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Insiders: it\u2019s Friday, you\u2019re hungry for a recap of big international film and TV news and I\u2019ve got a pot of stories boiling on the hob. Jesse Whittock here dishing up the scoops of the week.<\/p>\n
Amazon Freevee Rescues \u2018Neighbours\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cWith a little understanding\/You can find the perfect blend\u2026\u201d: So goes the Neighbours theme that has been in living rooms (mainly Australian and British ones) for the past 37 years. When the show\u2019s British backer, Channel 5, announced it was pulling its funding to focus on other types of programs over the summer, it certainly felt like the end of an era \u2014 the fact Margot Robbie, Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce returned for the finale episode shows just how deeply loved it was among its former stars and audiences alike. But sources at Fremantle, the show\u2019s maker and distributor, were always quietly confident they\u2019d find a fresh, ahem, \u2018perfect blend\u2019 \u2014 aka new funder \u2014 for the show. We heard last month there was likely to be a deal on the table at some point, though at the time there was no indication the buyer was Amazon Freevee. We now hear a deal had been gently bubbling away for a few months. Yesterday\u2019s news revealed the free streamer had cut an innovative deal with Fremantle, taking first run rights to the daily soap in the UK and U.S., with its paid-for cousin Prime Video picking up Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Network 10 has long had the show in Australia and had no desire to see it end earlier this year so it retains first runs in the country, with Prime Video going second. Not only that, but Freevee has picked up the Neighbours library, meaning viewers can amuse themselves with the fictitious bizarro world of Erinsborough all day long. Though the plots are full of chaos and acrimony, some stories do have happy endings. Find more here.<\/p>\n
Poland\u2019s Camerimage In Focus<\/p>\n
On Torun with Sam and Baz: We cut to Zac Ntim, reporting from Poland\u2026 The quaint Polish city of Torun once again opened its arms to Hollywood as the 30th Camerimage film festival kicked off last Saturday with a lengthy and star-studded ceremony featuring a tribute to Sam Mendes. The American Beauty filmmaker was handed the festival\u2019s Krzysztof Kieslowski lifetime achievement award on the night. He used his acceptance speech to pay tribute to the cinematographers he has worked with throughout his career and express solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Mendes said he found it \u201cdifficult to speak of celebration\u201d after witnessing the speeches of two Ukrainian activists at the start of the ceremony. Russia\u2019s invasion across the border has hung over much of the proceedings in Torun and hit an apex Tuesday after reports that a missile described as \u201cRussian-made\u201d by Polish officials had hit the country. The Polish PM, Mateusz Morawiecki, later said the missile was likely the result of an \u201cunfortunate accident\u201d by Ukrainian air defence forces. At the time, Deadline was on the road with Elvis filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, who arrived in Torun to hold a series of masterclasses and present a special screening of his music biopic. During his time with Deadline, Luhrmann revealed some of the technical tricks behind his film and killed online rumours that a four-cut of Elvis was on the way. \u201cThere is no such thing as the four-hour cut. It\u2019s a four-hour director\u2019s assembly, and that just means we put all the stuff together,\u201d he said. You can check out the full interview here. Camerimage runs through November 19.<\/p>\n
Joy For \u2018Joyland\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cFreedom of speech is fundamental\u201d: It\u2019s been a rollercaster ride for Joyland, Pakistan\u2019s Best International Feature Award nominee at next year\u2019s Oscars. Over the weekend, the country\u2019s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting banned Saim Sadiq\u2019s film, which is about Pakistani family whose youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theater and falls in love with a trans woman. Sadiq called the move, which had been okayed by censors, \u201ca sudden u-turn\u201d and \u201cunconstitutional\u201d \u2013 based on the concept Pakistani provinces have their own autonomy to decide such matters themselves. This had all followed a series of Instagram Stories shared by fashion designer Maria Butt that claimed the film contravened both Islamic and Pakistani social values and led to a #BanJoyland hashtag circulating. Next, our Asia Editor Liz Shackleton revealed the feature would get a one-week run in France via distributor Condor Films later this month, to ensure it would still quality as an Oscar contender. Still with me? Good, we\u2019re not done yet. Yesterday, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting screeched into another u-turn, this time deciding the film was cleared for release, albeit with some minor cuts. Salman Sufi, Head of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif\u2019s Strategic Reforms, later tweeted: \u201cFreedom of speech is [a] fundamental right & should be nourished within ambits of the law.\u201d Seems like the film, which won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize in Cannes earlier this year, can now focus on building its profile as Oscar season builds up steam. Follow the breathless story here.<\/p>\n
Controversy Mounts As Qatar World Cup Looms<\/p>\n
Fandemonium: Last week, our story on the moral maze facing broadcasters, sponsors and pundits heading to the controversial FIFA World Cup in Qatar highlighted the dark backdrop to the tournament: human rights abuses, draconian LGBTQ+ laws and migrant worker deaths. This week, all of those issues reared their heads but events took a turn for the weird and surreal. A huge online debate broke out as TikTok videos emerged of locals wearing England, Brazil and Argentina shirts and cheering in a somewhat robotic, potentially choreographed manner. Many believed they\u2019d been paid to promote the tournament and generate good PR just as players, managers and pundits began more vocally voicing their concerns about worker welfare and human rights. The Qatari soccer Supreme Committee, however, rubbished the reports and said the fans were legitimate \u2014 and according to journalists on the ground that could well be true. Even so, I\u2019m from England, probably the soccer world\u2019s most hated nation, so to hear an Indian man enthusiastically shouting that England manager Gareth Southgate \u201cis our super coach!\u201d just feels incomprehensible. Who knows the truth? There were darker moments: Qatari security threatened to break the cameras of a Danish TV2 channel broadcasting live for no apparent reason, female migrant workers spoke out on the harassment they\u2019ve been experiencing and calls for FIFA to match prize money compensation for workers are growing louder but remain ignored. Click here to go deeper.<\/p>\n
Shred of decency: Soccer superstar David Beckham\u2019s reputation continued to take a beating over his ambassador role for the tournament. Most eyes will be drawn to the opening ceremony on Sunday on channels around the world, but many others others will be streaming British presenter and comedian Joe Lycett. He has claimed he will live-stream himself shredding \u00a310,000 ($11,800) if Beckham, usually considered a strong supporter of gay rights, does not relinquish his post working for a country where homosexuality is illegal. You can question the wisdom of destroying money in the economic climate where recession is setting in, but it makes for an intriguing sub-plot all the same. Nancy\u2019s original story is here.<\/p>\n
Marrakech Matters<\/p>\n
Moroccan roll: Next, we join Melanie Goodfellow in North Africa\u2026 Morocco\u2019s Marrakech International Film Festival has been enjoying a successful comeback 19th edition this week after a three-year pandemic hiatus. Long-time director M\u00e9lita Toscan du Plantier and artistic director R\u00e9mi Bonhomme delivered the festival\u2019s trademark mix of a big-name jury \u2013 featuring Paolo Sorrentino, Vanessa Kirby, Diane Kruger, Justin Kurzel, Nadine Labaki, La\u00efla Marrakchi and Tahar Rahim this year \u2013 with a line-up showcasing buzzy first and second time works, Moroccan cinema and festival favorites from across 2022. Indian mega-star Ranveer Singh got the event off to an electric start last Friday, bounding onto the stage at the gala opening to receive the festival\u2019s Etoile d\u2019Or award, before heading off to Marrakech\u2019s landmark Jemaa El Fna Square to meet with the Moroccan public. Jim Jarmusch, Julia Ducournau, Leos Carax, Paul Schrader and Isabelle Huppert were also among those hitting the red carpet. \u201cIt\u2019s been a joyful reunion,\u201d Bonhomme told Deadline mid-way through festival. \u201cWe\u2019ve had great numbers, with the gala screening pulling in 800 to 1,200 a night and a 3,500 crowd on Jemaa El Fna on Saturday for the comedy Daddy Or Mommy.\u201d For more on Marrakech, go deeper here.<\/p>\n
The Essentials<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udf36\ufe0f Hot One: Baz learned Oscar-winning film The Artist is being remade as a stage play.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udf36\ufe0f Another One: BBC and A24 get to work on TV adaptation of Stuart Douglas\u2019 novel Shuggie Bain.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udf36\ufe0f Very, very spicy: Michael Balogun, Hadley Fraser and Nigel Lindsay to star in Sam Mendes\u2019 theatre production The Lehman Trilogy as it returns to London.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfa6 Trailer: Denise Petski with an exclusive look at Pan Nalin\u2019s Last Film Show (Chhello Show), Indian\u2019s official Best International Feature Oscars entry.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 Sequel: For Indian megahit movie RRR, as confirmed by director S.S. Rajamouli this week.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd1d Done deal: Newen Studios snapped up Vanessa Djian\u2019s Da\u00ef-Da\u00ef Films.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd1d More deals: Buzzy docs Nothing Lasts Forever and Midwives shop on the first day of Amsterdam\u2019s IDFA, as per Zac\u2019s scoop.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd1d One more: Tomas Kaan, director of Netflix\u2019s Human Playground and Dirty Lines, has signed an exclusive agreement with Benelux-based Scenery.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Brit List: Issy Knowles\u2019 comedy-drama Model Behaviour tops list of hot unsigned series and feature scripts.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd11 For Sale: Yellowjackets maker eOne, after parent Hasbro decided to focus on entertainment content based on its core brands. Jill Goldsmith with this.<\/p>\n
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