IDFA Forum, Co-Production, Co-Financing Market, Provides Springboard to Women Filmmakers

Vivienne Chow The Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, operating for the first time this year as part of TIFFCOM, has given hope to some filmmakers who are struggling to fund their projects. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many normal financing channels.The TGFM enables producers to meet potential investors, sales agents and post-production outfits over a three-day period (Nov.

Library Pictures International, the Los Angeles-based film financier backed by Legendary Entertainment, has inked a deal to co-finance South Korean studio CJ Entertainment's local-language slate in Indonesia, Vietnam and Turkey. Under the terms of the deal, Library Pictures will finance up to 50 percent of the budget of CJ's various projects in the three developing markets.

Remember the dustbowl-set American drama thriller “Dreamland” starring Margot Robbie from the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival? The film kinds of came and went and got forgotten, but in aftermath of Tribeca was bought by Vertical Entertainment. Following that, Paramount Pictures acquired the home entertainment and TV licensing rights to “Dreamland” and are co-releasing the film with Vertical this November.

Tensions escalated in Providence, R.I., late Tuesday night, after a weekend crash in which a police cruiser allegedly struck a moped rider, leaving the man in critical condition, according to reports.

Peter White Television EditorNetflix has ordered a darkly comic thriller starring and exec produced by The Good Place’s Kristen Bell.Limited series The Woman In The House comes from Will Ferrell’s production company Gloria Sanchez Productions. It was created by Rachel Ramras, Hugh Davidson and Larry Dorf, the creators of TV Land comedy Nobodies.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentGerman film and TV company Leonine Group, which was formed through the merger of Tele München Gruppe, Universum Film, i&u TV, Wiedemann & Berg Film and W&B Television, has rearranged its long-term group financing.The financing includes long-term loans and revolving credit lines totaling Euros 189 million ($222 million), which also cover the company’s film production financing, with the exception of the publicly listed Odeon Film AG, which also

Andreas Wiseman International EditorGerman major Leonine says it has “rearranged its long-term group financing” with €190M ($222M) in loans and revolving credit lines.The new backing will cover growth and film production financing but will exclude publicly listed Odeon Film, for which Leonine has raised separate funds.

Suicide Squad actress Margot Robbie recently welcomed a new puppy into her home and she just shared the cutest photo of the little pup! The 30-year-old two-time Oscar-nominated actress took to Instagram on Saturday (October 17) to share a photo of her holding the dog, who was wrapped in a white sweater. Margot captioned the post with the dog emoji and the heart emoji. Margot‘s longtime hairstylist Bryce Scarlett was one of the first commenters, leaving a few heart emojis.

Margot Robbie has a new puppy and she just shared the cutest photo of the little pup!

We’ve seen Hollywood tell stories of the finance industry for decades. Who can forget “Wall Street,” “The Big Short,” “Boiler Room,” or “The Wolf of Wall Street,” for example? But the upcoming HBO series, “Industry,” takes a different perspective, focusing not on the richest men making the most money in devious, disgusting ways.

Damon Wise When the world first went into lockdown in March, few had any idea how the coronavirus pandemic would affect the world of film festivals. Even now, the template is a movable feast; after Cannes became almost entirely notional, offering its selection a boutique “label” instead of screenings, Venice—against all odds—mounted a successful physical edition, while Toronto opted for a halfway house involving cinemas and streaming.

Britney Spears' conservatorship battle against her father, Jamie Spears, continues, and it appears they could be making some leeway.The 38-year-old singer, who is currently fighting to have her dad removed from her 12-year conservatorship, had a small victory on Wednesday when her petition request was granted that would allow her to expand her legal team. Britney was not present for the latest hearing, though her mother, Lynne Spears, her attorney, Samuel Ingham, and her dad were present.Just

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterThe Lucky Exports Pitch Program, founded by Christina Hodson’s Hodson Exports and Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment, has sold five action feature pitches to major film companies including Warner Bros., Sony, Universal, New Line, and Thunder Road, and is in development on a high concept television series.The Lucky Exports Pitch Program was created by Hodson and Morgan Howell of Hodson Exports and Robbie, Josey McNamara, and Tom Ackerley of LuckyChap

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAn inaugural screenwriting lab co-founded by Margot Robbie, designed to help women writers break into the action and franchise film market, has seen a stunning 100% sales return on six original pitches.Each of the six women writers in the room marked their first major sale following the workshop, all in the action or genre arena and all with commitments for distribution.

Jane Lynch pulled no punches in criticizing Sen. Lindsey Graham for his aside during the hearings to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.  The actress joined myriad celebrities speaking out on social media during the hearings to find out if President Trump’s court nomination should fill the seat left vacant by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died in September at age 87.  During his time, Graham took a moment to address comments made by Sen.

John David Washington is set to join Margot Robbie and Christian Bale in David O. Russell's next feature effort.