French Firm Newen Heads to Mip With Full TV Slate
PARIS– Fabrice Larue's Newen, a three-year-old Paris-based media group, has closed U.S. and Canadian deals on gameshow formats and has partnered with European TV players on two high-profile drama…
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Joseph Fiennes, Ian McShane Join 'Hercules' Cast
Joseph Fiennes, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Rebecca Ferguson, Aksel Hennie and John Hurt are rounding out the cast of MGM-Paramount's “Hercules,” starring Dwayne Johnson and directed by Brett Ratner…
EuropaCorp recruits Ellzey
Luc Besson's EuropaCorp has tapped Lisa Ellzey as exec VP of U.S. film production with plans to double the number of English-language movies it makes from its current three or four a year.
Is the VFX Biz in India Tricking Artists Into Working for Free?
The VFX Soldier blog reposted a message from an Indian vfx artist that was originally posted on the VFXtalk.com blog. Here's the original post. (If you click through, note that the author is using…
'Miffy,' 'Secret' 'Aya' to Feature at Cartoon Movie
Pre-school toon "Miffy: the Movie," daintily-drawn "Loulou's Secret" and Ivory Coast-set "Aya of Yop City" are among 56 projects and pics due to be presented to producers, distributors and sales…
Damian Alcazar Eyes Jorge Michel Grau's 'Quiet'
Damian Alcazar ("The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian") is in negotiations to topline Jorge Michel Grau's soph pic "Keep Quiet," the Mexican helmer's follow-up to his debut "We Are What We Are."
L.A. To Drop Location Fees for Pilots, 1st Seasons
Hoping to win back production from cities like New York, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday gave the greenlight to a plan to waive fees it charges for TV pilot location shooting, with no charges…
'Southland' Leads TV Shoots for 4th Straight Week
TV has continued to drive Los Angeles location shooting so far this year with NBC's "Southland" leading the way. "Southland," produced by Warner Bros. TV, totaled 35 days of permitted shoots last…
'Marble Hornets' Flying to Bigscreen
Mosaic is moving into horror films via a feature based on the web series "Marble Hornets." Mosaic is producing the film with Kirill Baru and John Zaozirny. James Moran, the second-unit director on…
Author: Laws, DRM hurt artists
Copyright laws and Digital Rights Management schemes meant to encourage content creators are instead undermining artists' rights and curtailing individual freedom -- and are doomed to fail anyway.
