All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 71
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MIPCOM: UK indies embracing high-end TV
Independent UK producers are increasingly branching out into high-end TV drama, driven by financial and creative opportunities. Is this the golden goose for the indie film sector?
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Ewan McGregor eyes Scotland shoot for second feature
McGregor was talking at a London Q&A for his directorial debut American Pastoral, with Danny Boyle hosting the event.
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Are UK cinema ticket prices sustainable?
The UK has some of the world’s highest cinema ticket prices. Are price increases sustainable when consumers have cheaper forms of entertainment?
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First Brussels Co-production Forum set for December
EXCLUSIVE: First edition of Brussels Coproduction Forum to run during Be Film Festival.
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Jonathan Teplitzky to direct biopic of Falklands soldier Simon Weston
EXCLUSIVE: $13m project from Salon Pictures will chart story of soldier who suffered severe burns during the Falklands War; Embankment to sell.
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'Religion Of Night Walks' scoops Best Project at Holland Film Meeting
Ali Jaberansari’s Tehran, City Of Love also received an award at the industry event.
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Dutch industry mulls a post-Fortissimo future
Industry figures at the Holland Film Meeting talk to Screen about the importance of locally-based sales companies.
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Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk' boosts Netherlands rebate scheme
Nolan’s Second World War epic is one of a number of large-scale productions to utilise the territory; TV could be next.
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Boost NL launches at Holland Film Meeting
Iniative kicks off as film festivals continue to asses the merits of co-production markets.
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Walter Salles, Vincent Maraval pay tribute to Don Ranvaud
Friends of Don Ranvaud remember the recently passed producer-sales agent-academic. “He was guided by ideals in a world where this is becoming rarer,” Salles tells Geoffrey Macnab.
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Venice: Why 'Brimstone' producer needed "balls of steel" and how it helped 'Game Of Thrones'
Guy Pearce and Dakota Fanning star alongside Game Of Thrones co-stars Kit Harrington and Carice van Houten.
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Venice buzz title: Ulrich Seidl on controversial hunting doc 'Safari'
Sales agent Coproduction Office has closed multiple deals on the feature doc, whose subjects will be on the Lido.
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Venice market: VR, China, TV in the spotlight
Indigo Film crime series, VR firsts, Sally Potter multimedia musical and Dilma Rousseff drama among projects heading to the Lido.
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Brexit: what are the ramifications for the film industry?
“Business as normal” is the phrase being bandied around, albeit a little nervously, in the British film industry following the UK’s unexpected decision to leave the European Union following the public referendum on June 23.
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Locarno's Carlo Chatrian talks "most challenging competition"
Chatrian tells Geoffrey Macnab why this year’s line-up is his most diverse and eclectic yet.
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'Silence' backer Corsan upbeat despite restructure
Belgian financier of films including Third Person and Killing Season filed for protection from its creditors last month.
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Jeremy Isaacs talks Channel 4 privatisation, 'The World At War' and director Jack Gold
Founding chief executive of Channel 4 discusses potential privatisation and career highlights.
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Christine Langan exit: industry reacts
Screen canvasses industry opinion on Langan’s tenure and the prospects for one of the UK’s cornerstone funders.
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John Carpenter talks Halloween sequel, video games and his band
Horror master talks video game adaptations of his films, his music career and the possibility of composing the music for the Halloween sequel.
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Mia Hansen-Love interview
French director Mia Hansen-Love talks about the joy of working with Isabelle Huppert, avoiding melancholy and a new project inspired by her relationship with her husband, Olivier Assayas. Geoffrey Macnab reports.