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Leo Barraclough International Features EditorOn Thursday, British photographer Rankin – whose subjects have included The Rolling Stones, Daniel Craig, David Bowie, Queen Elizabeth II, Jamie Foxx and Madonna – launches his latest project, “Performance by Rankin,” a book that celebrates London’s live-theater community as it emerges from the pandemic.

Netflix hosted More Brazil on Screen on Tuesday morning, a digital celebration of the company’s 10 years in the country and five years since its first Brazilian original production, “3%,” as well as a platform to reinforce its commitment to the local entertainment industry and preview some of its most exciting upcoming productions.New Netflix originals in Brazil will take in what looks like one its biggest bets to date, sci-fi action movie “Biônicos,” created by Brazil’s Afonso Poyart, director

Netflix Brazil looks set to announce its biggest originals slate ever this Tuesday, fueled by the development of about 40 titles in 2022.Banner new shows include “Todo Dia a Mesma Noite,” a limited series drama inspired by the true story of a fire in 2013 at nightclub Boate Kiss which left 242 people dead.

Manchester United are weighing up a sensational move for PSG and Brazil superstar Neymar, according to reports.

Filmed with an international cast speaking French, English and Spanish, and co-written with cinematographer Sara Mishara, Ivan Grbovic’s Drunken Birds begins in urban, crime-infested Mexico and swiftly transports us to the rural farmlands of Quebec, where former drug runner Willy has come in search of a former lover is in hiding from her mobster partner.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul has long been an ambassador for his native Thailand, but his latest film—the Cannes Competition hit Memoria—was shot entirely in Colombia, which has chosen the film as its 2021 International Feature Oscar entry. Compounding the truly international flavor of the production, it stars the UK’s Tilda Swinton as a Scottish woman named Jessica who is in Bogotá to see her sister when a mysterious noise she hears at daybreak sets her on a mesmerizing journey of self-discovery.

At Deadline’s Contenders Film: International award-season event, director Eran Kolirin (The Band’s Visit) explained why he chose to adapt Sayed Kashua’s novel Let It be Morning, the film that has become Israel’s submission into the International Feature Oscar race.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterHenry Zaga, the actor known for roles in “Teen Wolf,” “13 Reasons Why” and “The New Mutants,” is playing the leading man in Netflix’s upcoming Brazilian romantic comedy “Depois do Universo.”Giulia Be, a singer who was nominated for best new artist at this year’s Latin Grammys, is starring alongside Zaga.Diego Freitas wrote and directed “Depois do Universo,” which translates to “Beyond the Universe.” It centers on Nina (Be), a talented pianist who has lupus,

Netflix has set Henry Zaga and Giulia Be to star in the new Brazilian rom com, Beyond the Universe, which starts shooting this month in São Paulo. The film is written and directed by Diego Freitas and will premiere on the platform in 2022.João Miguel, Othon Bastos, Rita Assemany, Leo Bahia, Viviane Araújo, Isabel Fillardis, Adriana Lessa, Denise Del Vecchio and João Côrtes are also on board.

impeachment fight that threatened democracy in Latin America’s most populous country and deepened visions in ways being felt to this day.———Far-right Congressman Jair Bolsonaro stepped up to the microphone and began an explanation of the vote he was about to cast.By this point, it was nearly a done deal that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff would be impeached: 235 had voted in favor, compared to 82 against.

EXCLUSIVE: Move over Squid Games, it’s Time To Hunt. In an interesting development, we can reveal that Netflix is remaking its Korean-language movie Time To Hunt, marking the first time the streamer has adapted one of its local-language movies into English. The studio has come full circle, you might say.

Globo’s “Hidden Truths II,” from Latin America’s biggest TV company, is another.Bowing its first 10 episodes on SVOD/AVOD platform Globoplay on Oct. 20, its first week near 9 million viewership hours decimated records for the biggest Brazilian OTT platform, proving four times that of Globoplay’s prior biggest release, “Grey’s Anatomy.”Celebrating an online Buyers World Premiere on Nov.

Marília Mendonça, Brazil’s most-listened to artist in Brazil on Spotify in 2019 and 2020, died today in a plane crash, according to her public relations firm.

Rebecca Davis editorCohen Media Group has acquired all U.S.

Emma Corrin is getting into character!

EXCLUSIVE: Music Box Films has acquiredNorth American rights to Medusa, the well-received thriller-satire by Brazilian writer and director Anita Rocha da Silveira.

Anna Marie de la Fuente After a record-growth year fueled by pandemic-induced lockdowns, São Paulo-based VOD data and content aggregator Sofa Digital will be launching a Latin American film investment fund, Sofa Capital, on Nov. 9.As the number of streaming platforms proliferate and demand for online content continues to mount across the region, Sofa Digital plans to set up a fund that will enable it to produce 100 Latin American titles a year by 2024.