A remake of Benjamin Rees’ documentary “The Painter and the Thief” is in the works with Neon, who is co-developing the project with Studiocanal and Blueprint Pictures The Norwegian film follows the artist Barbora Kysilkova and her friendship with Karl Bertil-Nordland, a man who stole her artwork. Neon acquired the remake rights along with the
Month: November 2020
TikTok has announced a new agreement with Sony Music Entertainment to make songs from the world’s second-largest music company widely available across the short-form video app, it announced in a blog post Monday morning. According to the announcement, with this deal, the TikTok creator community will have access to sound clips from Sony Music’s giant
Millennial and Gen Z consumers watch less traditional television than their elders, and the pay-TV sector continues to face a seeming death by a thousand cuts with the steady sting of cord-cutting: A projected 6.6 million U.S. households are expected to have canceled pay-TV service by the end of 2020. Amid this challenging backdrop, what’s
Shirley MacLaine was only 16 years old when she left Arlington, Va., and headed for Broadway. With a lifetime of dance classes behind her — her mom enrolled her in ballet when she was 3 to help strengthen her weak ankles — she landed a summer gig as a chorus girl in “Oklahoma!” She returned
Pre-sales for “The Peasants,” the new film from Oscar-nominated “Loving Vincent” director Dorota Kobiela, have kicked off with a sale to The Jokers for distribution in France, brokered by New Europe Film Sales. Following on the success of “Loving Vincent,” which grossed more than $50 million at the global box office, “The Peasants” will be
Embattled cinema chain AMC Entertainment Holdings is raising $47.7 million in cash to stay open, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing published Monday. Shares of the company were down 3.4% to $2.28 in trading Monday. The company is set to report quarterly earnings Monday afternoon. The S3 filing, which seeks to sell $20
Jamie Granet-Bederman, a longtime producer of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” who has worked with the host for more than a decade, will take over showrunner duties for the venerable NBC late-night program, the latest change to the series’ top echelon of executives. Gavin Purcell, who has been leading the program on an interim
Breaking News Johnny Depp just suffered a gigantic miscalculation … he lost his libel lawsuit in the UK in which he tried to clear his name against allegations he abused his ex, Amber Heard, and this could have a seismic impact on his career. The A-list actor got shot down in his claim against The
Who is Lady Whistledown? That is the question at the center of the first teaser for Netflix’s “Bridgerton.” In the upcoming eight-episode hourlong drama from Shondaland, Lady Whistledown is a mysterious author of a gossip newsletter that has provided much entertainment during the recent years’ social seasons. But this time around, she is naming names.
In today’s Global Bulletin, “Moominvalley” gets a third season commission; Abacus Media Rights sells “Trickster” in the U.S.; “The Last Journey of the Vikings” to dock at various destinations; Channel 4 and Curious Films announce Caroline Flack documentary special; Talpa Entertainment hires and Jellyfish Studios promotes. ANIMATION Gutsy Animation’s global hit “Moominvalley” has been picked
Twenty years ago this month, Madonna released “Don’t Tell Me,” the second single from her triple-platinum, Grammy nominated “Music” album. The song may be less remembered today than the title track from “Music,” but it arguably holds up even better, thanks not only to its minimalist production and forlorn lyrics, but also its fresh melding
Six years ago, Sophia Loren emerged from retirement to film Jean Cocteau’s “The Human Voice” — her version of the one-act play that Tilda Swinton and Pedro Almodóvar recently adapted during lockdown, and which Anna Magnani and Ingrid Bergman had each tackled decades before. In the 25-minute project, which was directed by her son Edoardo Ponti,
Arashi, one of Japan’s longest-running and most popular supergroups, had zero public online footprint until last November: no Twitter, no Spotify, no YouTube, no Instagram, and certainly no TikTok. Online photos were not even allowed; their agency kept a tight grip on all content and required fans to sign up for an official subscription-based Japanese-language
An animated adventure involving two young Arctic terns on a epic flight between polar opposite ends of the earth featured among the pitches heard by Cartoon Springboard’s final panel on the closing day of this year’s event. Scriptwriter Eva Perez Misa’s “Trip to the Antarctic” is a 13-part, 2D animated series that aims to make
AMC Networks said profit in the third quarter fell after revenue at the company’s U.S. cable networks fell amid the effects of the coronavirus pandemic The New York-based company said it had net income of $1.17 per share, or $61.6 million, compared with $2.07 per share, or $116.9 million in the year-earlier period. The owner
Nippon TV has licensed the scripted format rights to its hit drama series “I’m Mita, Your Housekeeper” for remake by Turkey’s Medyapim and MF Yapim. The deal was announced on Monday, just days before the start of TIFFCOM, the rights market adjunct to the Tokyo International Film Festival. The show follows the exploits of a
“Buladó,” the second feature of director Eché Janga, who also penned the screenplay alongside Esther Duysker, has been selected to represent the Netherlands in the International Feature Film category of the Academy Awards. Picture Tree International will launch its international sales push at the virtual AFM. “Buladó” opened the Netherlands Film Festival in September and
Curated in coordination with the Annecy International Animation Festival and its MIFA market, Animation! at Ventana Sur will feature five productions for its 2020 Works in Progress sidebar, including its first-ever non-Latin American production. Adult animation is booming, and one figure at the forefront of the movement is Spain’s Alberto Vazquez, the mastermind behind festival
15 minutes into “Good, Better, Best,” the latest original from Spain’s Movistar Plus, soccer player Michael Robinson has hit the headlines as the subject of the second-biggest transfer fee in British soccer history, with Manchester City paying $970,000 in 1979 for the 20-year-old striker. One hour later in the doc feature, Robinson, who died of
“I don’t think that the Second Amendment is ever going to get changed,” said U.S. documentary filmmaker Todd Chandler at Ji.hlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival during an online Q&A on Sunday, admitting it’s an intense time to be addressing such questions just before the election. His film “Bulletproof” is screening at the festival. “I don’t
In an out-of-the-box move, the Cannes-backed Ventana Sur, Latin America’s biggest movie market, looks set for a game changing seven city on-site roll-out to run from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4 in Madrid, Paris, Rome, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Santiago de Chile and Colombia’s Bogotá. Launched in 2009 by the Cannes Festival and Film Market
Judge Andrew Nicol has ruled against Johnny Depp in the actor’s libel case against News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the tabloid’s executive editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article alleging he was a “wife beater.” Depp’s lawyers said it is highly likely he will appeal against the ruling. In his conclusion, the
Malaysian cinema operators have closed their doors for at least a month, following escalation of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The decision was a voluntary one announced by the Malaysian Association Of Film Exhibitors (MAFE). While the actual date of closure may vary slightly, the two largest chains Golden Screen Cinemas and TGV ceased
It’s always been about discovering the next generation of documentary filmmakers and getting them the tools and connections they’ll need at the 24th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. So it’s only fitting that the section on experimental films – another innovation that was a first, according to fest organizer Andrea Slovakova – is themed on
Stockholm-based production company Dramacorp is developing Cold War mini-series “Whiskey On The Rocks,” based on a real-life diplomatic incident. In 1981, a Soviet U-137 ‘Whiskey’-class submarine ran aground on rocks deep inside Swedish territorial waters — in the middle of a sensitive Swedish naval exercise. This breach of sovereignty led to a Cold War stand-off
An ambitious scheme to make the Mexican region of Jalisco the production capital of Latin America, a Jallywood so to speak, has launched with the introduction of a new state film law. “We want to send a clear message that with or without federal help or despite the federal government, we pledge to direct more
Fernanda Valadez’s feature debut “Identifying Features” (“Sin Señas Particulares”) has collected the 18th Morelia Int’l Film Festival’s Best Film Ojo prize as well as Audience Award and best actress plaudit for its lead, Mercedes Hernandez. In a spare and sparsely attended closing ceremony on Sunday evening, Hernandez was among only two winners who were present to
U.K./U.S. production outfit Lightbox, and U.K. sales agent and distributor Altitude, have announced “Diana,” the first theatrical release documentary about Princess Diana. The documentary is set for a summer 2022 theatrical release worldwide to mark the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death. The film, produced in association with HBO and Sky, will have its television
“Demon Slayer,” the megahit animation that has singlehandedly revived the limping Japanese box office, passed the $150 million mark on its 17th day of release, according to figures compiled by co-distributor Aniplex. Total admissions amount to 11.9 million. Overall, for the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 weekend the film made $24 million on 1 million admissions. Cumulative gross revenues
Hipgnosis Songs has acquired 42 catalogs, comprising more than 33,000 songs, from Kobalt Music Copyrights S.à.r.l. for a total consideration of $322.9 million. The catalogs were owned and sold by investors in Kobalt Capital Limited — which is distinct from the music company itself — and the songs will continue to be administered by Kobalt.