New novel from ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author goes to Sony, SK Global
Kevin Kwan’s Sex And Vanity gets big screen deal a week after publication.
Karlovy Vary 2020 reveals industry programme winners
Father-daughter drama ‘Wild Roots’ won the top prize at the Eastern Promises industry showcase.
Sky’s major UK film and TV studio at Elstree gets the green light
It will host film productions from Sky Studios, Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Working Title.
‘And Then We Danced’ director Levan Akin reveals details for new film ‘Passage’ (exclusive)
Project will be partially shot in Turkey, with production to start in September 2021.
Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Strasbourg 1518’ to debut on BBC
Dance film part of a BBC initiative to bring the arts into homes during lockdown.
UK’s new Dagenham Studios gets the green light
The decision comes after the project’s original backer pulled out citing Brexit concerns.
England relaxes quarantine rules for film and high-end TV productions
UK culture secretary spoke to Tom Cruise about how exemption will allow production to resume on Mission: Impossible.
Marseille’s FIDLab kicks off virtual edition showcasing 15 projects, Greek focus
FIDLab nutures the work of innovative, often hybrid projects
Woody Harrelson returns to filming in Sweden: “I feel safe, I don’t fear the reaper”
Production has restarted on Ruben Östlund’s ‘Triangle Of Sadness’.
Jonas Åkerlund to direct Brian Epstein biopic ‘Midas Man’
Mister Smith Entertainment to handle worldwide sales on ‘Midas Man’.
UK’s Anton partners with former BBC exec on high-end drama financier Beiboot
The company will focus on European-produced premium TV content.
Erik Poppe’s ‘The Emigrants’ casts its two leads
SF Studios’ period epic set to begin production in September.
Pedro Almodóvar writes new film for Penélope Cruz during lockdown
The story focuses on “the life of two women who give birth on the same day and have parallel lives”.
EU travel expansion to 15 countries raises international production restart hopes
Hungary is set to welcome back Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ in August.
Cate Blanchett signs first-look deal with ‘1917’ producer
Coco Francini joins Dirty Films as partner.
Palestinian Nasser brothers and late documentarian Dalila Ennadre secure Doha funding
Doha Film Institute (DFI) supports 39 projects in spring 2020 funding round.
Spain’s “tremendous versatility” can suit the new normal, say production specialists
Spain now open to international productions from most territories, with a new 30% incentive.
UK screenwriter Tim Loane joins Alice Guy series ‘The Girl In The Picture’
Show will capture life of female cinema pioneer who created one of the first US studios.
5a7, One Two team for Sarah Arnold’s ‘Wild Encounters’ (exclusive)
Project awarded “White Mirror Award” at the 2019 Torino Script Lab.
Screen sector vital to global economic recovery from impact of Covid-19, says report
The far-reaching study was undertaken by Olsberg SPI.
