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    Netflix to develop Korean adaptation of Spanish crime series Money Heist

    • 02.12.2020
    • Firstpost

    The streamer said the international popularity of Money Heist is proof that significant works 'based in different cultures and languages can be widely distributed by Netflix and loved by audiences worldwide'.

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    Streaming platforms are picking up canned Hindi films for release — increased watching appetite or long-term strategy?

    • 02.12.2020
    • Firstpost

    With no big-ticket theatrical release in sight this year, and fewer A-list films available to the relatively smaller players, do not be surprised if you see yet another unreleased film streaming near you.

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    Hidden Gem: Film by a Driver’s 15-Year-Old Son Makes It to Corona Short Film Festival

    • 02.12.2020
    • Arré

    Fifteen-year-old Santu Kumar’s three-minute movie stars five underprivileged children. Titled “The Mask”, the movie has been shortlisted for the International Corona Short Film Festival.

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    Delhi Crime writer-director Richie Mehta on how Netflix show transcended common perceptions to show humane characters

    • 01.12.2020
    • Firstpost

    For Richie Mehta, writing and researching Delhi Crime is a four-year-long labour of love and research of the blood curdling 2012 gang rape and murder investigation.

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    Podcast | Censoring OTT Platforms Will Handicap Film Makers, Audiences: Zoya Akhtar

    • 01.12.2020
    • The Wire

    Akhtar talks about her sensibilities as a film maker and reveals her own favourite genre of films.

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    Netflix Will Start Declaring U.K. Revenues to Local Tax Authorities

    • 01.12.2020
    • Variety

    Netflix is set to begin declaring its U.K. revenues to local tax authorities in the new year — a move that follows similar initiatives in Western Europe in recent weeks. Until now, the streaming giant had channelled its revenues through the Netherlands, a lower tax jurisdiction and the site of its European headquarters.

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    The Independent Gamer: Debut Puzzle Adventure Game From Spanish Studio

    • 01.12.2020
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Out of the Blue co-founder and writer Tatiana Delgado Yunquera shares how 'Call of the Sea' portrays a "mature love" and draws inspiration from the 1990s classic 'Myst' — though in this game, the puzzles are not so difficult.

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    ‘MLK/FBI’ Director Sam Pollard on Documentary Filmmaking After Black Lives Matter: ‘You’ve Got to Keep Pushing’

    • 01.12.2020
    • Variety

    Sam Pollard’s “MLK/FBI” follows the dirty war that America’s FBI declared on civil rights figurehead Martin Luther King, a vendetta that began in the 50s and ended with his assassination in 1968, inspired by recent revelations, and backed up by declassified secret government documents.

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    AR Rahman announced as India ambassador to BAFTA’s Breakthrough initiative

    • 01.12.2020
    • Firstpost

    AR Rahman said he is thrilled to work with BAFTA to discover talent that the country has to offer.

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    Box Office: ‘The Croods 2’ Leads Sluggish Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

    • 30.11.2020
    • Variety

    Thanksgiving is traditionally one of the most popular times to go to the movies. Crowd pleasers like “Frozen,” “Coco” and “Knives Out” have propelled attendance and generated many, many millions in ticket sales over the holiday weekend in years past, cementing various box office records to boot.

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