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EXCLUSIVE: Sister, the independent studio founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone, has struck a first-look deal with Chris Goldberg and his Winterlight Pictures to develop and produce television and feature content. Under the pact, Goldberg will be based out of Sister Los Angeles.

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Krasnoff/Foster, Sister Partner on ‘Raya,’ Noora Niasari to Adapt Novel, Direct

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorKrasnoff/Foster Entertainment has partnered with Sister, the production company founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone, on the feature film “Raya,” based on the novel by Mahsa Rahmani Noble. Iranian-Australian filmmaker Noora Niasari will adapt and direct.Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff will produce for Krasnoff/Foster alongside Kate Fenske for Sister, who together are producing “The Jungle Prince of Delhi” for Amazon, with Mira Nair set to direct.“Raya” is a historical fiction about Princess Soraya Esfandiary Bahktiari, who lived a life seemingly straight out of a fairy tale.

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Simon Otto To Make Feature Directing Debut On ‘That Christmas’ From Locksmith Animation

VES Award-winning How To Train Your Dragon franchise alum Simon Otto has been set to make his animated feature directorial debut on Locksmith Animation’s That Christmas. Based on a trio of children’s books by writer/director Richard Curtis, and previously known as The Empty Stocking, the film is currently in development at Locksmith Animation’s studios in London.

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Zach Studin To Lead New Studio Division For Graphic Fiction Publisher AWA

Artists, Writers and Artisans (AWA), the creator-owned graphic fiction publisher, has launched AWA Studios and named Zach Studin as president, starting a new chapter for the group in Hollywood.

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International Insider: Sister Earnings Revealed; Farewell Prince Philip; Cannes Caves; Bollywood On Lockdown; BAFTA Verdict

Happy Friday all, and welcome to the latest edition of International Insider. Jake Kanter with you as usual, as we reflect on another week of international film and television news. I’m on jkanter@deadline.com if you want to write, or my DMs are open on Twitter. And sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox every Friday.

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Elisabeth Murdoch-Backed Sister Posts $7.7M Loss Amid Coronavirus Crisis & Expansion Efforts

EXCLUSIVE: Sister, the media co-venture owned by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider, and Jane Featherstone, has posted a loss of $7.7M in its first 18 months of trading, during which it expanded its investment empire and was hit by the coronavirus production shutdown.

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'Chernobyl' Producer Sister Launches North England Hub

Sister, the fast-growing production powerhouse founded by Jane Featherstone, Stacey Snider and Elisabeth Murdoch that has produced such shows asChernobyl, Gangs of London and Giri/Haji, is launching a new entity based in Manchester. Northern Sister, announced Wednesday, will focus on developing and producing high-end scripted projects from the north of England and establish connections with writers, producers and creative talent from other cities, including Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool and Bradford.

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‘Chernobyl’ Producer Sister Hires ‘Black Mirror’ Exec Lucy Dyke, Launches Northern Production Hub

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Chernobyl” producer Sister — the content studio set up by Jane Featherstone, Stacey Snider and Elisabeth Murdoch — has hired former “Black Mirror” producer Lucy Dyke to lead a new production hub out of Manchester, in northern England.The outfit is called Northern Sister, and will focus on developing and producing high-end scripted projects in the region, while fostering creators from diverse backgrounds both on and off screen. The Manchester location will allow Sister to tap into creative talent in other cities, such as Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool and Bradford.The company’s expansion up north comes at a time when U.K.

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‘Chernobyl’ Producer Sister Hires ‘The Split’ Executive Producer Lucy Dyke To Launch Manchester Office

Sister, the Elisabeth Murdoch-backed producer behind Chernobyl, is launching an office in the north of England and has recruited The Split executive producer Lucy Dyke to lead the outpost.

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Kenneth Branagh 'named director of Paramount Pictures Bee Gees biopic'

Kenneth Branagh has been named as the director of a Bee Gees biopic movie for Paramount Pictures, it is claimed.

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Kenneth Branagh To Direct Bee Gees Movie For Paramount

Kenneth Branagh has been set to direct the untitled Bee Gees biopic movie for Paramount Pictures.

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Sister Signs Lynn Nottage and Tony Gerber’s Market Road to First-Look Deal

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterSister, the upstart studio from Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider, has signed esteemed production company Market Road Films to a first-look film and TV deal.Comprised of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage and Emmy-winning director Tony Gerber, Market Road will develop and produce series and feature content in both scripted and unscripted categories.“Lynn and Tony have enjoyed unparalleled and acclaimed success in every form of storytelling that they’ve endeavored.

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Liz Murdoch & Disney-Backed Social Network DriveTribe Warns It Could Run Out Of Gas After Coronavirus Crashed The Ad Market

EXCLUSIVE: DriveTribe, the motoring social network founded by The Grand Tour team and with investment from Elisabeth Murdoch and Disney, has warned that it could run out of cash unless it can mount a sustained recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Endemol Shine Australia Chiefs Mark & Carl Fennessy Exit After More Than A Decade

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEndemol Shine Australia’s co-CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy are leaving the company after more than 10 years following Banijay’s takeover.The leading lights in Australian TV helped Elisabeth Murdoch establish Shine Australia in 2009 and oversaw its merger with Endemol in 2014. The former Fremantle executives have made hit shows including MasterChef and Married At First Sight.Endemol Shine Australia’s chief content officer Peter Newman will step up to become CEO after an eight-year spell at the company.

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Sister To Adapt Jennifer Weiner’s NYT Bestseller ‘Mrs. Everything’ For TV

Tom Grater International Film ReporterSister, the production co-founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone, has optioned Jennifer Weiner’s New York Times bestseller Mrs. Everything and will adapt the book for TV.Here’s the logline: growing up in 1950s Detroit, Jo and Bethie Kaufman are sisters who, as their lives unfold against the backdrop of Vietnam, the civil rights movement, and women’s liberation, find themselves struggling to honor their unique truths versus pleasing the world.Weiner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Who Do You Love and In Her Shoes; her books have sold more than 11 million copies and been printed in 36 countries.

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Sister Invests in Podcast Studio Startup Campside

Sister, the global media company founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone, has invested in newly launched nonfiction podcast studio Campside. The deal builds on Sister’s growing portfolio of creator-first businesses after its March investment in comic book publisher AWA Studios.

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‘Chernobyl’ Producer Sister Backs Podcast Studio Campside, Formed By Long-Form Journalists; ‘Hollywood Con Queen’ Story Among Debut Slate

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Sister Invests in AWA Studios, New Comic Book Company From Marvel Vets (EXCLUSIVE)

Sister has invested in AWA (Artists, Writers & Artisans) Studios, a new comic book and digital media publisher, Variety has learned.

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LeBron James, Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Raises $100 Million From Investors Including Elisabeth Murdoch

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorLeBron James and business partner Maverick Carter have raised $100 million in funding from backers including Guggenheim Partners and Elisabeth Murdoch.

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LeBron James’ SpringHill Supersizes With Backing From Sister & Major Investors; Liz Murdoch Joins Board

Jake Kanter International TV EditorLeBron James and Maverick Carter are combining their three media companies to create The SpringHill Company, with backing from major investors including Chernobyl producer Sister and a powerful new board.Sister will invest in The SpringHill Company alongside financial services companies Guggenheim Investments and UC Investments, as well as investor Jason Stein’s SC.Holdings. Bloomberg reported that the backing was worth $100M.The company’s new board will include Elisabeth Murdoch, Serena Williams, Apollo Global Management co-founder Marc Rowan, investment banker Paul Wachter, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, and Tom Werner, the Boston Red Sox chairman.

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Sister To Adapt James McBride’s ‘Deacon King Kong’ Novel For Television

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski Sister, the global content company co-founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone, has won the rights to James McBride’s Deacon King Kong to develop as a television series. The praised novel was just named by Oprah Winfrey yesterday as her latest Book Club Selection.McBride will pen the adaptation and executive produce with Brian Taylor alongside Sister’s Carolyn Strauss and Kate Fenske, with Jonah Disend for Complementary Colors set as a producer.Deacon King Kong takes place in September 1969 and follows the life of a community in a Brooklyn housing project.

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