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Elaine Low Senior TV WriterRob and Michele Reiner have inked a multi-year overall producing and directing deal with Warner Bros.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterIFC Films Unlimited, the streaming channel from indie stalwart IFC Films, has seen a staggering 300% growth in subscribers since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Variety has learned.As the home to over 1,000 titles from the distributor, including “Y Tu Mama Tambien,” Frances Ha” and “The Babadook,” the streaming hub has exploded with users thanks to increased presence across numerous digital platforms, not to mention a U.S.

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Peter White Television EditorWaleed Zuaiter, who has starred in Netflix’s The Spy and Hulu and Channel 4 drama Baghdad Central, has launched his own production company to tackle diversity in TV and film.Zuaiter, who produced Omar, the Palestinian feature that was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, has established FlipNarrative, which will be based in LA, London and Beirut.

Dave McNary Film ReporterIssa Rae has consolidated her entertainment production ventures for feature film, television and digital under the recently launched Hoorae label, Variety has learned exclusively.Formerly Issa Rae Productions, Hoorae includes HBO’s “Insecure” and “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” Rae received Emmy nominations for comedy series and best actress in a comedy series for “Insecure” and best variety sketch series for “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” Hoorae’s slate includes “Tre Cnt” and

Naman Ramachandran Studiocanal has hired Sarah Doole to lead its Manchester-based Red Production Company as CEO.Doole takes over from Nicola Shindler. She will oversee Red’s development and production slate in the U.K.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorStudiocanal has moved swiftly to replace Nicola Shindler at the helm of Red Production Company, tapping former Fremantle executive Sarah Doole as the new CEO of the producer behind Netflix’s The Stranger.Doole stepped down as Fremantle’s global drama chief last month and will replace Shindler, who is leaving Red Production Company to establish a drama label at ITV Studios.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: At least two people have been injured, including one who is in serious condition, in a knife attack near the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris’ 11th arrondissment. The police have arrested two suspects in the attack whose details are still unfolding as the investigation continues.

Mark Wahlberg is giving back to teachers and students across the United States.

Mark Wahlberg‘s Performance Inspired brand has teamed up with Accelerate‘s active lifestyle marketplace and community LifeToGo to help out students and teachers amid the coronavirus pandemic.The companies announced on Tuesday, September 22, that they have already donated 1.3 million disposable face masks to schools in 13 different states.Wahlberg, 49, recorded a special video message thanking essential workers and teachers.“You guys have kept us healthy, safe and supplied us with all the

Also Read: Fox News' Panel Show 'The Five' Returns to the Studio“Right Makes Might” is directed by Justin Folk, best known for the documentary “No Safe Spaces” featuring the comedians Adam Carolla, Tim Allen and Dave Rubin, and is produced by Madison McQueen Films and executive producer Ben Judge.The documentary was meant to have a theatrical release this fall, but it will now launch on Fox Nation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it will be made available ahead of the first debate between

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefVeteran Australian talent agent Mark Morrissey is capitalizing on the global demand for content and is launching production company First Option Pictures.TV drama series, “Radicals” is the first project to emerge from a slate intended to span film, television internet, social media and podcasts.“Radicals” is an anthology series with the pilot script by Los Angeles-based screenwriter and producer Jonathan Shapiro (“Goliath,” “Black List”).

Solstice Studios has sealed a deal for worldwide rights to filmmaker Reinaldo Green Marcus' Good Joe Bell, a drama starring Mark Wahlberg and written by the Oscar-winning Brokeback Mountain duo Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. The pact — valued at $20 million — comes on the heels of the film's Sept.

Dave McNary Film ReporterSolstice Studios has bought the worldwide rights to the drama “Good Joe Bell,” starring Mark Wahlberg, for about $20 million, a source has confirmed to Variety.“Good Joe Bell,” directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, premiered Sept. 13 at the virtual Toronto International Film Festival.