Sara Alessi, Author at WORLD SCREEN

February 15, 2017 Top Stories

CMF Unveils New Jerusalem Co-Development & Co-Production Incentive

February 15, 2017

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.

February 9, 2017 Top Stories

Breakthrough Stocks Up on Films

February 9, 2017

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

February 8, 2017 Top Stories

Canada-New Zealand Co-Pros Get CMF, NZ On Air Funding

February 8, 2017

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.

February 7, 2017 Top Stories

Discovery Consumer Products Appoints VP of Global Lifestyle & Retail

February 7, 2017

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

February 6, 2017 Top Stories

108 Media Grows Footprint in Asia & Europe

February 6, 2017

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.

January 31, 2017 Top Stories

MIPTV to Spotlight VR with Keynote from Head of Viveport

January 31, 2017

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.

January 26, 2017 Top Stories

SPI International Adds to UHD Library

January 26, 2017

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.

January 12, 2017 Top Stories

Lantica Media Dives In

January 12, 2017

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

January 11, 2017 Top Stories

TransPerfect Appoints Media & Entertainment Veteran Roy Dvorkin

January 11, 2017

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

January 10, 2017 Top Stories

Heart Beats Leads Keshet International’s NATPE Miami Highlights

January 10, 2017

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.

Sara Alessi