Toho acquires Oscar-winning animation distributor, producer GKids 2i2r5s
Financial of the 100% equity acquisition were not disclosed.
Chloë Grace Moretz, Anthony Ramos among cast on Caviar’s rom-com ‘Love Language’ 564y3x
Production scheduled to begin this month in Chicago.
Italian audiovisual production crossed €2 billion mark in 2023 amid boom in filmmaking 31458
The number of films produced in Italy reached a record 354 in 2023, according to APA figures.
Tallinn Black Nights selects 17 Works in Progress projects across three strands 5n3n4i
Baltic Event, International and Just Film all select projects.
UK performers’ union Equity campaigns to block council sale of Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios 1z6z6u
The council plans to sell the lease on a 10-year term.
Horror films comprise 50% of Screen Australia’s latest feature investments 6x1w53
Australia horor titles such as ‘Talk To Me’ have done well at the international box office.
‘The Duel’ starring Aidan Gillen, wraps principal photography in Poland 2n6ts
The €7.3m film is one of the biggest productions to shoot in Poland this year.
Independent Film Tax Credit gets official greenlight from UK government 4g302g
The BFI certification unit will begin accepting applications on October 30.
Indie tax credit could make UK “a home for horror”, enthuses Production Finance Market keynote 4f5v4p
John Graydon, senior partner at UK law firm Saffery, said the IFTC would attract more US indies to shoot in the UK.
Producers Guild of Korea launches ‘hotline’ to aid international co-productions 4y1d1u
The initiative is aimed at international producers seeking Korean co-production.
Netflix unveils 2025 Korea film slate including first Korean-language animated feature 2w131b
Directors of seven titles spoke at an event during Busan International Film Festival.
‘Grandma’ producers GDH 559 to remake Taiwan hit ‘Marry My Dead Body’ with Billkin and PP (exclusive) 4x623n
‘The Red Envelope’ will be a Thai adaptation of the blockbuster feature from Taiwan.
Matt Dillon, Riley Keough and Isaach de Bankolé to star in Claire Denis’ ‘Le Cri Des Gardes’ 36956
Arte Cinema is co-producing projects by Claire Denis, Arnaud Desplechin, Yann Gonzalez and Zou Jing.
Filming underway in Scotland on Big Beach’s ‘Borges And Me’ starring Fionn Whitehead, Luis Gnecco 28466q
UK-Belgium-Netherlands co-pro also stars Alan Cumming, Peter Mullan, Harriet Sansom Harris.
‘The Iceman’ on hold following Wim Hof abuse allegations 5h4d5p
Genesius Pictures produced the project, which was sold internationally by Cornerstone.
Daniel Day-Lewis returns to acting in son’s debut ‘Anemone’ for Focus Features, Plan B 6b4p4k
Production underway in Manchester, England, in Oscar winner’s first role since ‘Phantom Thread’ in 2017.
10 film and 11 TV series projects from Latin America have been shortlisted.
Hamburg Production Awards salute Red Balloon Film, Neue Bioskop Film producers 926r
The German partners of Scandar Copti’s Happy Holidays and Chiara Fleischhacker’s Vena each won cash prizes of €25,000.
‘Heimat’ director Edgar Reitz starts shooting portrait of Enlightenment thinker ‘Leibniz’ (exclusive) 3398
91-year-old German director’s latest is produced by Ingo Fliess, who produced the Oscar-nominated The Teachers’ Lounge, and Christian Reitz.
‘Train To Busan’ director Yeon Sang-ho readies ‘The Ugly’, Plus M to launch at ACFM (exclusive) 626e1l
Marks the filmmaker’s return to theatres following hit Netflix series ‘Hellbound’ and ‘Parasyte: The Grey’.
