Film / TV
It’s All In the Adaptation: The Importance of Crafting Believable Dialogue (VSI Blog)
High-quality dubbing is essential when connecting an audience with entertainment content outside their native language. This particularly rings true for English-speaking audiences,... More
Screen Scotland Sets Strategy to 2030
Six-year plan commits to backing emerging talent, production skills, film education, and the development of new audiences.... More
Shepperton Studios to Fund Training for Local Residents (Broadcast Tech)
The courses focus on skills relating to the film and TV industry and be exclusively available to those local to the studios.... More
Globo and LiveLike Bring Interactive Fan Experience to ‘Masked Singer Brasil’ (TTV)
Globo has partnered with LiveLike to take the fan experience of its hit show, Masked Singer Brasil, to the next level with enhanced interactivity in time for the premiere of the fo... More
Sohonet: Best Way for Productions to Transfer Their Files in 2024
Production teams need to have an appropriate file transfer tool that can not only support the large amount of data that you are sharing but also complies to their parent studio’s... More
Brazil Returns in Force at Berlin (Variety)
Brazil’s film industry hits Berlin with a new stride in its step, bringing 46 producers and 80-plus films and projects, according to promotional org Cinema do Brasil, led by chai... More
ZDF Studios Secures Global Distribution Rights for Turbokultur’s Major New Drama ‘The Zweiflers’
Featuring an all-star international cast, the six-parter is produced by Berlin-based Turbokultur in co-production with ARD Degeto Film and Hessischer Rundfunk for ARD and was suppo... More
BBC Sport Strikes Broadcast Partnership with UK Athletics for 2024 Major Event Series (DTVE)
The deal comes ahead of the upcoming European and World Championships as well as the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place this summer.... More
Sohonet Chats with Brandon Schaafsma, Co-founder and Head of Production at Herne Hill Media
Brandon Schaafsma, co-founder and head of production at Herne Hill Media on kickstarting a VFX studio mid-pandemic to cutting through the noise in tool choices and optimising remot... More
BBC ‘Considering’ Findings From Eight-Hour Day Film & TV Drama Study (Deadline)
The first-of-its-kind study, which was mainly funded by the BBC and Screen Scotland, concluded that it is “in principle commercially viable to extend a production schedule in ord... More
A Closer Look at Berlinale 2024 (CreativeFuture Blog)
The Berlin International Film Festival, known as the Berlinale, will take place for the 74th time from February 15-25, 2024. During the first week of the festival, filmmakers will ... More
A Closer Look at Keywords Studios in Japan
Guillaume Hansali, Country Manager for Japan at Keywords Studios, chats about Keywords in Tokyo, their vision for the future and offers tips for developers seeking to access the Ja... More
Globo Takes Globoplay Originals Releases to the Berlinale (TTV)
Globo will be present at the Berlinale, one of the biggest events in the European audiovisual industry, with its main releases. Globoplay Originals such as The End, The Brazilian M... More
ZDF Studios, China Media Group to Co-produce New, Two-part Documentary Focused on ‘Time’
ZDF Studios and Film, Drama and Documentary Programming Center of China Media Group have announced their first ever co-production partnership, an ambitious two-part documentary on ... More
How De-aging Technology is Changing Hollywood, the Future of Filmmaking (Respeecher Blog)
Characters in movies and TV series live according to particular laws of space and time. When the audience is shown a scene from the hero's childhood, the director normally casts a ... More
Spain Executives ITV Studios Iberia Appoints Miguel Vila as Creative Director (TTV)
ITV Studios Iberia announced the incorporation of Miguel Vila as the company’s new creative director, a position in which he will oversee the creative aspect of the formats produ... More
NFTS Launches Sean Connery Talent Lab for Cinematographers, Editors (TVBE)
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is launching the inaugural Sean Connery Talent Lab as part of the expansion of NFTS Scotland. The 12-month programme is aimed at deve... More
ITV Studios and Fusebox Renew Deal for ‘Love Island The Game’
ITV Studios and Fusebox Games announced a renewed deal to expand the mobile game Love Island The Game for another three years. With over 25 million downloads worldwide, the game ha... More
BBC Studios Unveils New Content Slate Ahead of Showcase 2024 (TTV)
BBC Studios announced the titles it will present to the international market at its annual Showcase, to take place February 26-27. Highlights include Douglas is Cancelled, The Jett... More
The Growing Demand for Captions and Subtitles in Today’s Media Landscape (VITAC Blog)
Though there are many reasons for this increase in caption viewing – advances in technology, societal expectations, changes in the way programs are broadcast, simple viewing pref... More
