Beta Cinema to Launch Cannes Slate, Headlined By ‘Corvidae,’ With Its Own Chat Show (EXCLUSIVE)

Chad Johnson won the first round in a sexual harassment lawsuit he brought against a film industry exec and a studio. Page Six says that Johnson filed a suit against Cristina Cimino and Sunset Studios Entertainment LLC back in July of 2018.

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Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorA judge ruled on Thursday that former Bachelorette contestant Chad Johnson had proven multiple causes of action against a movie producer and studio he sued for sexual harassment. Johnson sued Sunset Studios Entertainment LLC and Cristina Cimino, an executive for the company, in Los Angeles Superior Court in July 2018.

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Emiliano De Pablos Madrid-based production and services company Babieka Films is joining forces with Spanish filmmaker Josué Ramos (“Bajo la rosa”) on helmer’s sophomore feature, mystery thriller “La ciudad dormida.”Ramos made waves on the festival circuit with his first film, psychological thriller “Bajo la rosa,” whose U.S.

, the Netflix docuseries following the professional and personal lives of four doctors working at a New York City area hospital, is back with an all-new episode filmed during the coronavirus outbreak. The installment captures what neurosurgeons Dr.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentBeta Cinema has closed numerous deals on its Cannes virtual market slate, spearheaded by all-rights deals on Berlin competition entries “Berlin Alexanderplatz” to Le Pacte for France and “My Little Sister” to Weltkino for Germany, as well as “The Auschwitz Report” to Signature Entertainment in the U.K./Ireland.As well as the French deal, Burhan Qurbani’s new adaptation of Alfred Döblin’s “Berlin Alexanderplatz” was picked up by distributors in

Rebecca Davis editorChina’s Joy Pictures is selling 10 Chinese titles at the Cannes market this year, including two of its own animated features scheduled for summer 2022. The shingle, which began as a marketer and distributor best-known in its early days for bringing “La La Land” to China, has recently shifted its focus to the production and sale of animation.

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Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentNetflix has greenlit two new unscripted dating shows, Variety has learned exclusively.The new series further bolster Netflix’s lineup in the romance genre, following the success of breakout hits ‘Love Is Blind” and “Too Hot To Handle.”“Indian Matchmaking,” which will debut on July 16, centers around couples paired by an elite Indian matchmaker.

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Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentPicture Tree Intl. has acquired international sales rights to the Norwegian romantic comedy “Diana’s Wedding,” directed by Charlotte Blom, and will selling the film at Cannes Market Online.Nordisk Film will handle distribution in the Scandinavian territories, with a theatrical release in Norway scheduled for Sept.

holiday to Portugal was cancelled due to coronavirus.Debbie Sailsman, from Cambuslang, kitted out her Peugeot 5008 with two mini TV screens, throws, toys and snacks to create the luxury movie theatre.The full-time mum, 37, said it took less than three hours to make the car boot cinema for her daughters Sienna, 10, and three-year-old Esme - and it gave her the 'first moment's peace' since lockdown began.Mum-of-two Debbie said she set up the movie-themed surprise as the family had been due to jet

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEarlier this week, it was announced that TBS had given the greenlight to “Celebrity Show-Off,” which sees celebrities compete to see who can produce the most compelling content from their own homes. The show was produced remotely and will air June 23 at 10 p.m.

Christopher Vourlias Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov (“Leto,” “The Student”) is developing a limited series based on the life of legendary Soviet filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, Variety has learned exclusively.The series will be written and directed by Serebrennikov, and produced by Ilya Stewart, Murad Osmann and Pavel Burya of Moscow-based Hype Film.“Andrei Tarkovsky and his iconic masterpieces greatly influenced world cinema and continue to be a source of endless inspiration for filmmakers