World No. 34 Thomas Pieters of the DP World Tour and PGA Tour members Danny Lee and Brendan Steele will join the LIV Golf League, sources told ESPN.
Sci-fi Thriller ‘I’ll Be Watching,’ Starring ‘The 100’ Leads Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley, Acquired by Uncork’d for North America (EXCLUSIVE)
Uncork’d Entertainment has acquired the North American rights for suspense sci-fi thriller “I’ll Be Watching” from Iuvit Media Sales at the European Film Market in Berlin. The film has also been picked up by Falcon Films in the Middle East and North Africa, while Dolphin Medien has taken German-speaking territory rights. The film is directed…
‘Ingeborg Bachmann’ Producer Tellfilm Lines Up Paranoid Thriller ‘Motherhood,’ Musical Drama ‘Gloria,’ Launches First Series Project (EXCLUSIVE)
Zurich-based Tellfilm, the Swiss outfit behind this year’s Golden Bear contender “Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert,” has lined up a robust co-production slate, teaming with European partners on the psychological thriller “Motherhood” and the period drama “Gloria!,” while developing their first scripted series “How to Be Sad – The Right Way” with an…
CNN Readies ‘CNN Prime’ For 9 PM Hour
CNN may be getting ready to take a new swing at fixing its long-running 9 p.m. problem. On Tuesday, CNN is slated to air a new show in that hour called “CNN Prime,” which is described with a logline that says, “Join CNN’s top anchors for special events and unique conversations about the issues that…
Singapore-India Gender Focused Company Mumba Devi Sets ‘Grand Sugar Daddy’ EFM Screening, Unveils Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
Singapore and India-based Mumba Devi Motion Pictures is screening two films at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM) and has unveiled a slate of future titles. The company, headed by producer Sweta Chhabria and producer-director Aditya Kripalani, makes issue-based films focusing on stories that are mostly to do with gender and burning topics like suicide prevention…
Austria Changes the Game With New Incentives
With two new funding programs that could cover as much as 60% of costs for international feature film productions and the new state-of-the-art HQ7 Studios set to open in Vienna next year, Austria is stepping up its game in the film and TV sector in a major way. Approved by the government last year and…
Austrian Co-Productions on a Winning Streak
After a hugely successful year for domestic films, Austria’s movie industry is looking forward to another impressive crop of titles, including many international co-productions that reflect not only cultural and historical ties with neighboring countries but also the sector’s strong cross-border partnerships. Highly anticipated films this year include Hans Steinbichler’s “A Whole Life,” the story…
AJ McCarron, Josh Gordon are among the XFL players to watch in Week 1
Former Bengals QB AJ McCarron and NFL All-Pro receiver Josh Gordon in action.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Will Start Charging You to Verify Logins Using Text Messages
Here is Elon Musk’s latest cash-generating idea for Twitter, or at least an attempt to incrementally reduce operating expenses: Next month, the service will restrict access to the simplest form of two-factor authentication — which provides a second layer of security to confirm a user’s login credentials — to Twitter Blue subscribers. Twitter on Friday…
Filmmaker Jenna Hasse on Her Berlinale Generation Title ‘L’Amour du Monde’
Making its world premiere in the Generation Kplus program at the Berlin Film Festival on Feb. 19, “L’Amour du monde” (“Longing for the World”) is the feature debut from filmmaker Jenna Hasse. Latido Films manage international sales and will be looking to add to their haul from the previous two years at Berlinale, having won…