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All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 39
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FeaturesUK sales executives on surviving 2020, virtual market pros and cons, and Brexit nerves
”Every time I attend Cannes I make money. It is expensive going to Cannes, Toronto afundnd AFM but it’s a business.”
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NewsDutch road-rage thriller ‘Tailgate’ snags US buyer
The film is being sold at AFM Online by Montreal-based Attraction.
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FeaturesAFM 2020: The buzz titles from the UK
Titles include Ben Wheatley’s topical virus horror ’In The Earth’.
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NewsDevilworks moves into direct distribution in North America
The first film to come out this month is UK supernatural horror ’Playhouse’.
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News“I only cry in documentaries”: Christoph Terhechte on his first year at DOK Leipzig
The German festival is taking place as a hybrid event from October 26-November 1.
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NewsDoc Society brings in Shanida Scotland as head of film (exclusive)
The experienced doc executive has worked previously at Guardian Docs and the BBC.
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FeaturesDoclisboa’s co-heads explain why they are extending their festival over six months
”The level of reflection will hopefully be higher.”
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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.”