All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 22
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NewsBeta Cinema secures deals on Berlinale premiere ‘The Forger’ including North America (exclusive)
Kino Lorber is planning a theatrical release in North America for late 2022.
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FeaturesCineworld CEO on firm's challenging pandemic, how Covid settled windows debate
Mooky Greidinger spent much of the pandemic firefighting, but is optimistic about how cinemagoing will continue its post-Covid revival in 2022 and 2023.
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Features“My task is telling stories to the world”: how Ukrainian creatives are finding purpose amid war
In the Ukrainian filmmaking community, some professionals have attempted to carry on with their work in an act of resistance.
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NewsLondon Screenings set for return in June
After a two-year hiatus, the Film London event will take place at Picturehouse Central.
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NewsBerlin Competition title ‘Return To Dust’ sells to North America, Asia, MENA, Europe (exclusive)
M-Appeal has closed new deals on the drama from Chinese writer-director Li Ruijun.
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NewsScandinavian production platform Drylab to relocate to London
The move follows the company’s acquisition by Media Tech SPAC.
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NewsUK’s Film and TV Production Restart Scheme to end, government confirms
The scheme is closing despite lobbying from the independent sector.
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NewsFDA report heralds positive sector recovery while noting challenges
The FDA unveiled 2021 statistics this week.
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NewsUK film and TV producers express concerns over end of government-backed insurance scheme
Commercial insurers are not ready to step into the space created by the looming end of the Production Restart Scheme.
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NewsUkrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov talks swapping red carpet for fighting on the frontline (exclusive)
The filmmaker who is serving as an army reservist sends fresh dispatches from the frontline
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FeaturesHow Red Bull and Beta Film’s ambitious football project ‘The Net’ came together
Tackling corruption in the world’s favourite sport, The Net is an ambitious football drama spanning multiple series across Europe.
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NewsUK exhibitors welcome limited business rate relief to help with rise in inflation
But concern is high for freelancers in creative sector.
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FeaturesFestivals and filmmakers grapple with moral complexities of call to boycott Russian films
CPH: DOX is one of the first festivals to face the issue head-on.
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FeaturesEuropean buyers relish the chance to meet in person at Malaga’s Spanish Screenings
The event is providing plenty of much-missed networking opportunites.
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NewsCannes 2022: What is in the running?
Cannes Film Festival will announce the official selection for its 75th edition on April 14.
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FeaturesRithy Panh on the joy he finds in mentoring rising filmmakers
The Cambodian documentarian is the lead mentor at this year’s Doha Film Institute’s Short Documentary Lab.
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NewsProducer Alexander Rodnyansky decries move to exclude him from Russia’s “cultural agenda”
”I will continue to produce my films as I planned.”
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NewsUkraine and Russian firms push ahead with business at Hong Kong’s Filmart
Despite the ongoing war, companies from both countries are virtually attending the online film market.
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NewsUlrich Seidl’s Berlin competition title ‘Rimini’ seals new round of European deals (exclusive)
‘Rimini’ was a critical hit at the Berlinale.
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NewsWhat impact is the Russian boycott beginning to have on the industry?
The international sales sector is adjusting while Russian screens get local re-releases.