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July 12, 2026
Marco Bellocchio, Sally Wainwright Win Big at Italian Global Series Festival Which Celebrated ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Lost’ and Lamented Industry Crisis
In honors, Richard Gadd (“Half Man”) and Natasha Lyonne (“Poker Face,” “Russian Doll”) were among the big winners at this year’s Italian Global Series Festival, which wrapped July 11. The two recei...
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July 9, 2026
‘Small Talk,’ a Nuanced Take on Switzerland’s Last Finishing School, Boarded by Urban Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Locarno-bound title “Small Talk,” a doc-fiction portrait of the power dynamics at play among the daughters of the world’s social elite, has been picked up for international sales by the Frédéric Co...
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July 9, 2026
Cinetic Media Swoops on North American Sales Rights to ‘Manhunt,’ a Locarno Main Competition Contender (EXCLUSIVE)
Cinetic Media has acquired North America sales rights to “Manhunt,” which will world premiere in main competition at Locarno, competing for its top Golden Leopard. In a parallel move, Aspect Rati...
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July 7, 2026
Netflix Confirms Ana María Londoño as Head of Content, Colombia (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix has appointed Ana María Longoño as head of content, Colombia, tapping one of the country’s most seasoned TV writers and content executives whose 30-year career takes in her breakout telenov...
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July 7, 2026
‘Narcos’ Star Damián Alcázar Set for Buzzy Latino Gumshoe Thriller-Comedy ‘Rookies’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Damián Alcázar, a lead in “Narcos” as Pablo Escobar’s successor, Cali mob boss Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, is attached to star in “Rookies,” the TV series debut as a writer-director of top Colombi...
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July 7, 2026
Bombillo Amarillo, a Producer on Top Annecy Winner ‘The Violinist,’ Launches Animation Beachhead in Spain (EXCLUSIVE)
Bombillo Amarillo, the Colombian co-producer of “The Violinist,” winner of Annecy’s top Cristal for best animated feature film, is launching an animation beachhead in Spain. BA Estudios, an animat...
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July 7, 2026
‘Wolf’ Stars Serkan Çayoğlu, Özge Gürel Drill Down on Why Turkish Series Have Taken Off: It’s as Simple as Emotional Investment
Rimini’s Teatro Amintore Galli was packed to the rafters for a conversation between Turkish actor Özge Gürel (“Wolf,” “Mr. Wrong”) and Serkan Çayoğlu (“Wolf,” “Cherry Season”) on Sunday at the Ital...
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July 6, 2026
TV’s ‘Fall of Rome’ Broken Down by Scott Free’s David W. Zucker, Talking With ‘Wednesday’ Exec Producer Steve Stark at Italian Global Series Fest
The global immediacy of TV and some not so welcome knock-on effects proved the focus of one of the biggest panels at this year’s Italian Global Series, featuring David W. Zucker, chief creative off...
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June 29, 2026
Annecy 2026: 10 Takeaways From Oscar Talk to Anime’s Sway, Big Hollywood Plays and Why a Short Became the Fest’s Most Talked About Film
The Annecy Animation Festival’s 2026 edition was one of records. Badge holders hit 19,100, an all time high and a signal of animation’s dramatic growth, up from 7,100 accredited attendees in 2013. ...
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June 27, 2026
Annecy Winners: ’The Violinist’ Takes Top Prize, ’Iron Boy’ Sweeps Three Awards and Don Hertzfeldt Scores Best Short
“The Violinist” beat out major competition at Annecy, such as “In Waves,” “Viva Carmen” and “Iron Boy,” all already big hits at Cannes, to win on Saturday the biggest festival prize in animation: A...
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June 27, 2026
Annecy Young Audience Award Winner ‘Into the Forest’ Finds Freedom Through Imagination
Swiss filmmaker Antonin Niclass brings imagination to life in “Into the Forest,” a stop-motion short which won Friday the Young Audience Award at the Annecy Animation Festival. Produced by Milos-Fi...
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June 26, 2026
Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Heist Brothers’ Greenlit to Series by Adult Swim
“Heist Brothers,” an animated action comedy first teased by Genndy Tartakovsky at 2024’s Annecy as “Heist Safari,” has now been fully greenlit for series by Adult Swim. The news looks like some of...
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June 26, 2026
Adult Swim Announces Cartoon Network Docuseries, Plus Two Anthology Anniversary Specials From ‘Robot Chicken’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Cartoon Network and Adult Swim have announced that for the celebration of its 35th anniversary, Cartoon Network has a five-part documentary series in production. The series, set to release in 202...
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June 26, 2026
S.S. Rajamouli Says ‘Varanasi’ Imax Action Done, Interconnecting Scenes Remain and ‘Baahubali’ Belongs in Animation (EXCLUSIVE)
The films of S.S. Rajamouli have consistently pushed the scale of Indian filmmaking – with blockbusters such as “RRR,” before that the “Baahubali” films. His upcoming feature “Varanasi,” set to rel...
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June 25, 2026
‘Common Side Effects’ Team Unveils Stunning First Footage from Second Season
One of the most anticipated projects on display at the 2026 Annecy Animation Festival is the second season of “Common Side Effects.” A work-in-progress session offered first looks from the show. I...
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June 22, 2026
Banijay’s Immersive Experience ‘Luminiscence’ Set to Expand to Seville’s Stunning Parish of San Jacinto (EXCLUSIVE)
Banijay Iberia will bring its immersive experience ‘Luminiscence’ to Seville’s stunning Parish of San Jacinto, in its Triana district, home to famed flamenco dancers, bullfights and sailors who sai...
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June 22, 2026
Global Animated Hit ‘Ballerina’ (‘Leap!’) Gets ‘Ballerina 2’ Movie Sequel, TV Series
“Ballerina” (‘Leap!), the animated feature global smash hit, is set to return with a “Ballerina” sequel and an animated TV series simultaneously in development. Paris-based Good Hero, also behind “...
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June 22, 2026
Webtoon Productions, France’s OuiDo! Set Animation Series Adaptation of Webtoon Smash ‘Lumine’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Global hit Webtoon webcomic “Lumine” looks set for another life as an animated series. Webtoon Productions, the U.S.-based studio and IP business of Webtoon Entertainment, has pacted with French an...
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June 18, 2026
Albert Serra – In Conversation With China’s Bi Gan – and Carla Simón, Nicolás Méndez, Turbo Shorts Capture Spain’s Creative Take-Off at Shanghai
In the last two years, Spanish directors have had more films in Cannes Festival main competition – five – than any other country in the world. On June 17, Prime Video announced that Spain was its ...
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June 12, 2026
Netflix Smash ‘The Platform’ and Iciar Bollaín’s ‘Rosa’s Wedding’ Set to Pitch at Spain’s Shanghai Market Remakes Showcase
Netflix mega-hit “The Platform” and “Rosa’s Wedding,” from top Spanish auteur Iciar Bollaín will be pitched June 21 at the Shanghai Film & TV Market during an event focused on one of the key gr...
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June 12, 2026
Charades, Diaphana Board ‘The Little Run,’ Julien Bisaro and Claire Paoletti’s Follow-Up to ‘Shooom’s Odyssey’ (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Little Run” (“La Petite Cavale”), Julien Bisaro and Claire Paoletti’s follow-up to “Shooom’s Odyssey” and one of France’s most-awaited of upcoming animated features, has been boarded by Charad...
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June 11, 2026
Orlando Senna, Co-Director of Milestone Brazilian Feature ‘Iracema,’ Dies at 86
Orlando Senna, a high-energy, tireless and charming Brazilian filmmaker, playwright, writer and cultural activist, died June 9 from pneumonia in Rio de Janeiro. He was 86. Senna reached everlastin...
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June 11, 2026
‘Paper Tiger’ Producer Rodrigo Teixeira on James Gray’s Next, ‘About the U.S. Now,’ Why U.S. Directors Will Shoot in Brazil and How Independent Cinema Has Gone Global
Rodrigo Teixeira, producer of 2025 Oscar winner “I’m Not There” and James Gray’s 2026 Cannes contender “Paper Tiger,” are in development on their fourth film together, to be made in 2027. “It talks...
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June 11, 2026
DR Sales Closes With WDR/Arte, VRT, NRK in Multi Buyers Pact on Norwegian Wildlife Doc ‘Frost Without Snow and Ice’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Copenhagen-based DR Sales, sales rep of the Oscar-winning “Mr Nobody Against Putin” and Sundance hit “A New Kind of Wilderness,” has closed a raft of deals on the Norwegian wildlife documentary “Fr...
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June 10, 2026
Rodrigo Teixeira, Producer of ‘Paper Tiger,’ Boards Sci-Fi Drama ‘Bodies of Summer’ From Berlin Winner Iván Fund (EXCLUSIVE)
Rodrigo Teixeira’s Brazil-based RT Features, producer of 2025 Oscar winner “I’m Still Here” and James Gray’s 2026 Cannes contender “Paper Tiger,” has boarded “Bodies of Summer,” a sci-fi drama from...
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June 8, 2026
U.K. Heavyweight Doc Player Jane Ray Boards Argentina’s ‘The Nights’ by Ana Bovino Ahead of ECAM Forum (EXCLUSIVE)
One of Argentina’s new filmmaking talents to watch, Sundance Institute Latin Fellowship recipient Ana Bovino has just received private funding for her documentary project “The Nights” (“Las noches”...
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June 8, 2026
Palestine-German Project ‘Chentian,’ by ‘Lemon Tree,’ ‘The Syrian Bride’ Scribe Suha Arraf, Adds Jordan Co-Producer Arab Media Network (EXCLUSIVE)
Pedigreed Palestinian producer May Odeh (“Aisha Can’t Fly Away,” “A Useful Ghost,” “Hanging Gardens,”“200 Meters”) has added Jordan’s Rina Khoury from Arab Media Network ‘s Abu-Lughod Studios to he...
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June 8, 2026
‘Money Heist’ Producer Sonia Martínez Appointed El Estudio Director of Contents, Spain
In a high-profile appointment, Sonia Martínez, an iconic TV executive on Spain’s modern TV scene behind “Money Heist” and “Locked Up,” has joined the Pablo Cruz-headed El Estudio aiming to power up...
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June 5, 2026
Switzerland’s Sister Distribution Boards ‘The Indies’ From ‘They Will Be Dust’ Producers: ’It’s Not Character-Driven but Image-Driven’ (EXCLUSIVE)
After serving as a minority partner to Spain’s Lastor Media on the Toronto-winning Spanish pic “They Will Be Dust,” established Swiss banner Alina Film is majority-producing with Lastor the period ...
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June 4, 2026
VFX House DNEG, Spain’s SETT Supercharge Canary Islands’ Anima Kitchent With a Multi-Million Investment
Supercharging Canary Island animation studio Anima Kitchen, VFX giant DNEG has acquired the Canary Islands’ Anima Kitchent. The operation is backed by the support of the state-owned Spanish Society...
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