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With newly-appointed L.A.-based producer Eva Ruiz de Chavez at the helm of its industry arm, the 20th Monterrey Film Festival plans a four-day industry market from Sept. 26-29 that aims to foster more collaboration and co-productions between Ibero-America and the U.S. The festival runs from Sept. 25 to Oct. 2.

Speaking at a press conference, Ruiz de Chavez pointed out that: “Monterrey not only stands out as one of the most thriving economies in Latin America but also as an epicenter of the industry in the country. With the launch of our Film Industry section, we aim to elevate Monterrey’s cinematic profile to match its economic recognition.”

With this goal in mind, Monterrey Industry has developed a comprehensive program that features Work-in-Progress (Wip) sessions and ProMeetings, designed to foster connections between creators and financiers as well as broaden opportunities for filmmakers in the global market.

Some 102 Wip projects...

San Sebastian — In a first big deal to be announced during this year’s San Sebastian Festival, Madrid-based The Mediapro Studio, one of Europe’s biggest independent and international creation-production-distribution powerhouses, has acquired Cimarrón, the Uruguay, Argentina and Mexico-based production house and services company.

Of “highly significant value,” Tms said Friday, the deal looks set to consolidate Tms’ presence in Latin America and beyond. In the region, in its earliest talent deal, Tms acquired Argentina’s Oficina Burman in 2018, headed by filmmaker Daniel Burman who plays a further double role at Tms as head of content U.S. and as one of Tms’s leading creators, show running Amazon’s Prime Video title “Iosi, the Regretful Spy,” a major hit at 2022’s Berlinale Series.

Cimarrón’s integration in The Mediapro Studio follows on that of Spanish comedy powerhouse El Terrat and production alliances with Penelope Cruz’s Moonlyon, Mexico’s ViX,...

The bizarre circumstances around Elisa Lam's 2013 death have drawn much attention to her case. As they were presented, the facts did little to provide definitive answers and raised more questions about possible criminal activities. The investigation around Lam's disappearance was sometimes muddled because of miscommunications between police and the media, preconceived notions about the Cecil Hotel, and bizarre speculations from conspiracy theorists.

Netflix's Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel aims to provide a thorough look at Lam's case and the context of her death through interviews with experts, in addition to hotel staff members and guests. So what really happened during the 21-year-old Canadian student's travels? Ahead, we've put together a timeline of Elisa Lam's disappearance and death to straighten out the facts.

Jan. 28: Lam checks into the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Traveling through California, she resided in the hostel-style part of the...

When Santiago Lopez climbed to the rooftop of the Cecil Hotel on Feb. 19, 2013, the maintenance worker certainly wasn't expecting what awaited him. For days, guests staying the rundown hotel in downtown Los Angeles had lodged complaints pertaining to the water. Most were bothered by the abnormally low water pressure, while some had experienced far more mysterious and concerning circumstances involving flooding or tap water that was either ominously black or had a strange taste. And yet, still, when Lopez arrived on the roof and climbed the 10-foot ladder to the top of one of large metal water tanks atop the building that supplied water to the taps in the guest rooms, as well as the laundry room where hotel...

San Francisco, Dec 27 (Ians) Hacker-powered security platform HackerOne has said that Cosmin Iordache has become the first bug bounty hunter to earn more than $2 million in bounty awards on the platform.

Cosmin (aka @inhibitor181) last year became the one of the few hackers to earn $1 million in bounty awards.

"334 days ago we announced Cosmin as the 7th hacker to reach $1 million dollars in earnings. Today, we celebrate his achievement to be the First to reach $2 million," HackerOne said in a tweet last week.

According to a report in BleepingComputer, he switched to bug bounty hunting in late 2017.

HackerOne announced the first millionaire hacker, 19-year-old Argentinian Santiago Lopez, in March 2019.

So far, only nine bug bounty hunters have earned $1 million on the platform.

The platform earlier this month announced its decision to join Aws Marketplace.

"As one of the first comprehensive security solutions providers offered in Aws Marketplace, HackerOne offers solutions...