Israel and Brazil elections: Deadline International Insider

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“What’s behind the door?” This week, ballots were cast in two highly decisive elections in different parts of the world, both of which attracted considerable interest from the global entertainment industry. The Israeli and Brazilian elections could define a generation in their respective countries. In Brazil, challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair, a close ally of Donald Trump, who is currently in jail on charges of plotting a coup, lost by a narrow margin to incumbent Lula, who won the election for the fourth time. Now the votes have finally been counted in Israel, but no party has a majority. Benjamin Netanyahu’s faction does not have the required number of seats, while opposition parties have a majority, but challenger Gadi Eisenkot would need to join with Arab parties to form a coalition, which would represent a turning point in Israel’s history. Neither Bolsonaro nor Netanyahu are going quietly. From the US, where he has just visited, Bolsonaro insists he is “Brazil’s leader”, while Netanyahu has tasked security services to investigate foreign interference in the financing of Arab parties. As regular readers know, Israel and Brazil have always punched well above their weight in the TV and film industry. But at least in Israel, creative people have been hampered by a number of measures in recent years, leaving them torn between domestic censorship and international boycotts. Overall, they are desperate for an end to the Netanyahu era. “It’s like a horror movie because I don’t know what’s behind the door,” director Tom Shovel tells Melanie just before the voting begins in this fascinating deep dive that’s worth your time. The US midterm elections are coming (just ask Michael Douglas) and this week has certainly put us election watchers in a good mood.

Tokyo Drift

A week of announcements: Tokyo, where the first week of this year’s Tokyo Film Festival was shaped by big announcements. At the inauguration ceremony, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takachi promised to increase exports of Japanese goods to $127 billion by 2033. Later in the week, Buddy Marini, the new head of Amazon MGM Studios Japan, said the company has doubled its investment in original Japanese content. The Cannes Marché du Film and Tokyo Film Festival Content Market also revealed that they will co-organize the Japan IP Market at Cannes for the second consecutive year, and the Association of Japanese Animation reported that Japan’s anime industry is expected to grow by 15.8% to $28.2BN (¥4.45TR) in 2025. So there is a lot to be happy about in the local market. There will also soon be a new local arthouse distributor in the works, thanks to Matt Kelson’s Cineyama (pictured above). The former Netflix employee’s interview with Jack is worth a read. Festival visitors this week include Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer, who told Deadline that AMPAS will expand the list of festivals that can serve as standalone qualifiers for the international film Oscar category. Cate Blanchett also joined Shahrbanoo Sadat and Mohammed Rasoulof, two filmmakers who have produced short films under their Displacement Film Fund, for the screening at the festival. Rasuloff will receive the festival’s Kurosawa Award for Career Achievement before the festival concludes next week, on November 4.

DEADLINE INTERVIEW: DOMINGO CORRAL

It was quite a shock to the international TV and film community when Domingo Corral exited Movistar last year after more than a decade, but Corral is not fazed by it. Coral told Deadline that he now sees his production deal with HBO Max as a path to realizing his ambition of making independent TV and film that is both mainstream and premium in quality. “For me, HBO isn’t just one customer; it’s a group of people who share the same vision and the same sensibilities,” he said. >>>Read the Interview

Global Breakout: ‘Derek vs. Derek’‘

We took a rare trip to, drum roll, southwest England this week to profile a documentary about the warring neighbors that is on the rise. derek vs derek Life started out as a doc about rewilding, but took a drastic turn when EP Adam Wishart realized a rival to one of its heroes was stationed on the farm in front of him. Because of the storyline, they were both called Derek. “There aren’t many documentaries about people like him,” BAFTA-nominated Wishart told Deadline. Now, the film is attracting more and more people to the seats and will have a US festival premiere next month. >>>Read breakout

By numbers: 65% – The proportion of Netflix acquisitions that are not in the English language, per Amp.

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🌶️ hot one:Bollywood icons Saif Ali Khan and Vidya Balan to star with Mélanie Laurent lunchbox Filmmaker Ritesh Batra’s next film many years ago.

🌶️ one more: A24’s fantasy epic alden ring When it reaches the American film market next month, it will become the biggest budget film to be sold in any market.

🧑‍⚖️ Latest from the courtroom: Russell Brand and his wife Laura gave evidence this week as the presenter’s high-profile London trial comes to a conclusion. All coverage here.

🏪 Setting up shop: Phil Hunt is opening a Head Gear Films US hub, with plans to invest $120 million in indie film and TV in the first year.

🧩 Puzzle Complete: The new Skydance international structure was established by JB Perrette, with Andrew Georgiou exiting.

🍳 What’s cooking, Meghan?: you won’t be able to see him inside gentlemen (yet) but Meghan Markle is co-host instead Junior MasterChef Australia.

👏 New gig: Ex-Netflix Germany film head Sascha Buhler has moved to Prime Video to oversee original films in the country. Maxton Hall For the world.

🤖 The robots are coming: Mayur More and Ashlesha Thakur will star in the first AI-powered feature film from a deal between India’s Abundantia Entertainment and InVideo.

⛺ Festival Latest: from Kyrgyzstan cassandra to inaugurate the Asian World Film Festival in LA

🔄 Restructuring: John le Carré’s sons Stephen and Simon Cornwell have taken on the role of chairman. night manager Indie The Ink Factory.

🍿 Box Office: naza Has now crossed the $1 million mark in the US

🕯️ Tear out: to the iconic patrick stewart star trek And X Men The star who died at the age of 86.