Amazon Prime Video France Unveils Slate of Originals, Live Sports, Formats

While COVID cases are taking a dip in parts of America (like California, where the vaccine rollout has been relatively smooth and movie theaters and restaurants are finally starting to reopen their doors), things are not quite so rosy across the pond in Europe.

EXCLUSIVE: Arthouse streamer and theatrical distributor MUBI has acquired all rights to Sundance documentary Faya Dayi in the UK and Ireland, Latin America, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey and India.

Australian singer and songwriter Sia has collaborated with Nasa for the music video of her song “Floating Through Space” featuring French DJ David Guetta. The video highlights the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which will be the first attempt at a powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.

A24 and Rhombus Media have optioned the rights to Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer and are developing the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning debut novel for a television series.

NomadlandNomadland Cast: Frances McDormand, David StrathairnNomadland Director: Chloé ZhaoNomadland Stars: 4/5"What's remembered, lives. I spent too much of my life just remembering," Fern (Frances McDormand) churns out in the closing few moments of Nomadland where her surprising vulnerability makes a sombre appearance rather than her contemplative, stoic attitude.

Unforgotten star Peter Egan has tragically revealed the passing of his beloved wife and actress Myra Frances at the age of 78.The actor took to Twitter and Facebook to share a heartbreaking video with his fans as he announced the sad news.The 74 year old captioned the video: "This is the saddest post I will ever have to make. My wonderful wife Myra, my friend & soulmate lost her battle with cancer at 1.30am on Tuesday.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has boarded new action-packed film projects in France, including the sequel of Guillaume Pierret’s thriller “Lost Bullet,” and Regis Blondeau’s “A tombeau ouvert,” a remake of the Korean film “A Hard Day.” The service’s slate of Originals for 2021, meanwhile, comprises the action movie “Le Dernier mercenaire” with Jean-Claude Van Damme and the series “Braqueurs,” a spinoff of Julien Leclercq’s movie.

Netflix officially opened its offices in Paris a year ago today and to mark the anniversary the streamer has confirmed details of four upcoming projects.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentOrange Studio has unveiled a first still for “L’astronaute,” a French drama headlined by Nicolas Giraud and Mathieu Kassovitz (“The Bureau”).The film is produced by Christophe Rossignon and Philip Boëffard at Nord-Ouest Films.

Amazon Prime is boosting its line-up of French originals on Monday, unveiling several new French original films and series as well as live sports, including the French Open tennis tournament, as part of its new slate.

Amazon Prime Video France today published details of its upcoming slate of productions, including four new originals:

Amazon Prime Video has snapped up the rights to German coming of age series We Children From Bahnhof Zoo for the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, and Benelux.