Spain’s Funicular teams with Peru’s AV Films, Argentina’s Coruya on ‘The Sugar Girl’ (exclusive)
Projects details emerge at Ventana Sur market in Buenos Aires.
Vox Cinemas unveils debut slate of Arabic films as part of Middle East production push
Slate includes sequel to hit Saudi comedy ‘Masameer’.
Production underway in Dominican Republic on ‘Beautiful Wedding’, Voltage handling sales
Dylan Sprouse, Virginia Gardner among cast.
Les Arcs unveils 2022 Work in Progress selection heavy on female-directed titles
Cannes’ Critics Week winner Laura Ferrés’ debut feature The Permanent Picture is among the projects.
Amrou Al-Kadhi’s queer love story ‘Layla’ wraps UK shoot for Film4, BFI; first-look revealed (exclusive)
The film is described as a contemporary Romeo & Juliet story, set in London’s LGBTQ+ community.
BBC Studios acquires minority stake in Andrew Eaton and Tracey Scoffield’s Turbine Studios
Production company’s credits include Steve McQueen’s Small Axe and Netflix’s The Edge of War.
Studiocanal partners with Frank Miller for series adaptation of comic book ‘Corto Maltese’
Miller will create, write and executive producer the project.
Four projects share top prizes at TorinoFilmLab’s co-production market
€315,000 in prizes awarded at TFL Meeting Event.
Screen Scotland appoints new head of Screen Commission
The incoming head takes over from Brodie Pringle.
Global Screen boards Swiss WW1 espionage thriller series ‘Davos’; Dominique Devenport to star (exclusive)
The high-end drama has been showcased at pitching events from Berlin to Turin.
Germany’s Heimathafen outfit boards English-language genre project ‘The True Story Of Earth And Sky’ (exclusive)
The project is being presented at the 2022 European Genre Forum in Tallinn.
Newen Connect bolsters English-language activity with new head of acquisitions
Newen Connect is the distribution arm of TF1-owned Newen Studios.
Netflix officially launches five more stages at Madrid production hub
Launch event attended by leading Spanish talent and government ministers.
California’s film & TV production spend, employment grows under tax credit programme
Direct in-state spending by tax credit projects grew by $200m to $2.3bn during fiscal 2021-22.
Hot Lithuanian comedy ’Tasty’ wraps in Vilnius (exclusive)
Egle Vertelytė’s culinary comedy won the Screen International Best Pitch Award at the 2020 Baltic Event co-production market.
‘Succession’ star Brian Cox joins Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer comedy ‘The Glove’
StudioPOW to shoot comedy in the UK in spring 2023.
Singapore’s Clover Films, J Team form HiJack Pictures for Chinese projects (exclusive)
Lim Teck and Jack Neo to serve as co-CEOs.
Akhtem Seitablaev’s ‘Hell Is Empty All The Demons Are Here’ set for Ukraine shoot (exclusive)
Production is to commence in Ukraine in February 2023.
Amjad Al Rasheed’s ‘Inshallah A Boy’ among Cairo Film Connection winners
The dark comedy won two $10,000 prizes.
Hirokazu Kore-eda to return with ‘Monster’ as Gaga sets 2023 release
Mystery feature to be jointly distributed by Gaga and Toho.
