Screen Australia congratulates the producers and creative teams of Australian films The Dressmaker and The Daughter, which have both been selected overnight for the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The Dressmaker will have its world premiere in the red carpet Gala Presentations section, and The Daughter will have its North American premiere in the Special Presentations section. Other Australian talent including Wayne Blair, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts and Joel Edgerton will … [Read more...] about Australian talent dominates
Tradeshows
STARZ brings original series to MIPCOM
Beverly Hills – Starz executives Gene George, EVP of Worldwide Distribution and Mara Winokur, SVP of Starz Digital jointly announced that the upcoming STARZ Original anthology series, The Girlfriend Experience, starring Riley Keough (Mad Max: Fury Road, Magic Mike, The Runaways), from Academy Award® and Emmy® Award-winning executive producer Steven Soderbergh, will be premiered at MIPCOM, 5-8 October in Cannes, France. Keough will be at MIPCOM to support a private, … [Read more...] about STARZ brings original series to MIPCOM
Mark Gordon to keynote at MIPCOM
Paris – MIPCOM announced that Mark Gordon, the award-winning television and feature film producer with more than 100 projects to his credit, will take the MIPCOM stage on 6 October. Held in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festival, Mark Gordon’s keynote is part of the MIPCOM 2015 "A New Creative Excellence" conference programme. In addition to developing and producing high quality content for global distribution, The Mark Gordon Company is also an active financier of … [Read more...] about Mark Gordon to keynote at MIPCOM
Asian Animation Summit heads to Korea
Toronto – This year’s fourth-annual Asian Animation Summit, generously hosted by KOCCA, will take place on Jeju Island in South Korea from December 7 to 9. The event’s venue is The Shilla Jeju, a five-star oceanfront hotel located just south of Hallasan Mountain, a dormant volcano that defines the island’s stunning landscape. An initiative of KOCCA (Korea), MDeC (Malaysia) and SIPA/DITP (Thailand), AAS 2015 is owned and produced by Kidscreen, and supported by Screen … [Read more...] about Asian Animation Summit heads to Korea
ATF and ScreenSingapore returns in 2015
Singapore – Asia’s television and film event, the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) and ScreenSingapore (SS) will return once again this 1 - 4 December. Hosted at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, the must-attend event for the Asian entertainment content industry will bring together international industry players from the TV and film industry to buy, sell, finance, distribute and co-produce across platforms. With last year’s edition showcasing over 71 speakers and 658 … [Read more...] about ATF and ScreenSingapore returns in 2015
MTV reveals first wave of performers
Kuala Lumpur/ Singapore – MTV has revealed its first wave of performers with Korea’s favourite K-pop idol female group, Apink and hottest Japanese band, SEKAI NO OWARI to perform for the first time at MTV World Stage Malaysia, which is set to take place at Surf Beach, Sunway Lagoon on 12 September. Recorded live for global telecast, the one-night only outdoor event is one of the biggest Southeast Asia music nights of the year, which brings multi-genre talents onto a single stage. … [Read more...] about MTV reveals first wave of performers
