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All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 87
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NewsReactions: David Kosse joins Film4
UPDATED: Producers Stephen Woolley, Kris Thykier, Jeremy Thomas, Andrew Macdonald and Eric Fellner as well as BBC Films, the BFI, FDA and Pact comment on the appointment of Universal Pictures exec David Kosse as the new head of Film4.
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FeaturesLocarno 2014: Brazil in the spotlight
For its fourth edition, Locarno’s Carte Blanche showcases the country of the moment - Brazil.
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FeaturesLocarno 2014: Open Doors projects
Some 12 projects have been selected for Open Doors, from a sci-fi desert odyssey to a civil war story to a fishing adventure tale.
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NewsFox, A Company to release Corrections Class
The two distributors will jointly release Ivan Tverdovsky’s Corrections Class in a groundbreaking move.
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NewsHousebound, Blind win at Neuchâtel
Kiwi comedy horror wins the “Narcisse” for best feature; Eskil Vogt’s Blind wins Silver Melies.
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NewsCurzon to push VOD service
UK independent cinema group Curzon is giving a major push to its recently relaunched VOD service Curzon Home Cinema with the release of Joe, starring Nicolas Cage.
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NewsGeorge RR Martin advocates Game of Thrones movie
Speaking at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Game Of Thrones creator George R. R. Martin has acknowledged that he would like to round off the epic TV series with a feature film.
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FeaturesKevin Smith, Tusk
US director Kevin Smith talks about the state of independent film, his upcoming horror Tusk, meeting Game of Thrones author George RR Martin and why the Weinsteins passed on Clerks 3.
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NewsKevin Smith talks Tusk spin-off
EXCLUSIVE: US director Kevin Smith is at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF), where he is subject of a special tribute.
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NewsRinkel unveils A Real Van Meegeren
Rudolf van den Berg’s feature stars Tygo Gernandt [pictured] as the notorious art forger Han van Meegeren.
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NewsRefreshed London Screenings launches
London’s biggest film export event returns with a new name and strong selection of upcoming titles.
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NewsNetherlands Film Fund names commissioner
Bas van der Ree will take up the job at the beginning of July.
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NewsBuyers takes Absolutely Anything
GFM records deals out of Cannes on Terry Jones’ comedy [pictured], among others.
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NewsNyman Libson Paul launch new film funding initiative
Entertainment accountancy firm Nyman Libson Paul has launched an innovative new funding initiative called The Movies Begin Ltd (TMB), intended to help producers at the early stages of financing their films.
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NewsArrow targets Amour Fou for UK
EXCLUSIVE: Philippe Bober’s Coproduction Office has secured further buyers for Austrian auteur Jessica Hausner’s morbid “romantic comedy” Amour Fou, which screened in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival last week.
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CommentTalking hockey in Cannes
Legendary Russian ice hockey star Slava Fetisov, in Cannes with Gabe Polsky’s doc Red Army, has poured scorn on the notion that sports like ice hockey and American Football are becoming too violent.
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FeaturesJohn Boorman, Queen and Country
Geoffrey Macnab speaks to the English film-maker about the sequel to his autobiographical feature Hope and Glory.
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NewsYellow Affair sells Heart of a Lion
Company closes multiple sales on Heart of a Lion [pictured].
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NewsScreen Flanders awards nine titles
EXCLUSIVE: A total of €2m is to be distributed in the first round of 2014 for Screen Flanders Economic Fund.
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NewsThe Wonder first China-NZ co-pro
Beijing-based company comes on board ambitious fantasy adventure as investor/producer.