All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 37
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NewsJames Schamus: financial models of SVoD giants cannot be sustained
Schamus was speaking today (Oct 12) during a virtual keynote Q&A at the Film London Production Finance Market.
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News“We will be flexible with windows” says Vue Cinemas’ Tim Richards
Smaller distributors could be the biggest beneficiaries of exhibitors’ newfound flexibility.
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NewsRussian superhero film ‘Major Grom And The Plague Doctor’ heading to AFM (exclusive)
Sales at the online AFM will be overseen by industry veteran Mila Rozanova, representing producers, Bubble Studios.
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FeaturesWhy film production is thriving in Ukraine
Odesa International Film Festival’s programme director Anthelme Vidaud discusses the resurgence and popularity of Ukrainian film production.
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FeaturesEurimages, international production and gender in focus at Odesa’s industry strand
Odesa International Film Festival general producer Julia Sinkevych reflects on this year’s event’s digital industry offering.
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NewsUK screen sector facing huge challenges despite production boom, policy panel hears
Neon Films’ Nicky Bentham and Pinewood’s Andrew M. Smith were among speakers at Westminster Media Forum.
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NewsBFC boss predicts UK screen industries will be worth £6bn by 2024
“We can bounce back in an ever better space than we were in March,” said Adrian Wootton.
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Features‘Enfant Terrible’ director Oskar Roehler on older casting and Fassbinder’s mystique
He also talks shooting in a studio and incurring the wrath of the Fassbinder Foundation.
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NewsNetherlands Film Festival launches 40th edition with nationwide cinema push
Hybrid edition has shifted industry showcase online.
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News£650m UK-Ireland box-office deficit due to blockbuster absence, say distribution experts
“A very similar picture to the territories we would compare ourselves to.”
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NewsCameras roll on ‘Mothering Sunday’ as UK industry welcomes “single biggest indemnity fund in the world”
“Without it we wouldn’t be filming,” said producer Elizabeth Karlsen.
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Derek Cianfrance and Lenny Abrahamson on their love of George Romero and Mike Leigh
”I think delusion is your friend as an artist.”
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FeaturesHalle Berry reflects on Oscar win, changing industry attitudes in TIFF talk
Her directorial debut ‘Bruised’ has been bought by Netflix in a $19m deal.
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FeaturesKornel Mundruczo on making his English-language debut with ‘Pieces Of A Woman’
The Hungarian filmmaker, now based in Berlin, received advice from Martin Scorsese in an exec producer role.
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NewsM-Appeal sells ‘The Man With The Answers’ to US, UK (exclusive)
The summer road movie is a Cyprus-Greece-Italy co-production.
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NewsFilms Boutique scores sales on buzzy Venice title ‘Dear Comrades!’ (exclusive)
Andrei Konchalovsky’s feature played in Competition on the Lido.
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NewsEurimages overhaul designed to bring quicker, fairer funding decisions
“We were basically victims of our own expansion,” said Roberto Olla.
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NewsReason8 sells ‘Joy Womack: The White Swan’ to US (exclusive)
Documentary follows the first American woman to sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet.
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NewsAs DDA celebrates its 50th anniversary, Dennis Davidson is taking the leap into production
The veteran publicist looks back on 50 years in the business.
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News‘Pieces Of A Woman’ director Kornel Mundruczó, EFA join Hungarian arts freedom protests
Mundruczó wore a #FREESZFE t-shirt on Saturday.