French Pay TV Giant Canal Plus Hires Olivier Bibas as Head of French Drama, International Co-Productions

French Montana's making light of his casual run-in with Shimon Hayut, the so-called Tinder Swindler and the subject of Netflix's new documentary surrounding his alleged swindling exploits.The 37-year-old rapper took to his Instagram Story and posted a throwback selfie showing him and Hayut, also known as «Simon Leviev,» inside what appears to the the first-class cabin of an airplane. Montana — wearing headphones, a bandana and backpack — threw the peace sign while Hayut snapped the pic.

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Snoop Dogg's French bulldog is still young and wild but definitely not free, after the rapper announced he's been reunited with his missing pooch, Frank.The «Nuthin But A G'Thang» rapper took to Instagram on Tuesday to thank the «lovely couple» who found his missing dog. For the kind gesture, Snoop said he's hooking them up with some sweet gifts.«Yo, I wanna thank y’all for returning the dog back to us,» Snoop said in a video on Instagram. «We appreciate that.

Gigi Hadid has gushed over her daughter Khai three months after her split from Zayn Malik. The 26 year old model gave an insight into her life with her baby daughter, who was born in September 2020, as well as sharing the lessons about life she’s learned since the birth of her first child.The runway star split with Kai’s father Zayn, 29, in October 2021 after an on/off relationship that began in 2015.

EXCLUSIVE: Hostile Planet and Tiny World producer Plimsoll Productions is taking its Channel 4 carpentry format Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker to the U.S. as Channel 4 issues a rare double season order.

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Gigi Hadid is taking on a new gig at Netflix!

Kirsten Dunst (“The Power of the Dog”) and Jamie Dornan (“Belfast”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here.Since their first meeting, Jamie Dornan and Kirsten Dunst have followed similar trajectories. They initially played off one another in Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film “Marie Antoinette” — his eligible Swedish count set off sparks with her teen queen of France.

Martin Dale ContributorOn average French films allocate under 3% of their total budget on VFX, according to a report on employment in the French VFX sector presented at PIDS Enghien in Paris by the French film and TV agency CNC.The report, produced with market research firm Audiens, found that for films budgeted at over €15 million ($17 million), the VFX spend rises to an average 11.8% of budget.The data suggests that the number of French films using VFX has increased over the past decade. In 2020, 108 of 131 French feature films had recourse to VFX expenses in their overall budget.

Welcome to this week’s International Insider. Max Goldbart here bringing you the latest in what’s been a busy seven days in the world of international TV and film.

Paramount/Nickelodeon/Spin Master’s Paw Patrol: The Movie has sauntered across the $100M threshold at the international box office. The Cal Brunker-directed animated action adventure now counts $100.3M to date overseas, and over $140M global.

Disney+ To Launch In 42 Countries

Naman Ramachandran The Walt Disney Company’s streamer Disney Plus has confirmed a summer 2022 launch across Europe, Africa and West Asia in 42 countries and 11 new territories. New countries for the service include South Africa, Turkey, Poland and the United Arab Emirates.The countries that the streamer will launch in include Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Oman, Palestine Territories, Poland, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City and Yemen.

Margot Robbie looks simply chic while attending the Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2022 fashion show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday (January 25) in Paris, France.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentGaumont, the venerable French film and television group behind “The Intouchables” and “Lupin,” is launching in Italy with Marco Rosi, an industry veteran joining from Lux Vide, and a bullish first slate.The company is already well-established in the U.S., the U.K. and Germany.

Feature Film categories:PERIOD FEATURE FILM  The French Dispatch         Production Designer: Adam StockhausenLicorice Pizza         Production Designer: Florencia MartinNightmare Alley         Production Designer: Tamara DeverellThe Tragedy of Macbeth Production Designer:Stefan DechantWest Side Story        Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen FANTASY FEATURE FILM  Cruella Production Designer: Fiona CrombieDune Production Designer: Patrice VermetteGhostbusters: Afterlife Production Designer: François AudouyThe Green Knight  Production Designer: Jade HealyShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings   Production Designer: Sue Chan          CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM Candyman Production Designer: Cara BrowerDon’t Look Up     Production Designer: Clayton HartleyIn the Heights Production Designer: Nelson CoatesThe Lost Daughter Production Designer:Inbal WeinbergNo Time to Die Production Designer: Mark Tildesley           ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Encanto Production Designers: Ian Gooding, Lorelay BovéLuca Production Designer: Daniela StrijlevaThe Mitchells vs. the Machines Production Designer: Lindsey OlivaresRaya and the Last Dragon Production Designers: Paul Felix, Mingjue Helen Chen, Cory LoftisSing 2 Art Director: Olivier AdamTelevision categories:ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIESFoundation: “The Emperor’s Peace” Production Designer: Rory CheyneThe Great: “Dickhead,” “Seven Days,” “Wedding” Designer: Francesca di MottolaLoki: “Glorious Purpose”                   Production Designer: Kasra FarahaniLost In Space: “Three Little Birds”  Production Designer: Alec HammondThe Witcher: “A Grain of Truth”  Production Designer: Andrew LawsONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIESThe Handmaid’s Tale: “Chicago”     

French fashion designer Manfred Thierry Mugler, whose dramatic designs were worn by celebrities like Madonna, Lady Gaga and Cardi B, has died. He was 73. He died Sunday, his official Instagram account said.

Thierry Mugler died Sunday at the age of 73.The French fashion designer was beloved by many in the entertainment and fashion industry with his looks worn on red carpets, runways and the big and small screens.Mugler's forward-thinking fashion struck a chord in the industry in '80s and '90s and were worn by the likes of Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, George Michael and more, with Tyra Banks and Cindy Crawford among the top models of the time to wear his designs on the runway.Though he officially retired from fashion in the early aughts, Mugler made an exception to design under «House of Mugler» for the 2019 Met Gala, creating the wet couture dress Kim Kardashian famously wore to the gala that year.In recent years, stars like Cardi B, Beyoncé, Robin Wright, Nicole Kidman, Lady Gaga, Megan Fox and Miley Cyrus have all rocked his ensembles.Upon hearing news of his death, many friends, admirers and former colleagues took to social media to express their condolences.Beyoncé took to her website, sharing a throwback photo of the late designer, writing, «Rest in Peace Thierry Mugler.»Diana Ross, who famously wore many of Mugler's looks in the '80s and '90s took to Twitter to share a throwback of her and the famed fashion designer, remembering what she called a «wonderful» time in their lives.«I will miss you Thierry Mugler this was a wonderful time in our lives,» Ross wrote.I will miss you Thierry Mugler this was a wonderful time in our lives pic.twitter.com/Z3ggaVjK2DSupermodel Irina Shayk shared a tribute of her own to the late designer on Instagram, along with some photos with Mugler from his Couturissime exhibit at Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France, taken just last year.«Gone to soon

Newen Studios is moving into feature film after financier Anton increased its investment in the French production giant by 40% to €50M ($56.6M).