International Insider: Au Revoir Cannes; Kevin Spacey accused; BBC Cuts (again); Reiner on Russia

Midday Insider, Max Goldbart here. The skin is done and we have the latest news from the Croisette and more for this week’s deep dive. Keep reading

Au Revoir, leather

cautious optimism: Diana Lodderhose Here, let’s get back to our skin for a week two review. For the most part, this year’s festival will be remembered as an emerging festival full of business optimism in the post-pandemic world. A record number of bundles were announced ahead of the event, most of which were halted here at Deadline, but the deal doesn’t appear to be as fast as expected, indicating cautious optimism among buyers. Andreas Weissmann pointed out during the festival’s temperature test that this year offers buyers record prices, such as Lionsgate’s German demand. The hunger games The prequel comes with $ 30 million. Deadline smashed the first two big deals to market: Netflix’s global takeover of Emily Blunt’s package pain cheaters And the Jesse Buckley-Reese Ahmed drama for Apple nail. Tom Quinn Neon also won the Ruben Ostlund Competition title The triangle of pain.

female FTW: The filmmakers attending the festival proved they are part of this year’s cast as the title of Un Certain Regard. ᲛAfter (Pictured), first directed by Charlotte Wells and Marie Kreitzer Body These were the two main stocks popular with domestic buyers. ᲛAfterHaving recently bought Deadline International Disruptor Carole Barton through its Charades brand, A24 has accepted offers that are still on the table. Body.

game of politics: Politics continued to be characterized by protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which took place this week on three red carpets that began with the inauguration of George Miller. three thousand years to go Last Friday, where a screaming naked woman painted herself with the colors of the Ukrainian flag on her body and the world “Stop our stupe” marched in front of the building. Protesters also stormed the red carpet for a feminist thriller. holy spider And the Ukrainian title Un Certain Regard butterfly vision. I spoke to the director of this latest film, Maxim Nakonechny, as well as director Dmitro Sukholitky-Sobchuk and producer Alexandra Kostina, the team behind the directors’ two-day shoot. panphyria, On how they will use their votes in the cinema to keep the map of Ukraine. You can read about their disturbing experiences here.

keep making them come: Meanwhile, the films were going on a cruise and we continued to review them. Check out Pete Hammond and Todd McCarthy’s review of the best and worst films from the first week of the festival. And before the main awards are announced tomorrow at the festival’s main closing ceremony, Critics’ Week presented the awards this Wednesday, the Andrés Ramírez Pulido Grand Prix. the judge. There was Nancy Tartaglione.

Kevin Spacey has been accused

bitter question: It’s been nearly five years since actor Anthony Rapp claimed Hollywood superstar Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted him at a party in 1986 (when Rape was 14 and Spacey was 26). Fifteen other people have been charged with similar violence, and before Spacey spent the last few years trying to restore his public image, it happened on Thursday when he was charged with four counts of sexual assault involving three men in the UK. You see one in four sparks House of cards The star was accused of “penetrating human sexual activity without consent”. A meticulously redesigned image saw him in two skin designs. 1242 – West Gate Y Pietro Cinque Otto, And the world of cinema must now answer questions about how to get the defendants back. We look forward to the next steps.

BBC ends (again)

“First of all digital”: This week saw a big change at the BBC as CEO Tim Davis unveiled the “digital first” vision that will guide the company for the next five years. Dave and his team have been cleverly trying to use the savings that the UK government has spent on them (about $ 0.28 billion). [$353M] Annually through 2027, mainly because the annual fee is frozen for the next five years) to take the BBC into the future as it prepares for another round of cuts. Line channels such as BBC Four and CBBC will eventually be closed and more programs will be allowed for iPlayer, which aims to get 75% of BBC viewers to watch VoD Player per week, a figure that is currently below 50%. In all, less than 200 hours of original shows were allowed per year, and Dave firmly stopped shows that weren’t doing well enough. The BBC has long been accused of doing too much and spreading rumors, and Dave is clearly trying to debunk that notion.

Moral questions: But measuring the impact on employee morale is more difficult. Another 1,000 people will be fired (1,200 have been fired since Dave left 18 months ago) and Davey’s vague indication that the money will be saved by “running the organization better where we can” doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. Davey and the BBC Board of Directors are clearly on a perilous chord, and as a first indication that they may have to contend with government thinking, Davey and Chairman Richard Sharp indicated in a committee hearing Monday that they were “open. “to the fee for next 2027. Discussions on this method of financing will begin in a few weeks, in collaboration with the Medium-Term Charter Review, which began this week in the role of Secretary of Culture Nadine Doris, who this morning kissed TickTock. Representative video: You asked society to better represent the working class. The pressure really comes from all angles. More in the coming months.

Rainer on Russia

“I’ll have to live with this frustration”: What do Rob Reiner, Mark Zuckerberg and John McCain have in common? They will not be admitted to Russia this week, and yes, you read that right: McCain, a former Republican candidate, was one of three senators who died on a list of nearly 1,000 Americans who were “barred” from entering the nation on Monday. . The war in Ukraine is entering its fourth month. Speaking exclusively with Andrea, Lumbar puncture Director Rainer said he “has pain and will have to live with the frustration.” The Kremlin’s decision-making process appears to become increasingly unstable as the war begins, but many heroes remain in Ukraine. One of those brave groups is the returning team porn i love youNetflix comedy Winter in flames: Ukraine’s struggle for freedom Producer Dan Tolmore, who last shot before the invasion, and is nearing the end of his post-production at the bomb shelter. Propagate is already rolling out the show to American buyers in hopes of taking advantage of FILM.UA’s $ 20 million Ukrainian content club.

Reimbursement in Saudi Arabia

“The wealth of votes of new talents”: Yesterday, Saudi Arabia took another step towards dominating the Middle Eastern film industry and started its long-awaited 40% discount on Saudi cinema in Cannes. Details are scarce, but the move will essentially provide a maximum incentive of 40% for performances by local actors and off-screen talent working in the region and “present a diverse selection of landscapes in Saudi Arabia.” Concerns about the creative development of a nation with such a low level of human rights have been raised repeatedly, but Saudi Arabia continues to work. Three photos of Hollywood have been taken in the past 18 months, including Roman Woo kandahar (Pictured) and more to follow.

Essential

🌶️ Here it is hot: Saban Films obtained the US rights. Mel Gibson suspense In ᲮAz, in which the Oscar winner plays a radio host confronting a hostile subscriber. Andrea had it.

🌶️ Other: Oscar Prize Parasite Director Bong Joon-ho’s next project, a science fiction thriller based on Edward Ashton Mickey 7, It went into pre-production at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.

🌶️ It’s getting hotter: Tim Roth replaces Ian McShane as the lead in Paramount + Australian Drama The last king of the cross. McShane leaves for “health problems”.

🏆 Final prizes: Canadian Dallas Buyers Club Directed by Jean-Marc Valle, the best posthumous award will be presented at the Banff World Media Festival’s Rockie Awards gala next month.

🤝 the deal is over: Leonine Studios, hungry for German mergers and acquisitions, has acquired the content creation kit from Berlin-based Gen Y / Z Hyperbole Median.

მოწყ Organize a shop: Capital Entertainment by Aaron Kaplan, crazy rich Asians SK Global producers Jeff Saganski and Florence Sloan created the global content company Jaya Entertainment. Nelly Andreeva brought the story.

🖊️ Registered: had information on Google engineer Jonathan Ma who signed a big deal crazy rich Asians– Support the Peter Luo Star team.

🍿 Cashier: After a very popular skin show, Tom Cruise Top Gun: Maverick According to a review by Nancy and Anthony, she presented her best start in the world