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NewsUK producer Alan J. ‘Willy’ Wands dies aged 67
Tributes pour in for the veteran producer, best known for his work on films including ‘The Magdalene Sisters’.
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News“Every scene will be a stunt scene”: directors body FERA on Covid-era shoots
FERA represents some 20,000 directors across Europe.
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NewsFrench actor Michel Piccoli, star of Godard’s ‘Contempt’, dies aged 94
Piccoli worked with Jean-Luc Godard, Luis Buñuel, Jean Renoir and Alfred Hitchcock.
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NewsSonata Films takes French rights to Gao Ming’s ‘Damp Season’ (exclusive)
The film, which premiered in Rotterdam, is being lined up for a theatrical release in late 2020 or early 2021.
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NewsKorea’s Jeonju film festival unveils competition line-up for closed door edition
Festival will hold physical screenings of competition titles from May 28 to June 6 exclusively for competition filmmakers and jury members.
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NewsItaly set to reopen cinemas in June
Italian government announces steps for relaxing lockdown measures.
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NewsBack-to-work blueprint for UK TV production unveiled
Major broadcasters, Pact, Coba and ITN fire starting gun on return to production.
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NewsUK’s Film and TV Charity launches mental health support scheme
The free resource provides a safe space for industry professionals.
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NewsLynn Shelton, 'Humpday' director and US indie darling, dies at 54
Writer, director, actor died in Los Angeles from previously unidentified blood disorder.
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NewsO-Scope virtual cinema releases cross $200,000 (exclusive)
Distributor pivoted after coronavirus pandemic forced theatre closures.
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NewsFilm Movement acquires‘ Once Upon A River’, Edinburgh premiere ‘Carmilla’ (exclusive)
Both dramas to release on home entertainment and digital platforms after virtual cinema debut.
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NewsUniversal removes July release ‘The Forever Purge’ from calendar
Unhinged, Tenet, Mulan set to open in July.
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NewsShaquille O’Neal-executive produced ‘Foster Boy’ joins DDI sales slate (exclusive)
Matthew Modine, Shane Paul McGhie, Amy Brenneman star.
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NewsScreen Ireland reveals screenwriters selected for Spotlight initiative (exclusive)
Initiative received additional investment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsGalway Film Fair to be reimagined as a digital event (exclusive)
Long-running Irish industry event will take place digitally due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsEnderby Entertainment defies pandemic to start virtual production on global thriller ‘92’
Veronica Ferres, Aleks Paunovic, Lilly Krug, TJ Kayama, Martin Sternmark among ensemble.
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NewsFrench film publicists unite to create association as lockdown bites
Publicists have been hard hit by cinema closures and festival cancellations.
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NewsScreen Talks live Q&A: Marché du Film’s Jérôme Paillard to discuss Cannes virtual market
The executive director of the Cannes Marché will talk about what to expect from the virtual market.
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NewsDavid Freyne’s ‘Dating Amber’ to debut on Amazon Prime Video in June
Altitude handles international sales and will screen the film at Cannes virtual market.
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NewsIceland eases quarantine rules to allow in international productions
Iceland has successfully bought coronavirus under control, with only had three infections confirmed in May.