By John Hopewell and Emilio Mayorga
BERLIN — Creating one of the biggest independent creation-production TV hubs in the Spanish-speaking markets which is aimed at making contents for the whole world, Spain's Mediapro, a "The Young…
By Elsa Keslassy
BERLIN– Nowave, the SVOD service specializing in arthouse world cinema, has closed a library deal with French distribution company Wild Side, the Wild Bunch-owned video distribution company. Nowave…
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By John Hopewell
BERLIN — Madrid-based Latido Films, Oscar-winning Tornasol Films and Woody Allen producer Atresmedia Cine are re-teaming on Rodrigo Sorogoyen's "El Reino," starring Antonio de la Torre. All five…
By Martin Dale
50-year old female helmer Teresa Villaverde is one of Portugal's best-known directors, whose recent films, produced at four-to-five year intervals, have premiered in either Berlin or Cannes. "Colo"…
By Emilio Mayorga
BERLIN–Barcelona-based Rodar y Rodar — the prestige producer of successful psychological thrillers such as "The Orphanage" and "Julia's Eyes"– will produce "The Photographer of Mauthausen," the…
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By Patrick Frater
Leading Chinese studio Huayi Brothers Media is shifting its production strategy as a result of last year's sharp slowdown in the theatrical box office. It will deliver upwards of four massive, local…
By Alex Stedman
And the theme of “American Horror Story” Season 7 is… politics? The show’s producer, Ryan Murphy, revealed on Wednesday night that the next installment of FX’s horror anthology will zero in on the…
By Gene Maddaus
A few years ago Ticketmaster, the dominant player in concert ticket sales, faced a threat from a handful of startup companies. One of them was CrowdSurge, which focused on allowing artists and bands…
By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Cynthia Littleton
Edgar Ramirez and Darren Criss are the first stars to officially sign onto Ryan Murphy’s “Versace: American Crime Story,” Variety has learned. “Versace” will mark the third installment of FX’s…
By Ted Johnson
A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that NBC’s “Timeless” is a ripoff of a Spanish TV time travel series. U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson, in a ruling issued on Wednesday, denied…
By Dave McNary
Paramount Pictures has hired Jared Leto to direct the police thriller “77,” in what will be the actor’s feature directorial debut. Leto previously helmed the documentary “Artifact,” which won an…