In today’s Global Bulletin, Netflix, HBO and Dazn all announce new Spanish originals, Disney Plus orders a nature series from Warner Bros. International Television’s Wall to Wall in the U.K., Beta Film sells “Lois van Beethoven” around the world, the BBC opens applications for its Assistant Producer Accelerator Program and Channel 4 reveals record growth among young audiences.
Series
Netflix Spain has announced a new original series, “Tú no eres especial” (You Aren’t Special), from local producers Oria Films (“No tengas miedo”).
The series is created by Estíbaliz Burgaleta, script coordinator for the Movistar Plus Spanish remake of “Skam,” and will be executive produced by Oria Films co-founder Puy Oria. “Tú no eres especial” will film in the autonomous community of Navarre, which has become a hotbed of production activity over the past three years thanks to highly competitive rebates and tax credits.
Set in the fictional town of Salavarría,...
Series
Netflix Spain has announced a new original series, “Tú no eres especial” (You Aren’t Special), from local producers Oria Films (“No tengas miedo”).
The series is created by Estíbaliz Burgaleta, script coordinator for the Movistar Plus Spanish remake of “Skam,” and will be executive produced by Oria Films co-founder Puy Oria. “Tú no eres especial” will film in the autonomous community of Navarre, which has become a hotbed of production activity over the past three years thanks to highly competitive rebates and tax credits.
Set in the fictional town of Salavarría,...
- 12/21/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Round-up of key drama deals struck at Mipcom, which is going ahead despite deadly storms.
Mipcom 2015 (Oct 5-8) is going ahead despite a severe storm causing major flooding in the Cannes area.
The storms struck the south of France on Saturday night, causing widespread flooding across the country and leaving 16 people dead.
At Mipcom, the opening night red carpet was cancelled due to the weather but the rest of the market will go on as planned, organisers said.
Despite the incelement weather deals high-end drama remains in high-demand. Below is a round-up of key deals:
The Last Panthers
SundanceTV has acquired Us broadcasting rights to The Last Panthers, the six-hour crime drama that was the opening night screening at this year’s Mipcom, with a plan to air in spring.
Starring Samantha Morton, Tahar Rahim, Goran Bogdan and John Hurt, the programme was commissioned by the UK’s Sky Atlantic and France’s Canal Plus. Studiocanal and Sky...
Mipcom 2015 (Oct 5-8) is going ahead despite a severe storm causing major flooding in the Cannes area.
The storms struck the south of France on Saturday night, causing widespread flooding across the country and leaving 16 people dead.
At Mipcom, the opening night red carpet was cancelled due to the weather but the rest of the market will go on as planned, organisers said.
Despite the incelement weather deals high-end drama remains in high-demand. Below is a round-up of key deals:
The Last Panthers
SundanceTV has acquired Us broadcasting rights to The Last Panthers, the six-hour crime drama that was the opening night screening at this year’s Mipcom, with a plan to air in spring.
Starring Samantha Morton, Tahar Rahim, Goran Bogdan and John Hurt, the programme was commissioned by the UK’s Sky Atlantic and France’s Canal Plus. Studiocanal and Sky...
- 10/5/2015
- ScreenDaily
Round-up of key television deals struck at Mipcom.
Mipcom 2015, the TV market currently being held in Cannes (Oct 5-8), is going ahead despite a severe storm causing major flooding in the area.
The storms struck the South of France on Saturday night, causing widespread flooding across the country and leaving 16 people dead.
At Mipcom, the opening night red carpet was cancelled due to the weather but the rest of the festival will go on as planned, the organisers said.
Below is a round-up of key deals inked at the festival to date:
The Last Panthers
SundanceTV have acquired Us broadcasting rights to The Last Panthers, the six-hour crime drama that was the opening night screening at this year’s Mipcom, with a plan to air in spring. Starring Samantha Morton, Tahar Rahim, Goran Bogdan and John Hurt, the programme was commissioned by the UK’s Sky Atlantic and France’s Canal Plus. Studiocanal and Sky...
Mipcom 2015, the TV market currently being held in Cannes (Oct 5-8), is going ahead despite a severe storm causing major flooding in the area.
The storms struck the South of France on Saturday night, causing widespread flooding across the country and leaving 16 people dead.
At Mipcom, the opening night red carpet was cancelled due to the weather but the rest of the festival will go on as planned, the organisers said.
Below is a round-up of key deals inked at the festival to date:
The Last Panthers
SundanceTV have acquired Us broadcasting rights to The Last Panthers, the six-hour crime drama that was the opening night screening at this year’s Mipcom, with a plan to air in spring. Starring Samantha Morton, Tahar Rahim, Goran Bogdan and John Hurt, the programme was commissioned by the UK’s Sky Atlantic and France’s Canal Plus. Studiocanal and Sky...
- 10/5/2015
- ScreenDaily
Family of respected second world war general Erwin Rommel object to his portrayal in German TV film
A German film about second world war general Erwin Rommel has been criticised by members of the soldier's family, who say it depicts him as a Nazi criminal who was in thrall to Hitler.
A famed military tactician, Rommel was known as the Desert Fox for his victories with the Afrika Korps over the British 8th Army in north Africa. Widely respected in Britain and Germany during and after the war, he was implicated in the July 1944 plot to kill Hitler and often refused orders to murder Jews and other minorities captured during battle. But the new film, produced for the German TV channel Swr, suggests Rommel's attitude to the Nazis was ambiguous at best and has prompted an angry reaction from the general's family. They say advance publicity for the film depicts Rommel as "an upstart,...
A German film about second world war general Erwin Rommel has been criticised by members of the soldier's family, who say it depicts him as a Nazi criminal who was in thrall to Hitler.
A famed military tactician, Rommel was known as the Desert Fox for his victories with the Afrika Korps over the British 8th Army in north Africa. Widely respected in Britain and Germany during and after the war, he was implicated in the July 1944 plot to kill Hitler and often refused orders to murder Jews and other minorities captured during battle. But the new film, produced for the German TV channel Swr, suggests Rommel's attitude to the Nazis was ambiguous at best and has prompted an angry reaction from the general's family. They say advance publicity for the film depicts Rommel as "an upstart,...
- 9/21/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
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