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January 20, 2020

“Magnetic” Documentary Subject Bruce Franks Jr. Drives ‘St. Louis Superman’ To Oscar Nomination

Superlatives swirl around Bruce Franks Jr., the focus of the Oscar-nominated short documentary St. Louis Superman. “I don’t ...

January 20, 2020

NATPE Finds Syndication Sector Humming As Drew Barrymore, Nick Cannon Follow Kelly Clarkson, Tamron Hall Into The Arena

The 57th annual NATPE conference — the 10th edition held in Miami — will unfold January 21 to 23 with the syndication ...

January 20, 2020

Mona Loring To Exit Status PR, Returning to MLC PR; Chris Rossi To Remain Sole Head Of Status

EXCLUSIVE: Status PR partners Mona Loring and Chris Rossi are going their separate ways. Loring and Rossi released a ...

January 20, 2020

Agents, Buyers To Attend Growing Goteborg TV Event; BritBox & DRG Strike First Deal; Doc/Fest Head Sets 2020 Vision – Global Briefs

This year’s TV Drama Vision event (January 29-30) at the Goteborg Film Festival, which in 2020 will present 40 new series, ...

January 20, 2020

Philip Anthony-Rodriguez To Recur On CBS Drama ‘Tommy’; Charles Jazz Terrier Joins ‘Legacies’

Philip Anthony-Rodriguez is set to recur in CBS’ forthcoming drama Tommy, which premieres February 6. The series stars ...

January 20, 2020

‘Jojo Rabbit’ Producer Chelsea Winstanley Launches Production Company, Sets Directorial Debut About Landmark NZ Court Case

EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Winstanley, producer of Oscar-nominated Jojo Rabbit and festival favourite What We Do In The Shadows, is ...

January 20, 2020

American Themes Fade In The Film Academy’s Globalist Documentary Branch

While an all-male list of director contenders and a mostly white actors roster caught the eye of the diversity-conscious on ...

January 20, 2020

Meet Some Of The Early Contenders To Be The Next BBC Director General

Tony Hall announced his shock decision to stand down as BBC director general on Monday, sparking what is likely to be a ...

January 20, 2020

Will Packer And Debmar-Mercury’s ‘Central Ave’ Sets Weekly Run On Fox Stations

Fox Corp.’s TV station division is bringing back Central Ave, a show from Debmar-Mercury and Will Packer, the film and TV ...

January 20, 2020

Davis Guggenheim And Jonathan King Launch Concordia Studio With Laurene Powell Jobs

Oscar-winning director of An Inconvenient Truth Davis Guggenheim and former Participant exec Jonathan King have teamed with ...

January 20, 2020

BBC Director General Tony Hall To Step Down This Summer; Joins The National Gallery

Updated with Tony Hall’s new job: BBC director general Tony Hall is stepping down this summer after seven years leading the ...

January 20, 2020

Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions Hires Third Writing Apprentice

EXCLUSIVE: Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions has continued its writing apprenticeship scheme into its third year, ...

January 20, 2020

‘Murder Mystery’s Luke Evans To Lead ITV Drama ‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’ From ‘Bodyguard’ Producer World

EXCLUSIVE: Murder Mystery and The Alienist star Luke Evans is to lead an ITV crime drama from Bodyguard producer World ...

January 20, 2020

Channel 5 Gets Access To Meghan Markle’s Father Thomas Markle For Feature-Length Documentary

ViacomCBS’s UK broadcaster Channel 5 has secured access to Meghan Markle’s father Thomas Markle for feature-length ...

January 20, 2020

UK Producer Two Rivers Media Breaks Away From Trouble-Hit Kew Media

Two Rivers Media, the UK production outfit founded by former STV Productions chief Alan Clements, has broken away from Kew ...

January 20, 2020

Netflix To Add 21 Animated Films From Japan’s Legendary Studio Ghibli

Netflix will be adding 21 feature films from famed Japanese art house Studio Ghibli beginning February 1. Among the titles ...

January 20, 2020

MPSE Golden Reel Awards: ‘Ford V Ferrari’, ‘1917’, ‘Parasite’, ‘The Mandalorian’ Among Winners

The Motion Picture Sound Editors unveiled winners Sunday night at the 67th Golden Reel Awards at the Bonaventure Hotel in Los ...