Blackfella Films have announced that the highly regarded drama executive Penny Smallacombe has joined the company as Head of Scripted. A member of the Maramanindji people, from the Northern Territory, Penny was, for six years, Head of the First Nations Department at Screen Australia, overseeing a large slate of successful film and television projects including Total Control, Spear, She Who Must Be Loved, Sweet Country, We Don’t Need a Map, Grace Beside Me, Mystery Road, Sweet As, We Are Still … [Read more...] about Penny Smallacombe joins Blackfella Films as head of scripted
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Nippon TV finalizes deal with Netflix for Rebooting in APAC countries starting Jan 19
Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced today that Netflix has acquired the company’s multiple-award-winning time loop drama series Rebooting (60 min. eps.) to stream on Netflix in APAC countries starting last January 19th. Netflix will stream the hit series starting January 19th in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and many more countries in SE Asia. Netflix has already started to stream Rebooting in Japan and … [Read more...] about Nippon TV finalizes deal with Netflix for Rebooting in APAC countries starting Jan 19
yes Studios’ award-winning series Shtisel to launch on Amazon Prime
yes Studios has announced that Shtisel, the popular and multi-award-winning drama that helped launch the international careers of Shira Haas (Bodies, Unorthodox and yes Studios’ upcoming Night Therapy) and Michael Aloni (Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, Scenes from a Marriage), is being made available on Amazon Prime Video in the US. The deal is for all three seasons (33 x 45’), with season one debuting on the platform tomorrow, 16th January. This news comes hot on the heels of Shtisel also … [Read more...] about yes Studios’ award-winning series Shtisel to launch on Amazon Prime
Xilam Animation Locks New Deals for Zig & Sharko and Karate Sheep
Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation has secured a wave of global broadcasters for its popular titles Zig & Sharko and Karate Sheep, including new partners and renewals for both of the slapstick comedy series. Xilam’s series have also seen strong performances on Netflix, with a cumulative total of 93.5 million hours of viewing for content from the studio recorded during the first reporting window from the streamer – January to June 2023. With 114 hours available … [Read more...] about Xilam Animation Locks New Deals for Zig & Sharko and Karate Sheep
CJ ENM Successfully Wraps Up the “2024 Visionary” Open House, Proposing a New Vision for Entertainment
Leading entertainment company CJ ENM held the “2024 Visionary Awards & Open House” in Seoul on January 7th to propose a vision for the “next entertainment”. The 2024 Visionary honorees KANG FULL, Kim Yong-hoon, Ryu Seung-ryong, Monika, and UHM JUNG HWA attended the event to receive the awards. Also, producer Choi Jung-nam and choreographers Lip J and Hyojin Choi from the “STREET WOMAN FIGHTER” series, and numerous CJ ENM representatives joined the 2024 Visionary Awards & Open House to … [Read more...] about CJ ENM Successfully Wraps Up the “2024 Visionary” Open House, Proposing a New Vision for Entertainment
CJ ENM Announces Seven Honorees of “2024 Visionary” Spearheading the Entertainment Industry”
Leading entertainment company CJ ENM announced today the honorees of “2024 Visionary,” awarded to the visionaries who spearhead trends and innovations in the entertainment industry. The seven honorees of “2024 Visionary” are as follows (in alphabetical order): KANG FULL, Kim Yong-hoon, Monika, Ryu Seung-ryong, Song Hye-kyo, Stray Kids, and UHM JUNG HWA. Actress Song Hye-kyo and director Kim Yong-hoon inspired the entertainment industry and creators by expressing hyperrealistic stories … [Read more...] about CJ ENM Announces Seven Honorees of “2024 Visionary” Spearheading the Entertainment Industry”
