All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 20
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NewsJulie Bertuccelli to direct Henning Mankell adaptation ‘Italian Shoes’ (exclusive)
Fanny Ardant and Gabriel Arcand set to star in crime drama.
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NewsRotterdam heads address festival restructure
Six permanent roles at the festival were made redundant last month.
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NewsWhy Head Gear’s Phil Hunt believes he is the luckiest person in the industry
Co-founder recalls early lessons and its emergence as a major financier of indie filmmaking.
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NewsA.R. Rahman on why smells and moving seats are key to his Cannes XR title ‘Le Musk’
Immersive project marks the Oscar-winning composer’s directorial debut.
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NewsShout! Studios takes ‘Three Wishes For Cinderella’ for North America (exclusive)
Scandinavian pop star Astrid Smeplass stars in a reworking of the classic fairytale.
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NewsNetherlands’ Cinescoop reveal trio receiving €5.4m boost
The first three recipients of internationally focused scheme revealed.
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NewsRotterdam reveals restructure and revamp of programming team
IFFR has unveiled a new team after facing “difficult questions” about its future.
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Features‘Harka’ producer Julie Viez on the Cannes title’s exhilarating Tunisian shoot
Un Certain Regard title Harka is the debut film by Egyptian-UK director Lotfy Nathan.
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NewsDutch Filmworks boards Casanova drama ‘A Beautiful Imperfection’ (exclusive)
Michiel van Erp’s ’A Beautiful Imperfection’ will be an English-language romantic drama.
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NewsIncredible Films acquires Covid horror ‘The Revelation’ (exclusive)
Feature was released by Gusto in the Netherlands.
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FeaturesRob Reiner talks Albert Brooks documentary, relaunching Castle Rock
Reiner will be interviewing Sharon Stone in Cannes this week for the project.
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FeaturesJerzy Skolimowski on two-year shoot for Cannes Competition title ‘EO’
The film follows a donkey travelling from Poland to Italy.
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NewsCinéart takes trio of Cannes Competition films for Benelux (exclusive)
Distributor adds to its haul of official selection titles from the Croisette.
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FeaturesWith three titles at Cannes, the Belgian film sector is riding high
Screen discovers the hard graft, tough rejections and vigorous industry support that underpin the success story.
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NewsAutlook closes deals on documentary ‘Loving Highsmith’ (exclusive)
Eva Vitija’s documentary explores the life of crime novelist Patricia Highsmith.
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NewsMet Films’ ‘Piano Dreams’ scores ANZ, Europe sales (exclusive)
Piano prodigies documentary directed by Guy Lennon.
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FeaturesCannes 2022: the buzz titles from Italy, Spain and the Nordics
Films include Isabel Coixet’s ’The Yellow Ceiling’ and Ruben Ostlund’s Competition title ’Triangle Of Sadness’.
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NewsPolitical documentary ‘Ice Under His Feet’ picked up by Antipode (exclusive)
Activist filmmaker Kirill Nenashev follows events leading to the war in Ukraine.
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NewsCannes director turns lens on Ukrainian zoo animals during invasion (exclusive)
Maksym Nakonechnyi has been filming in zoos including in Kyiv and Odesa.
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NewsFortissimo Films acquires UK-China drama ‘Untamed’ ahead of Cannes (exclusive)
The drama will revolve around the true story of Zhu Shenghao, the first person to translate nearly all of Shakespeare’s works into Chinese in the 1930s.