All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 29
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News“I made ‘Spencer’ for my mother,” says Pablo Larrain
The film about Princess Diana stars Kristen Stewart and is playing in competition at Venice.
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NewsFreedom of expression issues clouding virtual reality world, according to Venice VR Expanded heads
Venice works with VR platforms including Facebook-owned Oculus and Viveport, which do not allow nudity and sex, for example.
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FeaturesMediapro head Jaume Roures talks ‘Official Competition’, his dislike of the red carpet
Roures has ‘Official Competition’ at Venice and ‘The Good Boss’ at San Sebastian.
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News‘Silent Roar’ produced by Chris Young of ‘The Inbetweeers Movie’ to shoot on Isle of Lewis (exclusive)
Drama backed by BBC FIlm, BFI and Screen Scotland.
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NewsAlexander Rodnyansky on why this is an amazing moment for Russian filmmaking
The veteran Russian producer is attending the Venice Film Festival with Vladimir Bitokov’s Mama I’m Home.
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News“#MeToo movement is as seismic as the Berlin Wall coming down,” says Jane Campion
Jane Campion’s ‘The Power Of The Dog’ is screening in competition at Venice.
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FeaturesIsabelle Huppert on “showing malevolence” on screen, being a cinema owner and Venice title ‘Promises’
The French actress is back in Venice starring in Thomas Kruithof’s political drama.
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NewsPicture Tree strikes deals on Dutch crime drama ‘The Judgement’ (exclusive)
The film has now been sold to France (Family Films), Latin America (Encripta), CIS/Baltics (Red Castle Group) and Taiwan (AV Jet).
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NewsVenice Competition title ‘Il Buco’ scores UK, France deals (exclusive)
Coproduction Office’s Italian cave drama has also sold to Denmark, Turkey and Taiwan.
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NewsFilms Boutique acquires TIFF-bound human-trafficking doc ‘The Devil’s Drivers’ (exclusive)
The film is the story of two cousins who smuggle undoocumented workers through the Middle East.
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NewsRussia’s 40% cash rebate goes live with award to Yash Raj Films’ untitled spy thriller
Russia is also set to launch a series of regional rebates to attract international film shoots.
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NewsFortissimo Films boards Venice Horizons title ‘Inu-Oh’
The Japanese animated musical will premiere in Horizons.
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NewsIDFA director teases new-look programme, honorees and Hito Steyerl collaboration
IDFA will present its lifetime achievement award to revered Armenian director Artavazd Peleshyan.
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NewsUK was “first port of call” for Amazon’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ move, says British Film Commission head
Amazon Studios’ ’The Lord Of The Rings’ series will relocate from New Zealand to the UK for its second season.
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NewsIngenious scores appeals court victory in long-running battle with HMRC
The Court of Appeal ruled that Ingenious’s film tax schemes were trading to make a profit.
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NewsKinology boards Locarno premiere ‘Gerda’ for world sales (exclusive)
The film is written and directed by Natalya Kudryashova.
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NewsUK culture minister Caroline Dinenage on the future of the Production Restart Scheme
”I am committed to providing appropriate support and remaining in close contact with the sector.”
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NewsUK producers laud Production Restart Scheme but warn of rising costs and shortage of crew, equipment
”It is not something that is sustainable should this pandemic continue indefinitely.”
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NewsUK ‘pingdemic’ begins to impact cinemas but no closures yet
The sector is against the introduction of Covid passports.
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NewsFilms Boutique boards Venice Horizons docu-drama ‘107 Mothers’ (exclusive)
Peter Kerekes documentary-fiction hybrid is set in an Odessa prison.