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All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 44
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FeaturesIn Brexit’s wake, UK industry wonders what’s next
Remaining a member of Creative Europe remains a key priority, say BFI.
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NewsDogwoof, Propagate close key deals on Hillary Clinton docuseries (exclusive)
Former First Lady Hillary Clinton arrives in Berlin today.
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NewsFilms Boutique inks deals on Ildikó Enyedi’s ‘Story Of My Wife’ (exclusive)
The romantic drama stars Léa Seydoux, Gijs Naber and Louis Garrel.
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NewsHungary’s NFI grants fresh projects; dedicates €10m to miniseries
NFI World Sales, the institute’s sales arm, is also introducing buyers to Oscar-winning István Szabó’s latest feature Final Report.
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NewsJinga dominates with ‘Red Latex’ deal (exclusive)
In the film, a young husband escapes his pregnant wife and her smothering family to find refuge with a deranged dominatrix.
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NewsChina’s iQiyi to stream Russian box office hit ‘Son Of A Rich’ (exclusive)
The film has become the highest-grossing Russian film of all time with box office of $48 million since its release in December.
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News‘The Last Kingdom’ star Alexander Dreymon joins ‘Infidel’ (exclusive)
Grammy-nominated Mexican actress and singer Maite Perroni has also joined the production.
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NewsAgnieszka Holland criticises film industry “hypocrisy” over Roman Polanski (exclusive)
Holland’s historical drama Charlatan is set to screen next week as a Berlinale Special Gala.
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NewsBerlinale Forum title ‘In Deep Sleep’ to be sold by Reason8 (exclusive)
In addition, Nigina Sayfullaeva’s explicit drama Fidelity that is handled in the market by M-Appeal has been sold to France’s ARP Selection.
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NewsProtagonist pacts with Elevation, JunaFilm for female-led thriller (exclusive)
The untitled project is written and directed by Hamburg-based Canadian newcomer Carly May Borgstrom.
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NewsBFI, British Council in Berlin to unite UK and international outfits
A senior BFI delegation is encouraging collaboration between international and UK producers.
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NewsGerman-language adaptation of ‘Sideways’ in the works (exclusive)
Alexander Payne’s 2004 version starred Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church.
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NewsBritish take on Edward Bunker’s ‘Little Boy Blue’ in the works (exclusive)
Source: No Exit Press / Ion Mills Edward Bunker A contemporary British movie version is to be made of Little Boy Blue, one of the novels by cult American writer and convicted criminal Edward Bunker, who died in 2005. Bunker was the co-star of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir ...
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NewsCinephil takes Sundance hit ‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ (exclusive)
On the eve of the festival, Cinephil also picked up Love, It Was Not.
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NewsMoviehouse to sell Greta Bellamacina’s ‘Hurt By Paradise’ (exclusive)
Hurt by Paradise was nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film at Edinburgh and for Best UK Feature Film at Raindance.
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NewsBeta Cinema takes worldwide sales rights to ’The Auschwitz Report’ (exclusive)
Director Peter Bebjak’s previous films include The Line, which won the best director award at the 2017 Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
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News7&7 takes rights to Rutger Hauer’s final film, ‘Break’ (exclusive)
Written and directed by Michael Elkin, Break follows a troubled but talented young snooker player who attempts to break free from a world of crime.
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FeaturesHow event cinema specialists Piece of Magic have found success with feature documentaries
Amsterdam-based Piece of Magic are taking an event-cinema approach to documentaries such as Apollo 11 and the upcoming King Otto.
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NewsEmily Cox replaces Vicky Krieps in ‘Alma & Oskar’ (exclusive)
Dieter Berner’s directs the ambitious new period drama.
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NewsBurhan Qurbani planning German version of ‘Three Colours’ trilogy (exclusive)
Qurbani’s trilogy of features will each take a colour of the German flag and will take as its themes “unity, justice and freedom.”