All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 10
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NewsUS streamers causing “extreme disturbance” for Europe’s independent film producers, warns Film i Vast report
Public film agencies, national incentives and the windows system all need urgent reform, said respondents
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NewsInward investment doubled in Scotland between 2019-2021 as Screen Scotland says future looks good
Inward investment film spend in Scotland increased by 110%, from £165.3m in 2019 to £347.4m in 2021.
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NewsJessica Hausner to make workplace culture film with working title ‘Toxic’ (exclusive)
The Austrian director gave a masterclass at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
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NewsSarajevo’s CineLink unveils 2023 industry winners
Hungarian project ’My Mother, The Monster’, directed by Olivér Rudolf, one of the big winners.
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NewsEuropean broadcasters must invest in “offering more diverse content”, say drama producers
“It is definitely the role of public money to shape the audience of tomorrow”
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NewsHBO Max pledges ongoing support of vibrant doc scene in central and southeastern Europe
“Topics like diversity, equity, the environment, LGBTQ projects are really important to us,” says HBO’s Tereza Keilová.
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NewsEurimages finalises details of €21m pilot programme for series co-productions
Just under €7m will be available to 10-12 projects in the first year.
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News“We have two days to sell a film at a festival,” say sellers at Sarajevo
International sellers talked about how they work to engage critics, buyers and then audiences.
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NewsAgnieszka Zwiefka’s fiction feature ‘She’ finds Polish and German co-producers (exclusive)
The Polish director is in Sarajevo this week pitching her documentary ‘Runa’.
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NewsCharlie Kaufman urges filmmakers to work outside the US studio system in Sarajevo masterclass
Kaufman was in town as a filmmaker amid the WGA and SAG-Aftra strrikes.
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News“It costs a minimum of $15,000”: Doc producers debate how to create effective impact campaigns
Execs discuss social outreach strategy at CineLink Industry Days panel in Sarajevo.
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Features
How Ukrainian producer Darya Bassel is steering an ambitious film slate against the backdrop of war
Bassel’s outfit Moon Man is presenting Roman Bondarchuk’s The Editorial Office in CineLink’s Works In Progress section.
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FeaturesHow a “curated approach” to industry activities has made Sarajevo a festival of discovery
Head of industry Masa Markovic reflects on this year’s CineLink Industry Days programme.
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FeaturesSarajevo director Jovan Marjanovic: “This is the meeting place for Southeastern European cinema”
Festival director reflects on this year’s line-up and how Sarajevo’s identity was forged during the Bosnian War.
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NewsRyusuke Hamaguchi’s Venice Competition film ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ lands UK-Ireland sale (exclusive)
Latest film from the Japanese director of Oscar-winner ’Drive My Car’ has also landed deals in Benelux, Portugal and Taiwan.
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FeaturesLocarno head Giona A Nazzaro talks film-loving childhood, highlights from 2023 edition
Growing up passionate about film, Giona A Nazzaro’s broad tastes embraced George A Romero and early John Woo as well as Pasolini, Fassbinder and Bergman. As director of Locarno Film Festival, he has found his people, he tells Screen.
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NewsRival UK-Ireland exhibitors eye closed Empire Cinemas sites (exclusive)
Empire Cinemas closed six sites in early July.
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NewsUK government launches inquiry into how to future-proof the film and high-end TV sector
Issues include how best to support the indie production sector, safe-guarding inward investment and overcoming exhibition challenges.
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NewsUK government publishes details of new expenditure credit for film and high-end TV
AVEC will be phased in from the beginning of 2024.
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News“The most important critic for any distributor of independent films”: An industry remembers Derek Malcolm
The well-liked film critic is fondly remembered as a passionate supporter of arthouse films.