All articles by Tim Dams – Page 55
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NewsDW Akademie Film Development Fund selects 15 filmmakers from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda for grants
Recipients receive €10,000, training and mentoring.
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NewsHBO boss Casey Bloys: "We have to figure out how to make streaming profitable to keep investing in big shows"
HBO chairman and CEO talks about challenges of moving from cable to streaming model.
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News“Reduce locations in a film, episodes in a series,” says Amazon’s James Farrell on challenge of rising costs
Exec says streamer is not cutting back on number of shows being commissioned.
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NewsParamount+’s Marco Nobili emphasises importance of international projects for streamer’s growth
Exec says half of Paramount+’s growth is from international market.
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Features‘The Good Mothers’ team on bringing a “female gaze” to the Mafia
The Italian series follows three Mafia women who bring down the organisation from the inside
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NewsDirectors Juho Kuosmanen, César Díaz and Beatriz Seigner win inaugural Seriesmakers prizes
Programme is for film directors making first move into scripted TV.
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NewsStreamers are more flexible on rights, say top TV drama distributors
Banijay, All3Media, Fremantle and ZDF Studios execs discuss streamer deals, writers’ strike worries and a ‘reset’ of scripted market on Series Mania panel.
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News‘Westworld’ showrunner Lisa Joy reflects on possibility of “stressful” writers’ strike
Delivering Series Mania keynote, Joy also said AI advances had made ’Westworld’ seem like a documentary.
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News“You have to put a writer at the centre of it”: Producer Nicola Shindler on the key to her success
Shindler’s credits include ‘It’s A Sin’ and ‘Happy Valley’.
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News‘The Teacher’s Lounge’ director Ilker Çatak preps ‘Yellow Letters’ with Haut et Court, Alamode (exclusive)
Project is set to film in Germany in autumn 2023.
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NewsSaudi Arabia officially launches $234m Film Sector Financing Programme
Programme is designed to help grow the Saudi film industry
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FeaturesNetflix in Europe: the inside story of the streamer’s rise, growing pains and next steps
Since launching in Europe in 2012, Netflix has had a transformational effect on the European industry.
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Features“We’re having to focus on certain markets”: how sales agents and buyers are navigating the busy TV industry calendar
How to navigate a busy calendar of markets and festivals has become a key issue for a global TV industry looking to save time and costs.
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News‘After Work’: first trailer for CPH:DOX documentary
Erik Gandini’s film explores work in the 21st century.
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NewsFremantle on course to hit €3bn turnover target in 2025 as revenues rise 22%
Superindie’s revenues hit €2.35 billion in 2022 says parent company RTL.
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NewsIdris Elba, Mo Abudu partner on Afro-centric development slate and education initiative
Partership will develop joint film and TV development slate and offer pathways into industry for new talent
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NewsUK to reform film and high-end TV tax reliefs with only marginal rise expected
The change will come into effect from January 1 2024.
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NewsEuropean showrunner programme headed by ‘Borgen’ writer secures EU and Netflix funding (exclusive)
Internationale Filmschule Köln’s showrunner programme is headed by ’Borgen’ writer Jeppe Gjervig Gram
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FeaturesFive talking points from Oscars 2023
Oscar wins diverge away from Bafta; a good night for A24 and Netflix; and few prizes for box office hits.
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News12 Saudi, Arab and Africa projects selected for Red Sea Lodge’s 2023 development programme
Programme is held in collaboration with TorinoFilmLab.