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Abidjan’s SICA Positions as a Lynchpin Event for African Film, TV

A bourgeoning film-TV market, the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA), is set to return June 26-28 for its third edition in Abidjan, positioning itself as a lynchpin for Africa’s film...

Alex Berger, Larry Kasanoff, Shuzo John Shiota Set to Talk at Abidjan’s SICA as It Debates African AI, Shooting in Abidjan, Building a Globalized Market

Alex Berger, producer of “The Bureau” and “La Maison,” Larry Kasanoff, behind the “Mortal Kombat” franchise, and Shuzo John Shiota, producer of “Transformers: Prime” will join a swathe of African and European voices...

Bertrand Bonello on His Own Legacy, His Films’ International Finance and His Next Artistic Endeavour: ‘What Drives Me is the Unknown’

Guest of honor at this year’s ECAM Forum Co-Production Market in Madrid, the highly regarded enfant terrible of French cinema Bertrand Bonello (“Saint Laurent”) will deliver a masterclass June 12 at...

Key Latin America Animation Titles to Come Under the Spotlight at Annecy-MIFA’s La Liga Focus

“Baptism,” directed by Oscar-nominated Hugo Covarrubias, “Carmín,” from Mexican mural and animation artists Los Calladitos and Brazil’s “Pipa and Snail,” an ode to imagination will all be highlighted at this year’s La...

Elastica Films Boards Spanish 1978 social drama ‘Anekumen’ from Cannes Critics Week Selected Irati Gorostidi (EXCLUSIVE)

Top arthouse and crossover Spanish distributor Elastica Films – buyer of Cannes winners “Sentimental Value,” “The Secret Agent,” “Sound of Falling,” and competition entries “Romería,” which it also produced, as well as...

Netflix and Brazilian Tourism Board Embratur Announce Cooperation Agreement to Boost Film-TV Tourism in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO – Netflix and Embratur, the Brazilian Tourism Board, announced Friday a cooperation agreement aimed at boosting tourism through Brazilian audiovisual productions, establishing a model which could be used...

Netflix Brazil Unveils a ‘Sintonia’ Spin-Off, Soccer Shows on Brazil 1970, Ronaldinho and Neymar and a Scripted Series on Brazil’s Biggest Ever Radioactive Disaster  

Directors Fernando Coimbra (“A Wolf at the Door”) and top production houses Gullane (“Senna”), O2 Filmes (“City of God”) and Boutique Filmes (“3%”) feature among 10 new productions announced Monday by...

Netflix Reteams with ‘Eternaut’ Star Ricardo Darín on New Movie as Streamer ‘Doubles Down’ on Argentina 

Netflix has unveiled a new film with “The Eternaut” lead Ricardo Darín, Argentina’s biggest star, and another by popular director Marcos Carnevale (“Elsa and Fred”), starring Oscar Martínez (“Official Competition”). “Lo...

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