French media conglomerate Mediawan is to adapt Leonine Studios’ digital event show “YouTopia” for the French market. The deal is an early example of a pan-European collaboration between the two companies, who recently set up a European studio that united 61 production companies from France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain and the U.K.
“YouTopia” is an innovative format, developed by i&u TV – a Leonine Studios company. It was awarded the Nrw Media Prize for Development Policy Commitment on Wednesday. The award honors audiovisual online content on the topics of development cooperation and global goals that succeeds in reaching new target groups via digital content and social media in an innovative way.
On Nov. 5, the French version of “YouTopia” will be livestreamed on YouTube for the first time, for a full day. Numerous leading YouTube creators will move into a glass dome and welcome high-profile guests. Together they will create a “colorful program of challenges,...
“YouTopia” is an innovative format, developed by i&u TV – a Leonine Studios company. It was awarded the Nrw Media Prize for Development Policy Commitment on Wednesday. The award honors audiovisual online content on the topics of development cooperation and global goals that succeeds in reaching new target groups via digital content and social media in an innovative way.
On Nov. 5, the French version of “YouTopia” will be livestreamed on YouTube for the first time, for a full day. Numerous leading YouTube creators will move into a glass dome and welcome high-profile guests. Together they will create a “colorful program of challenges,...
- 10/28/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
“Postman” by Russian filmmaker Klim Tukaev has won the first prize at the sixth Nespresso Talents global short film competition.
“Bagman,” by Jan Kellner, took the second prize, while “Speaking in Flowers,” by Nicolina Sterbet, took third. Both are from the Czech Republic.
The winners were selected by the competition’s international jury, which includes actors Mark Chao (“Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings”) and Zita Hanrot (“Paul Sanchez est revenu!”), world explorer and adventurer Mike Horn, writer, director and Nespresso Talents 2020 winner Faride Schroeder (“Oasis”) and actor and director Sonia Rolland (“Madame”).
A total of 993 short films were submitted from 60 countries and 15 were shortlisted.
The awards ceremony took place on Friday at the Palais des Festivals with the participation of the jury members, guests and the winning filmmakers. Each winner received, in addition to the opportunity of attending the the Cannes Film Festival, a mentoring session with cinema experts and a cash prize.
“Bagman,” by Jan Kellner, took the second prize, while “Speaking in Flowers,” by Nicolina Sterbet, took third. Both are from the Czech Republic.
The winners were selected by the competition’s international jury, which includes actors Mark Chao (“Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings”) and Zita Hanrot (“Paul Sanchez est revenu!”), world explorer and adventurer Mike Horn, writer, director and Nespresso Talents 2020 winner Faride Schroeder (“Oasis”) and actor and director Sonia Rolland (“Madame”).
A total of 993 short films were submitted from 60 countries and 15 were shortlisted.
The awards ceremony took place on Friday at the Palais des Festivals with the participation of the jury members, guests and the winning filmmakers. Each winner received, in addition to the opportunity of attending the the Cannes Film Festival, a mentoring session with cinema experts and a cash prize.
- 7/9/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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