World Screen

SINGAPORE: HBO Asia’s ATF slate includes Master of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So and Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying, which mark the first time the channel is producing an anthology of martial-arts action TV movies.

SINGAPORE: From Oscar-winning director/producer Antoine Fuqua comes Ice, an ATF highlight for Entertainment One (eOne) that tells the story of two feuding family businesses in the diamond industry.

NEW YORK: Willow Grylls, co-founder of New Pictures and an executive producer on The Missing, spoke to World Screen Newsflash's Anna Carugati about the show's fresh chapter, New Pictures' approach to the thriller genre and why audiences enjoy this type of series so much. Watch the interview here.

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati sat down with Hayley Atwell, star of Conviction, to discuss the legal drama series, the character she portrays and the themes and relationships explored in the first season.

NEW YORK: Known for hits such as Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, Shonda Rhimes was interviewed by World Screen’s Anna Carugati in Cannes on the Grand Auditorium stage for her MIPCOM Personality of the Year keynote. Watch the session here.

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash’s Mansha Daswani caught up with co-stars Tom Riley and Mamie Gummer about the roles they play in The Collection, the research that went into the time and setting the drama depicts, and the art of fashion. Watch the interview, which has subtitles available, here.

Joanna Stephens looks at what’s driving the spate of series and TV movies based on real-life events.

CANNES: The dramedy 39 and a Half, which aired on Poland’s TVN, and the dramas Sunshine Girl and Matter of Respect, from Turkey’s Kanal D, lead off the slate for SOMOS Distribution.

CANNES: The legal drama Conviction just debuted on ABC in the U.S., and Entertainment One (eOne) Television International will be offering up the series for international buyers.

CANNES: Tom Hardy stars in the eight-part Taboo, one of Sonar Entertainment’s top titles for MIPCOM.