All articles by Melanie Goodfellow – Page 42
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MK2 boards ‘The Young Lovers’ starring Fanny Ardant and Melvil Poupaud (exclusive)
Romantic drama will challenge societal norms.
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France increases incentive for VFX-heavy international productions
Country’s TRIP incentive rises to 40% from 30% for big VFX-related spending.
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Alpha Violet boards ‘Abu Omar’ starring Kais Nashif, releases first image (exclusive)
Feature is lead produced by Israeli The Cakemaker producer Itai Tamir.
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Charades unveils multiple deals on Neon titles including ‘Spaceship Earth’ (exclusive)
Titles were sold with a special Covid-19 era marketing package devised by Neon.
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Totem Films launches doc label with four female-driven projects (exclusive)
Inaugural line-up includes first in-house production of controversial gender equality work The Female Gaze.
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‘It Must Be Heaven’, ‘Adam’ top Critics Awards for Arab films nominations
Fourth edition is based on votes of 142 Arab and international critics hailing from 57 countries.
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Diego Buñuel appointed head of programming at France Télévisions
Buñuel was previously head of original documentaries at Netflix.
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Les Films du Losange boards new Alain Guiraudie film (exclusive)
Production has resumed shooting after Covid-19 lockdown with new hygiene protocols in place.
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France TV acquires sales on Pascal Elbé’s ‘Hear Me Out’, releases first image (exclusive)
Romantic comedy is third feature for popular French actor in the director’s chair.
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Totem Films scores ‘Luxor’ deals to the UK and France (exclusive)
Andrea Riseborough stars as a traumatised aid worker.
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Locarno Open Doors launches year-round support programme
This new initiative is being overseen by Zsuzsi Bankuti, former head of acquisitions at The Match Factory.
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Anaïs Clanet, Urban team on new documentary sales banner Reservoir Docs
First acquisition under new banner is UK skateboarding doc Boarders.
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Luxbox to launch Joachim Lafosse’s ‘The Restless’ at virtual Cannes (exclusive)
Leila Bekhti and Damien Bonnard to star in drama exploring impact of bipolar disorder.
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Features
Cannes 2020 Official Selection guide: The newcomers
Screen profiles the 14 features of filmmakers selected by Cannes for the first time.
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Cannes 2020 Official Selection guide: Documentaries, animations, omnibus and comedies
Screen profiles the animations, docs, Hong Kong omnibus and five French comedies in Thierry Fremaux’s selection.
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Cannes 2020 Official Selection guide: The “first features”
While not all of these are debuts, Screen profiles the 15 “first features” selected by Cannes.
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“Everyone took a Covid test”: ‘Eiffel’ producer on restarting filming in Paris
The Pathe feature had three weeks of production to go before it was forced to close in March.
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Cairo’s new artistic director Ahmed Shawky resigns, publishes open letter
His resignation has come after reportedly controversial social media posts in Arabic came to light.
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Wild Bunch secures €35m loan from Germany’s Commerzbank
The company said the loan was an important part of the financial strategy of the European filmed entertainment group.
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Locarno unveils Southeast Asia-focused 2020 Open Doors selection
This year’s edition will welcome eight projects for its Open Door Hub component and nine emerging producers for its Lab event.