Josh Hartnett Starrer ‘The Fear Index,’ ‘False Flag’ S3 to Screen at Berlinale Series Market Selects

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor“1341 Frames of Love and War,” which world premieres in the Berlinale Special section of the Berlin Film Festival, has debuted its trailer with Variety. World sales are being handled by Reservoir Docs, excluding North America, Israel, Greece and Portugal, which are being sold by the filmmakers.The film is a documentary portrait of one of the world’s leading war photographers, Israel’s Micha Bar-Am.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School is set to launch a Series Lab with the support of Netflix and VIS Social Impact, ViacomCBS International Studios’ new cause-driven production division. Hagai Levi, the creator of “In Treatment” and “The Affair,” has joined the new program as artistic advisor. For the last decade, the film school has been hosting a popular film lab which was founded by Renen Schorr and has become a major curator of world cinema gems.

Helen Mirren is addressing the controversy surrounding her latest role.

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Jon Stewart is offering a defence of Joe Rogan.

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[Johnny] Knoxville to join the cast I knew it was an opportunity I couldn't refuse. I am eternally grateful," she said. «I was an MTV kid, so I grew up watching on the television and it's pretty crazy to see them come to life in real life.

Netflix is heading into the world of Taipei gangsters.

EastEnders actor James Farrar has shared a rare snap of his adorable baby.Taking to his Instagram Story, the star, who plays the role of Zack Hudson on the popular BBC soap, shared an image of himself holding his little bundle of joy, who he welcomed in November of last year.The snap was taken during a night out in Soho, London, where James was seen wearing a baker boy hat as he hilariously impersonated the moody youngster.Television star James rarely shares images from his personal life, and his Instagram is mainly limited to work, events and snaps from his modelling career. James' stunning wife Ali announced they were expecting their first child together in July last year. Sharing an image of James cradling her bump as they posed for a mirror selfie, she wrote: "Mama and Papa #babylove #firstbumppic #love." In December, Ali revealed the pair had welcomed their daughter Summer back in November after she was two months overdue.

EXCLUSIVE: The Berlin Film Festival and accompanying European Film Market may be all about the big screen but, over the past few years, the Berlinale Series has been growing in stature. Series Head Julia Fidel has watched as the barriers between film and TV have broken down and more and more stars, writers and execs behind the biggest movies have chosen to helm TV projects.

EXCLUSIVE: Juliana Canfield, who plays Kendall’s loyal assistant Jess on Succession, has been tapped as the female lead opposite Jeff Wilbusch in The Missing, Peacock’s eight-episode series from David E. Kelley based on Israeli crime writer Dror A. Mishani’s international bestselling novel The Missing File.

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.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorLaurence Fishburne and Daniel Dae Kim will star alongside Kerry Washington in the upcoming Audible original podcast drama series “Prophecy.”Washington is also executive producing under her Simpson Street banner, along with head of development Pilar Savone, marking its first Audible original production.Washington announced the casting of Fishburne and Kim in a Variety Streaming Room session Monday (available at this link) providing a behind-the-scenes discussion about the upcoming podcast drama, presented by Audible. Washington was joined by “Prophecy” creator, writer and director Randy McKinnon, executive producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, and Audible Studios head Zola Mashariki.

is personal to its creator Jason Katims, of “Friday Night Lights,” “Roswell,” and “Parenthood” fame, and it shows. Yes, his delightful Prime Video series is the latest of many projects with characters or storylines exploring the autism spectrum, but it is the rare show that truly gets it right. At its core, the challenges Jack, Harrison and Violet face are rooted in experiences to which we can all relate.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentKeshet International (KI) has picked up the anticipated Flemish drama “Storm Lara” which is set to world premiere at the Berlinale Series Market Selects. The four-part thriller series marks the first scripted project to be commissioned by Belgian streamer Streamz. Produced by the Belgian banner A Private View, “Storm Lara” takes place in real-time during a two-hour radio call-in show.