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Banijay Dishes Up Italian Cooking Show ‘Cooking Grandmas,’ Starring Alessandro Borghese, at Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)

Banijay Entertainment will debut “Cooking Grandmas,” a feel-good cooking competition format from Banijay Italia, its Italian production arm, at content showcase Mipcom in Cannes. “Cooking Grandmas,” commissioned by Sky Italia’s TV8, is an original new primetime format that sees grandmothers compete in an uplifting culinary contest. While traditional family recipes and regional specialities are at […]

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The Beach Boys Play Nashville’s Ryman in What John Stamos Says ‘Could Be the Last Time I Stand Behind Mike’ Love in Concert

When the Beach Boys played Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium Sunday night, no major announcements were made from the stage, but the sense of import for fans on hand was palpable, with many believing they might be witnessing Mike Love’s last show leading the touring edition of the group. That wasn’t just outside conjecture, but something that […]

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Studiocanal Boards Pan-Asian Survival Thriller ‘kiDnap Game’ Starring Kentaro Sakaguchi and Lee Joon-gi (EXCLUSIVE)

Studiocanal has boarded “kiDnap Game,” a survival thriller series created and directed by Japan’s Yusuke Kato (“Last Friends”) which unfolds across seven cities in Asia. Produced by Kato for Fuji Television, Hong Kong’s MakerVille and South Korea’s Simstory, the 11-part series will be presented to buyers at Mipcom in Cannes this week. Canal+ has also […]

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Cineflix Rights Sells Nordic Blue Crime Hit ‘Hildur’ to Canal+ in France, Australia’s SBS in Multi-Territory Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

London-based Cineflix Rights, shopper of the Int’l Emmy-winner “Tehran” and BBC hit series “The Walsh Sisters,” has inked a raft of major sales on the Nordic blue crime “Hildur,” based on Finnish author Satu Rämö’s literary phenomenon. Rights on the six-part series in English and Scandinavian were snagged by Canal+ in France, NPO in the […]

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TF1 Brings Hit Formats ‘Taskmaster,’ ‘Holey Moley’ to France as Part of Unscripted Push (EXCLUSIVE)

TF1 is bringing hit British comedy format “Taskmaster” to France as part of its big push into premium unscripted entertainment. “Taskmaster,” created by British comedian Alex Horne and originally launched in the U.K. in 2015, pits five celebrities against one another in a series of increasingly absurd challenges. Camille Combal, a popular French TV personality […]

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Beta Film Secures Major Deals for Female-Led Dramas ‘Queen Silvia’ and ‘La Vida Barcelona’

Beta Film has closed major deals for two of its female-led highlights: royal drama “Queen Silvia” and upcoming series “La Vida Barcelona.” Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT has acquired the Swedish second window rights after Prime Video to “Queen Silvia” ahead of its world premiere in Cannes, while German public broadcaster ZDF has joined “La Vida […]

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China Box Office: ‘Resident Evil’ Dethrones ‘Traces of Justice’ to Claim Top Spot as Post-Holiday Market Cools

Constantin Film and Sony Pictures’ horror reboot “Resident Evil” took the crown at the mainland China box office during the Oct. 9–11 weekend, pulling in RMB81.2 million ($12.1 million) across the three-day frame, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Following its rollout on Monday, Oct. 5 in the latter stretch of the Golden Week holiday, […]

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Korea Box Office: Anime Feature ‘Chiikawa’ Edges Past ‘The Assassin(s)’ to Claim Weekend Crown

Japanese animated fantasy “Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island” climbed to the top of the South Korean box office over the weekend of Oct. 9–11, winning a razor-thin admissions contest against local political thriller “The Assassin(s).” According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Toho-distributed […]

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Andrew Garfield Reacts to Oscar Buzz as ‘Artificial’ Gets Resounding London Reception: ‘So Flattered That Anyone Is Going to See This Film in the First Place’

“Artificial” isn’t hitting theaters until December, but Andrew Garfield is already sparking Oscar buzz for his performance as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Luca Guadagnino’s tech tale, which follows the five-day period in 2023 when Altman was fired and then rehired, earned rave reviews after its world premiere at New York Film Festival last week. Both […]

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Polygamy, Ghosts and Grief Collide in ‘Marlina’ Director Mouly Surya’s Busan Asian Project Market Drama ‘The Wife Who Can See Dead People (Or Jinn)’

A young bride who sees ghosts joins a polygamous Muslim household and forms a bond with one of her husband’s other wives in “The Wife Who Can See Dead People (Or Jinn),” the new project from Indonesian director Mouly Surya (“Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts”). The project is part of the Asian Project Market, […]

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How Busan Title ‘Selvi’ Turns a Nurse’s Working Hours Into an Endurance Test

A homecare nurse whose working day stretches from 12 hours to 72 sits at the center of “Selvi,” the first feature from Tamil filmmaker Sailesh Rathnakumar, which premieres in the Busan International Film Festival’s Vision–Asia section. Anjali Patil plays the title role and produces through her banner Anahat Films. Rathnakumar wrote the screenplay with cinematographer […]