Sony Pictures Networks India has named Disney+ Hotstar content chief Gaurav Banerjee as its new Managing Director and CEO.
He’ll replace N.P. Singh, who recently announced he was transitioning out of the role after 25 years in senior leadership positions at Sony’s Indian division. Banerjee’s hire will become effective on or before August 26, subject to regulatory approvals.
“I am deeply honoured to take on the role of MD & CEO at Spni,” said Banerjee. “Under N.P. Singh’s remarkable leadership, Spni has achieved tremendous success and innovation in the entertainment industry. I am excited to lead talented teams as we explore new frontiers in original programming, enhance our viewers’ experiences, drive our distribution footprint across India, and significantly boost our revenues. Together, we will set new benchmarks in entertainment and deliver exceptional value to our audiences and stakeholders.”
Banerjee is among India’s most experienced content execs, and...
He’ll replace N.P. Singh, who recently announced he was transitioning out of the role after 25 years in senior leadership positions at Sony’s Indian division. Banerjee’s hire will become effective on or before August 26, subject to regulatory approvals.
“I am deeply honoured to take on the role of MD & CEO at Spni,” said Banerjee. “Under N.P. Singh’s remarkable leadership, Spni has achieved tremendous success and innovation in the entertainment industry. I am excited to lead talented teams as we explore new frontiers in original programming, enhance our viewers’ experiences, drive our distribution footprint across India, and significantly boost our revenues. Together, we will set new benchmarks in entertainment and deliver exceptional value to our audiences and stakeholders.”
Banerjee is among India’s most experienced content execs, and...
- 6/24/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Good afternoon Insiders, thanks for always sticking with us. Max Goldbart here talking you through a packed week in the global entertainment world. Read on, and sign up here.
Bonjour Cannes Film Fest
Here they come: Cannes head Thierry Frémaux delivered a strong selection of titles Wednesday that will make up the festival’s 77th edition, running May 14 to 25, as the eagerly-awaited Cannes presser took place and Deadline kept you well informed. One of them we already knew – Francis Ford Coppola’s much-discussed epic Megalopolis, which Mike Fleming revealed earlier this week. Other filmmakers set for competition slots include Ali Abbasi, who brings The Apprentice, a feature pic about the early life of Donald Trump. Andrea Arnold returns with Bird, starring Barry Keoghan, and Jacques Audiard’s latest, Emilia Perez, a musical with Selena Gomez will also debut on the Croisette. Elsewhere, Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino returns with Parthenope. Poor Things...
Bonjour Cannes Film Fest
Here they come: Cannes head Thierry Frémaux delivered a strong selection of titles Wednesday that will make up the festival’s 77th edition, running May 14 to 25, as the eagerly-awaited Cannes presser took place and Deadline kept you well informed. One of them we already knew – Francis Ford Coppola’s much-discussed epic Megalopolis, which Mike Fleming revealed earlier this week. Other filmmakers set for competition slots include Ali Abbasi, who brings The Apprentice, a feature pic about the early life of Donald Trump. Andrea Arnold returns with Bird, starring Barry Keoghan, and Jacques Audiard’s latest, Emilia Perez, a musical with Selena Gomez will also debut on the Croisette. Elsewhere, Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino returns with Parthenope. Poor Things...
- 4/12/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Adapted from two short stories by Vietnamese author Nguyen Ngoc Tu, Bui Thac Chuyen's fourth movie premiered in competition in Tokyo and is now making its festival round, with the latest being Helsinki Cine Aasia.
Glorious Ashes is screening at Five Flavours
The story focuses on life in the areas around Mekong while revolving around three women living in the same small village. Hau is married to Duong, a fisherman in the delta, but their relationship is anything but ideal, since the latter is missing quite often, and even when he returns, he hardly has anything to say to his wife. The reason is widely known in the village, as Duong never hid his feelings towards Nhan, a childhood friend who lives close by and is happily married to Tam, a ceramics worker for the local cottage industry. Loan, a middle aged woman who is perceived as a ‘weird...
Glorious Ashes is screening at Five Flavours
The story focuses on life in the areas around Mekong while revolving around three women living in the same small village. Hau is married to Duong, a fisherman in the delta, but their relationship is anything but ideal, since the latter is missing quite often, and even when he returns, he hardly has anything to say to his wife. The reason is widely known in the village, as Duong never hid his feelings towards Nhan, a childhood friend who lives close by and is happily married to Tam, a ceramics worker for the local cottage industry. Loan, a middle aged woman who is perceived as a ‘weird...
- 11/22/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Israeli drama “Fauda” is returning for a fifth season, Variety can confirm.
Ilan Sigal, CEO of Israeli network Yes, revealed the news earlier this week, according to the Jerusalem Post. The newspaper reported that Sigal appeared alongside the show’s co-creator, Avi Issacharoff, at Yes’s annual “Bar Series” event to share the news.
Netflix streams “Fauda” internationally. The fourth season of the show, which was also meant to be the last, released earlier this year.
According to Israeli publication Ynet, “Fauda” was picked up for a fifth season following protracted negotiations between the network and the creators. No details have been confirmed in terms of the season’s plot or when it might air.
Issacharoff, an Israeli journalist, developed the hit series alongside the show’s star Lior Raz almost 10 years ago. It first premiered in 2015, telling the story of Doron (played by Raz), a commander in the Israeli army.
Ilan Sigal, CEO of Israeli network Yes, revealed the news earlier this week, according to the Jerusalem Post. The newspaper reported that Sigal appeared alongside the show’s co-creator, Avi Issacharoff, at Yes’s annual “Bar Series” event to share the news.
Netflix streams “Fauda” internationally. The fourth season of the show, which was also meant to be the last, released earlier this year.
According to Israeli publication Ynet, “Fauda” was picked up for a fifth season following protracted negotiations between the network and the creators. No details have been confirmed in terms of the season’s plot or when it might air.
Issacharoff, an Israeli journalist, developed the hit series alongside the show’s star Lior Raz almost 10 years ago. It first premiered in 2015, telling the story of Doron (played by Raz), a commander in the Israeli army.
- 9/8/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Adapted from two short stories by Vietnamese author Nguyen Ngoc Tu, Bui Thac Chuyen's fourth movie premiered in competition in Tokyo and is now making its festival round, with the latest being Helsinki Cine Aasia.
“Glorious Ashes” is screening at Helsinki Cine Aasia
The story focuses on life in the areas around Mekong while revolving around three women living in the same small village. Hau is married to Duong, a fisherman in the delta, but their relationship is anything but ideal, since the latter is missing quite often, and even when he returns, he hardly has anything to say to his wife. The reason is widely known in the village, as Duong never hid his feelings towards Nhan, a childhood friend who lives close by and is happily married to Tam, a ceramics worker for the local cottage industry. Loan, a middle aged woman who is perceived as a...
“Glorious Ashes” is screening at Helsinki Cine Aasia
The story focuses on life in the areas around Mekong while revolving around three women living in the same small village. Hau is married to Duong, a fisherman in the delta, but their relationship is anything but ideal, since the latter is missing quite often, and even when he returns, he hardly has anything to say to his wife. The reason is widely known in the village, as Duong never hid his feelings towards Nhan, a childhood friend who lives close by and is happily married to Tam, a ceramics worker for the local cottage industry. Loan, a middle aged woman who is perceived as a...
- 3/27/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Keshet Studios, the company behind NBC’s La Brea, is heading to Cuba for its next project.
The U.S. arm of the Israeli media conglomerate has teamed up with Queen of the South showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez to adapt Tropicana Nights: The Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub by Rosa Lowinger and Ofelia Fox.
It comes as Jurassic Park-meets-Lost drama, written by David Appelbaum and co-produced by Universal Television, is set to premiere tonight, Tuesday September 28 on NBC.
Tropicana Nights, which is in the vein of Moulin Rouge, Cabaret and Casino, tells the story of the notorious Cuban nightclub in the 1950s, when the club provided a fun, vibrant, wildly entertaining safe haven for those looking to escape the political unrest and persecution on the streets of Havana.
It centers on the love story and partnership between the club’s owners Martin and Ofelia Fox, who...
The U.S. arm of the Israeli media conglomerate has teamed up with Queen of the South showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez to adapt Tropicana Nights: The Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub by Rosa Lowinger and Ofelia Fox.
It comes as Jurassic Park-meets-Lost drama, written by David Appelbaum and co-produced by Universal Television, is set to premiere tonight, Tuesday September 28 on NBC.
Tropicana Nights, which is in the vein of Moulin Rouge, Cabaret and Casino, tells the story of the notorious Cuban nightclub in the 1950s, when the club provided a fun, vibrant, wildly entertaining safe haven for those looking to escape the political unrest and persecution on the streets of Havana.
It centers on the love story and partnership between the club’s owners Martin and Ofelia Fox, who...
- 9/28/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, Sky announces production for “Devils” season two; Keshet 12 commissions season two of “Line in the Sand”; ITV News’ Robert Moore revisits the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks in “After the Storm: America’s Enemy Within?”; famed Japanese arthouse cinema Uplink Shibuya closes its doors; Happinet Phantom Studio launches in Japan; ABC in Australia commissions surf drama “Barons”; and Komixx Entertainment Australia will produce a pilot for aboriginal drama series “Wirnitj.”
Production
Sky has confirmed that shooting for season two of its original series “Devils” has kicked off in Rome and released first-look images of leads Alessandro Borghi and Patrick Dempsey as they return to their roles in the high-stakes financial thriller.
Season two will see the regular cast, those who survived season one, joined by Li Jun Li (“Damages”), Joel de la Fuente (“The Man in the High Castle”) and Clara Rosanger (“The Rain”). It is directed...
Production
Sky has confirmed that shooting for season two of its original series “Devils” has kicked off in Rome and released first-look images of leads Alessandro Borghi and Patrick Dempsey as they return to their roles in the high-stakes financial thriller.
Season two will see the regular cast, those who survived season one, joined by Li Jun Li (“Damages”), Joel de la Fuente (“The Man in the High Castle”) and Clara Rosanger (“The Rain”). It is directed...
- 4/23/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
William Jehu Garroutte’s pilot “Dark Horse” has been picked up by ABC. Garroutte recently participated in ABC’s writing program and served as a story editor for the network’s “Stumptown.” “Dark Horse” hails from Universal Television and ABC Signature in association with Tel Aviv-based media company Keshet Studios.
“Dark Horse” follows Alex Irving, a passionate Indigenous woman on her unconventional journey into politics, wherein she reckons with her own troubled past while juggling obligations to her family, culture and to a government that has never met anybody quite like her. Garroutte, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, writes and executive produces the series. Jessica Goldberg serves as showrunner and will also executive produce.
Prior to working on “Stumptown,” Garroutte was a story editor on the upcoming Sony International series “Unknown Girl” and was a staffer on John Rogers’ “The Kingkiller Chronicles” fantasy drama adaptation with Lin-Manuel Miranda on...
“Dark Horse” follows Alex Irving, a passionate Indigenous woman on her unconventional journey into politics, wherein she reckons with her own troubled past while juggling obligations to her family, culture and to a government that has never met anybody quite like her. Garroutte, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, writes and executive produces the series. Jessica Goldberg serves as showrunner and will also executive produce.
Prior to working on “Stumptown,” Garroutte was a story editor on the upcoming Sony International series “Unknown Girl” and was a staffer on John Rogers’ “The Kingkiller Chronicles” fantasy drama adaptation with Lin-Manuel Miranda on...
- 3/9/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Yuval Yefet and Rotem Shamir, the creators of hit Israeli drama Line in the Sand, have secured their latest drama – a diamond dealing thriller for Netflix and Belgium’s Vrt.
The streamer and the Belgian public broadcaster, have ordered eight-part drama Diamonds.
Set in the world’s largest diamond district, the series follows the struggles and strife of one of Antwerp’s most influential diamond-dealing families, The Wagners. When their youngest son commits suicide, his long-estranged brother Noah returns to take charge of the family business, using methods that are anything but orthodox in a desperate bid to save himself and his family.
Produced by Keshet International and Belgian production company De Mensen, the series will be shot in Dutch, English and Yiddish. Filming is set to begin later this summer for a 2022 premiere.
Exec producers are Van Huyck, Ivy Vanhaecke, Atar Dekel, Alon Shtruzman and Avi Nir. Shamir directs.
The streamer and the Belgian public broadcaster, have ordered eight-part drama Diamonds.
Set in the world’s largest diamond district, the series follows the struggles and strife of one of Antwerp’s most influential diamond-dealing families, The Wagners. When their youngest son commits suicide, his long-estranged brother Noah returns to take charge of the family business, using methods that are anything but orthodox in a desperate bid to save himself and his family.
Produced by Keshet International and Belgian production company De Mensen, the series will be shot in Dutch, English and Yiddish. Filming is set to begin later this summer for a 2022 premiere.
Exec producers are Van Huyck, Ivy Vanhaecke, Atar Dekel, Alon Shtruzman and Avi Nir. Shamir directs.
- 2/18/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Keshet Studios, the company behind series including ABC’s The Baker and the Beauty and NBC’s The Brave, has extended its first-look deal with Universal Television.
It marks the third term for the deal between the NBCU studio and the LA-based production arm of the Israeli media giant.
As part of the deal, the two companies are developing a TV adaptation of sci-fi comedy feature Save Yourselves! The film, which premiered at Sundance last year, comes from writer-directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson.
It follows Jack, played by Search Party’s John Reynolds, and Su, played by Glow’s Sunita Mani, a hip Brooklyn couple who like many of their friends find themselves dependent on technology and unable to put down their phones. Fearing their mindless scrolling may impact their connection with each other, they seize the chance to head to an isolated cabin in the woods, vowing...
It marks the third term for the deal between the NBCU studio and the LA-based production arm of the Israeli media giant.
As part of the deal, the two companies are developing a TV adaptation of sci-fi comedy feature Save Yourselves! The film, which premiered at Sundance last year, comes from writer-directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson.
It follows Jack, played by Search Party’s John Reynolds, and Su, played by Glow’s Sunita Mani, a hip Brooklyn couple who like many of their friends find themselves dependent on technology and unable to put down their phones. Fearing their mindless scrolling may impact their connection with each other, they seize the chance to head to an isolated cabin in the woods, vowing...
- 2/2/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Keshet Studios has renewed its first-look overall deal with Universal Television.
The deal, which is the company’s third with Utv, will see the Peter Traugott-led production arm of Keshet International develop two new dramas for NBC: The A Word and Ties That Bind.
The pact marks the latest collaboration between NBCUniversal and Keshet. Broadcast network NBC recently picked up Keshet drama Labrea to series (after a pandemic-delayed pilot process). The companies previously collaborated on ABC’s The Baker and the Beauty, NBC’s Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, NBC’s The Brave and CBS’ Wisdom of the ...
The deal, which is the company’s third with Utv, will see the Peter Traugott-led production arm of Keshet International develop two new dramas for NBC: The A Word and Ties That Bind.
The pact marks the latest collaboration between NBCUniversal and Keshet. Broadcast network NBC recently picked up Keshet drama Labrea to series (after a pandemic-delayed pilot process). The companies previously collaborated on ABC’s The Baker and the Beauty, NBC’s Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, NBC’s The Brave and CBS’ Wisdom of the ...
Keshet Studios has renewed its first-look overall deal with Universal Television.
The deal, which is the company’s third with Utv, will see the Peter Traugott-led production arm of Keshet International develop two new dramas for NBC: The A Word and Ties That Bind.
The pact marks the latest collaboration between NBCUniversal and Keshet. Broadcast network NBC recently picked up Keshet drama Labrea to series (after a pandemic-delayed pilot process). The companies previously collaborated on ABC’s The Baker and the Beauty, NBC’s Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, NBC’s The Brave and CBS’ Wisdom of the ...
The deal, which is the company’s third with Utv, will see the Peter Traugott-led production arm of Keshet International develop two new dramas for NBC: The A Word and Ties That Bind.
The pact marks the latest collaboration between NBCUniversal and Keshet. Broadcast network NBC recently picked up Keshet drama Labrea to series (after a pandemic-delayed pilot process). The companies previously collaborated on ABC’s The Baker and the Beauty, NBC’s Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, NBC’s The Brave and CBS’ Wisdom of the ...
Hey, remember when they released that picture of the CGI movie Sonic the Hedgehog and it was so freakish and unnerving that animators had to work overtime to fix it? Anywho, Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to Hulu this month.
The heroic blue hedgehog who just wants to go fast is far from the only exciting new film or TV show coming to Hulu in February 2021. The library titles are unusually packed this month. In addition to Sonic, the sublimely goofy Mars Attacks!, 2020 horror film Possessor, and the first six Star Trek films all arrive on Feb. 1. Later on in the month are Antebellum (Feb. 5) and Nomadland (Feb. 19).
It’s a good thing that the library titles are strong because Hulu isn’t brining many originals of note to the table in February 2021. Into the Dark continues on its spooky mission with the Valentine-centric Tentacles dropping on Feb. 12. That will...
The heroic blue hedgehog who just wants to go fast is far from the only exciting new film or TV show coming to Hulu in February 2021. The library titles are unusually packed this month. In addition to Sonic, the sublimely goofy Mars Attacks!, 2020 horror film Possessor, and the first six Star Trek films all arrive on Feb. 1. Later on in the month are Antebellum (Feb. 5) and Nomadland (Feb. 19).
It’s a good thing that the library titles are strong because Hulu isn’t brining many originals of note to the table in February 2021. Into the Dark continues on its spooky mission with the Valentine-centric Tentacles dropping on Feb. 12. That will...
- 2/1/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Award-winning filmmaker died in Latvia, according to reports.
South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has died in Latvia aged 59 after contracting Covid-19, according to reports.
The award-winning director had travelled to the Baltic country last month and intended to buy a house near the capital, Riga, according to local media. He reportedly died this morning (December 11) from Covid-19 complications.
Kim’s death was confirmed to local outlet Delfi.lv by ArtDocFest/Riga director Vitaly Mansky and his interpreter, Daria Krutova.
The Estonian Film Institute confirmed to Screen that Kim intended to shoot a new feature in the country titled Rain, Snow,...
South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has died in Latvia aged 59 after contracting Covid-19, according to reports.
The award-winning director had travelled to the Baltic country last month and intended to buy a house near the capital, Riga, according to local media. He reportedly died this morning (December 11) from Covid-19 complications.
Kim’s death was confirmed to local outlet Delfi.lv by ArtDocFest/Riga director Vitaly Mansky and his interpreter, Daria Krutova.
The Estonian Film Institute confirmed to Screen that Kim intended to shoot a new feature in the country titled Rain, Snow,...
- 12/11/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
In today’s Global Bulletin, Starzplay takes series from Fremantle; Hoplite Entertainment sells unscripted shows to Turkey; Keshet sells a divine docu-reality show across Europe; and Sky original “Das Boot” is renewed for a third season.
U.S. cabler Starz’s international streaming service Starzplay has finalized a licensing agreement with Fremantle for several series, including acclaimed coming-of-age drama “We Are Who We Are,” by “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino; Syria war thriller “No Man’s Land”; and drama “The Attaché,” exclusively for select territories.
Eight-part series “We Are Who We Are,” an HBO-Sky co-production, is licensed in Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Switzerland.
“No Man’s Land,” an eight-part series, is produced by Masha Productions, Spiro Films, Haut et Court TV, and co-produced by Arte France and Versus Production in association with Hulu, with the support of Wallimage, Belga Films Fund and Inver Tax Shelter. It is licensed in Austria,...
U.S. cabler Starz’s international streaming service Starzplay has finalized a licensing agreement with Fremantle for several series, including acclaimed coming-of-age drama “We Are Who We Are,” by “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino; Syria war thriller “No Man’s Land”; and drama “The Attaché,” exclusively for select territories.
Eight-part series “We Are Who We Are,” an HBO-Sky co-production, is licensed in Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Switzerland.
“No Man’s Land,” an eight-part series, is produced by Masha Productions, Spiro Films, Haut et Court TV, and co-produced by Arte France and Versus Production in association with Hulu, with the support of Wallimage, Belga Films Fund and Inver Tax Shelter. It is licensed in Austria,...
- 10/27/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Yay! has got a Dusshera dhamaka lined up that no kid could have possibly imagined. Kid’s favourite channel Sony Yay! brings an unlimited dose of fun and masti to their screens with yet another exciting and fun-filled episode of Yay! Dekho.
After delighting one and all with their dinosaur and interview escapades, get ready to roll in laughter as your favourite cat Jodi Honey and Bunny set off on a fun treasure hunt with their friends. Catch the hilarious duo come to the rescue of a doctor in the exclusive movie preview of — Honey Bunny In The Treasure Hunt live only on Yay! Dekho.
With the mood and enthusiasm amongst you and your kids being at its peak, we certainly weren’t going to end the fun and excitement with just a movie. What we’ve got for your kid is a fun-filled engaging activity.
We have rounded...
After delighting one and all with their dinosaur and interview escapades, get ready to roll in laughter as your favourite cat Jodi Honey and Bunny set off on a fun treasure hunt with their friends. Catch the hilarious duo come to the rescue of a doctor in the exclusive movie preview of — Honey Bunny In The Treasure Hunt live only on Yay! Dekho.
With the mood and enthusiasm amongst you and your kids being at its peak, we certainly weren’t going to end the fun and excitement with just a movie. What we’ve got for your kid is a fun-filled engaging activity.
We have rounded...
- 10/22/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Environmental artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, known as Christo, passed away of natural causes on May 31, 2020, at his home in New York City. He was 84. Christo’s death was announced by his office on Facebook.
Along with his late wife and lifelong collaborator Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, who died in 2009, Bulgarian-born Christo created artwork transcending the bounds of painting, sculpture and architecture to create outdoor works and temporary large indoor installations.
Some of their best known work included Wrapped Coast, Little Bay in Sydney, Australia (1968–69), Valley Curtain in Colorado (1970–72), Running Fence in California (1972–76), Surrounded Islands in Miami (1980–83), The Pont Neuf Wrapped in Paris (1975–85), The Umbrellas in Japan and California (1984–91), Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin (1972–95), The Gates in New York’s Central Park (1979–2005), The Floating Piers at Italy’s Lake Iseo (2014–16), and The London Mastaba on London’s Serpentine Lake (2016–18).
“Christo lived his life to the fullest, not only dreaming up what seemed impossible but realizing it,...
Along with his late wife and lifelong collaborator Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, who died in 2009, Bulgarian-born Christo created artwork transcending the bounds of painting, sculpture and architecture to create outdoor works and temporary large indoor installations.
Some of their best known work included Wrapped Coast, Little Bay in Sydney, Australia (1968–69), Valley Curtain in Colorado (1970–72), Running Fence in California (1972–76), Surrounded Islands in Miami (1980–83), The Pont Neuf Wrapped in Paris (1975–85), The Umbrellas in Japan and California (1984–91), Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin (1972–95), The Gates in New York’s Central Park (1979–2005), The Floating Piers at Italy’s Lake Iseo (2014–16), and The London Mastaba on London’s Serpentine Lake (2016–18).
“Christo lived his life to the fullest, not only dreaming up what seemed impossible but realizing it,...
- 5/31/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Israeli broadcaster Keshet 12 is rebooting entertainment format All Together Now around 14 years after the show was last on air.
The Tedy Production game show will be rebranded under its international title, Can’t Stop The Music, and was filmed in a studio last week after Israel began lifting coronavirus restrictions. It will premiere tonight.
Hosted by Rising Star presenters Rotem Sela and Assi Azar, the show features two celebrity teams competing in a studio to win a series of musical challenges and puzzles, with viewers joining in the fun from home via video.
Hilik Sharir, Keshet 12’s vice president of programming, said: “During this difficult time,...
The Tedy Production game show will be rebranded under its international title, Can’t Stop The Music, and was filmed in a studio last week after Israel began lifting coronavirus restrictions. It will premiere tonight.
Hosted by Rising Star presenters Rotem Sela and Assi Azar, the show features two celebrity teams competing in a studio to win a series of musical challenges and puzzles, with viewers joining in the fun from home via video.
Hilik Sharir, Keshet 12’s vice president of programming, said: “During this difficult time,...
- 4/22/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Madrid — Rolling out muscular first sales on Season 5 of “The Bureau” and “Bad Banks” Season 2, Paris and Los Angeles-based Federation Entertainment is bringing onto the market a powerful new slate led by not only new seasons of “The Bureau” and “Bad Banks” but also Omri Givon’s “The Grave” as it accelerates development with the Covid-lockdown, and hones a new marketing and sales strategies for a virtual marketplace.
Major sales on “The Bureau” Season 5 include the Sundance Channel for the U.S. and U.K., Sbs (Australia), Vrt and Be TV (Belgium), Svt (Sweden), Nrk (Norway).
Germany, Italy, Spain and Russia are in advanced negotiation.
Of more major territiries, “Bad Banks” Season 2 has closed HBO Europe, Hulu U.S., Walter Presents (U.K.), and AMC Iberia, Rtl Luxembourg and Rialto for New Zealand.
The sales underscore the healthy fundamentals of the premium series business in much of the Eurozone, where...
Major sales on “The Bureau” Season 5 include the Sundance Channel for the U.S. and U.K., Sbs (Australia), Vrt and Be TV (Belgium), Svt (Sweden), Nrk (Norway).
Germany, Italy, Spain and Russia are in advanced negotiation.
Of more major territiries, “Bad Banks” Season 2 has closed HBO Europe, Hulu U.S., Walter Presents (U.K.), and AMC Iberia, Rtl Luxembourg and Rialto for New Zealand.
The sales underscore the healthy fundamentals of the premium series business in much of the Eurozone, where...
- 3/30/2020
- by John Hopewell and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Madrid — Omri Givon, one of Israel’s only true showrunners, wears his heart on his sleeve, bearing his series’ plot-drivers from the get-go.
“When Heroes Fly,” a 2018 Canneseries best series winner, begins with a battle of shocking sonic ferocity that explains the sense of brotherhood and loss, as well as trauma, sluicing the series.
An intimate, sci-fi mind-bender, “The Grave” – one of the big new Israeli series hitting this and next week’s Series Mania/MipTV virtual marketplace, kicks off with an earthquake at a nature reserve. It cuts rapidly, however, to the house of its park ranger, Yoel Russo, as he smashed the jammed door into his son’s bedroom to rescue him, furniture crashing around them.
That same earthquake opens up a shallow pit, exposing three skeletons whose DNA matches prove, beyond reasonable doubt, to be those of three people who are very much alive. The conundrum drives the eight-part series’ thriller narrative.
“When Heroes Fly,” a 2018 Canneseries best series winner, begins with a battle of shocking sonic ferocity that explains the sense of brotherhood and loss, as well as trauma, sluicing the series.
An intimate, sci-fi mind-bender, “The Grave” – one of the big new Israeli series hitting this and next week’s Series Mania/MipTV virtual marketplace, kicks off with an earthquake at a nature reserve. It cuts rapidly, however, to the house of its park ranger, Yoel Russo, as he smashed the jammed door into his son’s bedroom to rescue him, furniture crashing around them.
That same earthquake opens up a shallow pit, exposing three skeletons whose DNA matches prove, beyond reasonable doubt, to be those of three people who are very much alive. The conundrum drives the eight-part series’ thriller narrative.
- 3/26/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The series is an adaptation of 2015 Israeli title ‘False Flag’.
Uma Thurman is set to star in Suspicion, a UK thriller series remake from Apple’s UK-based production division Keshet Productions.
Apple’s creative director for Europe worldwide video Jay Hunt has ordered the series, an adaptation of 2015 Israeli title False Flag.
The high-paced thriller centres on the kidnapping of the son of a prominent Us businesswoman (Thurman), with four possibly-innocent British citizens as the prime suspects.
Black Mirror’s Georgia Campbell will also star, with The Man In The High Castle writer Rob Williams as showrunner.
Golden Globe-winning The...
Uma Thurman is set to star in Suspicion, a UK thriller series remake from Apple’s UK-based production division Keshet Productions.
Apple’s creative director for Europe worldwide video Jay Hunt has ordered the series, an adaptation of 2015 Israeli title False Flag.
The high-paced thriller centres on the kidnapping of the son of a prominent Us businesswoman (Thurman), with four possibly-innocent British citizens as the prime suspects.
Black Mirror’s Georgia Campbell will also star, with The Man In The High Castle writer Rob Williams as showrunner.
Golden Globe-winning The...
- 3/11/2020
- by 1101315¦Max Goldbart Broadcast¦0¦¬1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Distributor handled Crystal Moselle’s previous film, The Wolfpack.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Sundance Next selection Skate Kitchen, Crystal Moselle’s follow-up to her Sundance 2015 hit The Wolfpack.
The film premiered in Park City last month and paints a boisterous picture of a Long Island teenager whose life changes when she befriends a group of female skateboarders in New York. Magnolia plans a theatrical release this summer.
Rachelle Vinberg, Dede Lovelace, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell and Kabrina Adams star alongside Jaden Smith. Moselle wrote the screenplay with Aslihan Unaldi and Jen Silverman.
The Bow and Arrow Entertainment and Rt Features presentation was made in association with Pulse Films and Kotva Films.
Lizzie Nastro, Izabella Tzenkova, Julia Nottingham, Moselle, Matthew Perniciaro, Michael Sherman, and Rodrigo Teixeira produced. Executive producers are Lourenco Sant’Anna and Sophie Mas.
“Crystal Moselle has proven in impressive style that The Wolfpack was no fluke,” Magnolia president [link=nm...
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Sundance Next selection Skate Kitchen, Crystal Moselle’s follow-up to her Sundance 2015 hit The Wolfpack.
The film premiered in Park City last month and paints a boisterous picture of a Long Island teenager whose life changes when she befriends a group of female skateboarders in New York. Magnolia plans a theatrical release this summer.
Rachelle Vinberg, Dede Lovelace, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell and Kabrina Adams star alongside Jaden Smith. Moselle wrote the screenplay with Aslihan Unaldi and Jen Silverman.
The Bow and Arrow Entertainment and Rt Features presentation was made in association with Pulse Films and Kotva Films.
Lizzie Nastro, Izabella Tzenkova, Julia Nottingham, Moselle, Matthew Perniciaro, Michael Sherman, and Rodrigo Teixeira produced. Executive producers are Lourenco Sant’Anna and Sophie Mas.
“Crystal Moselle has proven in impressive style that The Wolfpack was no fluke,” Magnolia president [link=nm...
- 2/14/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Kim Ki-Duk, the greatest Korean director of his generation, brings once more his stunning artistic vision to the silver screen with his 2005 film The Bow (Korean: Hwal). As with many of his works, the film is fixated upon isolated individuals living peculiar lives, which in this case entails an old boatman that lives anchored off the coast of Korea in a fishing boat with a near-mute teenage girl who may be his captive, and is certainly fated to be his bride. The film is hard to categorize in terms of genre, but may be best expressed as a sort of “drama of an extreme”, whereby a unique, strange circumstance is given full expression over the course of the film to blossom into a story that is at once captivating and mystifying. The difficulty of categorization is only exacerbated by Kim Ki-Duk’s standard taciturn style, with a sparse script relying...
- 11/11/2012
- by JamesFWRowe
- AsianMoviePulse
Hwal (The Bow)
In The Bow, Kim Ki-duk continues the twin pursuits of his recent films: allegorical storytelling and silent movie techniques. Fans worldwide will celebrate this minimalist approach, but The Bow is unlikely to expand that fan base. He tells his story through symbols and archetypes, and for his second consecutive film his heroine remains mute. Indeed, most of the story is communicated through the looks, gestures and body language of his three main actors.
For The Bow, Kim has only one set -- the open sea and a decrepit fishing boat. And the key prop is a bow. The bow is first and foremost a formidable weapon. A crusty old man (Jeon Sung-hwan), who owns the boat and rents it out to day fishermen, uses this weapon to keep at bay the lascivious men who would love to paw at the doelike 16-year-old girl (Han Yeo-reum) who has lived with him on the boat for a decade. When the girl turns 17, the old man is planning a "wedding."
Yet the bow also is a device for shamanistic fortune telling. The old man predicts the future for clients by wrapping a cloth around the girl's wrist and having her ride in a swing. The old man uses the bow to shoot arrows that just miss the girl and land where fate determines on a faded painting of Buddha.
Finally, the bow transforms into a musical instrument. Kim's use of Gang Eun-il's haunting, beautiful fiddle instrumentals for these sequences brings to the film a soft, melodic spiritualism.
Trouble for the old man arrives when the young son (Seo Ji-seok) of a client attracts the girl. He is gentle where other men have been rough. When he leaves, he gives her his CD player as a gift. The old man gruffly throws this aside.
Suddenly, the girl sees her companion in a new light. He is no longer her protector but her jailer. Understanding his selfishness, she grows cautious and remote. He, in turn, tears calendar pages away, moving up the date for their "wedding."
This change in their relationship and the return of the young man to claim the girl and bring her back into the world sets the stage for the climatic action.
For an allegorical tale in which the cast deal must deal nearly silently with the most primal emotions, the actors playing the old man and young girl accomplish quite a lot. For all his selfishness, Jeon makes it clear that the old man's love for the girl is strong and true, a passion restrained for the proper time. And Han conveys the innocence and curiosity of a wild child who has little to guide her in human relationships.
The young man is more of a device than a character, so he often acts irrationally and ambiguously.
The climax goes on longer than it should but does contain a startlingly good way to convey a young girl's loss of innocence. And the final climax -- there are false ones -- has a strong emotional impact.
Production values are as stripped down as the drama because Kim clearly is operating on small budget.
THE BOW
Happinet Pictures/Kim Ki-duk Film
Credits:
Screenwriter-director-producer-editor: Kim Ki-duk
Executive producers: Michio Suzuki, Fumiaki Ikeda
Director of photography: Jang Seung-baek
Production designer: Kim Hyun-soo
Music: Kang Eun-il
Costumes: Kim Kyung-bin
Cast:
The Girl: Han Yeo-reum
Old Man: Jeon Sung-hwan
Young Man: Seo Ji-seok
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 88 minutes...
For The Bow, Kim has only one set -- the open sea and a decrepit fishing boat. And the key prop is a bow. The bow is first and foremost a formidable weapon. A crusty old man (Jeon Sung-hwan), who owns the boat and rents it out to day fishermen, uses this weapon to keep at bay the lascivious men who would love to paw at the doelike 16-year-old girl (Han Yeo-reum) who has lived with him on the boat for a decade. When the girl turns 17, the old man is planning a "wedding."
Yet the bow also is a device for shamanistic fortune telling. The old man predicts the future for clients by wrapping a cloth around the girl's wrist and having her ride in a swing. The old man uses the bow to shoot arrows that just miss the girl and land where fate determines on a faded painting of Buddha.
Finally, the bow transforms into a musical instrument. Kim's use of Gang Eun-il's haunting, beautiful fiddle instrumentals for these sequences brings to the film a soft, melodic spiritualism.
Trouble for the old man arrives when the young son (Seo Ji-seok) of a client attracts the girl. He is gentle where other men have been rough. When he leaves, he gives her his CD player as a gift. The old man gruffly throws this aside.
Suddenly, the girl sees her companion in a new light. He is no longer her protector but her jailer. Understanding his selfishness, she grows cautious and remote. He, in turn, tears calendar pages away, moving up the date for their "wedding."
This change in their relationship and the return of the young man to claim the girl and bring her back into the world sets the stage for the climatic action.
For an allegorical tale in which the cast deal must deal nearly silently with the most primal emotions, the actors playing the old man and young girl accomplish quite a lot. For all his selfishness, Jeon makes it clear that the old man's love for the girl is strong and true, a passion restrained for the proper time. And Han conveys the innocence and curiosity of a wild child who has little to guide her in human relationships.
The young man is more of a device than a character, so he often acts irrationally and ambiguously.
The climax goes on longer than it should but does contain a startlingly good way to convey a young girl's loss of innocence. And the final climax -- there are false ones -- has a strong emotional impact.
Production values are as stripped down as the drama because Kim clearly is operating on small budget.
THE BOW
Happinet Pictures/Kim Ki-duk Film
Credits:
Screenwriter-director-producer-editor: Kim Ki-duk
Executive producers: Michio Suzuki, Fumiaki Ikeda
Director of photography: Jang Seung-baek
Production designer: Kim Hyun-soo
Music: Kang Eun-il
Costumes: Kim Kyung-bin
Cast:
The Girl: Han Yeo-reum
Old Man: Jeon Sung-hwan
Young Man: Seo Ji-seok
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 88 minutes...
- 6/9/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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