TrueContent Entertainment Launches With Top Nordic Producers, Talent (EXCLUSIVE)

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Ray Halbritter, an Oneida Indian Nation Representative, CEO of Oneida Nation Enterprises, and a trustee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Museum, has launched Standing Arrow Productions, a privately-funded, independent film and TV production company aimed at increasing the representation and championing the narratives of Native American and Indigenous peoples on screen.

Naman Ramachandran Top Indian actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, star of series “Sacred Games” and several other Netflix originals, and a regular at Cannes, is currently wrapping feature film “Sangeen” in London.Written and directed by Jaideep Chopra (“2016 the End”), the film, which also stars Elnaaz Norouzi (“Sacred Games”), is a two-handed thriller largely set in one room.

Michele Amabile Angermiller Veteran rock journalist Lisa Robinson is joining SiriusXM’s Volume channel with a new weekly talk show, “Call Me With Lisa Robinson,” airing Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. EST, starting tomorrow (Feb.

EXCLUSIVE: Henrik Bastin, the driving force behind Amazon’s cop drama series Bosch, is launching a new production company after exiting Red Arrow Studios joint venture Fabrik Entertainment.

British dance music pioneers The Prodigy are getting the documentary treatment. Pulse Films —the studio behind Gangs of London, Riz Ahmed's recent film Mogul Mowgli and Spike Jonze's Beastie Boys Story —is producing the project, which will mark the first feature-length music documentary about the band.

Swedish sports drama Tigers, the story of teenage soccer star Martin Bengtsson, was named the Dragon Award winner for Best Nordic Film at the 2021 Göteborg Film Festival, Scandinavia’s top film event. The festival was held virtually this year because of the pandemic.

Annika Pham Due to COVID-19 cinema lockdowns or restrictions, box office in the Nordic region plummeted in 2020 year-on-year by 64% in Sweden, 57.6% in Iceland, 57% in Norway, 54% in Finland, and 47% in Denmark.The dearth of new U.S .tentpoles, combined with strong domestic titles such as “Another Round,” allowed homegrown movies to punch all-time record market shares in Denmark (50.4%), Finland (41.1%) and Norway (35.6%).The biggest U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actress Gloria Reuben has joined Echo Lake Entertainment for management in all areas.

You might think there’s a world of difference between producing and directing a series in the unscripted world and writing and directing a feature film, but you’d be wrong.

NAACP Image Awards unveiled this year's nominees on Tuesday, with presenters Anika Noni-Rose, Chloe Bailey, star Erika Alexander, 's Nicco Annan and singer TC Carson announcing the complete list of honorees on Instagram.Across television and streaming, music, literature, film and activism, the awards «celebrate the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts and those who promote social justice through their creative work.»This year's NAACP winners will be revealed

Mónica Marie Zorrilla In celebration of Black History Month, AMC Networks has launched its 8th annual Black History Month PSA campaign, once again partnering with the NAACP and members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Variety has learned exclusively.The 2021 PSA series features four thematic spots that feature AMC Networks talent Colman Domingo (“Fear the Walking Dead”) and Vanessa Simmons (“Growing Up Hip Hop”); as well as CBC members and U.S. Representatives Alma Adams, G.

Naman Ramachandran Top Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan is set to star in the Indian adaptation of John Le Carré’s spy drama “The Night Manager,” Variety can reveal.Roshan will play an Indian version of the Jonathan Pine character, who was played by Tom Hiddleston (“Avengers: Endgame”) in the 2016 adaptation, which aired on the BBC and AMC, and was produced by The Ink Factory.The Indian adaptation is produced by Banijay Asia and will start shooting in Mumbai in April, with international locations

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThe overloaded Thai equivalent of one of those YA weepies where terminally ill teens scramble to fulfill their bucket lists before expiring at a young age, all-the-feels buddy movie “One for the Road” is determined to leave audiences both shaken and stirred.

Tehran co-producer Julien Leroux has launched Paper Entertainment, a London-based TV producer and financier. Paper Entertainment is aboard Tehran, the Israeli spy thriller, on the heels of the series being renewed by AppleTV+ for a second season.

Naman Ramachandran Industry executive Julien Leroux has launched London-based outfit Paper Entertainment, a London-based company focused on development, finance and production.Paper Entertainment is on board as a co-producer on the recently announced second season of Apple TV Plus hit series “Tehran.” Leroux served as an executive producer on season 1, and struck the co-production deal with Apple, which was announced in June.Paper Entertainment has several other projects in development, which

Canada is getting a new award show.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe streaming landscape in Australia is to become larger and more complicated with the imminent launches of Stan Sports, and Disney’s Star.Stan, the Australian streaming service that is now wholly-owned by Nine Entertainment, is taking the game to incumbents Optus and Foxtel with the kick-off of its add-on package Stan Sports in time for the ‘Down Under’ winter sports season.Stan Sports’ initial major focus will be Rugby Union, with tennis in a minor league.Stan

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterBrian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment has promoted Justin Wilkes to chief creative officer.Currently the head of the prolific Imagine Documentaries division, Wilkes’ expanded role was announced internally on Monday by Howard and Grazer. He will now work closely with film, TV, docs, branded entertainment, kids and family, and international programming.