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Ron Leshem, Janeiro Studios, Globoplay to Produce ‘Paranoia’ (EXCLUSIVE)

CANNES, France  — In what looks like one of the banner early deals unveiled at this year’s Mipcom convention in Cannes, via his prodco label Crossing Oceans, Ron Leshem, creator of the...

Spamflix to Revive Brazil’s Cult ‘Cinema of Desire’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Cult film outfit Spamflix will launch the Cinema of Desire at the Marché International du Film Classique (MIFC) in Lyon, an ambitious restoration project in collaboration with the Cinemateca Brasileira that...

Sean Penn on Jack Nicholson at France’s Lumière Fest: ‘He Was an Angel on My Shoulder’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Introducing “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” the curtain-raiser at this year’s Lumière Film Festival in Lyon where he is guest of honor, Sean Penn gave an emotional speech about his...

MPA Study Shows the Brazilian Audiovisual Industry Potential: Can Brazil Be the ‘Next South Korea’?

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The audiovisual industry in Brazil had last year a R$ 70.2 billion (US$ 13.1 billion) total impact on the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and generated...

Iberseries & Platino Industria Wrap: Eugenio Derbez Launches a Digital Family Biz, as Disney+ Pivots and Hernán Caffiero and Daniel Burman Impress

Held at southern Madrid’s Matadero, a former slaughterhouse reopened as a culture center, 2025’s Iberseries & Platino Industria broke all time attendance records, surging to over 2,700 accredited participants. More than...

Cannes Critics’ Week Next Step Selects Brazil’s Berlin Silver Bear Winner Bruno Ribeiro for 2025 Edition (EXCLUSIVE)

Bruno Ribeiro, one of the foremost filmmakers of his young Brazilian generation, a 2022 Berlin Silver Bear winner for short “Sunday Morning” and co-scribe on Globoplay major hit “The Others,” has...

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes: ‘Rio’s Demand as a Filming Destination for Brazilian and Foreign Productions is in Permanent Growth’

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The Rio International Film Festival, which opens Thursday Oct. 2 with the screening of Luca Guadagnino’s “After The Hunt,” contributes to the city’s soft power and...

Barcelona Serielizados TV Fest Unveils Alan Ball Masterclass, Spanish Competition Headlined by ‘Anatomy of a Moment’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Making for a mouth-watering program, heavy-hitter U.S. writer Alan Ball, showrunner of “Six Feet Under” and “True Blood” and the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Sam Mendes’ “American Beauty” will be one of...

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