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NewsSidney Poitier, first Black man to win best actor Oscar, dies aged 94
Poitier was known for ‘In The Heat Of The Night’, ‘Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner’.
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NewsEFM to move online but Berlinale to go ahead as physical edition
The market was to have taken place from February 10-17 in its traditional Gropius Bau and Marriott Hotel venues.
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NewsAmazon Prime Video signs deal with Nigerian production company Anthill Studios
This follows on from Amazon’s deal with Nigeria’s Inkblot Studios last December.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Boiling Point’ looks to light flame for cinemas
Other new releases include ‘The 355’ and ‘A Hero’.
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NewsGlobal box office up an estimated 78% in 2021, but well below pre-pandemic levels
This is still 48% down on the average of the last three pre-pandemic years.
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NewsKorean Film Council appoints Park Ki-yong as chairperson
His term will run until January 8, 2024.
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NewsHirokazu Kore-eda to shoot Kyoto-set ‘The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House’ for Netflix
It is adapted from a popular Japanese comic by Aiko Koyama.
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NewsOnline Rotterdam 2022 reveals new opening film, full line-up
The original opener, Mijke de Jong’s Along The Way, has had to be switched for rights reasons.
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NewsScreen digital edition: January 7
The issue includes interviews with Jane Campion, Denis Villeneuve, Kenneth Branagh, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Rebecca Hall.
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NewsPeter Bogdanovich, ‘The Last Picture Show’ director, dies aged 82
Martin Scorsese hails filmmaker and film lover who fought for ”the art of cinema and the people who created it”.
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NewsIDA moves awards ceremony online, postpones date amid Omicron surge
Separate event honouring recipients planned for later this year.
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NewsIFC Films names industry veteran Scott Shooman head buyer
Executive most recently served at Endeavor Content, was at CBS Films, Sony.
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NewsSheffield DocFest bolsters senior leadership team with key IDFA appointment (exclusive)
A new head of programmes, alternative realities curator and marketing and audience leads have been appointed.
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NewsMemento to kick off sales on Mayotte-shot ‘Tropic Of Violence’ at Paris RDV
Paris-based company will begin sales on a trio of French-language titles at Unifrance’s annual event.
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NewsHBO Max hits 73.8m global subscribers after strong fourth quarter
The service was boosted by new series and simultaneous theatrical and streaming feature debuts.
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NewsUTA independent film group hires Jake Carter and Travis Tammero
Carter joins from investment company 30West, Tammero was previously at CAA.
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NewsSundance going virtual as Omicron concern ramps up
In person elements that had been long-planned for the hybrid festival will now go online.
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NewsStarz’s Kathryn Busby to lead Bafta’s new North America board
Bafta’s new North America board unifies its New York and Los Angeles branches.
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NewsWild Bunch International unveils 2022 French slate (exclusive)
Company enjoyed A-list festival success in 2021 with Cannes and Venice winners Titane and Happening.
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News‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ stays top of UK-Ireland box office; ‘The King’s Man’ leads new releases
New releases across the New Year weekend include ‘Titane’ and ‘The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain’.