SAFF Project Market Reveals Selection Panel
The Southeast Asian Film Financing (SAFF) Project Market announced the 2019 selection panel line-up.
This year the board consists of Carlene Tan, senior manager of Animation Development at The (…)
LGI Media Secures Pre-Sales For ‘Spiky Gold Hunters’
LGI Media, formerly Looking Glass International, inked pre-sales agreements for Spiky Gold Hunters.
Commissioned by TV New Zealand, the factual entertainment series has been picked up by A+E Networks (…)
NBC Universo Picks Up ‘Crude’ From Sabbatical Entertainment
Sabbatical Entertainment announced that its extreme reality series Crude has been acquired by NBC Universo.
Co-produced in conjunction with the Raishbrook brothers’ RMG News, Crude showcases high-quality footage of (…)
Prix Italia Goes To Ancient Rome For Diversity
This September 23-28, Prix Italia will finally return to Rome following a 26-year absence. Last year, the itinerant Prix — which is sponsored by RAI, Italy’s state broadcast organization — (…)
Joaquin Phoenix To Be Honored At TIFF Tribute Gala
TIFF will honor actor Joaquin Phoenix with one of the TIFF Tribute Actor Awards at the TIFF Tribute Gala this year.
Phoenix has starred in leading roles for (…)
German Drama ‘Dark Woods’ Enters Production
Production has begun on the new German drama series Dark Woods (Das Geheimnis des Totenwaldes).
Produced by ConradFilm and Bavaria Fiction on behalf of NDR and ARD Degeto for Das Erste, (…)
Tribeca TV Fest Returns In September
The third edition of the Tribeca TV Festival will take place from September 12-15, 2019, in New York City.
The event’s programming will showcase the 25th anniversary celebration of Friends with (…)
French Broadcasters Approved To Proceed With Salto Launch
France Télévisions, TF1, and M6 will move forward with operations on the joint venture Salto.
The French audiovisual regular CSA issued its (…)
Up The Ladder: Power Entertainment
Power Entertainment brought on Steve Turney for the role of senior vice president, Sales & Acquisitions.
Turney formerly served as vice president of Sales at Power, from 2011 (…)
WildBrain To Develop ‘Moominvalley’ YouTube Strategy
Gutsy Animations appointed WildBrain to develop a global YouTube strategy for its new animated adaptation Moominvalley.
The new CGI-animated series brings together the characters from Tove Jansson’s beloved stories about (…)
