Top TV Execs at Rome’s MIA Market See No Signs of Slowdown for Global Production Boom

If you take a look at Forbes’ annual list of the highest paid athletes in the world, at least two or three of the top five spots are usually occupied by soccer players — and usually the same ones: Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn an out-of-the-box move, the Cannes-backed Ventana Sur, Latin America’s biggest movie market, looks set for a game changing seven city on-site roll-out to run from Nov. 30 to Dec.

We know Lily James and Dominic West both wish their PDA-filled Italian outing would just go away, but now that the LAW is reportedly getting involved, that definitely isn’t happening anytime soon!

Only some of Italian footballer Francesco Totti’s 334 career goals (307 scored with Roma, the only team he ever played for outside the nationals) are shown in Alex Infascelli’s bio-doc My Name Is Francesco Totti (Mi chiamo Francesco Totti). Nor is there very much aboutthe icon’s private life; there are no attempts at intimate revelations or powerful insights.

Can a repentant law-breaker find forgiveness in the blind prejudice of provincial America? Although the slow-starting drama Home never really catches fire, it patiently draws the viewer into the story of a young ex-con struggling for normalcy and acceptance, thanks to emotionally convincing turns by leads Jake McLaughlin, Kathy Bates and Derek Richardson.

Reese Witherspoon recently got the fan-favourite cast of Legally Blonde back together for a virtual reunion! The 43-year-old actress and producer revealed the big news on her Instagram today (October 19), and shared that the reunion will take place this week! “Ohmigod you guys!! It’s a Legally Blonde Reunion,” she wrote.

Lily James and Dominic West’s cozy vacation after they were spotted kissing over lunch.The Daily Mail obtained snaps of the Mamma Mia! star, 31, wrapping her arm around the Affair alum, 50, and whispering in his ear as they checked in to an airport in Rome on October 12. They were also seen walking through the terminal together and reorganizing the belongings in their suitcases before boarding a British Airways flight home to the U.K.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC Studios has inked a “multi-year” co-production and content sales deal with Chinese entertainment platform Bilibili, which aims to bring UK content to China and Chinese programming to the world.Under the agreement, Bilibili has already committed to co-producing BBC Studios’ landmark natural history shows The Green Planet, Dynasties II and The Mating Game. A new science series is also on the agenda, titled Odyssey into the Future and featuring Chinese author

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentIn a panel discussion, titled “The Black experience: Creating community and diversity in the scripted industry,” hosted by MIA market in Rome on Saturday, TV executives discussed the opportunities for Black talent in television and the challenges they face.Panellists Mo Abudu, CEO of Nigeria’s EbonyLife Media, and French-African artist Nicholle Kobi began by pointing to examples of Black shows that had inspired them, such as Issa Rae’s

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRome’s MIA Market for TV series, feature films and documentaries wrapped Sunday after four days of dealmaking, project presentations and panels done both in person and online. Given coronavirus constraints it constituted a minor miracle.Though final numbers are still not available on the final day of the Oct.

Dominic West and Lily James were reportedly seen kissing and cuddling on the flight to Rome, Italy before the bombshell snaps were released.The Affair actor Dominic, 51, and actress Lily, 31, were said to be seen “French kissing” on the flight by a fellow passenger, according to The Sun Online. A witness on the flight said: “I recognised him instantly but wasn’t sure who she was.

BUCHAREST, Romania -- The latest première at the Jewish State Theater in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, explores the horrors of the Holocaust via a survivor's memories of the Auschwitz and Plaszow concentration camps.Friday's debut of “The Beautiful Days of My Youth” by Romanian Jewish Holocaust survivor Ana Novac follows the National Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations on Oct.

Christopher Vourlias ViacomCBS International Studios is setting its sights on Southern Europe, with company execs outlining their plans for the region at Rome’s MIA market on Saturday.“South Europe is a focus for us right now.

Christopher Vourlias Rome’s MIA market, the growing showcase for international TV series, feature films and documentaries, kicked off Wednesday in the Eternal City. The sixth edition of the event—whose acronym stands for the Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, or the International Audiovisual Market—runs both physically in the Italian capital and online Oct.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentRomania has chosen Alexander Nanau’s documentary “Collective” (pictured) to be its official entry in the International Feature Film category of the 93rd Academy Awards, while Ecuador has selected Paul Venegas’ “Emptiness” and Algeria has entered Djaâfar Gacem’s “Héliopolis.”Meanwhile, Bosnia and Herzegovina has confirmed that Jasmila Zbanic’s “Quo Vadis, Aida?” will represent the country in the contest, as reported last week by Variety.The

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentOrange Studio has boarded Philippe Lioret’s “16 ans,” a coming-of-age love story that recently began shooting near Paris.The movie stars Teïlo Azaïs and Sabrina Levoye as Nora and Leo, two teenagers who live in the same town and attend the same high school. Despite different social and religious backgrounds and everyday lives, they fall in love at first sight.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, All3Media lands “All Creatures Great and Small” in several major territories, Limonero Films strikes a deal with Disney on two factual series, HBO Max picks up two Blue Ant International series, “Les Misérables -The Staged Concert” returns to London for the holidays and Gobstopper launches new sister company Flying Saucer TV.All3Media has announced a raft of global acquisitions for “All Creatures Great and Small,” produced by Playground for Channel 5 in