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NewsFremantle unveils new CEOs for The Apartment and Wildside
Also strikes co-pro deal with former bosses Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani.
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NewsNetflix unveils 2024 India slate including Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
Features include Simarpreet Singh’s ‘Wild Wild Punjab’ and heist thriller ‘Sikandar Ka Muqaddar’.
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NewsLizzie Francke to take over from Tricia Tuttle as head of fiction at the NFTS (exclusive)
The former BFI executive will take over from Tuttle when she begins her new role as Berlinale director.
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NewsParamount Global reports surprise Q4 profit, strong streaming, but legacy declines
Paramount+ subscribers saw 4.1m net additions in the quarter to reach 67.5m.
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NewsParamount sets December holiday release for Robbie Williams biopic ‘Better Man’
Infrared’s ’Novocaine’ set for spring 2025.
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NewsProducer Dan Lin to replace Scott Stuber as Netflix head of film
Studio veteran and Rideback founder starts April 1, will report to Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria.
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NewsBerlinale funds under threat but festival co-director says closing-night speeches “not antisemitic”
”The Berlinale stands for democracy and openness. We are explicitly opposed to discrimination and all forms of hatred,” said Mariette Rissenbeek.
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NewsSF Studios acquires film rights to Sofie Lassen-Kahlke’s crime novel ‘Adam’s Heir’
Lassen-Kahlke worked as an actress in the 1990s and 2000s, before publishing her first book in 2021.
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NewsScreen Ireland opens up talent academy for VFX
Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet (CCIS) has been appointed the lead organisation to manage the establishment of the new academy.
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NewsMagnify closes multiple territories on Sundance dark comedy ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ (exclusive)
Film directed by Austria’s Daniel Hoesl And Julia Niemann.
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NewsFremantle secures global rights to Constantin’s film and series fantasy saga ‘Hagen’
The production shot at the Czech Republic’s Barrandov Studios and on location in Iceland.
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NewsAmazon denies claim it used AI to complete SXSW opener ‘Road House’
Original film’s screenwriter files copyright suit, wants to block film’s release.
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NewsEight actors join Michael Jackson biopic to portray Jackson 5
Production underway; Lionsgate, Universal Pictures International to release worldwide on April 18, 2025.
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NewsNetflix’s first exclusive SAG Awards livestream misses cut in streamer’s weekly TV charts
Ceremony ranks ninth in Canadian chart.
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NewsSignature Entertainment bolsters theatrical commitment with key hire (exclusive)
Luke Natoli joins from Elysian Film Group.
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NewsMuslim, Jewish and Arab film and TV workers in the UK report decline in mental health since October 2023
94% of respondents experienced a decline in mental health following October 7 attack.
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NewsUK’s Bectu calls for “urgent” government summit to address freelancer crisis
Bectu head Philippa Childs was writing to culture secretary Lucy Frazer
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NewsDublin world premiere ‘King Frankie’ set for UK-Ireland release (exclusive)
Wildcard Distribution has picked up Dermot Malone’s Dublin world premiere King Frankie for release in UK and Irish cinemas.
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NewsJapan extends location production incentive, backs Aamir Khan’s ‘One Day’
The country’s first official films and TV production incentive scheme was launched in 2023.
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News“Buyers came with enthusiasm”: international sellers enjoy buoyant EFM
“People had had a bit of a disappointing AFM in so many different ways, and everyone was ready.”