EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Peacock has landed Poker Face, a mystery drama starring Russian Doll‘s Natasha Lyonne from Rian Johnson, his T-Street banner and MRC Television, with a 10-episode straight-to-series order.
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On Welcome to Chechnya, VFX producer Ryan Laney introduced game-changing tools with huge implications for the future of documentary filmmaking.
Directed by David France, the HBO film spotlights anti-gay purges transpiring in Chechnya in the late 2010s, following LGBT refugees as they make their way out of Russia, with the help of a network of activists.
In telling this story, France would have to address a pair of almost paradoxical drives. Because he wanted viewers to invest themselves,
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Peacock has landed Poker Face, a mystery drama starring Russian Doll‘s Natasha Lyonne from Rian Johnson, his T-Street banner and MRC Television, with a 10-episode straight-to-series order.
Lise Pedersen Increased competition and higher demand is good for native animation production, says Corinne Kouper, the co-founder of France’s TeamTO, which recently announced the sale of all U.S.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDavid France’s “Welcome to Chechnya” could very well make Oscar history as the first documentary to be nominated for Best Visual Effects.The documentary details the brutality the LGBTQ community faces in Chechnya at the hands of the government.
Gigi Hadid is back on the runway!
Emilio Mayorga Sébastien Onomo, producer of 2018 Annecy Crystal winner “Funan,” has teamed with Romanian animator Anca Damian to co-produce her new project “Starseed.” Damian’s first feature, “Crulic,” similarly topped Annecy, in 2011.
Rita Ora's boyfriend Romain Gavras has confirmed he and the singer have split up over their individual "work commitments".The performer, who has been replaced by Oti Mabuse on The Masked Singer's spin-off show, is busy filming The Voice Australia and has not been pictured with the French director since November.
Leo Barraclough International Features EditorForesight Unlimited has closed deals for key international territories on Gigi Gaston’s “Nine Bullets.” The adventure thriller, written by Gaston, stars Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones”), Sam Worthington (“Avatar” franchise), Barbara Hershey (the “Insidious” films) and Dean Scott Vasquez (“Jack Ryan”).Major territories sold include Australia (Rialto), Benelux (Splendid), the CIS (Top Film), Eastern Europe (Daro), France (Daro), Germany (Splendid),
Lady Gaga is continuing to stun with her style.
Lupin is “a great achievement, not only for us but for all producers around the world,” said Gaumont Vice CEO Christophe Riandée, who is also a producer of the hit Netflix series, during a panel at the European Film Market today. The Omar Sy-starrer which has been a worldwide smash on streaming, is produced by Gaumont Television and has scored record-breaking numbers for a French series on the service.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFilm Movement has acquired U.S. rights to Quentin Reynaud’s “Final Set,” a French movie starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Alex Lutz and Ana Girardot, from Studiocanal.“Final Set,” which unfolds in the world of professional tennis, is produced by Leonard Glowinski for his company, 22H22 (“A Hologram for the King”).The film revolves around Thomas (Lutz), who was once a young professional tennis prodigy who never had the career in the game he had hoped for.
Editors note: Aravind Adiga won the Man Booker Prize in 2008 for his debut novel The White Tiger, which his old Columbia University classmate Ramin Bahrani turned into the movie that has been generating awards buzz since its Netflix release in January. Adiga penned a guest column for Deadline about how the pair became fast friends by bonding over Scorsese films in Bahrani’s dorm room, a kinship that has lasted ever since.
Lady Gaga‘s dog-walker has spoken out for the first time since he was shot four times during a dog-napping in Los Angeles.Ryan Fischer was hospitalised after he was attacked by two men who stole two of Gaga’s French bulldogs last week.
Lady Gaga’s dog walker Ryan Fischer took to Instagram with a lengthy statement on Monday, speaking out for the first time since he was hospitalized for a gunshot wound.Fischer was shot on Wednesday, February 24 while out walking three of the star’s French bulldogs.
It was just last week that we learned of the devastating news that Lady GaGa’s dog walker, Ryan Fischer, had been shot while trying to take her three French Bulldogs for an evening stroll. While the story looks like it has a happy ending — Koji and Gustavo were returned to GaGa on Friday by a mysterious good Samaritan and Ryan is in stable condition — the 30-year-old now faces nearly $100K in medical bills!
Koji and Gustav have been returned to their rightful home. Thank goodness! We can all breathe a sigh of relief for Lady GaGa who has obviously endured an emotionally taxing last couple of days.
Lady Gaga is speaking out following the dog kidnapping of her two French bulldogs, Koji and Gustav, and the shooting of her dog walker, Ryan Fischer.The singer took to Instagram and Twitter on Friday to address the tragic news, writing, «My beloved dogs Koji and Gustav were taken in Hollywood two nights ago. My heart is sick and I am praying my family will be whole again with an act of kindness.»"I will pay $500,000 for their safe return.
A close friend of Lady Gaga‘s dog walker has confirmed his identity as Ryan Fischer — who LAPD confirmed to HollywoodLife (without naming the victim) was critically injured after being shot during a robbery in Hollywood on Wednesday night. Dr. Fred Pescatore is devastated, he told Entertainment Tonight, after his friend was shot while walking Gaga’s three French bulldogs — two of which, Gustav and Koji, were stolen.