Special Edition
Carlos Bardem Among Names Set For Comedy Feature ‘Hola, ¿Qué Tal?’
EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has begun on Hola, ¿Qué Tal?, a comedy feature from Spanish actor and filmmaker Cecilia Gessa. The film is written by Gessa and Bea Poey and...
Luna Fujimoto, Show Kasamatsu & Takehiro Hira To Star In Japan-Set Thriller ‘The Degrees Of Pain’
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. production outfit Storiesbound is gearing up to shoot psychological thriller The Degrees Of Pain in Japan with Luna Fujimoto, Show Kasamatsu and Takehiro Hira joining the cast. ...
CME Boss Sam Barnett On How To Combat Netflix & YouTube In CEE
Traditional TV companies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) need to act now or lose their audience to digital giants like Netflix and YouTube. That was the message from...
Sigurjón Sighvatsson Set For Locarno’s Raimondo Rezzonico Award
Film, TV, and music producer Sigurjón Sighvatsson will receive the honorary Raimondo Rezzonico Award at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, which runs from August 5 to 15. Sighvatsson will...
HBO Max Germany Boss Anke Greifeneder On Originals & ‘4 Blocks Zero’
EXCLUSIVE: “I try to produce things that have the potential to be the talk of the town.” This mantra has served HBO Max Germany boss Anke Greifeneder well through...
Robert Franke: Kane Parsons & Curry Barker Success Hitting Older Execs
The breakout success of YouTube creators is diminishing the influence of the industry’s older generation, according to vet German executive Robert Franke. The likes of Kane Parsons, Curry Barker...
Netflix Expands Deal For Billion-View Kids Hit ‘Masha And The Bear’
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired two more seasons of animated series Masha and the Bear and extended its deal for previous and spin-off seasons of the hit show. Based on...
‘The Flaws’: ZDF Comedy & Seriencamp Competition Winner Analyzed
When Bastien Reiber and his Das Manko Collective started planning a TV show, they decided they would do away with the difficult part. The resulting ZDF series, The Flaws,...
Danny Perkins-Led Elysian Film Group Distribution Enters Insolvency
EXCLUSIVE: Elysian Film Group Distribution Limited, the distribution arm of Danny Perkins‘ UK film company, is being liquidated. Elysian Film Group Distribution, which launched in 2020 with backing from...
Audible To Launch Podcast Series About Steven Spielberg Impersonator
EXCLUSIVE: Audible is set to launch SPLBERG, an investigative podcast series about Jonathan Taylor Spielberg, a man who convinced an entire Catholic high school in suburban Virginia that he...
