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Carolina Guerra: International Star You Should Know

Don Davis — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:00:55 +0000

The former Miss Bogota catapulted to pan-regional renown as an MTV Latin America presenter at age 17. She also hosted one of Colombia’s highest rated shows this year, "Colombia’s Next Top Model," which aired on broadcast network Caracol TV.

Cable TV Tightens Its Grip on Revenues

Todd Spangler — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:00:55 +0000

Subscriber declines don't matter much when those who stick around pay more than ever. But how much longer can these companies continue to defy gravity?

Anurag Kashyap: He’s India’s Man at Cannes

Shalini Dore — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:00:48 +0000

Anurag Kashyap ended a years-long drought for Hindi films at Cannes with last year’s six-hour "Gangs of Wasseypur," which premiered in Directors’ Fortnight.

M. Night Shyamalan Blackout Falls on ‘After Earth’

Andrew Stewart — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:00:37 +0000

It's been a rocky road for M. Night Shyamalan, who hit a career high in 1999 with the eerie Oscar-nominated thriller "The Sixth Sense," but in recent years has struggled to stay atop Hollywood’s A-list of directors after several box office misses.

Global Village: Spaniards Salivate Over Food Shows; France Debates Mobile Tax, More

Variety Staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:00:33 +0000

Quentin Tarantino’s "Django Unchained" returned to Chinese multiplexes May 12 after being suddenly removed, in some cases midscreening, a month ago.

David Janollari Signs First-Look Deal with NBC

AJ Marechal — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:20:56 +0000

MTV’s former head of programming David Janollari is returning to producing with a three-year first-look deal with NBC Entertainment. Deal includes setting up a new shingle at Universal TV, and the pact will focus on producing scripted content. Janollari shepherded MTV’s scripted skeins “Teen Wolf” and “Awkward” to the net, and while prez of the... Read more »

Godfrey Reggio’s ‘Visitors’ Acquired By Cinedigm For North America

Dave McNary — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:19:23 +0000

Cinedigm has acquired all North American distribution rights to “Visitors,” the non-spoken narrative film from director Godfrey Reggio, composer Philip Glass and filmmaker Jon Kane. Steven Soderbergh is presenting the black-and-white film, which will be shown in 4K projection. “Visitors” explores humanity’s trance-like relationship with technology and its effects beyond the human species. It’s the... Read more »

CBS Gives Series Order to Comedy ‘Bad Teacher’

Cynthia Littleton — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:26 +0000

CBS has added a sixth new comedy to its 2013-14 season slate, giving a series order to Sony Pictures TV’s adaptation of the 2011 Cameron Diaz starrer “Bad Teacher.” DEVELOPMENT SCORECARD: Track Broadcast and Cable Series Orders (click here) The single-camera comedy stars Ari Graynor as an unapologetic former trophy wife who masquerades as a... Read more »

Upfronts: TV Nets, Buyers Waiting For Final Ad Budgets

Brian Steinberg — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:57:19 +0000

Last week, the nation’s biggest TV networks made glitzy “upfront” presentations to advertisers in the hopes of tempting them to sponsor this fall’s TV slate. This week, so far, marketers are keeping their wallets in their pockets. Ad buyers and other executives familiar with the pace of upfront discussions said advertisers are still registering budgets... Read more »

Director Olivier Assayas Preps ‘Hubris’

Bobbie Whiteman — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:59 +0000

“Carlos” helmer Olivier Assayas is set to shoot his first film in the U.S. — “Hubris,” an action-packed crime thriller set against the backdrop of organized crime in Chicago in the 1970s.