Broadway News

“La Favorita 1922” has pre-sold 20-plus territories in Europe and the Americas, including a pick-up by PBS streaming service Walter Presents for U.S. and Canada, Spain’s Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group  announced Monday.  The announcement came just hours before the series’ March 17 commercial bow on Telecinco, Spanish broadcast network’s Mediaset España’s main channel, and days before

Sideral Cinema has boarded the buzzy Spanish feature project “Three Summer Days,” joining Nexus CreaFilms – producers of Berlin Panorma winner “Deaf” – and Magnética Cine, bringing together some of the most influential names in Spanish cinema to back the compelling debut feature of director Álvaro López Alba. “Three Summer Days” delves into the complexities

SkyShowtime has boarded a new original series, “Where the Sun Always Shines,” created and directed by Felix Herngren, the critically acclaimed Swedish writer-filmmaker behind “Sunny Side,” “Bonus Family” and “The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared.”  The six-part original series is led by a star-studded Swedish cast, including Erik “Jerka” Johansson

Barcelona-based Mr. Miyagi Films has clinched a series of territory deals for David Matamoros’ buoyant queer rom-com “Who Wants to Marry an Astronaut?” (“¿Quién quiere casarse con un astronauta?”).  TLA acquired rights for North America, the U.K. and Ireland, while Optimale picked up distribution for France. Additional agreements include Tongariro in Poland, OutTV Media for

Building on bullish business between Berlin’s European Film Market and the eve of this week’s Málaga Festival Spanish Screenings, Madrid-based Latido Films has unveiled a slew of several dozen deals, led by sales in major European territories of Eva Libertad’s Berlin smash “Deaf” (“Sorda”) and a U.S. pick-up on Bartosz M. Kowalski’s horror film “Night

The iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday night were a starry affair that honored both new and veteran music stars. Mariah Carey and Lady Gaga were both present to receive special awards recognizing their decades-long careers in entertainment, while SZA took home the R&B artist of the year award for a third year. Benson Boone’s “Beautiful

“American Pie” actress Jasmine Mooney said she was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to renew her work visa. Mooney, a Canadian whose other credits include “Kid Cannabis,” “Loudermilk,” ‘iZombie” and “Six,” attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico on March 3. Wanting to renew her

Taiwan-based production company Aview Images has joined Indonesian drama “Our Son” as a co-production partner, bringing post-production expertise to the project from award-winning filmmaker Luhki Herwanayogi. The film, which wrapped principal photography recently in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is eyeing a summer international festival premiere. Led by Kuek Shee Heng and Alice You, Aview Images will handle

On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart slammed Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for voting to pass a Republican-backed spending bill. Stewart opened the segment with a news compilation featuring several Democratic senators saying the bill is “terrible” and “designed to hurt the American people.” Stewart then played a video of Schumer saying

Indie Rights has acquired worldwide distribution rights to “Vincent,” the atmospheric arthouse dark comedy from Australian filmmaker Alan King, it was revealed on the sidelines of Hong Kong FilMart. The film, which King both directed and stars in as the troubled writer Vincent Tremblay, follows a protagonist who retreats to an isolated location to complete