Brazil’s Grupo Globo and Sony Pictures Television have closed a milestone multi-title production-distribution alliance to co-develop and co-produce two English-language scripted dramas, with a third project forthcoming, all aimed squarely at global markets.
The pioneering alliance was announced Friday at this year’s La Screenings.
Brazil-based and Spt-backed Floresta, is set to co-produce the ambitious new drama series with Globo Studios. Spt will have global distribution rights outside of Brazil.Spt will most probably mix own distribution on Sony channels and sales to third party networks. “We are blessed with some great networks and I’m sure some of them will be excited by these projects, but in other territories we’ll also be looking outside of the Sony networks,” said Wayne Garvie, president international production, Sony Pictures Television.
Globo plans to broadcast the dramas on its free-to-air channel in primetime and on Grupo Globo’s platforms.
At Globo,...
The pioneering alliance was announced Friday at this year’s La Screenings.
Brazil-based and Spt-backed Floresta, is set to co-produce the ambitious new drama series with Globo Studios. Spt will have global distribution rights outside of Brazil.Spt will most probably mix own distribution on Sony channels and sales to third party networks. “We are blessed with some great networks and I’m sure some of them will be excited by these projects, but in other territories we’ll also be looking outside of the Sony networks,” said Wayne Garvie, president international production, Sony Pictures Television.
Globo plans to broadcast the dramas on its free-to-air channel in primetime and on Grupo Globo’s platforms.
At Globo,...
- 5/17/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
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But the German news is just scratching the surface of what's going on in the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar race.
Finalists And Speculation
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The Philippines
They've recently announced a list of 8 finalists although, to make things confusing, they are still willing to look at more films that aren't on the list in case of late arrivals to the cinema. But chances are the film will come from this list: Supremo,...
But the German news is just scratching the surface of what's going on in the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar race.
Finalists And Speculation
"Thy Womb"'s Nora Aunor won several Best Actress prizes at festivals
The Philippines
They've recently announced a list of 8 finalists although, to make things confusing, they are still willing to look at more films that aren't on the list in case of late arrivals to the cinema. But chances are the film will come from this list: Supremo,...
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- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
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- Alt Film Guide
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