Stars from both the Hindi and South Indian film industries turned out in force for the opening night of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sonam Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar, along with Tamil star Kamal Haasan, who presented the Excellence in Cinema Award (South Asia) to…

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its U.S. release on November 3, Eugenio Derbez-starrer Radical is off to a great start in Mexico. The film, which won the Festival Favorite Award when it premiered at Sundance in January, opened last weekend in Mexico, selling 631.7K tickets, outdoing the sophomore frame of Taylor Swift…

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Mister Smith Entertainment has hired Augusta Charlton as Director, International Sales & Acquisitions.  Charlton joins the company from Great Point Media (GPM), where she was an Associate Director in their Investments team, responsible for sourcing and structuring film and TV production finance…

The Venice Biennale Foundation, which oversees the Venice International Film Festival, has nominated right-wing writer Pietrangelo Buttafuoco to become its new President, according to multiple Italian media sources. Buttafuoco is set to replace Roberto Cicutto after being appointed by Culture…

The cancellation of BBC stalwart drama Doctors has had a huge impact on the UK’s TV community and the Writers Guild of Great Britiain (WGGB) has now launched a campaign to save the show. The WGGB says it is in talks with the BBC and is consulting with other unions. As part of the campaign, it is…

Boris Johnson, the British prime minister who resigned from office last year mired in controversy, has signed as a presenter for GB News, the provocative British news channel. GB News said Johnson will join as a presenter, program maker, and commentator next year. It did not disclose the value of his…

EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear has closed a raft of international deals on Guy Ritchie's next project, the as yet untitled action film which wrapped principal photography in Spain this week. Black Bear will directly distribute in the UK and Ireland and sold the film to buyers including Elevation Pictures in…

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The board of Mediapro has voted to have co-founder Jaume Roures step down as Managing Partner of the Spanish content giant, with Taxto Benet remaining in post as President and CEO. According to a statement released a few moments ago, the company’s directors approved a request from majority…

The BBC has picked up Irish crime drama Kin from Fifth Season. The RTÉ series, which aired in the U.S. on AMC+, is the latest high-profile show snapped up by the BBC buying team, following the likes of AMC’s Interview with the Vampire. It is produced by Joker financier Bron Studios and Man in the High…

EXCLUSIVE: Sky Studios has put in development a comedy series about medieval Essex from The Great writer Ava Pickett and Big Talk Studios. Pickett, who is also penning the BBC’s Prêt-à-Porter adaptation, is behind Welcome to England, which we have learned is in early-stage development with The Outlaw…