Series Mania Bestows Raft of Awards
Series Mania Forum’s winning co-pro pitching project was announced yesterday evening. Of the 15 projects selected and pitched on the first day of the Forum, the jury selected the Ukraine/Poland war (…)
Vision TV to Premiere ‘The Rhapsody’
Canadian channel Vision TV (owned and operated by Zoomermedia) is premiering feature documentary The Rhapsody on April 3. The documentary tells composer Leo Spellman’s astonishing story of survival and artistic (…)
Bell Media Commissions Pixcom’s ‘The Ultimate Fan’
Canada’s Bell Media has commissioned indie prodco Pixcom to produce The Ultimate Fan, a variety/musical nostalgia show to be rolled out in 10 one-hour episodes this fall on Noovo and Noovo.ca. (…)
Alamo’s ‘La Bandera’ Starts Filming in Tenerife
Director Martín Cuervo and playwright Guillem Clua joined forces on Spanish feature film La Bandera. The movie is a co-production between Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales — partner of Secuoya Studios — (…)
Series Mania Forum Kicks Off
Series Mania Forum, the industry segment of the Series Mania Festival (March 17-24), kicked off today in Lille, France. The Forum focuses on developing drama programs for television, offering buyers (…)
Icelandic Political Drama ‘The Minister’ Returns for S2
Icelandic prodco Sagafilm and Cineflix Rights have announced the second season of political drama The Minister. The 8 x 60’ series has been commissioned by Iceland’s RUV together with Denmark’s DR, (…)
Casta Diva Cooks Up Original Formats
Italy-based Casta Diva (the production arm of Casta Diva Group) is the prodco behind Casa Carrara — Dolci in famiglia (Carrara House – Desserts with the Family), which debuted on (…)
GMA at NYF New York Festivals TV & Film
GMA Network will represent the Philippines at the 2023 New York Festivals TV & Film (NYF) Awards with nine entries.
In addition to GMA Network’s historical fantasy series Maria Clara at Ibarra, which (…)
Content LA Announces Additional Speakers
Content LA has announced additional ten speakers to join the line-up for its May 18-19 event, taking place at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel in Los Angeles, alongside L.A. Screenings (…)
Commisso: From ‘VideoAge’ Cover to CBS Star
On Sunday, March 19, 2023, the U.S. TV network CBS featured in its weekly primetime 60 Minutes program, Italian-American cable TV leader Rocco Commisso, who was the main VideoAge‘s front cover topic (…)