherSon’ and Says the World of TV and Movies ‘Has Turned Upside Down’

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  1. Sarah Lancashire, Sinead Cusack, Paul Ready, More Join Richard Gere In BBC Two Eight-Parter ‘MotherFatherSon’
  2. ‘Testament Of Youth’ Director James Kent Joins Drama ‘MotherFatherSon’, Richard Gere In Talks For First Major TV Role
  3. Richard Gere to Launch BBC Series ‘MotherFatherSon’ in Cannes at Mipcom
  4. Richard Gere Set To Promote BBC Drama ‘MotherFatherSon’ At Mipcom

Mipcom: Viacom’s Pierluigi Gazzolo on Latin America’s TV build, Ramping Up Originals, Producing for Third-Parties

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What Others Are Saying:

  1. Viacom International Media Networks Buys Majority Stake in Brazil’s Porta dos Fundo
  2. Viacom Revamps Latin American Production Division As It Eyes Alfred Hitchcock Adapations & SVOD Comedies
  3. MIP: How Latin America’s Free TV Fights Against Streaming Erosion
  4. Mipcom: Fox Networks Group Latin America’s Edgar Spielmann on Latin America’s TV Drama Sea Change

Gaspar Noé’s ‘Climax’ Takes Top Honors at Sitges

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  1. ‘Climax’ Trailer: First-Look At Gaspar Noe’s French-Language Dance Feature
  2. Gaspar Noé’s ‘Climax’ Dances Off With Directors’ Fortnight Top Prize – Cannes
  3. Gaspar Noe’s ‘Climax’ Lands US Deal With A24
  4. Gaspar Noé’s Wild ‘Climax’ Set: Sofia Boutella Says Scenes Required Four Hours of Rehearsal and Over 13 Takes Each

John Turturro’s ‘The Name of the Rose’ Sells to U.K.’s BBC, Germany’s Sky, France’s OCS

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What Others Are Saying:

  1. Storied Media Group Gets Funding Infusion From Tele München Group
  2. FremantleMedia International Sells Doc ‘The Coronation’ Into 70 Territories – Mip TV
  3. John Turturro to Play Monk William of Baskerville in ‘Name of The Rose’ TV Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)
  4. AFM: Japanese Animated Film ‘In This Corner of the World’ Sells to France, Germany

Duke and Duchess of Sussex Expecting First Royal Baby

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  1. Watch The Royal Wedding Live Stream
  2. Royal Wedding: Prince Harry Tells Meghan Markle She “Looks Amazing”, Bishop Curry’s Speech And Other Unforgettable Moments
  3. Royal Wedding: Ceremony Kicks Off As Meghan Markle Arrives & World Watches
  4. Does Meghan Markle Become a Princess When She Marries Harry?

‘Trigger’ Star Maxim Matveev on Playing a ‘Provocative Therapist’

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  1. Russian Hacking Revelations Trigger Alarm, Anger Among Hillary Clinton Backers
  2. Marshmello, Post Malone, Cardi B Set to Heat Up Maxim’s Super Bowl LII Party (Exclusive)
  3. Maxim Teams With Lagardère Sports and Entertainment to Launch ‘Maxim Experiences’ (Exclusive)
  4. Brexit: U.K. Parliament Wins Power to Trigger Departure from European Union

Jane Fonda: One of Hollywood’s Strongest Leading Ladies

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  1. Jane Fonda Talks TV’s Power, Tom Selleck Describes His Acting Approach At Brandon Tartikoff Awards — NATPE
  2. Critic’s Choice: ‘Jane Fonda in Five Acts’ covers the life and career of the ever-evolving actress
  3. Climate March: Leo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda, Jared Leto Among Hollywood Voices
  4. Jane Fonda: Activism Made This Year’s Golden Globes ‘The Best Ever,’ and Hollywood Has Hit a ‘Historic Turning Point’

HFPA to Partner with Lumière Festival on Lumière Brothers’ Films Restoration

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  1. Venice Film Festival Adds HFPA Prize For Three Filmmakers From Horizons Section
  2. Lumière Festival: Celluloid Angels to Give Anna Karina Directorial Debut “Vivre Ensemble” 4k Restoration
  3. Lumière Festival: Mosfilm’s Karen Shakhnazarov Talks Economic Challenges of Film Restoration
  4. Lumière Festival: 90% of U.S. Films Shot Before 1914 Have Disappeared, Warns Gaumont President Nicolas Seydoux

10th Lumière Festival Opens with Bardem, Bellucci, Dujardin, Del Toro, Lelouch

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  1. Lumiere Festival: Thierry Fremaux on the Festival as a ‘Feast,’ Cinema Influencing Life (EXCLUSIVE)
  2. Colcoa French Film Festival Opens With Claude Lelouch’s ‘Everyone’s Life’
  3. 9th Lumière Festival Launches With Frémaux, Tavernier, Mann, Mitchell, Del Toro, Cuaron, Swinton, Lambert, Brühl
  4. HFPA to Partner with Lumière Festival on Lumière Brothers’ Films Restoration

Lumiere Market Honors Poland, Eyes Africa, Looks to International

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  1. Lumière Festival: Sandra Den Hamer to Deliver Intl. Classic Film Market Keynote
  2. Lumiere Fest’s 2016 Classic Film Market Hikes Attendance, Panels, Practical, Marketing Focus
  3. Lumière’s International Classic Film Market Focuses on Heritage Films in Greece, Hungary, Latvia
  4. Discop Africa TV Market Kicks off with All Eyes on African Biz Boom

Studiocanal Primes Talent Links, Fiction Format Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

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  1. ‘Happy Valley’ Producer & Red Founder Nicola Shindler To Become Studiocanal UK CEO
  2. Nicola Shindler Appointed CEO of Studiocanal UK
  3. Studiocanal Rolls Out Sales on Adam Price’s ‘Ride Upon the Storm’ (EXCLUSIVE)
  4. Viaplay Orders First Danish Original; Studiocanal Boards International Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

ITV Studios Global Ent. Sells ‘The War of the Worlds’ to the World

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What Others Are Saying:

  1. ‘War Of the Worlds’ Series In Works At MTV From ‘Teen Wolf’ Duo & The Firm
  2. AFM: Japanese Animated Film ‘In This Corner of the World’ Sells to France, Germany
  3. Newswire: MTV is developing a sexy, teen-friendly War Of The Worlds series
  4. ‘War of the Worlds’ Series Coming From Fox Europe and Africa, Canal+ 

Mipcom: Beta, Wildside, Zeitsprung Launch ‘German Moon’

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What Others Are Saying:

  1. Bell Media Rings In ‘The Launch’; Dynamic, Nexiko Team For ‘The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules’ – Mipcom Briefs
  2. Mipcom: ‘Shame’ Gets European Remake Roll-Out from NRK, Beta Film
  3. Beta Film Boards ‘Bridge’-Inspired German Series ‘Pagan Peak’
  4. Mipcom: Beta Film, Neuesuper Team for ’Hamburg Hustling’ (EXCLUSIVE)