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NewsVenice chief on safe, plentiful screenings, women directors and a possible Cannes partnership
Alberto Barbera also revealed which (male) directors turned him down.
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NewsBruce LaBruce’s Venice Giornate degli Autori closer ‘Saint-Narcisse’ finds Canadian home (exclusive)
Newcomer Felix-Antoine Duval plays amorous twins.
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NewsLuca Guadagnino’s Venice Ferragamo doc lands at Sierra/Affinity (exclusive)
Documentary about iconic shoe designer will play out of competition.
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NewsFilms Boutique boards Venice-bound ‘And Tomorrow The Entire World’ (exclusive)
Julia von Heinz’s feature is the first made under her new Seven Elephants banner.
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NewsDetails revealed of UK’s £500m production insurance fund
A £500m government scheme is aimed at kickstarting film and TV productions, which have struggled to secure insurance for Covid-related costs.
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NewsKelly Reichardt’s ‘First Cow’ to open Locarno’s hybrid 2020 edition
Jean-Marie Straub’s short film La France Contre Les Robots to close festival; juries unveiled.
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NewsTaiwan’s TAICCA, Catchplay launch joint venture to create international content
First project from the new venture, Screenworks Asia, is a sequel to hit Chinese-language drama series The Making Of An Ordinary Woman.
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NewsUniversal, AMC Theatres agree to collapse theatrical window, share PVoD revenue
”AMC is highly confident moviegoers will come to our theatres in huge numbers in a post-pandemic world.”
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NewsBFI readies £30m recovery fund for England’s independent cinemas
Grants part of UK government’s £1.57bn culture support package.
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NewsVenice Orizzonti selection 'The Furnace' lands at Arclight for world sales (exclusive)
Umbrella Films to distribute in Australia, New Zealand.
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NewsUK weekend box office up 15.8% as more cinemas reopen
More than 20% of cinemas are now back in business.
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NewsAcademy re-elects David Rubin president
Casting director David Rubin has been re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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NewsNetflix leads Emmy nominations, HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ leads titles
Nominees include ‘Succession’, ‘Ozark’.
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NewsCelluloid Dreams boards Venice competition title ‘Sun Children’
The sales outfit previously represented Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s feature debut ‘Baduk’.
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NewsUK government reveals £500m insurance fund to kickstart indie production
The BFI and Pact have both welcomed the news.
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NewsFocus Features confirms worldwide deal for James Gray’s ‘Armageddon Time’
Production set to begin in New York in 2021.
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NewsHanWay boards Amos Gitai’s Venice competition title ‘Laila In Haifa’
Sales outfit to also handle international sales for the Israeli director’s back catalogue.
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NewsMemento boards Venice title ‘Night Of The Kings’ (exclusive)
Film is second feature from Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte after ’Run’.
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NewsHurricane Films series among 15 projects backed by Liverpool Film Office
Regional fund established in response to Covid-19 crisis.