Sara Alessi

MIAMI: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Jerusalem Film Fund of the Jerusalem Development Authority (JDA) are launching an initiative to support co-development and co-production of audiovisual content between Canadian and Israeli producers operating in Jerusalem.

TORONTO/BERLIN: Breakthrough Entertainment has inked deals with Blue Fox Entertainment, Nehst Studios and Riverbank Pictures, adding to its roster of premium films.

TORONTO: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and NZ On Air are providing financing of C$801,450 ($608,855) for two digital media co-production projects under the Canada-New Zealand Digital Media Fund.

NEW YORK: Ricky Li, who previously worked at Aeropostale, has joined Discovery Consumer Products as the VP of global lifestyle and retail.

BERLIN: 108 Media is expanding its distribution lines to encompass Korea, Japan and Scandinavia, with plans to extend into the U.K. in the first quarter of the year.

PARIS: The MIPTV 2017 program will feature a special emphasis on virtual reality (VR), including a keynote address from Rikard Steiber, the president of Viveport at HTC Vive.

WARSAW: SPI International/FilmBox Channels Group has expanded its Ultra HD offering with the acquisition of new music and time-lapse content from Paramax Films and Principal Media.

COO Fred Medina discusses the services the Dominican Republic-based company offers, including its state-of-the-art water-filming facilities.

NEW YORK: Roy Dvorkin has joined TransPerfect, which provides language services and technology solutions, in the role of VP of media and entertainment.

TEL AVIV: Keshet International (KI) is gearing up for NATPE Miami 2017 with a slate that includes the new musical reality competition show Heart Beats, co-developed with Argentina’s Telefe.