The family of Dame Esther Rantzen has made public a written statement left by the television personality following a private funeral service.
In the document, Rantzen expressed feeling restricted regarding decisions concerning her own end of life.
Further information regarding the note and the funeral arrangements is anticipated as the story unfolds.
“Line of Duty” and “Good Omens” director Douglas Mackinnon is prepping an Edinburgh-set paramedic drama that’s part of a growing slate at his recently launched production outfit Rugged Island Films. Mackinnon will be presenting the series in the Drama Co-Production Forum at Rome’s MIA Market, which runs Oct. 19 – 23. “BurnTime” is a 6 […]
Rachel Feldman’s Lilly, starring Patricia Clarkson, will open the third edition of the Women and the World International Film Festival, which runs in London from Nov. 5-12. Highlights of the program, which puts women’s authorship at its center, include the world premiere of Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo’s Laya, alongside premieres of Marina Kunarova’s The Nomad’s […]
Oz creator Tom Fontana is set to create and showrun a new Vatican drama series based on Emanuele Midolo’s forthcoming novel The Devil’s Business after Fabel Entertainment scored book rights. The Devil’s Business — which is set to publish via Century in June 2028 — centers on Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, the American clergyman known as […]
Berlin-based Picture Tree International has boarded international sales on “Raging Moms” (Komplizinnen), an ensemble comedy from the production company behind successes like “Weekend Rebels,” “Welcome to Germany,” “Never Look Away” and “The Lives of Others.” PTI will screen the film as a market premiere for buyers at the upcoming American Film Market, with Leonine Studios […]
The newly-merged Banijay/All3Media entity, officially now known as Banijay Entertainment, has unveiled its senior leadership team. Joining CEO Marco Bassetti, deputy CEO Jane Turton and Banijay Rights CEO Cathy Payne on the executive team will be Fred Balmary as chief business officer, Nicolas Chazarain as chief legal officer, Thomas Gousset as chief finance officer and […]
Durng a fireside chat entitled Every Pixel Will Be Generated at Turin’s View Conference, an audience member asked Cristóbal Valenzuela, the co-CEO of generative AI startup Runway, whether AI could eventually replace human actors. “Yeah, absolutely. I think it’s already happening in a way,” he replied, going on to describe AI as “a new medium […]