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DR Sales Closes With WDR/Arte, VRT, NRK in Multi Buyers Pact on Norwegian Wildlife Doc ‘Frost Without Snow and Ice’ (EXCLUSIVE)

11 June 2026 at 09:18
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 “Frost Without Snow and Ice” (“Frost uten Snø og Is”) on the heels of its world premiere at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. Broadcasters and […]

Movistar Plus, Chile’s Wood Producciones Team on ‘Patagonia,’ With ‘Money Heist’ Star Itziar Ituño (EXCLUSIVE) 

27 May 2026 at 09:01
In a pioneering collaboration with Latin America, Spain’s Movistar Plus is teaming with Chile’s Wood Producciones and Spain’s Atlantika Films to make “Patagonia,” starring Itziar Ituño. As already announced, Germany’s ZDF Studios handles international distribution.  Currently shooting in the south of Chile, the new Movistar Plus series turns on Alicia (Ituño) whose son Noah (Unai Arana) […]

Rodrigo Teixeira, Producer of ‘Paper Tiger,’ Boards Sci-Fi Drama ‘Bodies of Summer’ From Berlin Winner Iván Fund (EXCLUSIVE)  

10 June 2026 at 13:47
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 Iván Fund who won a Berlin Film Festival 2025 Silver Bear Jury Prize for “The Message.” Argentina’s Fund is set to direct “Bodies of Summer” […]

U.K. Heavyweight Doc Player Jane Ray Boards Argentina’s ‘The Nights’ by Ana Bovino Ahead of ECAM Forum (EXCLUSIVE)

8 June 2026 at 13:24
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”) from heavyweight doc player Jane Ray, founder of Cat Flap Media and consultant artistic director of UK funding body The Whickers. Shopped at various co-production markets including Chile’s […]

Netflix Brazil Unveils Its First Medical Series, Plus an Evangelical Special, a Third Melodrama and an Open Marriage Comedy (EXCLUSIVE)

25 May 2026 at 15:02
In the run-up to Brazilian mega creativity forum Rio2C, Netflix Brazil has unveiled five new titles which show it still exploring new genres and launching new industry partnerships. At stake for Netflix is its continuing SVOD dominion over one of its biggest subscriber markets in the world. Its lineup and panels at this week’s Rio2C […]

Palestine-German Project ‘Chentian,’ by ‘Lemon Tree,’ ‘The Syrian Bride’ Scribe Suha Arraf, Adds Jordan Co-Producer Arab Media Network (EXCLUSIVE)

8 June 2026 at 13:02
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 her early list of backers of “Chentian,” helmed by “Lemon Tree” and “The Syrian Bride” scribe Suha Arraf. The buzzy project, now in development, scooped the €35,000 […]

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