Netflix Removed Titles in Turkey, Singapore Last Year Over Government Demands

Naman Ramachandran Netflix and Working Title have started production on “The Swimmers,” directed by “My Brother the Devil” helmer Sally El Hosaini.The film tells the true story of swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini’s journey as refugees from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics.In 2015, after their house was destroyed in the Syrian Civil War, the Mardini sisters decided to flee the country.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFilm Movement has acquired North American rights to “They Say Nothing Stays The Same,” the feature film debut of Joe Odagiri, a popular Japanese actor and musician.The lushly lensed Japanese drama premiered at Venice and went on to play at Busan. Among its many accolades, the pic won best feature film at Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in Turkey and was nominated for the Golden Star at El Gouana.

Netflix cancelled production on Turkish series “If Only” after Erdogan refused to grant it a shoot permit on the eve of it going into production.The bone of contention, the original series’ creator and screenwriter Ece Yörenç told the Financial Times, was the presence in the screenplay of a character who was gay.

Netflix Spain unveiled seven new projects, including “If Only,” a Spanish adaptation of the Turkish original banned from shooting by Erdogan’s government.Where once Netflix would host its presentations early in the year and announce its ambitions for the next twelve months, the platform’s original Spanish programming pipeline has grown to an extent that Thursday’s showcase only covers the next few months and hinted at plenty more to come in late 2021.In both level and volume of production, the

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentTurkish TV dramas continue to make inroads around the world, primarily in linear and pay-TV slots congenial to these sophisticated soaps, which are generally sold in packages of 100 commercial hours per show.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRising Turkish star Burcu Biricik plays the lead in “Fatma,” the hotly anticipated new Turkish Netflix Original that will drop worldwide on April 27, for which Netflix is releasing the first trailer.This groundbreaking show produced by Basak Abacigil, and created and directed by up-and-coming multihyphenate Ozgur Onurme, is about an ordinary cleaning lady named Fatma who becomes a serial killer, but not because she is the murdering type.

EXCLUSIVE: Arthouse streamer and theatrical distributor MUBI has acquired all rights to Sundance documentary Faya Dayi in the UK and Ireland, Latin America, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey and India.

operates in opposition-controlled areas of Syria and Turkey.Dominic Reid, CEO of the Invictus Games Foundation, added that the organization is eager to “shine the global spotlight of Netflix” on the inspiring competitors, while also raising awareness of their charity work and fundraising needs. “We are extremely grateful to our Founding Patron for his continued efforts to support the military community, and for making this partnership happen,” said Reid.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFollowing on an initial sale to MUBI for U.S., U.K, Italy, Turkey and India, Brussels-based sales agency Be For Films has clinched its first tranche of sales to international distributors on Berlinale Encounters title “Azor,” the first feature from Swiss talent to track Andreas Fontana.In new sales, Pamela Leu at Be For Films, part of the pan-European Playtime Group, has closed Spain (Vitrine Filmes), Portugal (Legendmain Filmes), Greece (Cinobo),

Christopher Vourlias Cercamon has closed major sales for “What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?,” from Georgian director Alexandra Koberidze, which had its world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival.The Dubai-based indie specialist has sealed a multi-territory deal with MUBI, the global distributor and streaming service, which includes the U.S., where the film will be released this fall, Canada, Italy, India, Turkey, and Latin America.Pic has also been sold to the U.K.

Kristoffer Ajer after he was criticised for his showing in defeat to Turkey. The centre-back was brought back into the starting line-up having missed the game against Gibraltar but was at fault for two goals in the 3-0 World Cup qualifiers defeat.