World Screen

TORONTO: The Banff World Media Festival is presenting South African investigative journalist Liz Fish with the inaugural David Suzuki Green Producer Award. The award has been renamed this year in honor of Dr. David Suzuki, the long-time host of CBC’s …

MONTE-CARLO: The 51st Monte-Carlo Television Festival kicked off today, with the opening film When Harvey Met Bob, which tells the story of how the charity musical event Live Aid was created. The film’s producer, Joe Dunlop, was among the attendees …

PREMIUM: Markus Tellenbach, the president and CEO of Poland’s TVN Group, discusses what have been the drivers of the company’s success across TV broadcasting and production, digital satellite pay TV and online.   WS: What factors have contributed to Poland’s …

The Zodiak Media Group was formed last year when the Italian De Agostini Group acquired the RDF Media Group. The combination formed a company that consists of 45 production outfits with a presence in 17 countries, including the U.S., the …

MONTREAL: Principal photography has begun on Incendo’s second film of 2011, the thriller Do No Harm. Do No Harm stars Deanna Russo (Knight Rider, The Young and the Restless) and Lauren Holly (NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Chicago Hope), along …

LONDON: The sports/travel series Endurance Traveler has been picked up by the National Geographic Adventure channel to air in 122 countries across Oceania, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Park Entertainment signed the deal with National Geographic Adventure. This follows …

NEW YORK: Alloy Entertainment has hired Sarah DuBois Miller as director of licensing, working with properties such as Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries. Miller will be leading the licensing efforts for the existing and future Alloy properties, as well …

ROME: At the upcoming Licensing International Expo in Las Vegas, Mondo TV S.p.A. is to showcase the preschool adventure series Playtime Buddies, highlighting exploitation opportunities across publishing, apparel, back-to-school and other categories. The 52×13-minute series is expected to launch in …

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has signed a new agreement with DQ Entertainment for the 3D stereoscopic series 5 & It, based on a book by Edith Nesbit. ZDF Enterprises will serve as the distributor for the show, which is being produced …

LONDON: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is putting out a call for emerging comedy screenwriters in the U.K. to submit projects for a chance to take part in the New York Television Festival (NYTVF). BAFTA invites …