Series Mania Forum has confirmed the guests of honor for the 2021 Lille Dialogues, which will take place on August 31.

Television producer Jesse Fawcett has launched Fireworks Media Group, a North America-based production company that will develop and produce premium unscripted and scripted content.

Brian and Mark Gunn are set to write the screenplay for Sony Pictures’ The Kaiju Score, based on the AfterShock Comics’ comic book series.

That Damn Michael Che, starring the Saturday Night Live comedian, has been renewed by HBO Max for a second season.

The 27th edition of Le Rendez-Vous Bi@rritz, set to be held online from September 6 to 8, will feature 14 Super Highlights and 16 project pitches.

AfterShock Media’s Rive Gauche has appointed David Sigurani as executive VP of film and TV and Max Zupanovic as director of development for domestic film and TV.

Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), which is set to return in-person to ExCeL London in November, has revealed the companies that are already confirmed to participate in the event.

Series Mania has unveiled the new annual Series Mania Étoile Award, which will be presented this year to Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Audra McDonald.

Incendo and The Steve Jaggi Company have commenced production on Love and Penguins, Incendo’s eighth film of the 2021 slate and first Canadian-Australian Treaty co-production. 

FilmRise has acquired the digital distribution rights to 83 motion pictures from Gravitas Ventures.