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Madrid Audiovisual Cluster Tackles the Practical Uses of AI
The real-world application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the audiovisual industry – controversies aside – will take center stage at Madrid’s Iberseries & Platino Industria...
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Fan Bingbing’s ‘Mother Bhumi,’ Zhang Ziyi’s ‘She Has No Name’ Among Selections as Tokyo Film...
The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival will showcase a high-profile lineup headlined by two of Asia’s biggest stars: Fan Bingbing in Chong Keat Aun’s “Mother Bhumi” and...
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‘Hildur’ Creators on Adapting the Nordic Blue Crime Best-Selling Novel, as Cineflix Rights...
One of Cineflix Rights’ tentpole shows headlining its Mipcom scripted slate, “Hildur,” stands out as a unique “Nordic Blue” crime. Based on the best-selling trilogy by...
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‘Parasite’ Studio’s Pingyao Double Winner ‘The World of Love’ Locks Major Asian Distribution...
Korean film “The World of Love” has secured distribution deals across three key Asian territories following its double win at the ninth Pingyao International Film Festival in...
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Nuns, Jaibreaks, Suicides and Adult Animation Starring an Axolotl Feature Among Projects at...
A key initiative connecting filmmakers, producers and creators from Ibero-America and Europe with fiction, documentary or animated projects in late-stage development, the...
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The Mediapro Studio’s Cimarrón Sets Up Beachhead in Colombia (EXCLUSIVE)
Spain’s The Mediapro Studio has set up an office for its Cimarrón banner in Bogotá, Colombia in a bid to further expand its footprint in Latin America. The move bolsters its...
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‘Demon Slayer,’ Twice and AI Spotlighted as Sony, Netflix, Amazon, Gold House Execs Map Asia’s...
At Singapore’s All That Matters conference, senior executives from Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Amazon Music, Netflix and Gold House dissected Asia’s expanding role as a...
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Iberseries & Platino Industria Embraces Asia and Europe
Madrid-based confab Iberseries & Platino Industria, now on its fifth edition, welcomes South Korea as this year’s Country in Focus and has invited the Korea Creative Content...
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‘One Battle After Another’ Leads As ‘Hamilton’ Reissue Strikes a Chord at U.K., Ireland Box Office
Warner Bros.’ “One Battle After Another” opened at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office with £2.4 million ($3.3 million), according to Comscore. Disney’s event reissue...
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Madrid Film Office Honcho Raúl Torquemada on Filming and the Co-Pro Upswing in Spain’s Capital
From Prime Video’s hit series “Red Queen” to Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beloved” starring Javier Bardem and Diego Luna’s “A Mouthful of Ash,” Madrid has hosted this year...
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Argentina’s Twins Latin Films Boards Natalia Smirnoff’s ‘Roger on the Loose’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Argentina’s Twins Latin Films has boarded Natalia Smirnoff’s upcoming feature “Roger on the Loose” (“Roger suelto”), which is poised to shoot next year in the forests and...
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Chile’s ‘The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine’ Producers Juntos Films Ramps Up Scripted Content...
Chile’s Juntos Films has forged a strategic partnership with Bandada, the new label of former Fabula exec Daniel Castell. The move is aimed bolster its scripted content slate...
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Atresplayer Ramps up Programming With New Original Series ‘33 Days’ and Season 2 of Hit Series...
Spanish streaming plaform Atresplayer continues to ramp up its original productions, launching “33 Days” (“33 Dias”) and Season 2 of its breakout hit series: “La Ruta. Vol. 2:...
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Jessica Rothe Sci-Fi Horror ‘Affection’ Acquired by Blue Finch Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Blue Finch Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to “Affection,” a sci-fi horror feature starring Jessica Rothe and marking the directorial debut of BT Meza. The film...
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Beta Film Boards Secuoya Studios’ ‘Under a Volcano’ and ‘Road to Arcadia,’ Both Starring William...
In more big news at Madrid’s Iberseries & Platino Industria, Munich-based Beta Film has secured sales rights to Secuoya Studios’ William Levy-starrers “Under a Volcano” and...
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Colin Farrell Talks Broken Characters, Championing ‘Penguin’ Series for the Sake of Mike Marino’s...
For Colin Farrell, portraying broken characters in his latest works, “Ballad of a Small Player” and “The Penguin,” has offered a chance not only to lean into new emotional and...
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Black Metal Gets Serious Treatment in ‘Wolves’ – and Star Frontman in ‘Corpus Christi’s’ Bartosz...
Director Jonas Ulrich formed an actual black metal band for his debut feature “Wolves.” WLVS – led by actor Bartosz Bielenia, known for Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi” – ended...
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Singapore Broadcaster Mediacorp Reveals Microdrama Strategy at All That Matters
Singapore national broadcaster Mediacorp unveiled its plans to make 2025 the “year of microdramas” at the All That Matters conference, with chief customer and corporate...
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Mediawan Boards Icelandic Crime Series ‘Elma,’ Produced by Glassriver with Belgium’s Lunanime,...
Iceland’s production powerhouse Glassriver (“Black Sands,” “As Long as We Live”) has inked a major international distribution deal with Mediawan Rights for the anticipated crime...
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Henriette Steenstrup’s Feel-Good Dramedy ‘Nepobaby’ Racks Up Sales Ahead of Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)
Norwegian showrunner Henriette Steenstrup’s latest TV drama “Nepobaby” which won best screenplay and ensemble cast at April’s Canneseries, has lured a new round of buyers ahead...
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Banijay Entertainment Unveils Heavy-Hitting Mipcom Lineup Headlined by ‘Half Man’ From ‘Baby...
Banijay Entertainment looks set to present one of the biggest, most powerful and eclectic lineups of any company at this year’s Mipcom content trade fair at Cannes, headlined by...
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‘Lupin’ Creator George Kay Sets Swedish Crime Series ‘The Case’ at Netflix
“Lupin” creator George Kay has set his next project at Netflix with Swedish crime series “The Case.” Created and written by Kay, “The Case” stars Jakob Oftebro and Peter...
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AI Actress Tilly Norwood Draws Backlash From Melissa Barrera, Lukas Gage and More Hollywood Names...
The creator of AI actress Tilly Norwood has released a statement following a weekend of heated backlash over the news that talent agents were already interested in signing the...
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Gaumont USA Sets Up Projects With Kate del Castillo, Karla Souza, Mariano Cohn and Gaston Duprat...
“Narcos” producer Gaumont USA, the L.A. outpost of French Gaumont, behind “Lupin,” is developing two new titles with “La Reina del Sur” star Kate del Castillo’s L.A.-based...
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Netflix Leads International Emmy Nominations, Record-Breaking 26 Countries Across All Categories
The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 2025 International Emmy Awards on Thursday, with 64 contenders across 16 categories...
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Jia Zhangke Sets December Start for Next Contemporary Film, Unveils Distribution Slate, Talks...
Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke is set to begin production on his next feature in December, marking a shift toward contemporary storytelling after his recent trilogy spanning decades...
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Lola Young ‘OK’ After Collapsing Onstage During Performance at All Things Go Festival
British singer Lola Young posted that she is “OK” after collapsing onstage during her performance at the All Things Go festival in New York on Saturday. Young suffered an...
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Bangladesh Selects ‘A House Named Shahana’ as Oscar Entry
Bangladesh’s Oscar committee has chosen Leesa Gazi’s debut feature “Barir Naam Shahana” (“A House Named Shahana”) as its submission for the best international feature film...
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China Selects Nanjing Massacre Film ‘Dead to Rights’ as Oscar Entry
China has chosen Shen Ao’s “Dead to Rights” as its submission for the best international feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards. Written by Shen Ao, Zhang Ke, and Xu...
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Ulrich Köhler’s ‘Gavagai’ Debuts Trailer as Film Plays at Zurich Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Ulrich Köhler’s “Gavagai” has debuted its trailer with Variety ahead of the film’s screening on Sunday at the Zurich Film Festival. International sales for the film, which had...
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