Producer Darren Star To Be Honored At 60th Monte-Carlo Television Festival

Apple Studios has secured the rights to Donald Spivey’s non-fiction book, If You Were Only White: The Life of Leroy ‘Satchel’ Paige, for drama development with an eye toward a series order. The high-profile Negro League Baseball project comes from Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Mandelay’s Peter Guber, and Oscar nominee Ron Shelton, who is behind such sports film classics as Bull Durham and White Men Can’t Jump.

Antonio Ferme editorAlison Greenspan, a film and TV producer known for her work on the ABC drama “For Life” and 2011 feature “Monte Carlo,” died June 27 after a long battle with cancer. She was 48.Greenspan’s death was confirmed by her husband, Jason Michaels, who said she was surrounded by her family at the time of her death.Greenspan was a partner at Doug Robinson Productions over the past several years.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMiramax and Amazon melodrama “Uncle Frank,” and HBO Max’s AIDS-themed series “It’s a Sin” dominated awards at the 60th annual Monte-Carlo TV Festival.Set in the early 1970s in North Carolina, “Uncle Frank” won best film, best creator and best actor for Paul Bettany who stars as a gay man forced to confront the Southern family to whom he’s stayed closeted.

The Wrap reported.The film will be produced by Dunham’s own production company, Good Thing Going as well as MGM, and Mattel Films, producer of the Toy Story films.The story will seemingly take on a plotline similar to 2000’s “Life-Size,” where a young girl (played by Lindsay Lohan) forms a relationship with a doll (Tyra Banks) that has miraculously comes to life.Collins, a Golden Globe-nominated actress for “Emily in Paris,” is thrilled to play the character of one of her favorite childhood

Angelique Jackson What goes great with coffee? Pop Tarts — naturally. After the success of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” Netflix has nabbed Jerry Seinfeld’s latest venture, a new movie about the creation of the Pop Tart.

While the U.K. government has officially moved to regulate Netflix, Amazon, and Disney across the pond—to level the playing field so public service broadcasters can compete with international rivals— there is no such concern with American streamers and U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ is close to unveiling its next UK scripted series, which hails from The Salisbury Poisonings producer Dancing Ledge Productions and Emily In Paris outfit Jax Media.

Uncle Frank and It’s a Sin were the big winners tonight as the Monte-Carlo Television Festival revealed the Golden Nymph Awards for its 60th annual event during a ceremony at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentDarren Star, who received the honorary Golden Nymph during the opening ceremony of the 60th Monte-Carlo Television Festival, talked about his career debut and discussed what’s next with “Emily in Paris” and his next show with Netflix, “Uncoupled.”“Uncoupled,” which Star is doing in partnership with Jeffrey Richman (“Modern Family”), is about a newly single gay man who has to navigate the dating scene as a man in his 40s after his husband of 17 years

Jesse Williams is hitting the red carpet with Dale Moss at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival!

Ashley Park and Lucas Bravo walk the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Monte Carlo TV Festival on Friday night (June 18) in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.

Television City is partnering with Women in Media and its CAMERAderie Initiative to provide a training program for women seeking below-the-line production jobs.

Angelique Jackson Cynthia Erivo has set up a remake of the Bette Midler-starring film “The Rose,” signing on to produce and star in the new movie for Searchlight.The Grammy, Tony, and Emmy winner and two-time Oscar nominee will take on the title role in the musical romantic drama, which follows a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of those who surround her.

The Producers Guild of America will present “Producing During Unprecedented Times: Reflections from Today’s Leading Producers” at the 60th Monte-Carlo Television Festival that starts this weekend.

There is no shortage of films about the difficulties of being an artist. But when you have a film about the creative difficulties of being a musician that features a cast led by Alia Shawkat and Eiza Gonzales, suddenly it doesn’t matter if the premise seems familiar.

Spoiler Alert: This article contains details about Wednesday’s “Younger” finale.