Cosmo Film Enters Production On ‘Greyzone’
Cosmo Film begins filming the new international thriller-drama Greyzone today. The 10-episode TV series, created by Oskar Söderlund and Morten Dragsted, will be filmed in Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Frankfurt from June 2017 (…)
Screen Flanders Invests In Seven New Productions
The Screen Flanders economic fund invested 1.4 million EUR in seven productions. The projects to receive support are: the second season of The Team, an international crime series; Redbad, a historical saga directed (…)
Brown Bag Begins Production For ‘Angela’s Christmas’
Brown Bag Films, a subsidiary of 9 Story Media Group, has started production on Angela’s Christmas. The half-hour animated holiday special is based on Frank McCourt’s children’s book inspired by (…)
Up The Ladder: A+E Networks, Nippon TV
A+E Networks hired John Flanagan as general manager for The History Channel Japan Corp. (THCJ). Prior to joining THCJ, Flanagan served as president and representative director at Blackhawk Network Japan (…)
BidSlate Licenses ‘Saving Banksy’ To Germany And Asia
BidSlate closed licensing deals with international distributors Little Brother Films and UA Cinemas Circuit for the art documentary Saving Banksy. Germany’s Little Brother Films has acquired the theatrical, home entertainment, VOD (…)
Royal TV Society Cambridge Convention Offers ‘A World of Opportunity’
The Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention takes place this year from September 13-15, 2017. This year’s theme is ‘A World of Opportunity,’ which intends to explore how the U.K.’s TV industry (…)
MTV Lebanon Commissions ‘Rivals-in-Law’
MTV Lebanon commissioned Global Agency for the cooking format Rivals-in-Law. Each episode puts a wife and mother-in-law in competition to find out which of the two is the better cook. A celebrity (…)
ZIFF Reveals Film School Official Selection
The Zanzibar International Film Festival, held from July 8-16, revealed the titles selected for the new Film School Competition. A total of 18 films were chosen and will be screened (…)
All3Media Int’l Closes Major Package Deals With China
All3Media International has closed two package deals with broadcasters in China for content that totals over 400 hours. Wings Media, of Shanghai Media Group, acquired 16 titles for its Shanghai (…)
Up The Ladder: TV France International, Univision
Hervé Michel was re-elected to serve a second term as president of TV France International. The decision was made during the company’s AGO, held on June 9 in Paris. TV (…)