German producer Nico Hofmann has unveiled a slate of projects he is working up as part of a partnership with Beta Film. Veteran producer Hofmann left UFA Film to strike out on his own, partnering with longtime collaborator Jan Mojto, CEO of Beta Film, and Beta Film/Intaglio Films producer Jan Wünschmann…

Kate Winslet was feted before the European premiere of her film Lee at the Munich International Film Festival and told the packed crowd about starring in, and producing, the movie about war photographer Lee Miller. Taking the stage to accept the Festival's CineMerit award, Winslet said that the…

EXCLUSIVE: Spanish actress and director María Valverde and superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel are making El Canto de las Manos (Song Of The Hands). The feature documentary will tell the remarkable story behind a deaf choir's unique production of the Beethoven opera Fidelio. Valverde will direct the…

Singapore Turbulence Doc Sells Around The World A wealth of broadcasters have funded a fast-turnaround doc about turbulence following the tragic Singapore Airlines disaster. Turbulence: How Safe is Your Flight? has landed investment from ITV (UK), Seven (Australia), WELT (Germany), TV4 (Sweden), MTV…

The Witch is the biggest series of its kind out of Greece and Antenna has conjured a second season of the epic period drama. Season two is teed up as a sequel. George Levendis, Managing Director of Antenna Greece, hosted a screening of The Witch at NATPE Budapest. He is well-known in media circles…

Broadcasters in the CEE region have delivered their verdicts on whether U.S. drama and comedy still packs a punch with viewers in the region, as part of a CEO power panel at NATPE Budapest. Bosses from broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe were quizzed on how U.S. studio fare performs for them…

EXCLUSIVE: Betty TV and Triple Brew Media are no more – Objective Entertainment is the new banner for Objective Media Group's unscripted operations, Deadline has learned. Neale Simpson joins as Managing Director and will run Objective Entertainment with Helen Cooke, who will be Creative Director, having…

Alexander Rodnyansky expects Russian authorities to sentence him to up to ten years in prison in his absence over his anti-war stance, but the AR Content founder says it’s “too late to be scared” as he focuses on bolstering his slate of film and TV series. Rodnyansky was born in Kyiv but a Moscow…

When Comcast-owned Sky Deutschland cancelled its usual drama event at the Munich Film Festival at short notice last summer, it came as a surprise. That surprise quickly turned to shock and bitter disappointment when the pay-TV giant revealed it wasn't simply nixing a networking bash, it was exiting the…

The boss of Korean content streamer Kocowa has broken down plans to bring its line-up of K-pop, drama and variety shows to more international viewers. Kocowa CEO KunHee Park delivered a keynote at NATPE Budapest, Monday. Speaking to Deadline, he said Kocowa is looking to partner with other streamers…

Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to see action, and he is not talking about the movies. Schwarzenegger was talking about climate change and said it is time for the talking to stop and for there to be concrete solutions. "All we care about is action," Schwarzenegger said at the latest edition of the…

EXCLUSIVE: Synchronicity Films is adapting Hanif Kureishi's The Body as a series with the novelist and screenwriter on board as an exec producer and Emmy-nominated director Paul McGuigan attached. There are scripts from crime writer Robert Murphy and the producers will relocate the action from the UK to…