Star Wars</em> And The Strand: The Week In Pop-culture Writing

In a groundbreaking move, European powerhouse Beta Film and Grupo Globo, the biggest production force in Latin America, have inked a multi-year partnership, kicked off by development on ‘Discipline,’ from Konrad Dantas and Felipe Braga, the creative team behind “Sintonia,” Netflix’s biggest hit in Brazil.  “Discipline” marks Beta Film’s first series outside Europe, but head […]

After becoming a prime Middle East hub for Hollywood and Bollywood productions Abu Dhabi is raising its rebate on film and TV productions and is at the Mipcom TV market looking to lure more business to the United Arab Emirates capital and the surrounding area. The Abu Dhabi Film Commission has announced they are upping […]

Beta Cinema, Constantin Film, Zeitsprung Pictures and UFA Fiction have unveiled the first look photo of “The Physician II,” the sequel to the hit historical epic. The original film, released in 2013, sold to over 60 territories and became an international box-office hit. In Germany alone, the film earned $42 million at the box office, […]

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled Hungarian auteur Béla Tarr as the recipient of its lifetime achievement award for the upcoming 37th edition of the festival. Tarr, known for his distinctive cinematic style, gained international recognition with his 438-minute film “Satantango” (1994), which earned him an award at the Berlinale.

Nicholas Gyeney’s supernatural thriller “The Activated Man” will have its world theatrical premiere on Friday, Dec. 13, at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. The film will also have a weeklong theatrical run in Los Angeles, Tempe, Huntingdon, and other U. S. cities. The cast features genre veterans Tony Todd (“Candyman”), Sean Young (“Blade Runner”), […]

Since launching at the start of 2024, TF1+, the ad-supported streaming service of France’s leading commercial channel TF1, has nearly doubled its content pipeline through aggregation deals and has increased its digital advertising revenues by about 40%. The service, which is spearheaded by TF1 president and chairman Rodolphe Belmer, has recently signed partnerships with Franco-German […]