With France in virtual lockdown, the Cannes Film Festival has been postponed from May 12-23 and organisers are now considering dates in late June or early July.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of the Series Mania international TV festival, which was due to unspool from March 20-28 in Lille in northern France.
The organisers of MIPTV have cancelled the market that was due to be held in Cannes from March 30-April 2 and allied events including Canneseries, Mip Formats and Mip Doc.
Laura Clelland and Sandra Makaresz have been invited to participate in the second annual Kids Live Action Pitch at MIPTV - the only Aussies among five teams from around the world.
An Australian children’s drama which centres on a 10-year-old boy who believes he was born in the wrong body has been acclaimed by TV executives during the inaugural pitching competition for live-action youth programming at MIPTV in Cannes.
International producers are being invited to apply to participate in MIPTV’s first pitching competition dedicated to programming targeted at kids aged from 6-12.
Deals and conference sessions at MIPTV 2015 confirmed that there are no longer any national or cultural barriers when it comes to content creation in any genre – and notably drama.
The ABC is commissioning local versions of European shows So Not OK and The Bully Project.