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EXCLUSIVE : Film and TV performers have become Brexit “collateral damage” after the British government failed to reach an agreement with the European Union for creative industry workers to travel visa-free across the continent. That’s the view of Paul W Fleming , the general secretary of Equity , which represents 47,000 performers and creative practitioners, including high-profile British actors like Helen Mirren, Olivia Colman, and Tom Hiddleston. Fleming told Deadline that it was “deeply irrational” that the government was more preoccupied by the needs of the UK fishing industry than the creative sector during crunch Brexit talks with the EU late last year. “When you’re more bothered about pollock, you’re not talking about performing arts,” he said. Related Story Brexit Visa Crisis Puts Spring Shoots In Europe At Risk; Ian McKellen & Julie Walters Pile Pressure On UK Government Fishing was a hot-button, politically-charged negotiating point during … [Read more...] about Actors Have Become Brexit “Collateral Damage” As Visa Crisis Threatens Work In Europe

The Brexit visa crisis, which is preventing British film and TV employees from working in the European Union without filling out reams of costly paperwork, is now starting to cause issues for spring shoots on the continent, according to The Production Guild of Great Britain. Production Guild CEO Lyndsay Duthie told lawmakers of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMSC) on Tuesday that the absence of visa-free travel is causing “huge delays” for producers and is exacerbating the production nightmare caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “We talk about Spain as an example, to get a visa organized for that is taking two-to-three months. So for us to be filming, even in the spring, we wouldn’t have time for that. It’s being felt now,” Duthie said. “We are, of course, trying to mitigate ways around it and look for that, but there are huge delays and HMRC are guiding us and saying it’s at least 10 weeks to get a social security forms processed. There’s a whole backlog of … [Read more...] about Brexit Visa Crisis Puts Spring Shoots In Europe At Risk; Ian McKellen & Julie Walters Pile Pressure On UK Government

Disney Plus has made good on its plans to offer general entertainment service Star in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, giving the company a new streaming outlet for more grown-up programming. Also today, Disney+ with Star launched in Singapore, the first market where Disney+ has launched with the new Star offering. Eastern Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea are due to follow later this year. After its initial launch in November 2019, Disney+ is now in dozens of territories. In Europe, the Star service will cost €8.99 per month or €89.90 per year, with a similar pricing in the other launch markets. With Hulu only a domestic operation for the time being, the revamp and expansion of Star gives Disney a valuable global streaming outlet for a wider range of content, especially what it produces in-house. It took over the operations of Star, a potent force in linear TV and streaming in Southeast Asia and elsewhere, in 2019 as part of the $71.3 billion … [Read more...] about Disney Plus Launches Star, A Streaming Outlet With More Grown-Up Fare, In Europe And Other Global Territories

International Literary Properties , the New York- and London-based rights management outfit, has expanded the role of its UK CEO Hilary Strong to include Europe. In her new remit as CEO of UK and Europe, the former Agatha Christie Ltd CEO will be responsible for the company’s UK and European acquisition program. She will also have global responsibility for ILP’s TV and film exploitation of the estates in its portfolio. ILP was formed in late-2019 to acquire rights in literary estates from authors and their heirs and to exploit those rights through all media platforms including TV, film and theater. The New York-headquartered business is led by literary veteran Scott Hoffman as Global CEO and Ted Green as Executive Chairman. Strong works alongside Anthology Group founder, Bob Benton in the UK and Europe. Last year, Strong brokered an eight figure multi-estates deal that included such writers as Georges Simenon, John Creasey, Margery Allingham, Michael Innes and Evelyn … [Read more...] about International Literary Properties Expands UK CEO Hilary Strong’s Remit To Cover Europe

EXCLUSIVE : In a lucrative play, ErosSTX International has closed a new output pact with Italian major Leone Film Group , the distributor behind box office hits including Knives Out and 1917 , marking their first output in the territory in a few years. The company has also renewed significant multi-year output deals with Roadshow Films in Australia and New Zealand, The Searchers in Belgium and the Netherlands, SF Studios in Scandinavia and Vertical Distribution in Eastern Europe. The Roadshow, Searchers, SF Studios and Vertical output deals were first struck in 2015 and together with the Leone output deal, are exclusive agreements covering all STX productions and acquisitions. This is good news for the theatrical business. Related Story Eros Now Rolling Out India's Biggest New Content Slate For 2021 The STX international pipeline includes the untitled spy thriller from Guy Ritchie starring Jason Statham, Hugh Grant, Aubrey Plaza and Josh Hartnett; Neil … [Read more...] about ErosSTX Strikes Output Deal With Italian Major Leone & Renews Deals In Australia, Benelux, Scandinavia & Eastern Europe