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UK Genre Sales Company Bloody Good Time Films Unveils Inaugural Slate – Cannes Market
EXCLUSIVE: Fledgling international sales label Bloody Good Time Films has boarded psychological horror House of Abraham, starring Natasha Henstridge (Species, The Whole Nine Yards) as a woman who gets caught...
Free Tribeca Festival Hub Launches On DirecTV, Showcasing Films, Talks & Behind-The-Scenes Fare
EXCLUSIVE: In a novel partnership, DirecTV and the Tribeca Festival have launched a streaming hub for films, talks and behind-the-scenes content. The hub and accompanying FAST channel Tribeca Festival+...
From Wrexham To The Ice Rink: Edmonton Oilers Doc Series ‘The Great Ones’ Coming From Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort
EXCLUSIVE: The Edmonton Oilers‘ 1980s domination of the NHL will be the subject of a doc series from Ryan Reynolds‘ Maximum Effort. The Great Ones will run to five...
Why Jodie Foster Hasn’t Acted More In French Films Like ‘A Private Life’: “I Was Too Scared” – Cannes
It’s not often that we get to watch Jodie Foster in a French-speaking lead role, which makes her latest Cannes film premiere, A Private Life, all the more intriguing....
Channel 4 Executive Pay Rockets 32% As Content Spend Falls To Lowest Level Since Pandemic
Channel 4 executive pay increased by nearly a third last year, despite the UK commercial broadcaster slashing content spend and jobs. The network behind The Great British Bake Off...
Channel 4 To Supercharge Indie Investment Strategy Under Plans To Launch In-House Production Unit
Channel 4 is planning to take majority stakes in third-party production companies as part of its plan to move into in-house production. As the UK commercial broadcaster published its...
Sony Pictures Acquires Remake Rights To French Box Office Hit ‘A Little Something Extra’ – Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has acquired English, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic language remake rights to French box office sensation (Un P’tit Truc en Plus). A local breakout in 2024, the comedy...
‘The Four Seasons’ Star Marco Calvani Set To Direct Second Feature ‘Capitana’
EXCLUSIVE: Marco Calvani, who most recently starred in Netflix‘s The Four Seasons, is set to co-write and direct his second feature film, Capitana. Co-written with ‘The Vagina Monologues’ playwright,...
Scotland’s STV Invests In Former Channel 4 Commissioner’s Branded Content Indie, Merges TV & Streaming Units And Eyes Big Studios Growth
Scotland’s STV is continuing to build its production suite by investing in former Channel 4 exec Joe Churchill’s new digital outfit, Fan Club. At the same time, the commercial...
Cherien Dabis Teams With May Odeh & Ina Fichman To Direct ‘Sharon And My Mother-In-Law’ Adaptation – Cannes Market
EXCLUSIVE: Palestinian filmmakers Cherien Dabis and May Odeh are teaming up with Canadian producer Ina Fichman on an adaptation of Suad Amiry’s 2003 novel Sharon And My Mother-In-Law. Amiry’s...
Lino DiSalvo’s Mediawan Kids & Family Animated Feature ‘Twisted’ Draws Buyers For Sola Media – Cannes Market
EXCLUSIVE: Sola Media has sealed a raft of deals at on Twisted, U.S. animator Lino DiSalvo’s upcoming animated feature for Mediawan Kids & Family. The film has sold to...
Josh O’Connor On ‘The Mastermind’, ‘The History Of Sound’, His Secret Spielberg Film & How Harris Dickinson Has Inspired Him To Direct
Josh O’Connor experienced the splendor of Cannes in 2023, when he was there with Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera. This year, he’s back with two movies in contention for the Palme d’Or:...