John Hopewell

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MPA Study Shows the Brazilian Audiovisual Industry Potential: Can Brazil Be the ‘Next South Korea’?

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The audiovisual industry in Brazil had last year a R$ 70.2 billion (US$ 13.1 billion) total impact on the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and generated...

Iberseries & Platino Industria Wrap: Eugenio Derbez Launches a Digital Family Biz, as Disney+ Pivots and Hernán Caffiero and Daniel Burman Impress

Held at southern Madrid’s Matadero, a former slaughterhouse reopened as a culture center, 2025’s Iberseries & Platino Industria broke all time attendance records, surging to over 2,700 accredited participants. More than...

Cannes Critics’ Week Next Step Selects Brazil’s Berlin Silver Bear Winner Bruno Ribeiro for 2025 Edition (EXCLUSIVE)

Bruno Ribeiro, one of the foremost filmmakers of his young Brazilian generation, a 2022 Berlin Silver Bear winner for short “Sunday Morning” and co-scribe on Globoplay major hit “The Others,” has...

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes: ‘Rio’s Demand as a Filming Destination for Brazilian and Foreign Productions is in Permanent Growth’

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The Rio International Film Festival, which opens Thursday Oct. 2 with the screening of Luca Guadagnino’s “After The Hunt,” contributes to the city’s soft power and...

Barcelona Serielizados TV Fest Unveils Alan Ball Masterclass, Spanish Competition Headlined by ‘Anatomy of a Moment’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Making for a mouth-watering program, heavy-hitter U.S. writer Alan Ball, showrunner of “Six Feet Under” and “True Blood” and the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Sam Mendes’ “American Beauty” will be one of...

‘Hildur’ Creators on Adapting the Nordic Blue Crime Best-Selling Novel, as Cineflix Rights Unveils First Images Ahead of Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)

One of Cineflix Rights’ tentpole shows headlining its Mipcom scripted slate, “Hildur,” stands out as a unique “Nordic Blue” crime. Based on the best-selling trilogy by Finnish-born Iceland-based author Satu Rämö,...

Portugal’s Caracol Studios, Spain’s TV ON Join Forces on Thriller Project ‘Past Waters,’ Pitching at Iberseries (EXCLUSIVE)

Portugal’s Caracol Studios and Spain’s TV ON Producciones are joining forces to co-produce crime drama project “Águas Passadas” (“Past Waters”), created by Bruno Gascon and based on a bestselling novel by...

Películas Pendelton, Behind Spanish Blockbuster ‘Campeones,’ Teams With MiraChechu on Adult Animation ‘Saturday Sabadete’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Alex Rey’s MiraChechu Productions has partnered with Películas Pendelton, the high-profile production company founded by Javier Fesser and Luis Manso (“Champions,” “Championext”), to produce “Sábado Sabadete” (“Saturday Sabadete”), a standout adult...

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