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International Insider: Book To Screen; ‘Ne Zha 2’ Breaks Records; New Italian TV Market


'Ne Zha 2' breaking records and London Book Fair feature in this week's Deadline International Insiders.

Our resident box office expert Nancy theorized earlier this week that a swell of nationalist pride, which included some local companies giving their staff the day off to see the film, ultimately pushed the pic over the edge. Anthony D’Alessandro reports that Michael rocked up Monday alongside Cinetic CEO John Sloss, The Astronaut filmmaker Jess Varley and Irish producer Tristan Orpen Lynch to share the great experience of not only shooting in the country of leas and cliffs, but also the extremely competitive tax credit. On board from day dot are jury member Bille August, the two-time Palme d’Or winning Danish auteur, and Paolo Genovese ( Perfect Strangers), while early awards winners include Evangeline Lilly, Adjoa Andoh and Godmother ’s Elena Sofia Ricci.

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