All Africa articles – Page 18
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Mauritius launches 30% film tax incentive
EXCLUSIVE: Island nation also plans to sign co-production treaties.
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Dolby Atmos continues EMEA roll-out
Immersive sound system installed in sixteen cinemas; studios embracing mixing technology.
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The Attack, A Hijacking among Marrakech winners
Ziad Doueiri’s The Attack wins top prize, A Hijacking shares Jury Prize and scoops Best Actor for Soren Malling.
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South African delegation meets with senior US executives
A delegation of South African government officials, funders and film executives recently participated in a week-long programme of strategic meetings in Los Angeles with senior US executives.
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Marrakech to fete Yimou, Huppert, Demme, Chopra
Festival also to focus on Hindi cinema, with attendees including Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra.
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Seattle festival receives $150,000 Academy grant
The multi-year award will allow Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) top brass to develop its African Pictures programme and showcase emerging talent from the continent.
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Rotterdam's Hubert Bals Fund awards €333,000 in latest round
Recipients include Chile’s Dominga Sotomayor [pictured].
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Daniel Dencik plans his first dramatic feature about slave trade
Likely controversial project is about slave trading Danish officer in the 1830s.
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Djin awarded The Director's Eye at the African Film Festival of Cordoba
Kenyan filmmaker Hawa Essuman [pictured] receives €25,000 for the film’s development as a result of the award.
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Burn It Up Djassa, Restless City, On The Edge to compete at inaugural Colors of the Nile festival
58 African films from around the continent will be highlighted during the festival, which runs Nov 7-11.
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Imax hires to grow Europe and Africa business
Imax Corporation is aiming to extend its reach throughout Europe and Africa with the appointment of a sales exec from Arts Alliance Media.
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Production round-up: The 33, Fishing Without Nets, The Shipkiller, Cheap Thrills
Mike Medavoy announced on Tuesday (11) that Patricia Riggen has come on board to direct The 33, based on the story of the trapped Chilean Miners.
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Filmmakers from Senegal and Burkina Faso awarded two Open Doors awards apiece
A roundtable at Locarno’s 10th co-production lab also focussed on new local and regional initiatives that have recently been launched.
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Danny Boyle's Olympics opening ceremony draws 27m viewers in UK
Danny Boyle’s near-universally acclaimed opening ceremony scored the biggest UK TV ratings in 14 years; James Bond, Chariots Of Fire, The Queen feature in opening ceremony.
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Durban FilmMart wraps with development, production grants and festival invites
Best Feature Film Project goes to Jambula Tree; some projects on their way to IDFA, Rotterdam.
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Inaugural IDFA Worldview Award goes to The Devil's Lair, Logs Of War
The award is presented to the two most promising documentary projects at the Doc Circle Pitch in Durban, South Africa.
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Lacote, Lapid win pitching awards in Jerusalem
Phillipe Lacote and Nadav Lapid win $80,000 between them at Jerusalem Film Festival Lab; Ehud Bleiberg to produce Lacote’s Run.
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Talking Drum launches with UK release of Tango With Me
New distributor will focus on black films.