Oz Film & TV Firm Arcadia Hires Production & Development Execs; Adds Cannes, Berlin & Peter Strickland Movies To Distribution Slate

BERLIN -- Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie, an iconic modern art museum designed by Bauhaus pioneer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, reopened to the public Sunday after a six-year refurbishment of the glass-fronted building.Germany's culture minister, Monika Gruetters, said during a celebration ceremony held Saturday that the occasion marked the museum's “brilliant comeback as a pilgrimage site for lovers of modern art and as a stage for contemporary artists.”British architect David Chipperfield oversaw

Australian producer James M. Vernon is leading the charge for a new ten sound stage studio in the country.

Naman Ramachandran Indian Media Entertainment Network (IMEN) has revealed a robust film and series slate that will keep it busy through 2023.First up is action film, Nilesh Sahay’s “Squad,” introducing Rinzing Denzongpa, which was shot extensively in Belarus.

Trigger warning: The story has details of a murder and cannibalism that might be disturbing to some readers.Stefan R, who was arrested in November 2020,  had met the victim, Stefan Trogisch (43) through the popular German online gay dating site PlanetRomeo.

Vatican’s renewed rejection last February of any church blessing for homosexual couples”.According to the Archbishop, this was an important step towards addressing the marginalisation and discrimination some in the LGBTQI community feel is directed at them from the Catholic Church, without fear of increased persecution.He said the fact that queer people are double marginalised, both within the Catholic community for not being heterosexual, as well as being judged for being Catholic in the LGBTQI

Adam Demos is sticking with Netflix, and will star in a new romantic comedy from the streaming service with Victoria Justice.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia has canceled its in-person screening component, due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the city.After a fully online edition in 2020, the 2021 festival was scheduled to run Aug. 12-22 as a hybrid combining online and real-world elements.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNadav Lapid’s thought-provoking film “Ahed’s Knee,” which just world premiered at Cannes and won the jury prize, has been acquired by Kino Lorber for North American distribution.“Ahed’s Knee” will have its North American premiere in the Special Presentations section at Toronto.

Constantin Television (We Children From Bahnhof Zoo) and UFA Fiction (Deutschland 83) are underway on new German-language drama series Eldorado KaDeWe (WT), which will be directed by Julia von Heinz, director of Germany’s 2020 Oscar entry And Tomorrow The Entire World.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe 2021 edition of the Sydney Film Festival in Australia has been postponed again and is now expected to take place in November. The move follows a new lockdown in Sydney caused by a COVID-19 resurgence.“In light of the Sydney lockdown extension announced by the NSW Government last week, Sydney Film Festival will postpone the 68th edition of the Festival until 3-14 November 2021.

EXCLUSIVE: Telepool’s Global Screen and Elsani & Neary Media are joining forces to develop a television series based on the true stories of the people who dug Tunnel 29, the famed secret passage from West to East Berlin that ran underneath the Berlin Wall.

Peter Andre has spoken out about his past decision to have plastic surgery after facing racist abuse. Writing in his latest column, the singer says he was bullied in Australia over the bump in his nose and insisted he would try and have an honest and open discussion about surgery if his children wanted it in the future.

There are some new additions to the cast of Steven Spielberg‘s upcoming autobiographical movie, The Fabelmans.

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