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‘Fire Of Wind:’ Locarno & NYFF Title From Marta Mateus Lands North American Distribution Via Cinema Guild
EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Guild has picked up North American distribution rights to Fire Of Wind, the latest feature from Portuguese filmmaker Marta Mateus.  Fire Of Wind debuted at last year’s...
YouTube Rules Out Return To Originals Despite TV Set Viewing Boom: “We Have No Interest Whatsoever In Producing Our Own Content” — MIP London
YouTube has point-blank ruled out a return to original production, even as consumption of the site explodes on TV sets. During a keynote interview at MIP London today at...
Gavin Newsom To Launch New Podcast That Will Include Personalities On the Left And Right
California Governor Gavin Newsom said that he is launching a new podcast, This Is Gavin Newsom, promising that it will be “anything but the ordinary politician podcast.” Produced by...
Max Scraps Plans To Charge More For Sports Tier
Warner Bros. Discovery’s streamer Max said today its ports and news content within the streaming platform will remain a feature at no additional cost to standard and premium tier...
Film Movement Acquires U.S. Rights To Adam McKay & Alan Cumming EPd Philippines Land Grab Docudrama ‘Asog’
Film Movement has acquired U.S. rights to Seán Devlin’s docudrama Asog exposing a land grab by developers on the Philippines’ picturesque Sicogan Island in the wake of a devastating...
‘Conclave’ Star Isabella Rossellini Boards Wallis Simpson Biopic ‘The Bitter End’
Oscar-nominated Conclave star Isabella Rossellini has boarded the upcoming Wallis Simpson biopic. Rossellini will play Suzanne Blum in John Gore Studios‘ The Bitter End [working title] opposite Joan Collins,...
BBC Studios & Orient International Making 3D Giant Screen Version Of Natural History Series ‘Asia’
BBC Studios and China’s Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trade Co. are planning to supersize natural history. They have struck a co-production and co-distribution deal to create Asia: Wildlife at...
ITV Studios Creates French Label With Tetra Media Fiction’s Lea Gabrie
ITV Studios has added another French scripted label to its ranks. L/Intruse will sit within Tetra Media Studio, the French production subsidiary of UK network ITV’s production and sales...
Vice Inks Distribution Deal With ITV Studios 
Vice Studios has signed a distribution deal with ITV Studios.  Announced this morning, the deal will see ITV Studios add what was described as nearly 2,000 hours of Vice...
‘Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson’ To Premiere On Real Stories YouTube Channel In U.S.
EXCLUSIVE: Leaving Neverland 2, the followup to the explosive Emmy-winning Michael Jackson documentary, is set to premiere on YouTube in the U.S. and Canada. Little Dot Studios, the All3Media-owned...
James Gandolfini’s Son On Potential ‘Sopranos’ Prequel Series & Reprising Tony Soprano Role
Michael Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, is opening up about reprising the Tony Soprano role in a potential Sopranos prequel series. In a new interview, Michael...
Oscar Nominees 2025: The Class Photo
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored its 2025 Oscar nominees Tuesday night with a dinner at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. The...