All articles by Melanie Goodfellow – Page 16
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Israel selects Palestinian drama ‘Let It Be Morning’ for 2022 Oscars after Ophirs triumph
Film won best picture at Israeli Film Academy awards automatically making it Israeli Oscar submission.
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Charades to launch ‘Karaoke’, ‘Piggy’ at Rome’s MIA market (exclusive)
Paris-based sales company will unveil first images for both upcoming films at MIA.
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Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Souk unveils inaugural project line-up and jury
Five works in progress and 11 films in development due to be showcased at event running December 8-11.
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Israel Oscar contest hots up as Palestinian drama ‘Let It Be Morning’ vies to be submission
Other contenders include Avi Nesher’s Image Of Victory and Nadav Lapid’s Cannes Jury Prize winner Ahed’s Knee.
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Euro, LatAm producer bodies pledge cooperation on IP and diversity
Bodies representing more than 1,000 independent producers held talks Iberseries Platino Industria in Madrid.
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Iran’s Bahman Ghobadi calls for Oscar recognition for directors in exile
Award-winning Iranian-Kurdish filmmaker’s features include A Time For Drunken Horses and Rhino Season.
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Rome’s MIA market poised for bumper year following the AFM’s move online
Film and TV market devoted to scripted and unscripted content will unfold October 13 to 17.
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Venice Golden Lion winner ‘Happening’ sells out worldwide for Wild Bunch International
Audrey Diwan’s abortion drama is adapted from Annie Ernaux’s 2019 autobiographical work.
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Le Groupe Ouest expands Less Is More programme to bigger budget European projects
Creative Europe backed feature film incubator has supported 64 projects since its launch in 2017.
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Canneseries reveals competition line-up of 10 buzzy international series
French TV festival will run October 8-13 in Cannes to coincide with MIPCOM (October 11-14).
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‘Earwig’ director Lucile Hadzihalilovic on working with UK producers and avoiding the ‘horror’ label
English-language debut is based on novel by UK sculptor and writer Brian Catling.
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New projects from Sofia Djama, Ala Eddine Slim head to Egypt's CineGouna Platform
The fifth edition of project incubator event will showcase 20 projects in development and post-production.
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France names Oscar submission committee, sets selection calendar
Candidates this year include ’Happening’, ’Titane’ and ’Lost Illusions’.
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‘Dune’ off to flying start in France as European rollout begins
Sci-fi epic launched on 892 screens in France on Wednesday.
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Ramy Nahas appointed new head of international distribution at SND
Nahas’s remit will cover new feature films, drama series and the SND catalogue.
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Producer Rosa Bosch, directors Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova talk new partnership
Spanish producer and Bulgarian filmmaking duo have been collaborating organically since debut feature ’Cat In The Wall’.
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Marrakech film festival cancelled for second year, Atlas Workshops moved online
Industry-focused Atlas Workshops previously supported 2021 festival hits Feathers and The Gravedigger’s Wife.
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Audrey Diwan on Venice abortion drama ‘Happening’: “My first response to the book was one of shock”
The feature is adapted from French writer Annie Ernaux 2019 on her illegal abortion in 1964.
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Mounia Akl on the battle to shoot ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’ following Beirut blast
The Lebanese director’s debut feature was shot in the aftermath of the devastating August 2020 explosion.
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‘Imaculat’, ‘Californie’ win top prizes at the Giornate degli Autori in Venice
The Venice parallel section showcased 10 features in main competition.