Authentic stories that resonate with local audiences should be the priority for Taiwanese content creators who want to go global, international producers told a Taiwan Creative Content Fest panel on Thursday. “The ability to produce local stories that can travel is a special skill. We look for stories that have the ability to engage audiences
Month: November 2020
Fremantle sells Luca Guadagnino series; Wattpad, NL Film team for Muslim young adult romance; and All3Media sells AIDS crisis drama. Fremantle has closed a raft of global deals on “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino‘s television debut “We Are Who We Are.” The eight-part series has travelled to 133 territories worldwide, including M-Net
Veteran music publishing executive Martin Bandier has made a substantial gift to establish a scholarship program at the music-industry program that bears his name at Syracuse University. The scholarship will provide financial support for students from underrepresented populations who are enrolled in the Bandier Program in Recording and Entertainment Industries in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Bandier founded the program in
Bond — James Bond — is coming to a console and computer screen near you with an all-new origin story about the iconic British superspy. IO Interactive, in collaboration with MGM, EON Productions (the production entity owned by the Broccoli/Wilson family) and game financier Delphi, announced that it is developing and publishing the first-ever Bond
Breaking News Ask … and you shall receive! It appears Logan Paul is getting his wish to fight Floyd Mayweather — because the boxing legend seemingly accepted the offer and wants to get it on ASAP. As we previously reported, Mayweather was approached with a deal to fight the YouTube superstar in the past few
Sony Music Masterworks, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, has acquired a 50% stake in Seaview, the production company behind such Tony nominated shows as “Slave Play” and “Sea Wall/ A Life.” Seaview is headed by producer and entrepreneur Greg Nobile. As part of the deal, Masterworks will help Seaview develop a range of new
Amazon Kids Plus has picked up its first original production: “Super Spy Ryan,” a special featuring the star of the massively popular Ryan’s World kids’ franchise. The half-hour hybrid live-action/animated show comes from Pocket.watch, the exclusive studio partner for the Ryan’s World franchise, and Sunlight Entertainment, the production company run by the family of 9-year-old
The Cineworld Group, the second largest cinema chain in the world, which also operates the Regal cinemas in the U.S., is exploring an insolvency process in the U.K. that will cut costs, but could shutter some British sites permanently. Known as a “company voluntary arrangement” (CVA), Cineworld is currently discussing the process with lenders, according
Every film festival has felt the cold hand of the pandemic on its shoulder this year, but IDFA’s head of new media, Caspar Sonnen, may have felt it more keenly. While others might have felt that taking their event either partly or fully online was in some way a step forward, for Sonnen it was
Cate Blanchett-produced “Stateless” and Shannon Murphy’s feature directing debut “Babyteeth” dominated the nominations for the Australian Film Institute-Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts’ AACTA Awards. Refugee drama series “Stateless” earned 18 nomination in the TV category, including best telefilm or miniseries, an acting nomination for Jai Courtney, and multiple screenplay and directing nominations. It
Swiss sales company Lightdox has acquired international rights to Lars Edman and William Johansson Kalén’s legal documentary “Arica” ahead of its IDFA world premiere in the Frontlight section. Andreas Rocksen at Laika Film & Television AB and William Johansson Kalén produced the legal documentary, with Clin d’Oeil films, Relation04 Media AS, Radio Film Ltd. and
Series Mania, one of Europe’s biggest and most prestigious TV festivals, has pushed back its 2021 edition by two months, setting new dates of May 28 to June 5. Remaining in Lille, northern France, the event’s industry centerpiece, the Series Mania Forum, will be held at the Lille Grand Palais over June 1-3. Series Mania
U.S.-based investment firm Muddy Waters has alleged massive fraud at YY.com, the Chinese live streaming arm of NASDAQ-listed JOYY. Earlier this week Chinese internet search giant Baidu proposed the acquisition of YY.com for $3.6 billion in cash. Muddy Waters, which specializes in short-selling companies whose shares it expects to decline, issued its independent research into
Following Warner Bros.’ announcement that “Wonder Woman 1984” will release both on HBO Max and in theaters Christmas Day, AMC Entertainment CEO and President Adam Aron has stated that the movie theater chain is “fully onboard” with the release plan. “For many months, AMC has been in active and deep dialogue with Warner Brothers to
In a continuing effort by Sony Music Group to fund social justice initiatives, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Bleeding Fingers Music have established a Screen Scoring Diversity Scholarship for Black composition students within the Screen Scoring Master’s Program at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. The scholarship aims to encourage inclusivity and expand opportunities
Cash Money Records co-founder Bryan “Birdman” Williams has officially flown the coop, finally ridding himself of a luxurious mansion on Miami Beach’s Palm Island that had become a decadent albatross around the hip-hop mogul’s tattooed neck. For the last three years, the palatial pad had been subject to foreclosure proceedings, complications which forced Williams to
Almost 25 years after “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” signed off of NBC, the sitcom’s stars sat down on a meticulously recreated Banks family living room set to film a reunion special for HBO Max. Much of the special was devoted to walking the fans of the show through the process of making the show
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 4, Episode 8 of “The Masked Singer,” which aired Nov. 18 on Fox. “The Masked Singer” went with a double elimination on Wednesday night, unmasking two contestants in the process: Basketball star Lonzo Ball, who had been disguised as the “Whatchamacalit,” and viral
Play video content A guy who wanted to chow down at an IHOP without a face covering wouldn’t take “no mask, no service” for an answer — because cops say he went to town on the staff with a knife. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … this wild incident went down Tuesday in Queens where
In today’s TV news roundup, Disney Plus unveiled a trailer for “High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special,” and Amazon Prime Video announced a release date for “The Wilds.” CASTING Cybill Shepherd has joined the cast of Showtime’s comedy pilot for “I Love This For You,” which will star Vanessa Bayer, who also co-created
Travis Scott announced the launch of his Cactus Jack Foundation to provide educational and creative resources for young adults in his home city of Houston. The foundation’s first initiative is the launch of the HBCU Waymon Webster scholarship program, which will cover tuition fees for college students who are experiencing financial challenges during the pandemic.
Music is expected to play a prominent role in the development of content for virtual reality, following games and films. But the growth of VR content will depend on a pool of next-generation talent who can master both art and technology. “We need multi-disciplinary young talent,” says Liu Szu-Ming, president of HTC Vive Originals, at
The family of Naya Rivera — the late “Glee” actress who died on July 8 after drowning in Lake Piru — has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ventura County, Calif., where the lake is located. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday on behalf of Rivera’s 4-year-old son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, who was in the
AMC Networks is laying off around 100 staffers, or 10% of its domestic employee base, according to a person familiar with the matter. The personnel reduction comes in the wake of a strategic evaluation that has turned the spotlight to the network’s biggest growth drivers — primarily, its streaming efforts. The announcement came by way
Taiwanese audiences have lapped up Japanese anime film “Demon Slayer – The Movie: Mugen Train” in unprecedented numbers. The film was already a mega-hit in Japan, where it has been watched by 17.5 million spectators, for a 31-day earnings total of $214 million (JPY23.3 billion) on Sunday. That makes it the fifth highest scoring film
Audiences will get to see “Wonder Woman” on Christmas Day after all. After much speculation, Warner Bros. announced that the superhero sequel will debut on the streaming service HBO Max on Dec. 25, the same day it will open in U.S. movie theaters. Internationally, where HBO Max is not available, “Wonder Woman 1984” will premiere
Fox has ordered a reboot of the musical game show “Name That Tune,” the broadcaster announced Wednesday. Jane Krakowski will serve as host of the new version of the show, with Randy Jackson set to serve as band leader. The one-hour series will premiere Jan. 6 at 9 p.m. ET. Originally created by Harry Salter,
Apple will shell out $113 million as part of a settlement negotiated with 33 U.S. states and the District of Columbia resolving allegations that the company made misrepresentations about the batteries in certain older iPhone models and software updates that throttled the devices’ performance. That’s in addition to the class-action settlement Apple agreed to earlier
For her second feature documentary, after the highly personal “Cloudy Times” (2014), Paraguayan director Arami Ullón looked to her homeland’s vast and largely unpopulated Chaco region for inspiration. What she found there surprised her: she encountered a race of people known as the Arayeo, who had been taken from their native idyll and left in
Awkwafina is joining Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris in the drama film “Swan Song” for Apple Plus. “Swan Song” is described as a genre-bending drama set in the near future that explores how far someone will go, and how much they’ll sacrifice, to make a happier life for the people they love. Awkwafina will play
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