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‘Ozark’s’ Mark Williams On ‘Safe Harbor,’ About Tech Geeks Caught in a Drug War, and Loving Keeping Things Gray

One of the highlights of Mipcom premiere screenings on Oct. 21, the buzzy international action thriller “Safe Harbor” repped by Eccho Rights, gathered in Cannes its starry creative team: Showrunner and...

Royal Family Drama ‘Ena,’ Spain’s Banner Screening at Mipcom, Unpacked by Stars Kimberly Tell, Joan Amorós

“Ena – Queen Victoria Eugenia,” the screening highlight in Mipcom’s Spain Country of Honor celebrations, begins with a bang. Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen Victoria youngest granddaughter, marries Spain’s Alfonso XIII...

Onza Distribution Inks Further Sales on Alfredo Castro-Led ‘Allende, The Thousand Days,’ ‘Heartless,’ ‘Flowers Over the Inferno’

With Mipcom in full swing, Spain’s Onza Distribution – with offices in Madrid and Miami – has cemented sales to Portugal, Romania, Croatia, Latvia and Mozambique for a slew of key titles. ...

Italy’s Lux Vide Celebrates Three Decades of Production as It Looks to Global Expansion with ‘Sandokan’ and ‘Costiera’

The year was 1992 when Ettore Bernabei, a former chief of Italian public broadcaster RAI, founded Lux Vide, first as an advertising company before moving into television production.  Over 30 years...

From Disney’s ‘Andor’ to Netflix’s ‘Cobra Kai’ and Max Original ‘Pubertat,’ Catalonia’s Rise As a Preferential Destination for a Wide Range of Top TV...

Catalonia‘s blend of cultural heritage, natural beauty and cosmopolitan cities has attracted numerous filmmakers, hosting some of the most important films and TV series in history. It’s well-known: from the Costa...

Wildfire Eco Thriller ‘Lume’ Swooped on by ZDF Studios (EXCLUSIVE) 

In one of its major recent scripted pick-ups, ZDF Studios has acquired international distribution rights to “Lume,” an eco thriller set against the building crisis of endemic wildfires on the northern...

‘Reasonable Doubt’s’ Morris Chestnut on Playing Titular Role in ‘Watson’: ‘It’s a Culmination of My Career’

The world premiere of Paramount Global’s “Watson” raised the curtain on this year’s Mipcom in Cannes. The series, set to premiere on Jan 26 on the CBS Television Network, sees “Reasonable Doubt”...

Show of Strength: Spain’s Mipcom Lineup From ‘The New Years’ to ‘The Head’ 3, ‘La Favorita 1922’

“@love” Belle Films Produced by Annabelle Mullen and Leah Aldarondo, this romcom turns on a Caribbean film producer navigating dating apps and self-discovery in Spain. “At its core, it’s a woman’s journey...

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