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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBanijay has acquired Tooco, the production banner behind the non-scripted hit “Guess My Age,” to further bolster its French outpost. Under the pact, Tooco will be part of the Banijay France brand and will focus on originating concepts for the French and international markets.Tooco, spearheaded by Aurélien Lipiansky and Mikaël Moreau, has been delivering popular French formats, such as Le club des invincibles, produced with Banijay’s Air Production; and Guess My Age which has so far travelled to 22 countries, including Italy, Spain, and Germany.
Tooco has several game shows at pilot stage across the U.K., Italy and France.Since launching in 2015, the label has produced a wide range of shows spanning game shows, entertainment, factual entertainment, and reality TV. “Mikaël and I are proud to be joining Banijay, which has long understood the importance of investing in French format creation, and we hope to benefit from the power and sales force of the group internationally to travel our ideas worldwide,” said Lipiansky.
François de Brugada, Banijay France president, said “Tooco is a fantastic addition to our French portfolio.” De Brugada described Lipiansky and Moreau as being “among the best format creators in our country.” He said Banijay’s “brands have long transcended borders, and we have no doubt, with these two, there is a new generation of hits just on the horizon.”Banijay boasts a network of over 120 production labels. Banijay Rights will act on the company’s behalf to distribute its content.
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Trinidad Barleycorn French director Louise Carrin, whose home for the past 13 years has been Lausanne, Switzerland, has an urge to create every day, she tells Variety. Moviemaking being a long process, for about 10 years now she has found equal satisfaction in music. She is about to release her debut rap album “Banana Part” under her alias Lweez.
Lady GaGa’s dog walker has spoken out once again after the man accused of shooting him last year was accidentally released from jail.
Lady Gaga's dog walker, Ryan Fischer, says he's "deeply concerned" that the man who allegedly shot him has been accidentally released from jail. Fischer took to Instagram on Friday to share his reaction to the suspect being on the loose.
A man accused of shooting Lady Gaga’s dog walker and snatching her two French bulldogs has been mistaken released from hail.
dog walker and stealing her two French bulldogs was mistakenly released from jail and is being sought, authorities said Friday.James Howard Jackson, 19, was facing an attempted murder charge when he was released from Los Angeles County's jail on Wednesday “due to a clerical error," the county Sheriff's Department said in a statement.The sheriff's Major Crimes Bureau is Major Crimes Bureau is working on finding him, the statement said.Jackson is one of five people arrested in connection with the Feb. 24, 2021, attack in Hollywood.
Lady Gaga's dog walker has mistakenly been released from jail, and now authorities are searching for him.In a statement to ET, a spokesperson for the L.A. County Sheriff's Department says the department is investigating the inadvertent release from custody of James Howard Jackson.
Avril Lavigne has joined the list of celebrities like Megan Fox, and Kourtney Kardashian, who are ready to say “I do.” On Tuesday the singer shared a gallery of photos from the special moment when Mod Sun, real name Derek Ryan Smith, got down on one knee in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Lavigne kept to the theme, writing “Yes, I’ll love you forever!” In french.Lavigne shared the photos on April 7th, but he proposed on March 27th, according to the caption. The singer proposed with a large and unique heart-shaped diamond ring which she proudly showed off.Mod showed love in the comments writing, “love u so much! Forever n ever my angel.” He also shared more photos and videos from their special day which included a serenade by a violinist.
Lady Gaga dog walker case has reportedly been mistakenly released from jail.Last year, Lady Gaga’s dog Walker Ryan Fischer was shot while walking the musician’s dogs. He was attacked by two men who then proceeded to steal two of the singer’s French bulldogs.Now, the alleged shooter in the incident appears to have been mistakenly released from jail according to online records.James Howard Jackson, 19, was released from custody earlier this week on April 6 according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department website.
Siwa told late-night host Jimmy Fallon. “Of course, not everybody in the world is going to accept it right now, but there are so many people who are going to accept it right now.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentGaumont, the powerhouse behind “Narcos,” “Lupin” and “Barbarians,” has boarded “Le Prince,” a period mystery thriller series written by Charles den Tex and Paul de Vrijer (“Hunter Street”). Currently in development, “Le Prince” will be produced by Gaumont, as well as Stories, a label launched by France TV Distribution, and Dutch producers Paradise Media.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBanijay has picked up multi-territory format rights to two Korean reality shows which it will begin pitching this week at the MipTV market in Cannes.From Korean broadcaster and producer MBC, Banijay has picked up format rights to competition show “Bloody Game” in France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, and the Netherlands. From CJ ENM, it has acquired rights in the Nordics, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Australia to relationship format, “EXchange.”“Bloody Game” launched in Korea in November last year, helping draw subscribers to Wavve, a joint venture streaming platform, in which MBC is a partner. The show is nominated for a C21 Format Award, with the winner revealed during MipTV.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentHot off the success of “No Man’s Land,” Israel’s Spiro Films and France’s Haut et Court TV are re-teaming on “Armageddon,” a sprawling thriller miniseries looking at Christian extremists operating in the Holy Land.The show is being created by David Ackerman, who previously worked in national security in Israel and went on to pen the film “Blank Bullet” inspired by the story of Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, and “Jerusalem,” a gritty geopolitical thriller drama which competed at last year’s Series Mania.Ackerman is currently writing the script for “Armageddon,” which weaves several characters, including a Christian American priest who travels with a few disciples to the Kibbutz Megiddo. Appearing friendly and charitable, the group starts forging bonds within the small community, including a mother and a son, while pursuing their secret agenda: find the Antichrist who will provoke a war that will fulfil their biblical prophecy – the second coming of the Christ.
Guy Lodge Film CriticA decade ago, when his documentary “How to Survive a Plague” rode a wave of festival acclaim to an Oscar nomination, journalist-turned-filmmaker David France probably didn’t imagine that a similarly titled quasi-sequel was in the cards. A superb overview of the early years of HIV-AIDS activism in the face of political indifference and ineptitude — ultimately leading to game-changing medication and pharmaceutical policy change — that film has given France a solid grounding for another feature-length study of very different if somewhat comparable global health crisis, centered on the COVID-19 pandemic and the extraordinarily accelerated scientific race for a solution.Researched and assembled with his characteristic intelligence and thoroughness, “How to Survive a Pandemic” serves as both a valuable potted history of the last two years of medical tumult and relief, and a critical progress report marking work yet to be done. Hardly the first high-profile documentary on the pandemic, but the most substantial yet to focus specifically on the trajectory of the vaccine, France’s film is assured a receptive audience when it bows on HBO next week, following docfest premiere slots in Thessaloniki and Copenhagen.