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In morose moments, and I'll admit to having a few, I sometimes stare at a framed illustration on my work desk. Entitled "HOLLYWOOD 1988," it is a whimsical map of the motion picture business as it existed back then. The concept and a lot of the sight gags were mine; but Nancy Ohanion was the artist who…

EXCLUSIVE: Australia is set to welcome some of the biggest names in Hollywood to a new industry conference, Future Vision. Beef creator Lee Sung Jin, The Bear co-showrunner Joanna Calo and Big Little Lies producer Bruna Papandrea will feature at the event, which will be held in Melbourne on July…

EXCLUSIVE: Wscripted has unveiled the projects and talents selected for its fourth Cannes Screenplay List supporting scripts by women and non-binary writers. This year's list, which is presented in collaboration with long-standing partner Mubi, was curated by an international jury featuring…

French director Christophe Honoré returns to Cannes Competition for a third time on Tuesday with comedy Mio Marcello, reuniting him with long time collaborator Chiara Mastroianni. The comedy taps into the actress’ real-life complex reality of being the daughter of cinema icons Catherine Deneuve and…

Bonjour and hello, Insiders. This was the week in which the end of the historic MIPTV Cannes confab was confirmed after six decades. Jesse Whittock with you. Let’s begin, and sign up for the newsletter here. London Calling, Cannes…

UPDATED, 3:59 AM: RX France has now confirmed our scoop and sent out a press release with quotes. "The creation of MIP London is a direct result of clear and evidenced market factors," said Lucy Smith, Entertainment Division Director, RX France. "There is a continued appetite for a global content…

Netflix EMEA boss Larry Tanz has criticized local quotas for “stifling creativity” and said the streamer remains “all in” while competitors “dial back.” Speaking at Series Mania, Tanz addressed the ever-controversial conversation around quotas by calling for “greater flexibility” given how many shows…

Isabelle Adjani and Famke Janssen are to star in thriller series for Netflix coming from France and the Netherlands. Two-time Oscar nominee Adjani is leading an untitled thriller from France about a young mother on the run who finds an unexpected opportunity to bounce back by becoming a picker in a…

EXCLUSIVE: More citizens will head to the polls this year for elections than any other in history, and the political fever has reached Series Mania. This year’s event in Lille, France contains four political dramas in competition — not surprising given almost 50% of the world will vote for new…

EXCLUSIVE: France TV Distribution will be at Series Mania next week with Enjoy!, a drama series based on Benoit Marchisio’s novel Tout Complices!. The series was originally created for France Télévisions’ streamer France.tv Slash and is now headed for the international market via the sales arm of the…

The organizers of Canada’s well-regarded Just for Laughs festival, a major gathering in Montreal where a number of comics have been discovered, have canceled the 2024 edition and filed for bankruptcy. Several dozen staffers have also been let go as a result of the moves, which were blamed on the…

Prior to making headlines the next day after a short-lived health scare that required a brief stay in hospital, Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins arrived at Dublin's Complex arts center last Wednesday to present the Dublin film festival's highest honor to Steve McQueen. Introduced in 2007 and named…