Kathy Griffin Receives Palm Springs Comedian of the Year Award
The Palm Springs International Comedy Festival (PSICF) announced Kathy Griffin as the Comedian of the Year for its first annual event.
The festival will include a red carpet, dinner (…)
Brain Power Signs On Eugenio Perez For ‘Beatrix and Peter’
Brain Power Studio has brought on Eugenio Perez as a co-production partner for Beatrix and Peter.
With past credits including Stan and Ollie and Wild Rose, Perez will serve as executive producer (…)
Televisa Picks Up ‘The Fashion Hero’
The production company Beauty World Search announced a raft of international sales for The Fashion Hero.
Televisa acquired the Brooke Hogan-fronted series for all territories across Latin America, excluding Brazil. (…)
Bomanbridge Sells ‘Oddbods’ Across Asia
Bomanbridge Media secured several sales deals for Oddbods with broadcasters across Asia.
New broadcasters include YoYo in Taiwan, PCCW in Hong Kong, Mediacorp in Singapore, RCTI in Indonesia, Canal+ in (…)
‘Frenemies’ and ‘Fear’ Show ‘The Big Picture’
This is a year of exposés — of Madison Ave (with Frenemies), of Hollywood (with The Big Picture), and of Washington D.C. (with Fear).
Madison Avenue was exposed by Ken Auletta, (…)
Venice Film Festival Winners
The winners of the official competition Venezia 75 at the Venice Film Festival were announced this past weekend.
The Golden Lion for Best Film went to Alfonso Cuarón-directed Roma. Yorgos (…)
Magnolia Pictures Acquires ‘Divide And Conquer’
Magnolia Pictures secured the North American rights to Divide And Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes.
Produced by director Alexis Bloom with Will Cohen of Jigsaw Productions, the feature (…)
Gusto TV To Launch On XUMO
Gusto Worldwide Media announced the launch plans for Gusto TV on the U.S. OTT service XUMO.
Gusto TV will have a dedicated channel on the free service where (…)
MIPCOM Names China As 2018 Country Of Honor
MIPCOM announced China as the market’s 2018 Country of Honor.
The Cannes entertainment market will feature Country of Honor programming, which will include showcases of the latest Chinese (…)
