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NewsLocarno chief Lili Hinstin talks completely new 2020 iteration
“We looked at what would be helpful for the films and their creators.”
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NewsNoah Media Group picks up Steven Gerrard doc ‘Make Us Dream’, HBO’s ‘Bleed Out’
UK company will represent international sales on both.
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NewsChina box office expected to decrease more than $4.2bn due to coronavirus
Speculation mounts that cinemas may reopen in June after the Chinese government’s “Two Meetings” take place in late May.
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NewsBIFA takes unconscious bias training free and online during crisis
BIFA voters to take part in training, adapted for social distancing.
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NewsSouth Korean cinemas slowly reopening over holiday weekend
CJ CGV, Lotte and Megabox are all reopening sites as the country reports only four new Covid-19 cases on April 30.
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NewsJan Komasa’s ‘Corpus Christi’ follow-up ‘The Hater’ among Tribeca jury prize winners
Alice Wu’s The Half of It, Bo McGuire’s Socks On Fire also honoured.
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NewsLe Pacte sells French rights for ‘Pinocchio’ to Amazon Prime Video
Wide French theatrical release in March was cancelled due to Covid-19 lockdown.
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NewsFantasia unveils plans for 2020 virtual edition
Geo-blocked line-up will include films from cancelled SXSW and Tribeca festivals.
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NewsCineworld says it will not show films that ‘fail to respect windows’
“Cineworld’s policy with respect to the window is clear, well known in the industry and is part of our commercial deal with our movie suppliers.”
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NewsUNIC weighs in on ‘Trolls World Tour’ release row
“Unusual circumstances should not be used to redesign a longstanding business model.”
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NewsLocarno Film Festival cancels 2020 edition, creates special prizes for stalled films
The physical festival will be replaced with a new format called “Locarno 2020 - For the Future of Films”.
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NewsIndian actor Irrfan Khan, star of ‘The Lunchbox’, ‘Life Of Pi’, dies aged 53
Award-winning actor announced a cancer diagnosis in 2018.
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NewsBFI launches £2m crisis fund for UK indie films impacted by Covid-19
Up to £150,000 will be awarded to productions interrupted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsVertigo acquires ‘Fanny Lye Deliver’d’ for UK; sets digital release (exclusive)
Thomas Clay’s period drama stars Maxine Peak and Charles Dance.
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NewsChina’s Huayi Brothers reports $565m loss for 2019, removes CEO Jerry Ye
Beleaguered Chinese studio plans to raise $325m (RMB2.3bn) in a private placement of shares to repay debt and boost capital.
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NewsScreen Talks: BFI CEO Ben Roberts reveals plans to restart production and retain the UK’s competitive edge
Roberts conducts first major interview since taking the role in mid-February.
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NewsKorea’s Jeonju film festival to go ahead without a public audience
Screenings for the International and Korean Competition sections will be held with only the relevant filmmakers and jury members in attendance.
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NewsIDFA chief talks finding new online audiences, plans for 2020 edition
Visitors to festival’s IDFA Online Collection webpage surge during global lockdown.
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NewsFrench cinemas to remain closed until early June, with large gatherings banned until September
French government presented strategy to lift Covid-19 strategy to parliament on Tuesday.
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NewsBeijing International Film Festival to run online version with streamer iQiyi
Fest was scheduled to take place in mid-April; Shanghai film fest still on schedule to take place in June.