International

There was lively discussion on the state of the film and TV industry during a panel at the Winston Baker UK Summit today which included Dan Steinman, Co-President and COO of 30WEST; Solstice Studios President & CEO Mark Gill; See-Saw Films COO Simon Gillis and Twickenham Studios Managing Director Cara Sheppard. Among…

The oddest of awards seasons has another date set. The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild said today that its eighth annual MUAHS Awards ceremony will be a virtual affair on Saturday, April 3. Nominations will be read on Thursday, February 18. See the full timeline below. Julie Socash, President of IATSE Local 706…

EXCLUSIVE: Bron Studios’ TV Group said Thursday that it has hired Samantha Thomas as EVP and Emma Fleischer as creative producer, as the division continues to ramp up its slate. Thomas will oversee creative for Bron’s active slate of productions from development through post, while Fleischer will work directly on…

At the center of Thomas Vinterberg's new film Another Round lies one of the eternal questions—does alcohol help open up the mind to stimulate or even liberate the imagination in helpful ways that might not have occurred otherwise, or is it, at the end of the day, a harmful depressant and mind-decayer, as well as a…

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo (Harriet) is to star in and produce a film based on the remarkable life of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a 19th century African princess “gifted” to Queen Victoria after she was orphaned and enslaved by a West African king. Erivo produces with her Edith's Daughter partner Solome…

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery’s female-skewing UK network Quest Red has commissioned Spun Gold to make a plus-sized vacation format that has more than a faint echo of ITV’s The 18-30 Stone Holiday. Spun Gold made The 18-30 Stone Holiday documentary for ITV in 2017, sending a group of Brits to a specialist plus-sized resort in…

UK Financier Great Point Launches Insurance Scheme UK financier Great Point is partnering with Oxford Risk Management Group to provide Covid-19 coverage, and with Reel Media to supply the underlying production insurance, to the film and television projects in which they invest. Great Point says it has the capacity to…

France's Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema has confirmed a March 12, 2021 date for its César Awards, the local equivalent to the Oscars. While the ceremony will be broadcast live on Canal Plus, it is as-yet unclear if the proceedings will be held with an audience or in a virtual configuration. A rep for the…

Netflix has greenlit a five-part Swedish-language series on Stig Engström, the man who was named as the probable murderer of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme. The Unlikely Murderer is made by Swedish producer FLX — which is behind Netflix series Quicksand and Love & Anarchy — and stars Robert Gustafsson as…

Discovery and Liberty Global-owned super-producer All3Media has acquired Silverback Films, the producer behind Netflix’s epic David Attenborough natural history series Our Planet. All3Media has taken control of Silverback for an undisclosed fee after the independent natural history specialist was first launched by…

EXCLUSIVE: Charlotte Lewis has been promoted to head of comedy at Objective Fiction, the All3Media-owned production outfit behind shows including Netflix/Channel 4 co-production Feel Good. Lewis first joined Objective in 2013 and during her seven years with the company, she has developed and produced all three seasons…

ViacomCBS International Studios is developing a series on Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga and has attached Testament Of Youth director James Kent to helm and Pan's Labyrinth producer Frida Torresblanco to executive produce. Written by Rebecca Pollock and Kas Graham, the project — which is slated to shoot…