Banijay Sets Deal With Acclaimed Musician Renaud Capucon to Nurture Emerging Classical Music Talent

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian writer-director Niccolò Ammaniti’s dystopian drama “Anna,” centered on a 13-year-old girl who must contend with a viral contagion that kills off all adults on the island of Sicily, has been sold by Fremantle to over 30 territories, including a multi-territory deal with Disney Plus for key European markets.The Sky Original production, produced by Fremantle’s Wildside and co-produced by ARTE France, the New Life Company and Kwaï, is now set to

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBlue Fox Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights to Martin Bourboulon’s “Eiffel,” a big-budget historical romance drama about celebrated engineer Gustave Eiffel starring Romain Duris (“Mood Indigo”) and Emma Mackey (“Sex Education”).Pathe co-produced the film and is handling international sales.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Giancarlo Nasi’s Quijote Films, one of the lead producers of Chile’s current Oscar entry “White on White,” has closed a co-production deal with France’s Les Valseurs at the American Film Market for “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo,” the first feature from Diego Cespedes, the Cannes Festival’s 2018 Cinefondation first prize winner.Mexico’s Varios Lobos, led by Pablo Zimbron, is also a co-producer.In addition, the pact includes the financing and co-production of a

Netflix‘s Snowpiercer has been confirmed to hit the streaming service in January 2022.The show, like Bong Joon Ho’s feature film, is adapted from the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, and has already been renewed for a fourth season.Netflix, who holds the international rights to the show, will release a new episode weekly.

is producing the feature.“I’m très, très excited to get the Broken Lizard gang back together,” Heffernan said. “But I’m even more excited to finally put my PhD in French Medieval Studies to use.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterBroken Lizard, the comedy troupe behind the film franchise “Super Troopers,” is teeing up a new movie with Searchlight Pictures.“Quasi,” a satirical take on The Hunchback of Notre Dame, just kicked off production in Los Angeles.

Banijay is pushing into the classical music space after pairing with renowned French violinist Renaud Capuçon on a talent deal.

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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The French Dispatch,” director Wes Anderson’s tribute to 20th-century magazines, opened at the domestic box office with a robust $1.3 million from only 52 theaters.For platform releases like “The French Dispatch,” the key metric is per-theater average rather than overall box office tally because indie movies kick off in a handful of theaters while commercial pictures start in thousands of venues.

Selling Sunset star Heather Rae Young has officially tied the knot with her "soulmate" Tarek El Moussa.Taking to Instagram, the newly married pair documented their lavish celebrations attended by 34 year old Heather's Netflix castmates and the 40 year old Flipping 101 host's daughter Taylor, 11, and son Brayden, 6, who he shared with ex-wife Christina Haack.