Film Factory Swoops on ‘The Blue Star,’ the Anticipated Feature Debut of Spain’s Javier Macipe (EXCLUSIVE)

Film Factory Swoops on ‘The Blue Star,’ the Anticipated Feature Debut of Spain’s Javier Macipe (EXCLUSIVE)

BUENOS AIRES — “Wild Tales” and “The Clan” sales agent Film Factory Ent has swooped on “The Blue Star” (“La Estrella Azul“), a fiction film inspired by the life of Spanish musician Mauricio Aznar, a fundamental and endearing figure on Spain’s 1990s…

Nadine Labaki, Ranbir Kapoor Set For Variety International Vanguard Honors at Red Sea International Film Festival

Nadine Labaki, Ranbir Kapoor Set For Variety International Vanguard Honors at Red Sea International Film Festival

Lebanese writer-director and actor Nadine Labaki and Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor are set to be honored with Variety International Vanguard Awards at the upcoming second edition of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival. Labaki’s first feature, “Caramel,” was set in a…

‘Jane The Virgin’ Set For South African Remake Through Alta Global Media, ‘Silverton Siege’s Mandlakayise Dube Directing Pilot

‘Jane The Virgin’ Set For South African Remake Through Alta Global Media, ‘Silverton Siege’s Mandlakayise Dube Directing Pilot

Jane the Virgin will become a proud young Zulu woman in a South African remake of the romantic comedy-drama format. The format’s rights holder, Propagate International, has licensed the rights to Alta Global Media to develop a South African version of the series,…