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Indian producer, Excel Entertainment co-founder Ritesh Sidhwani, is preparing for the global rollout of “Superboys of Malegaon,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and screened at the BFI London Film Festival. The film is an Amazon MGM Studios, Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby production. Directed by Reema Kagti, it tells the story of […]

Petersen Vargas’ latest feature “Some Nights I Feel Like Walking” has released a trailer ahead of its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival this November. The film follows a group of young street hustlers navigating Manila’s nocturnal underbelly as they embark on a journey to fulfill their friend’s dying wish.

As Spanish TV production stands strong, largely resisting the cut-back in commissions suffered in most of the world, few higher profile new series will be brought to market at Mipcom than Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The New Years” (“Los años nuevos”).  A Movistar Plus+ Original, produced with Caballo Films (“La Ruta,” “The Wailing”), the fast-rising Sorogoyen co-founded […]

FX was named the North American and the global marketing team of the year at the Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ inaugural GEMA Awards event on Thursday. The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences is the org formerly known as Promax that relaunched in February, expanding from TV to include verticals devoted […]

Academy Award-winning producer Guneet Monga Kapoor and Achin Jain of Sikhya Entertainment have signed on as executive producers for “The Fable,” directed by Raam Reddy. The film is set to make its Indian debut at the upcoming MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. The film stars Manoj Bajpayee as Dev, alongside Priyanka Bose, Deepak Dobriyal, and Tillotama […]

Vice President Kamala Harris wasn’t able to attend Thursday night’s Al Smith benefit dinner in New York, sending a video instead, while Donald Trump attended in person. Named after the first Catholic presidential candidate, the benefit dinner, hosted this year by Jim Gaffigan, is a longtime stop on the campaign circuit where candidates typically roast […]