‘My Favorite War’ Animated Feature Sells to France and Spain — Film News in Brief

The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC celebrated its 86th annual awards ceremony to celebrate this year’s winners and for the first time, it was virtual.

Billie Eilish and Rosalía collab we have been waiting for is finally here! Almost two years since the two artists were first seen in the studio together, they dropped their new song together on Thursday. Titled «Lo Vas A Olvidar,» the track is featured in the upcoming second special episode of the HBO show .Eilish and the Spanish singer first announced their song on Tuesday, sharing brief videos of them by themselves in a dark, open room.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Sky picks up hundreds of hours of Studiocanal feature film content; Banijay aims to raise domestic abuse awareness; GoQuest Media picks pair of Serbian drama series; Oble finds a home on Viu Middle East for “The Outbreak”; Abacus Media Rights snags Kate Beckinsale-narrated dog show doc; Walter Presents acquires three French Canadian series; and Eccho Rights sends a slate of Korean dramas to upstart Turkish streamer Exxen.Sky and Studiocanal have closed a

heels falling out of favour, to the rise of comfy clothes. However, designer brand Chanel is seeking to stay relevant with the launch of a new podcast.

EXCLUSIVE: Jane Austen’s novels have been adapted by Hollywood plenty. Amazon Studios and Di Novi Pictures have acquired for feature the Rachel Givney breakout novel, Jane in Love, that will make her a screen heroine. Denise Di Novi and Margaret French Isaac are producing. Elissa Down (Feel the Beat and The Black Balloon) is attached to direct.

Jamie Lang A short competition player at this year’s MyFrenchFilmFestival, “Blue Fear” is the colorfully animated brainchild of filmmakers Marie Jacotey and Lola Halifa-Legrand, neither of which had any experience in the artform before working on the short together.“Blue Fear” uses traditional 2D animation to tell the story of a couple on the roads of Provence, France. Nils is driving Flora to his parents to introducer her to them for the first time when they get ambushed.

EXCLUSIVE: Dekanalog, a new theatrical and digital distribution company with an emphasis on presenting international titles for U.S. audiences, will launch in March with four films on its initial slate.

Emilio Mayorga A naturalistic, social tale, “Miss Chazelles” competes in the nine-title short film lineup at the MyFrenchFilmFestival, an entirely-online – even before COVID-19 – festival devoted to French productions launched by promotion board UniFrance, running Jan. 15 to Feb.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBruce LaBruce’s queer comedy fantasy “Saint-Narcisse” has been sold by the Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever to the U.S., along with a string of other key territories.Film Movement has acquired U.S.

Extreme weather in Spain has caused widespread disruption, including the postponement of nominations announcement for the 2021 Goyas, the country’s national film awards.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Netflix picks up the rights to Spanish feature “Sky High” for a series adaptation, French crime series “Balthazar” posts record audience numbers for TF1, Mexican filmmaker Juan Ernesto Regalado Morales receives this year’s Guillermo del Toro-backed Jenkins-Del Toro Scholarship, and French journalist Augustin Trapenard announces he’s leaving Canal Plus.Netflix has acquired global rights to the feature film “Sky High,” the leading Spanish film at the

Hilaria Baldwin returned to the social media platform.The 36-year-old former yoga instructor made headlines over the weekend amid allegations that she was faking her Spanish heritage. After Hilaria, who is married to actor Alec Baldwin, attempted to clarify speculation about her background, she told her 862,000 followers that she was signing off Instagram to focus on her family.“I’ve said my piece … I’m so tired,” she said on Sunday, December 27, via Instagram Stories.

Emilio Mayorga Few content industries have been harder hit by COVID-19 than Latin America’s. Brazil has the second highest mortality rate in the world.

Queen Elizabeth II delivered her annual Christmas Day message on Dec. 25, and now it’s being spoofed in a new animated video posted on Instagram.

You can add Pedro Almodóvar to the list of filmmakers not entirely happy with the rise of streaming in the movie industry. The Spanish filmmaker was among a group of filmmakers who signed a letter calling for a levy that would make streaming services re-invest part of their turnover in European countries back into independent cinema.