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Fireworks International Video Movie Age International | Staff Reporter Fireworks International combines scripted drama with reality television in Streetsmartz, a teen series originally produced by Australia’s Nine Network about what teens get themselves into during their free time.

13 October 2005 :: Fireworks International has signed a raft of deals for Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda, with Sony Pictures Television International taking season five for its AXN channels in Japan, Israel and Central Europe. The new season has also been sold to Spain and Germany. French cable and satellite rights for all five seasons have […]

10 Mar 2006: Fireworks International is bringing to MIPTV the new one-hour drama series Whistler, produced by Blueprint Entertainment and Boardwatch Productions for broadcast on The N and CTV later this year. The series is against the back-drop of Whistler, Vancouver, where the 2010 Olympics will be held. It follows three families: the wealthy Varlands, […]

19 September 2005 :: London-based Fireworks Entertainment is back on the hunt for new programming following its acquisition by the UK’s Content Film this July, and has kicked off the process by picking up the Australian kids drama series Streetsmartz. “A combination of having remained as traders, kept the sales team together and kept the […]

The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature: Stolen Life (Sheng Si Jie) Best Documentary Feature: El Perro Negro:Stories from the Spanish Civil War Best New Narrative Filmmaker: Alicia Scherson, Play Best New Documentary Filmmakers: Jeff Zimbalist & Matt Mochary, Favela Rising Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film: Cees Geel, Simon Best Actress in a […]

25 November 2005 :: Although the sun is shining, the cold is beginning to bite. The work is taking its toll on the 67-year-old director. Verhoeven left for Hollywood in the mid-1980s, where he made his name with ultra-violent flicks such as Robocop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers. In the US he is accustomed to […]

5 October 2005: At Fireworks International, Saralo MacGregor has been upped to executive VP of worldwide distribution; and Kathryn Rice to senior VP of European sales and acquisitions. MacGregor will oversee and manage all of Fireworks International’s day-to-day sales and marketing activity. In Rice’s expanded role, she will continue to be responsible for sales to […]

20 December 2005 :: ContentFilm PLC announced a raft of sales for its newest acquisition, Transamerica, whose star, Felicity Huffman, received the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Dramatic Actress, as did Dolly Parton for Best Original Song. ContentFilm acquired the international distribution rights to the dramatic comedy (excluding North America) in April […]

Deal Crosses Pond Adam Dawtrey | Variety March 3, 2004 :: Three months after announcing merger plans, London-based sales company Winchester Entertainment and Gotham-based production banner ContentFilm have finalized terms of a deal. Winchester has agreed to acquire content for £9.1 million ($16.7 million) in new shares. It will raise a further $15.6 million via […]