Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the 25th Hong Kong International Film and TV Market | Online (FILMART Online) opened today, 15 March and continues through 18 March, bringing together nearly 7,000 industry participants, including representatives of more than 670 exhibitors, from 81 countries and regions. The event will see the release and promotion of over 2,000 film and television productions to potential buyers from around the world. Industry players from across … [Read more...] about 25th FILMART opens today as online event, global film and TV industry explores opportunities
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ITV commissions crime thriller ‘The Tower’ produced by Windhover Films and Mammoth Screen
Acclaimed screenwriter and executive producer, Patrick Harbinson (Homeland, Fearless, 24, ER) is to adapt Kate London’s first novel for ITV. The Tower is based on Post Mortem, the first in Kate London’s Metropolitan series of novels featuring Sergeant Sarah Collins and rookie Lizzie Griffiths. Harbinson will executive produce alongside Mammoth Screen’s founder and CEO Damien Timmer (The Serpent, Endeavour) and Karen Thrussell (Poldark, And Then There Were None). The Tower has been commissioned … [Read more...] about ITV commissions crime thriller ‘The Tower’ produced by Windhover Films and Mammoth Screen
Games Workshop appoints former Hasbro Studios executive to a newly-created role as it renews focus on its content strategy
Games Workshop Group PLC, the hugely successful hobby, publishing, video games and retail business, has appointed former Turner Broadcasting and Hasbro Studios executive Finn Arnesen as its first head of entertainment development. Reporting into Jon Gillard, Games Workshop’s EVP of global licensing, Arnesen is tasked with mining the extensive and multi-faceted Warhammer universe – home to thousands of novels and short stories, featuring a diverse range of engaging and extremely popular … [Read more...] about Games Workshop appoints former Hasbro Studios executive to a newly-created role as it renews focus on its content strategy
Nippon TV to produce and globally distribute the all-new concert ‘Joe Hisaishi & World Dream Orchestra 2021’
Nippon TV, Japan's leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced that it will be producing and globally distributing Joe Hisaishi & World Dream Orchestra 2021 concert to be held in Japan on April 27th, 2021 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater. The 90-minute concert is a long-awaited return for his fans not only in Japan but globally as he is known the world over. As a part of this musical extravaganza, which will be available from Nippon TV, they will perform the popular symphonic … [Read more...] about Nippon TV to produce and globally distribute the all-new concert ‘Joe Hisaishi & World Dream Orchestra 2021’
BBC Global News and Corteva Agriscience renew content partnership
BBC Global News and Corteva Agriscience have renewed their successful commercial content partnership with a second series of the multi-platform BBC editorial series Follow the Food. Corteva Agriscience is the exclusive sponsor of “Follow the Food”, an eight-part series on BBC World News and BBC.com, which explores how novel ideas and technologies help to secure and sustain the world’s agricultural food production, capturing insight from the world’s most renowned leaders in the agricultural … [Read more...] about BBC Global News and Corteva Agriscience renew content partnership
Colors Tamil brings world television premiere of horror hit ‘Aval’
Grab a tub of popcorn and gear up for a spook feast as Colors Tamil, the youngest Tamil GEC, is all set to bring to you the critically-acclaimed horror film Avalat 4:00 p.m on 14th March 2021. With Nippon Paint as the Special Partner, Aval is the perfect Sunday movie to watch with your family. Directed by Milind Rau, Aval boasts of a star-studded cast featuring heartthrob Siddharth and gorgeous Andrea Jeremiah. Having won accolades for its terrific cinematography and spine-chilling music … [Read more...] about Colors Tamil brings world television premiere of horror hit ‘Aval’