Global Bulletin: October’s Mipcom Adapts to New Normal, No Parties

Yesterday, it was announced that “Tenet” will delay its release from August 12 to an unknown date in the future. With the uncertainty of that move, we’re fully expecting to see delays from the other studios with films like “Mulan,” as we’ve seen with the previous “Tenet” delays.

Fi Munro was an 'awesome powerhouse' who proved an inspiration to so many But now we’re being told to venture out and boost the economy. Henceforth, time to spread our wings.

Jamie Lang Cairo International Film Festival, having recently confirmed that this year’s 42nd edition will be held in person in November, has opened the window for submissions to the Cairo Film Connection sidebar, part of Cairo Industry Days.In its seven years of operation, Cairo Film Connection has helped Arab filmmakers secure funding and partnerships on more than 100 films from across the region.

Jamie Lang An open letter calling for the immediate release of Egyptian film producer Moataz Abdelwahab was published Friday, cosigned by the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) and its founding institutions, which include the European Film Academy, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Human Rights Film Network, among others.The letter claims that Abdelwahab disappeared from his Cairo office on May 5 and wasn’t seen

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC One’s adaptation of Vikram Seth’s best-selling novel A Suitable Boy is heading to Netflix outside of the U.S., Canada and China, distributor BBC Studios has announced.The streamer has also clinched the Lookout Point drama for subscribers in UK and Ireland after its 12-month iPlayer window has expired following its broadcast on BBC One. Lookout Point-owner BBC Studios is currently in talks with a U.S.

Jamie Lang With live performance venues subject to heavy admissions restrictions, U.K.

Jamie Lang After a number of attempts to delay this year’s Jerusalem Film Festival, organizers have now scrapped plans for a summer edition following a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Israel, which has resulted in new restrictions from the Ministry of Health on gatherings of large groups, expected to last several months.Instead, a winter edition is now in the works for Dec. 10-20.

Nick Cordero was remembered by friends and family at an intimate memorial on Saturday. The Broadway star’s widow, Amanda Kloots, took to Instagram on Sunday to share details of the emotional event — and reveal that she’s “scared of my new normal” without her husband.

Nick Cordero was remembered by friends and family at an intimate memorial on Saturday. The Broadway star's widow, Amanda Kloots, took to Instagram on Sunday to share details of the emotional event — and reveal that she's «scared of my new normal» without her husband. Cordero died on July 5, after 95 days in the ICU battling complications from coronavirus.

Jamie Lang Julia Sawalha has shared an open letter via her social media profiles expressing disappointment and anger at being left out of Aardman Animations’ upcoming “Chicken Run” sequel, confirmed as a Netflix pickup at June’s Annecy festival. Sawalha voiced Ginger in the Oscar-nominated original, which remains the top grossing stop-motion feature ever, 20 years after its release.“To say that I am devastated and furious would be an understatement,” she said in the letter.

Jamie Lang contributorStandout Spanish cinema actors Irene Escolar (“Official Competition,” “Tell Me Who I Am”) and Bárbara Lennie (“Everybody Knows,” “Magical Girl”) have teamed on a new anthology series commissioned by HBO España and produced by Calle Cruzada.Created and executive produced by the pair (pictured), who will also perform in the show, “Escenario 0” features six episodes from prominent writers and filmmakers.

Jamie Lang Austrian broadcaster ORF and Germany’s ZDF have commissioned a three-episode season two for period crime drama “Vienna Blood,” produced by Endor Productions — a Red Arrow Studios company — and MR Film. After successful season one runs in the U.S.

Amanda N'Duka ReporterGugu Mbatha-Raw knew her role on The Morning Show would be a challenge.As Hannah Shoenfeld, the talentbooker who survives a sexual assault, she provided a crucial turning point in the Apple TV+ series that centers on the sexual misconduct that plagued a news organization. It was her story, and ultimately, her tragic fate, that put a spotlight on unchecked abuses of power.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterThe art of adapting a novel into a television series is a tricky business, one that involves speaking to the audience that has already read the book while also drawing in viewers who have not.

Jamie Lang Antonio Banderas is set to host the 2021 Spanish Academy Goya Awards on Feb. 27 in Banderas’ hometown of Malaga.

Jamie Lang In response to the global COVID-19 crisis and the health and safety challenges facing live, in-person events, Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) has announced revised dates for its 4th edition, now set to run Oct.