Although the first scenes have yet to be shot in Quebec, About Anthony is already attracting international interest—starting in France. French production and distribution giant Gaumont has acquired the format for the series About Anthony, a comedy-drama written by Cathleen Rouleau, scripted by Benoît Pelletier and currently being developed by ComediHa! in collaboration with Quebecor Content. The original Quebec version of About Anthony will be directed by Podz(Lupin, Vikings, Cardinal, Mafia … [Read more...] about Gaumont acquires adaptation rights for ‘About Anthony’, a new series from ComediHa!, in collaboration with Quebecor Content
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Media Ranch signs multiple Asian format deals
Sophie Ferron, President and Founder of award-winning format production and distribution company Media Ranch, announces multiple format deals with Asia-based companies including South Korea’s Something Special and FormatEast (an SBS subsidiary), and Japan’s TV Asahi via US-based Small World IFT. Korea’s Something Special, which is founded and run by Jin Woo Hwang and InSoon Kim,has signed on to distribute Media Ranch’s Don’t Laugh in Asia. With this new deal, Media Ranch and Something Special … [Read more...] about Media Ranch signs multiple Asian format deals
8,000 talents join FILMART Online and EntertainmentPulse
Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), FILMART Online and the first edition of EntertainmentPulse both received an enthusiastic response. The four-day virtual events brought together around 8,000 industry talents from 81 countries and regions. 749 exhibitors showcased over 2,400 new film and TV productions at the event, the majority being feature films, TV dramas and animations. FILMART Online also arranged business matchings for exhibitors and potential buyers, promoting … [Read more...] about 8,000 talents join FILMART Online and EntertainmentPulse
Blue Ant International signs global distribution deal for Stamp Productions’ film ‘Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight’
Stamp Productions today announces that its documentary film Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight has been signed for global distribution by Blue Ant International and will be premiering at the Manchester Film Festival on Sunday 20th March 2022. Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight is a feature-length documentary following a British expeditionary team’s attempt at the world’s first circumnavigation of the Earth in an 80-year-old Spitfire fighter plane. A feat many considered impossible and highly … [Read more...] about Blue Ant International signs global distribution deal for Stamp Productions’ film ‘Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight’
Toonz Media Group joins Tunche Films to co-produce animated feature ‘Kayara’ in Spain
Renowned Peruvian animation studio Tunche Films has joined hands with global animation major Toonz Media Group to co-produce their much-touted female-oriented animated feature Kayara through Toonz’s Spanish group company Fortoon Island. The historical CGI film set in the backdrop of the Inca civilization comes close on the heels of Tunche’s worldwide success with Ainbo – Spirit of the Amazon, also a female-led adventure. A Spanish-Peruvian co-production Kayara follows the story of a young … [Read more...] about Toonz Media Group joins Tunche Films to co-produce animated feature ‘Kayara’ in Spain
Drive announces largest-ever slate of new premium factual programming for MIPTV 2022
Drive, the production-funding and distribution agency, announces its slate of completed factual content for global distribution debuting at MIPTV in Cannes this year. The lineup - Drive’s biggest ever with over 110 hours - includes new premium factual series focused on code breaking, gripping true crime stories, a science series unearthing evidence from cataclysmic events in our past and a documentary revealing the real stories of African Americans in the Wild West from leading producers … [Read more...] about Drive announces largest-ever slate of new premium factual programming for MIPTV 2022