Festival In Focus: Series Mania’s Laurence Herszberg & Francesco Capurro On Industry Trends, The Rise Of Co-Production And How ‘Succession’ Inspired A New Wave Of Family-Themed Drama

Series Maniabrings the world of drama together every year in March in Lilles, France. It has public screenings and competition strands spanning various types of scripted TV. You spend the year getting Series Mania together, whats changed since last time and how will you adapt? Series ManiaSeries Mania We consider ourselves as a tool, a toolbox for the industry. The industry has changed a lot. Now, its about producing less, but producing better and to being able to reach your audience....

February 28, 2024 · 3 min · 529 words · Robert Bonilla

Israeli Director Says He Is Getting Death Threats After German Officials Criticized Berlin Film Festival Acceptance Speeches As “Anti-Semitic”

I am still getting death threats and had to cancel my flight home, Abraham wrote on X. He was standing alongside his Palestinian co-director Basel Adra. The speech was one of several moments during the closing ceremony where filmmakers expressed solidarity with Palestine. Directors Basel Adra (right) and Yuval AbrahamAndreas Rentz/Getty Images The ceremony has since sparked a barrage of criticism in the German media from officials and politicians. I expect the new management of the Berlinale to ensure that such incidents do not happen again....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 114 words · Diane Pierce

Joe Biden And Donald Trump Win Decisive Victories In Michigan, But Networks Highlight The Votes They Didn’t Get

The uncommitted share of the vote was at 14.2% with 28% in. Meanwhile, Donald Trump as garnering 67% to Nikki Haleys 28%. Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, weighed in on the punditry. (L-R) Joe Biden and Donald TrumpGetty Images Trump is currently only beating Haley by about 37 points in theMichigan primary. Meanwhile, Biden is on track to beat ;uncommitted by about 65 points. But guess who the media is going to say is in trouble....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 180 words · Jaime Morgan

Market In Focus: Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma Hassan Al Remaihi Talks 10th Edition Of Qumra, Supporting Qatari Talent & Satisfaction Of Long-Lasting Connections

Its been intense, Hassan Al Remaihi tells Deadline on the eve of Qumra. Ive never seen Qatar as busy as its been this past month. At the heart of everything the DFI does is its remit to support and grow the local talent base. Fatma Hassan Al RemaihiGetty Images Everything that we do really is for our core group, which is the local industry. And we have some really great projects this year, she says....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 171 words · Deborah Smith

Market In Focus: Qatar’s Qumra Talent Incubator Marks 10th Edition With Leos Carax, Toni Collette, Claire Denis, Atom Egoyan, Martín Hernández & Jim Sheridan

See the full selectionhere. We deliberately didnt give out too much information. It was kind of meant to be mysterious as a way of grabbing attention. Doha’s Museum Of Islamic Art against backdrop of city’s skylineGetty Images Qumra Masters that first year include Gael Garcia Bernal, Cristian Mungiu, Abderrahmane Sissako and Danis Tanovic. The outwardly laidback filmmaker reveals he was a bag of nerves as the first edition kicked off in 2015....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 157 words · Marissa Moore

Michael MacMillan, The Canadian Television Chief Who Brought The ‘CSI’ Franchise To The World, On Doing It All Again With Blue Ant Media

EXCLUSIVE:Michael MacMillanretired from the world of television 17 years ago. Except, he didnt. However, just four years later, he was back to do it all again. Michael MacMillan (inset), ‘Canada’s Drag Race,’ ‘Ghosting’ & ‘Blown Away"Blue Ant; Crave; CBC; Netflix That partnership has also spawnedSlaycation, which seesDrag Racestars vacationing in a winter cabin together. The company has offices in LA, New York, Singapore, London, Washington and Sydney. Our line was, You ever hear of a company called Universal?...

February 28, 2024 · 2 min · 382 words · Mr. Jason Kelley DVM

Paramount Global Q4 Earnings Nip Wall Street Forecasts But Ad Decline Hits Revenue; Company Projects Domestic Streaming Profit By 2025

Revenue came in at $7.6 billion, while earnings totaled 4 cents a share. Analysts had expected a loss of 1 cent per share, but revenue of $7.84 billion. The dual strikes of 2023 also affected the pipeline at CBS and other networks, further squeezing ad sales. The Paramount Pictures lot in Los AngelesDavid McNew/Getty Images Watch on Deadline The company said it is forecasting that its domesticstreamingbusiness will turn profitable by 2025....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 131 words · Joseph Thompson

Planned Disney-Fox-WBD Bundle “Only Has A Subset Of Sports”, Paramount CEO Bob Bakish Says: “It’s Hard To Believe That’s Ideal”

ParamountGlobal CEOBob Bakishderided a planned streaming venture backed byDisney,FoxCorp. andWarner Bros. Discoveryfor having only a subset of sports. To the consumer point, for the true sports fan, this product only has a subset of sports. Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid CF attempts a kick during the UEFA Champions League match in November 2023 between Real Madrid and Napoli.Alvaro Medranda/NurPhoto via Getty Images Its missing half the NFL, a lot of college, has virtually no soccer or golf, etc....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 159 words · Gerald Jensen

Rebecca Ferguson Says She Asked For “Idiot” Co-Star To Be Replaced With A Tennis Ball After They “Screamed” Abuse & Reduced Her To Tears

Ferguson did not reveal the identity of the actor, nor did she gender the individual. Hate seeing this but love seeing her stand up to bullshit, he wrote. And I think I was so vulnerable and uncomfortable that I got screamed at. Rebecca Ferguson is starring in ‘Dune: Part Two’Getty But because this person was number one on a call sheet, there was no safety net for me. So no one had my back....

February 28, 2024 · 2 min · 260 words · Jonathan Sutton

Richard Lewis Dies: Beloved Comic, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Actor Was 76

His death was confirmed by his publicist Jeff Abraham. Lewis had been living with Parkinsons disease,a diagnosis he revealed in April 2023. Complete information on survivors was not immediately available. Richard Lewis (2017)Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic He soon developed a singular stage persona nearly as dark as the all-black clothes he favored. His stand-up performances could best be described as straddling comedy and therapy. TV comedy specials followed, his first Showtime special, pointedly titledIm In Pain, aired in 1985....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 162 words · Cody Rogers

Richard Lewis Remembered: Tributes For A “Brilliantly Funny” & “Very Good Man”

pic.twitter.com/zqzju9Pb0W Farewell, Richard Lewis. Procol Harum has lost another fan, and the rest of us have lost a very good man. to a true original@TheRichardLewisAn absolutely fearless comedian who did and said what he wanted. Richard Lewis in 2010 and on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’ in late 1970sEverett Collection Absolutely devastated by this news. Richard was my hero when I was a standup. I was lucky enough to get to know him and he was the most wonderful man....

February 28, 2024 · 2 min · 303 words · Victoria Bryant

Supreme Court Sets April Date To Consider Whether Donald Trump Has Immunity From Prosecution

Holocaust Museum’s Board Read the Supreme Courts order. I find this very hard to believe….This could well be game over. A three-judge panel of the D.C. Donald TrumpSteven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images Circuit rejected Trumps claims of immunity in a decision earlier this month. The Supreme Court already is considering whether Trump can be prohibited from a states ballot given the 14th Amendment. That includes a clause restricting those who have engaged in an insurrection from holding public office....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 125 words · Michael Alexander

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé Concert Films “Literally” Drove AMC’s Q4, CEO Says – Revenue Growth All “Attributable To Our Having Shown These Two Movies In Our Theatres”

AMC Entertainmentposted strong fourth quarter numbers buoyed by Taylor Swift and Beyonce Concert Films. The giant theater chain saw revenue jump 11% to $1.1 billion, beating Wall Streets forecasts. Ebitda triped to $45 millioun and net losses narrowed. Taylor Swift on opening night of The Eras TourGetty In the peak of summer, July 2023, it was up 6% to July of 2019. Clearly, moviegoers flocked to theatres when Hollywood released films in quantity and of quality....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 145 words · Justin Lopez