Category: Film Folly

  • Global film and television demand 2018 – Rightstrade

    Global film and television demand 2018 – Rightstrade

    This month, Rightstrade gave a teaser into their statistics dashboard by releasing the Global Demand for Film & TV Genres for 2018. It’s an interesting snapshot. Horror genre leads the way again, no surprise there. But what was second? Comedy? Sci-fi? No. Documentary came in second, with a demand of 262% in Australia and the…

  • It’s a sweet life, George.

    It’s a sweet life, George.

    Or, what do sugared almonds and George Clooney have in common? Sulmona in Abruzzo, Italy has been a manufacturer of the traditional sugared almond for centuries. Officially called confetti, one of its oldest confectioners, Confetti Mario Pelino, was established in 1783. The company has been called upon to grace many wedding table from celebrities to…

  • Red Carpet Burns – optioned

    The 2013 memoir of journalist Georgia Cassimatis’ years in LA – Red Carpet Burns – is such an entertaining read of what happens when one leaps into the unknown. Many readers will wish the journey went much, much longer. Full of complex characters she encountered while on the media beat, Cassimatis’ vignettes weave the highs…