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All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 48
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NewsIDFA gets off to a powerful start with Mehrdad Oskouei’s ‘Sunless Shadows’
Artistic director Orwa Nyrabia talks female representation, Edward Snowden event, the future of the EDN and Saudi Arabia.
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NewsTrilogy planned around horror feature ‘Lair’ (exclusive)
Prequel ‘The Bone Harvest’ set to be shot in summer 2020.
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FeaturesHalina Reijn on Netherlands Oscar entry ‘Instinct’: “It’s an abstract experiment about sex and power”
Reijn is one of her country’s leading stage and screen actresses.
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NewsMars Media secures key territories for ‘Unknown Battle’ (exclusive)
Deals closed in Europe, North America and Asia for Second World War action film.
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FeaturesCsaba Kael, the new Hungarian Film Commissioner, on taking over from Andy Vajna
Kael confirms Agnes Havas has stepped down as Hungarian Film Fund CEO.
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NewsChina’s Phoenix bites for Luna’s ‘Sweeties’ (exclusive)
The sales agency’s AFM slate also includes UK post-apocalyptic drama ‘Nuclear’.
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NewsParkland Entertainment acquires doc ‘Camino Skies’ for UK & Ireland
The company will release the film in April 2020.
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NewsEvolutionary closes North America for Royd Tolkien doc (exclusive)
Virgil Films will release There’s A Hole In My Bucket day and date in early 2020.
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NewsRussia’s Central Partnership lights up action film ‘Fire’ at AFM
Directed by Aleksey Nuzhny, the film is produced by the heavyweight trio of Leonid Vereschagin, Anton Zlatopolskiy and Nikita Mikhalkov.
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NewsRussia launches 40% rebate for international productions
The law came into effect this week, designed to make Russia a filmmaking hub.
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NewsHarvey Keitel talks new role in ‘Just Noise’ at AFM
The film is scripted by Jean-Pierre Magro and directed by Davide Ferrario.
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NewsAndrew Brown joins Parkland Pictures as head of sales
At AFM, the company is selling Charles Dance’s ‘The Inn At The Edge Of The World’.
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News‘Instinct’ director to embark on English-language debut ‘Another Life’ (exclusive)
Halina Reijn’s second film will also explore a forbidden love affair.
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NewsSC Films to spin thriller ‘Spiral’ for international sales (exclusive)
The FrightFest hit follows a gay couple terrorised by a dark force.
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NewsSadie Frost to make directing debut with Mary Quant doc (exclusive)
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution is launching worldwide sales at AFM.
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NewsDark-web horror ‘Finale’ scores for Jinga
The UK sales agent has closed deals in Germany, Russia and Japan.
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NewsNik Powell, former NFTS director and veteran producer, dies aged 69
Powell founded Palace Productions with Stephen Woolley in 1983.
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NewsDevilworks grabs Fantasia prize-winner ‘Dead Dicks’ for AFM
The cloning thriller won the audience award at the genre fest.
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NewsVertical buys ‘Rise Of The Footsoldier 4’ for North America
’Rise Of The Footsoldier: The Spanish Heist’ is being sold by Carnaby International.
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NewsNew Europe boards Magnus von Horn’s ‘Sweat’ (exclusive)
It’s the director’s second feature after 2015 Cannes title ’The Here After’.