All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 120
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NewsWerner Herzog exits Cave, goes to Death Row
Maverick German director Werner Herzog is unable to attend the Berlinale screening of his 3D film Cave Of Forgotten Dreams this year because he’s in a “tense” period of shooting for a new documentary about death row in the US.
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Buyers check into Wide's Mill
WideManagement closes a number of eyecatching deals on The Mill And The Cross.
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NewsGhent festival to honour Ronni Chasen
The Film Festival Ghent 2011 (October 11-22) is to hold a special tribute to publicist Ronni Chasen, who was murdered in Los Angeles last November.
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NewsRevolver takes UK rights to Creation Records doc
The feature doc tells the story of music impresario Alan McGee and the Creation Records label he co-founded.
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NewsVajna promises swift action on Hungarian film crisis
Newly appointed Hungarian Film Commissioner Andy Vajna says Hungary won’t duck its co-production obligations despite the current crisis in the local film industry.
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NewsYoung sailor gets documentary, drama treatment
Filming has started for projects about 15-year-old Dutch girl Laura Dekker.
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NewsZentropa, Nordisk, Network pact for crime thriller series
Trio partner on new series based on successful novelist Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Danish series about a Danish police force.
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Spring, F&ME to shoot Manila child prostitution story
Jacco Groen’s Spring Films teams with Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) to produce Snow White.
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NewsAntonia Bird's Cross My Mind to shoot in May
The film marks a further collaboration between Film & Music Entertainment and Rotterdam-based Kasander Film.
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NewsIrvine Welsh's Eleven closes financing
Stealth Media Group closes financing on The Magnificent Eleven.
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NewsFilms Distribution chats up The Slut
Israeli-German co-production is directed by Hagar Ben Asher.
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NewsGreenaway readies Goltzius, Eisenstein projects
Two new Peter Greenaway features are in the pipeline.
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NewsStudioCanal sees 'incredible response' for African Safari 3D
Other hot sellers at EFM include Tinker, Tailor and Blackbird.
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NewsSola closes US deal on Turtle documentary
Nick Singer’s feature documentary Turtle: The Incredible Journey has closed a US deal for Sola Media.
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NewsFilms Transit, Autlook join forces on select films
Jan Rofekamp’s Quebec-based Films Transit and Peter Jager’s Vienna-located Autlook, two of the leading sales agents for feature docs, are to join forces on selected projects.
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NewsLara, Hogg join cast of Jakimowski's Blind Watching
The shoot will start in early May in Lisbon.
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NewsMarvin Gaye biopic slated to shoot later this year
British director Julien Temple is set to make a biopic, tentatively titled Sexual Healing, about legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye.
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NewsLate Bloomers sells to US
Gaumont also closes a batch of other territories on Julie Gavras’ Berlinale Special title.