Israeli and Emirati film industries to cooperate after deal

Jake Kanter International TV EditorFirst Look Media streamer Topic has picked up the U.S. rights to Israeli drama Nehama in a deal that will see Topic Studios develop an English-language adaptation of the darkly comic series.Topic clinched the rights in a competitive situation, and the original series will premiere in North America on October 15.

Tehran executive producer Dana Eden says on-going U.S.-Iranian diplomatic tensions bode well for global audiences embracing the Israeli, but Iran-set espionage TV thriller from Netflix's Fauda writer Moshe Zonder as it premieres today on AppleTV+. "What's going on with Iran and the U.S.

The show’s eight episodes aired in Israel in June and July, to largely rave reviews. The espionage thriller, with dialogue in Hebrew, English and Farsi, debuts on Apple TV+ on Friday.“Tehran” centers on a computer hacker-agent undertaking her very first mission in Iran’s capital, which is also the place of her birth.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorTerry Curtin has joined Solstice Studios as EVP of Communications.She replaces Elissa Greer, who has segued to the role of lead communications consultant on the studio’s next release, the Mark Wahlberg drama Good Joe Bell, which Solstice recently snapped up at TIFF for $20M as Deadline first reported.Curtin will report to Vincent Bruzzese, Head of Marketing & Strategy, and will oversee all aspects of film publicity and promotion as well as

The film and television industries of Israel and the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi unveiled a historic agreement on Monday that will see the two Middle Eastern regions cooperate on training, co-productions, and a joint film festival.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Abu Dhabi Film Commission has signed a cooperation agreement with the Israel Film Fund and the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film & Television School to foster film and TV ties in the region.The agenda focuses on four initiatives, which interestingly include plans for a new regional film festival.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe recent U.S.-brokered agreement under which Israel established diplomatic relations with two Arab states has rapidly prompted formal film industry ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).The Abu Dhabi Film Commission, the Israel Film Fund and Jerusalem’s Sam Spiegel Film & Television School (pictured) on Monday announced a wide-ranging agreement with the stated goal of “promoting tolerance, education and developing a deeper cultural

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBoaz Yakin ‘s romantic dance drama “Aviva” has been sold by Alief Film Company to several big territories. An exploration of gender identity and self-expression through body language, “Aviva,” shot on location in Paris and New York and revolves around a pair of transatlantic lovers, Aviva and Eden.

cocaine bragged about his champagne lifestyle after jumping bail and fleeing Scotland.Security consultant ­Christopher Lawson posted photos of his jet-setting around the world as he spent three years on the run from justice.Lawson, who was shot in the line of duty in Afghanistan, regularly updated his social media with pictures from countries including Tanzania, Cambodia, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates.But he was arrested at an airport when he returned to the UK from Dubai in June

Filmmaker Judd Apatow gave a recent interview in which he criticized the film industry for essentially censoring content that’s critical of places like China where human rights abuses are happening.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVOn the heels of the historic deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the two Middle Eastern countries are also set to make TV history.

Adult film actress Zoe Parker has passed away.

An Israeli court sentenced top model Bar Refaeli on Sunday to nine months of community service and sentenced her mother to 16 months in prison, ending a prolonged tax evasion case that had sullied the image of a once-beloved national icon. Refaeli entered the Tel Aviv courthouse in a beige T-shirt and wearing a light blue surgical face mask.

Previously, the court ruled that Refaeli’s relationship with DiCaprio did not qualify as a ‘family unit,’ and therefore she could not claim his US residence to avoid paying the full taxes she owed.Refaeli’s lawyers said the plea bargain proved she had not intentionally evaded paying taxes.Her mother was charged with failure to report income, avoiding paying taxes and aiding someone else in evading tax payments. 

Model Bar Refaeli was sentenced by an Israeli court on Sunday to nine months of community service along with her mother, who received 16 months in prison for tax evasion, putting an end to a prolonged court battle. The 35-year-old Refaeli and her mother were convicted in July on offenses of evading paying taxes on income nearing $10 million in a case that sullied the name of the once-beloved national icon.

taxes on income nearing $10 million.According to a plea bargain accepted by the court, the two were also ordered to pay a $1.5 million fine on top of millions of back taxes owed to the state.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski EXCLUSIVE: Moshe Zonder, co-creator of the upcoming Apple original drama series Tehran, is expanding his relationship with the streaming service. Zonder has signed a multi-year first-look deal to create premium, scripted television projects for Apple TV+.Co-created by Zonder, Dana Eden and Maor Kohn, and directed by Daniel Syrkin, Israel-Iran spy thriller Tehran tells marks Apple TV+’s first non-English language series.