It's been a day of dramatic developments for No Other Land, the Oscar-winning documentary about life for Palestinian residents in the rural West Bank area of Yasafer Matta. Related Stories <a href="https://deadline.com/category/news/" class="c-span__link a-font-accent-bold-xs u-color-brand-red u-text-transform-uppercase…

European production and sales studio Vuelta Group has acquired a minority stake in Italian distribution and international sales company PiperFilm. The new international partnership is in addition to the investment by Be Water Film, and follows commercial agreements for PiperFilm with Netflix…

French-Japanese comedy romance series Tokyo Crush has won the Series Mania Co-Pro Pitching Sessions event. The result was announced by Series Mania founder and Director General Laurence Herszberg in the past few minutes, with the series from Clémence Dargent beating off competition from 14…

Sunday night’s Series Mania screening of Lionsgate's debut Israeli drama was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters. Deadline was not present at the screening but a Series Mania spokeswoman confirmed that there were protests during the show and local Israeli news outlets have reported on the…

Gérard Depardieu denied accusations of sexually assaulting a set dresser on a 2021 film shoot in a Paris court hearing on Tuesday but acknowledged for the first time that he had grabbed her by the hips. The Oscar-nominated Cyrano de Bergerac and Green Card star is currently being tried on two…

French and Canadian production bodies are beginning a joint drama and docs co-production initiative at Series Mania. A delegation comprising members of France's Union Syndicale de la Production Audiovisuelle (USPA) and the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) are here in Lille and will…

There was some disgruntled chatter within parts of the German contingent at this year's Berlinale about what had been perceived as a shortage of local projects in the festival's main competition lineup. Much of that criticism was overblown, as German filmmakers were positively represented across the…

James Norton will take to the high seas and star in Wavewalker: Breaking Free, he revealed today at Series Mania. His production company Rabbit Track Pictures will produce the TV adaptation of the Suzanne Heywood bestseller and prolific scribe Jack Thorne is writing the series. Deadline had…

EXCLUSIVE: After posting record box office figures in Greece, Stelios, a biopic of the revered Greek musician Stelios Kazantzidis, is heading stateside for a theatrical release via Firestorm Entertainment.  Firestorm will release the flick in theaters across the U.S. and Canada from May…

Federation Studios has struck a deal with the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA). Unveiled at Series Mania, the partnership will “offer a fast track for creators, producers, investors, and distributors from both sides to ensure market access in Asia and Europe,” according to the…

Sally Wainwright has assembled a band for her latest BBC series Riot Women but it turns out her cast could barely play a tune when they first came together. The Happy Valley creator revealed today that just one of the five Riot Women leads had a musical background prior to cameras rolling – the…

CNN has found a home for its happy place. The network will premiere the original series My Happy Place on April 27 at 10pm ET/PT on CNN and CNN International. The show follows stars as they reveal why specific destinations have become their sanctuaries. Each episode will be fronted by a…