All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 30
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NewsFIDMarseille jury led by Lav Diaz fetes “cinematic poem” ‘Haruhara San’s Recorder’
The winner of the grand prix is directed by Japan’s Kyoshi Sugita.
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FeaturesFIDMarseille’s Jean-Pierre Rehm on the importance of programming world premieres
The French festival is taking place from July 19-25.
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Features“Incredibly short-sighted”: UK industry reacts to possible privatisation of Film4
Many have expressed fears a private owner would not maintain Film4’s commitment to creative risk-taking and support of new talent.
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NewsInternational buyers and sellers report good business at super-size Cannes 2021
Everyone expressed pleasure at being back at a physical event.
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NewsCannes Competition title ‘Lingui, The Sacred Bonds’ scores sales (exclusive)
Films Boutique has closed multiple deals on Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s abortion drama.
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FeaturesPaul Verhoeven on making ‘Benedetta’, intimacy coordinators, and his 'Bel Ami' and Jesus projects
Benedetta caused a stir following its premiere in Cannes’ Competition.
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NewsBero Beyer, Anna Serner launch New Dawn international production fund
Gap financing will be granted to filmmakers from discriminated groups.
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NewsCannes market title ‘The Swimmer’ powers through to Salzgeber
Source: Courtesy of M-Appeal The Swimmer Berlin-based distributor Salzgeber has bought Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Benelux rights to Adam Kalderon’s Israeli titleThe Swimmer from M-Appeal. The completed film is screening in the Cannes market. Set in a summer training camp where young athletes compete to ...
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NewsLucky Red dives into Michelangelo Frammartino’s Italian cave drama (exclusive)
The Italian director’s third, as yet untitled feature, was shot in one of the world’s deepest caves.
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NewsAlexey Uchitel’s Shostakovich biopic recruits UK partner
English-language film will make use of new material about composer’s turbulent private life.
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NewsRussian industry forced to miss Cannes in numbers due to vaccine woes, travel bans
This is despite a strong showing in the festival selection.
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NewsFlanders Audiovisual Fund sets co-production treaty with Jordan (exclusive)
Fund CEO Koen Van Bockstal divulges details of new treaty.
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NewsNetherlands, South Africa set up co-development support fund (exclusive)
Thuthuka is launching today in Cannes.
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NewsFilms Boutique boosts sales on Cannes title ‘The Story Of My Wife’ (exclusive)
The film is directed by Hungary’s Ildiko Enyedi.
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NewsAutlook boards Holocaust doc produced by Steve McQueen (exclusive)
The film is directed by Dutch filmmaker Bianca Stigter.
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NewsCineart secures bumper crop of Cannes titles
The 17 titles are a mix of pre-buys and acquisitions.
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NewsProducers join forces with O Brother to create mega indie Belgian distributor (exclusive)
The company aims to release up to 25 Belgian-focused films a year.
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NewsAlexander Rodnyansky unveils slate headlined by Andrey Zvyagintsev’s English-language debut
He is also working again with Kantemir Balagov and with US documentarian and visual artist Godfrey Reggio.
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NewsWim Wenders boards Cinephil’s nature doc as executive producer (exclusive)
The project is directed by Norway’s Margreth Olin.
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NewsPlaymaker Munich’s ‘Caged Birds’ heads to North America (exclusive)
Further deals include Spain and India.