Dutch Features Sells ‘Rudy’s Crazy Christmas Show’ to Canal Plus (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItaly’s RAI Com, which is the sales arm of Italian state broadcaster RAI, is scoring sales to key territories on Gabriele Mainetti’s “Freaks Out,” following the genre-bending film’s launch in competition at Venice.Mainetti’s lavish historical fantasy set in 1943 Rome, where four “freaks” who work in a circus are left to their own devices when the Eternal City is bombed by Allied Forces, has been sold to Metropolitan Film for France and to The Klockwork

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentRomain Quirot’s “Paul W.R.’s Last Journey,” an ambitious film mixing science fiction and ecological tale, has been sold by Kinology (“Annette”) to major distributors, including Samuel Goldwyn Films in North America.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorJan Mojto’s Munich-based sales and production powerhouse Beta Film, whose Mipcom slate includes “Sisi” and “La Fortuna,” has closed pre-sales across the Nordic Region and in the Netherlands’ for the PBS-ITV period drama series “Hotel Portofino.” The British show, created and written by Matt Baker, stars Natascha McElhone, whose credits include “Ronin,” “Californication” and “Designated Survivor.”“Hotel Portofino” has been acquired by DR for Denmark,

Julia Ducournau’s Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner Titane has been selected to represent France in the Best International Feature Film Oscar race. The country’s selection committee had previously shortlisted three titles as the potential submission, including Audrey Diwan’s Venice Golden Lion winner L’Evénement (Happening) and Cédric Jiminez’s Bac Nord (The Stronghold).

Lupin,” Netflix and French star Omar Sy have entered a multi-year feature film deal.

Embankment and Cross City have sold out on The Son, Florian Zeller’s second feature following the Oscar winning The Father.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAfter breaking ground in France, Franck Gastambide’s hit Canal Plus show “All the Way Up” (“Validé”), a comedy drama series unfolding on France’s vibrant rap scene, is set to roll out around the world.

Next month will bring up a significant milestone for Donny van de Beek's Manchester United career. It was the final week of last November when he started back-to-back matches for the club — something that hasn't happened before or since.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn a massive sales roll-out, Fremantle has sold “Arctic Drift: A Year in the Ice,” about the biggest ever Arctic climate research expedition, in a total 170 territories globally.The array of buyers take in Amazon Prime Video for Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Channel 4 in the U.K., PBS science series Nova in the U.S., and France Télévisions.“Arctic Drift” follows a year of the unprecedented MOSAiC expedition, led by Germany’s Alfred Wegener

Closing of a chapter. Angelina Jolie has sold her stake in Chateau Miraval, the French winery she purchased in 2012 with ex-husband Brad Pitt.

France’s Oscar selection committee has shortlisted three titles as the country’s potential submission for the International Feature Oscar race. They include Audrey Diwan’s Venice Golden Lion winner L’Evénement (Happening), Julia Ducournau’s Cannes Palme d’Or laureate Titane and Cédric Jiminez’s Bac Nord (The Stronghold) which ran out of competition on the Riviera in July.

Angelina Jolie just said “Au revoir” to the $164 million French vineyard that she shared with her ex-husband, Brad Pitt. The 46-year-old actress sold her 50% share of Château Miravalto, which is located in Correns, France, to wine group Tenute del Mondo, according to an Oct. 6 report from The Wall Street Journal. The sale price has not been publicly reported, but if there’s anything we know about Angelina, it’s that she surely got a big chunk of money in the deal.

Ed Sheeran and Elton John are set to collaborate on a new Christmas single this year, the former has revealed.In an interview with Dutch radio station NPO Radio 2, Sheeran revealed that John reached out to him for the collaboration last year after he discovered that his own Christmas song ‘Step Into Christmas’ had hit the UK Top 10 for the first time ever.“Elton rang me on Christmas Day to say Merry Christmas. Elton rings me almost every single day,” Sheeran said.

Ed Sheeran has confirmed that he will be releasing a new Christmas single with Sir Elton John.

The first project to emerge from the BBC and NBCUniversal’s (NBCU) landmark entertainment tie-up is a double season reversion of Dutch psychological adventure format The Traitors. 

Drunken Birds, the migrant drama from Serbian Canadian director Ivan Grbovic that had its world premiere in the Platform section at last month’s Toronto Film Festival, has been selected by Canada as the country’s entry into the 2022 International Feature Oscar race.

Cindy Bruna, Camila Cabello, Helen Mirren, Amber Heard, and more stars and models walk on the beauty-focused catwalk of Le Defile L’Oreal Paris 2021 Womenswear Spring/Summer 2022 show in Paris, France.

Madelyn Cline steps out in a lovely orange dress for the Giambattista Valli Womenswear Spring/Summer 2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Monday (October 4) in Paris, France.

Camila Cabello‘s dress blows in the wind while walking on the runway during the Le Defile L’Oreal Paris 2021 Womenswear Spring/Summer 2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Sunday (October 03) in Paris, France.