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NewsDW Akademie Film Development Fund selects 15 filmmakers from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda for grants
Recipients receive €10,000, training and mentoring.
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News'All Quiet On The Western Front' leads nominations for Germany’s Lola awards
‘All Quiet’ leads the way with 12 nominations, followed by Ilker Catak’s The Teachers’ Lounge with seven.
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NewsHannes Hirsch’s Berlinale Panorama feature ‘Drifter’ sells to UK and US (exclusive)
Salzgeber has also sold ‘Bones And Names’ and ’Captain Faggatron Saves The Universe’ to various territories
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NewsNetflix APAC showcase reveals bumper year for films from the region
Upcoming titles include ‘Hunger’ from Thailand and ‘Zom: 100 Bucket List of the Dead’ from Japan.
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NewsVue to screen Eurovision Song Contest final live across UK
The contest is taking place in Liverpool.
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News‘The Affair’ co-creator Hagai Levi to write and direct WW2 series ‘The Girl Who Learned How to Kneel’ for Arte France (exclusive)
Series is adaptation of diaries of Dutch author Etty Hillesum, who was murdered in Auschwitz.
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NewsHBO boss Casey Bloys: "We have to figure out how to make streaming profitable to keep investing in big shows"
HBO chairman and CEO talks about challenges of moving from cable to streaming model.
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NewsCurzon confirms interest in buying rival UK chain Picturehouse Cinemas (exclusive)
Various suitors circling Picturehouse as Cineworld puts its assets up for sale.
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NewsUkrainian project ‘Red Zone’ among CPH:DOX Forum industry winners
Iryna Tsilyk’s documentary offers a female perspective on the war in Ukraine.
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NewsUK-Ire box office preview: ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ hopes to make a killing for Lionsgate
Also opening is ’80 For Brady’, ’Louis Tomlinson: All Of Those Voices’ and ‘A Good Person’
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NewsApple reportedly planning $1bn annual spend on theatrical films
Move bodes well for exhibition sector.
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News“Reduce locations in a film, episodes in a series,” says Amazon’s James Farrell on challenge of rising costs
Exec says streamer is not cutting back on number of shows being commissioned.
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NewsPicturestart, Picture Perfect Federation set JC Lee to direct, Benedict Wong to star in ‘Bad Genius’ remake
Major pre-sales closed ahead of scheduled May production start. Mallory Edens’ Little Ray Media financing.
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NewsUK cinemas urged to take action on sustainability
Sustainability was the exclusive topic at the ”Greening The Big Screen Experience” conference hosted by the UK Cinema Association (UKCA).
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NewsUK producers “cautiously optimistic” about aspects of BFI Filmmaking Fund but worried about fall in overall funding
“Ouch,” said one UK independent producer.
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NewsParamount+’s Marco Nobili emphasises importance of international projects for streamer’s growth
Exec says half of Paramount+’s growth is from international market.
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NewsNetflix admits to facing diverse talent ‘scarcity’
Germany, Switzerland and Austria content chief Katja Hofem was talking at Series Mania.
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NewsCohen Media Group acquires US rights to TIFF premiere ‘A Gaza Weekend’ (exclusive)
British-Palestinian filmmaker Basil Khalil’s culture-clash comedy-drama stars Stephen Mangan, Mouna Hawa.
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NewsFrance’s CNC appoints head of ‘attractiveness department’ to lure international productions
Daphné Lora replaces Mathieu Ripka who stepped down last year.
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NewsLindsay Lohan among eight celebrities charged by SEC for illegal crypto promotion
Actor has settled with no admission of guilt or denial.