All articles by Melanie Goodfellow – Page 49
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Claus Drexel talks mixing fact and fantasy in homeless drama ‘Under The Stars Of Paris’
Film gets its international market premiere at the EFM this week.
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Charades to launch sales on Emma Dante’s ‘The Macaluso Sisters’ at the EFM (exclusive)
Company releases first image for The Macaluso Sisters and Kirill Serebrennikov’s Petrov’s Flu.
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Rémi Bonhomme appointed artistic director of Marrakech Film Festival
Bonhomme will step down from role as programme manager at Cannes Critics’ Week after 2020 edition.
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Entire governing board of France’s César Academy resigns
Collective resignation comes amid intense criticism of 45-year-old organisation over gender parity, diversity and transparency.
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Cannes Marché du Film chief Jérôme Paillard defends badge price rise
Market hikes accreditation prices for sales companies with offices outside official exhibition space.
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Wild Bunch unveils EFM line-up, including Michele Placido’s ‘Caravaggio’s Shadow’ (exclusive)
Company brings 10 recent sales acquisitions to the market also including feature animation The Summit Of The Gods.
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Versatile unveils fresh details of Arab and Tarzan Nasser’s Gaza-set love story ‘Apollo’ (exclusive)
The film is inspired by the true story of an Ancient Greek statue that was fished out of the sea off Gaza and then disappeared.
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Aurit Zamir appointed new director of Israel’s Sam Spiegel International Film Lab
Zamir, who is a producer and graduate of the Sam Spiegel Film School, replaces Renen Schorr.
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César Academy “calls for calm” as stars demand overhaul of French Oscars
National Cinema Centre (CNC) chief to mediate in growing crisis over criticism of body’s governance.
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France’s MPM Premium widens slate, unveils new sales team and auteur label (exclusive)
Fresh sales acquisitions include Karim Aïnouz’s Algerian revolution documentary Nardjes A.
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France’s César Academy facing calls for shake-up over transparency, diversity and Polanski
Claire Denis, Virginie Despentes snubs have triggered a new debate over how the French Academy is run.
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Merged Jour2Fête and Doc & Film sales teams rebranded as The Party Film Sales
Parent company Jour2Fête will retain existing name for French distribution activities.
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Jean-Jacques Annaud preps TV project on female cinema pioneer Alice Guy
Wild Bunch TV, 68productions team on new production with agent Jeff Berg.
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James Gray, Jessica Hausner, Mark Mangini join Doha’s Qumra Masters programme
Feted film professionals will each deliver a masterclass at talent development event.
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French film and TV executive David Kessler dies at 60
At the time of his death he was director of Orange Content.
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Indie Sales boards Berlin Panorama title ‘Days Of Cannibalism’ (exclusive)
French outfit is handling a trio of Berlinale titles including Golden Bear contender All The Dead Ones.
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France’s UDI reshuffles team following Delphyne Besse’s departure (exclusive)
Paris-based company unveils new team’s first Berlinale world sales acquisition.
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French Césars under fire (again) over Roman Polanski’s 12 nominations
French feminists rail against César Academy for not taking moral position on Polanski.
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Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer And A Spy’ tops César nominations
France’s César Academy members’ support for Polanski’s film unswayed by rape allegations.
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Doha supports new film and TV projects by Hicham Lasri, Soudade Kaadan and Karim Aïnouz
Qatari institute supports a record 42 projects in autumn funding round.