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NewsVenice head Alberto Barbera on the return of eroticism, Netflix’s absence and the Lido’s starriest edition
Daniel Craig, Cate Blanchett, Michael Keaton, Lady Gaga, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton expected to attend.
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NewsNetflix co-founder Reed Hastings donates $7m to support Kamala Harris campaign
Exec had called for president Joe Biden to step aside after disastrous debate with Donald Trump.
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NewsComcast reports mixed Q2 as Peacock loses 500,000 subs
Revenue at streamer increases 28% to $1bn; studio division sees revenue fall.
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NewsEight talking points from the Venice 2024 line-up
Venice 2024 will see the return of stars, a lack of streaming titles, and a slight improvement in the number of female directors.
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NewsKorea’s Plus M closes deals for Toronto title ‘Love In The Big City’ ahead of world premiere (exclusive)
The romantic drama stars Kim Go-eun of box office hit ‘Exhuma’ and is directed by E.oni.
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NewsVenice embraces difficult topics for 2024 edition
Line-up will cover Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas wars, migration, climate catastrophe and the rise of far-right movements.
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NewsHow do the UK and Ireland fare in Venice 2024 line-up?
Films with UK ties in competition include ‘Harvest’ and ’The Brutalist’.
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NewsTIFF unveils Platform competition titles; Nacho Vigalondo’s ‘Daniela Forever’ to open
Atom Egoyan leads jury of Hur Jin-ho, Jane Schoenbrun.
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NewsLes Films du Losange boards ‘My Everything’ ahead of world premiere in competition at Venice’s Horizons (exclusive)
Laure Calamy stars in Anne-Sophie Bailly’s debut feature about a mother and son.
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NewsKiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Cloud’ lands Europe, Asia sales ahead of Venice premiere (exclusive)
The Japanese auteur previously won best director at Venice with ’Wife Of A Spy’.
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NewsUK’s Raw hires former Brouhaha Entertainment, BBC Film exec to bolster scripted and features arm
Sam Gordon has also held posts at Baby Cow and Calamity Films.
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NewsVenice Film Festival reveals 2024 line-up
21-strong Competition includes new films from Todd Phillips, Pedro Almodovar, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Luca Guadagino, Pablo Larrain and Justin Kurzel.
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NewsMike Bowers named chair of The Cinema Foundation
Executive serves as president and CEO of Harkins Theatres.
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NewsSundance unveils first details on programme size, venues for 2025 edition
Festival runs January 23-February 2, 2025.
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NewsUzbekistan drama ‘Sunday’, India’s ‘Stolen’ win top prizes at Japan’s Skip City
Further winners included Yoshihiko Taniguchi’s ‘Happy Life’.
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NewsToronto adds Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, Edward Burns, David Mackenzie titles
Festival runs September 5-15.
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NewsNew York Film Festival to open with Ramell Ross’s ‘Nickel Boys’
62nd edition runs September 27–October 14.
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NewsUK Global Screen Fund supports ‘Bird’, ‘Santosh’, ‘Sister Midnight’ in latest funding round
Modern Films and Wild Swim Films have also received awards.
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NewsVenice Critics’ Week title ‘Perfumed With Mint’ picked up for sales (exclusive)
It is the feature debut from Egyptian filmmaker Muhammed Hamdy.
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News‘Despicable Me 4’ withstands ‘Twisters’ to top UK-Ireland box office with £4.9m
‘Twisters’ opens in second with £3.1m; ‘Longlegs’ posts excellent hold.