All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 24
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Iranian filmmaker Saeed Roustaee sentenced to jail for Cannes screening of ‘Leila’s Brothers’
He has been sentenced to six months along with the film’s producer Javad Noruzbegi.
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European Film Awards first 2023 selection includes ‘Anatomy Of A Fall, ‘How To Have Sex’
Further Cannes titles to be selected include ’Firebrand’ and ’The Old Oak’.
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Justine Bateman spearheads stamp of approval for AI-free film and TV projects
’The Handmaid’s Tale’ director Reed Morano and actor Juliette Lewis are also supporting the initiative.
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BFI chair Tim Richards to step down in 2024 as DCMS opens applications for successor
CEO of Vue International Tim Richards ends his tenure in 2024.
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Guy Nattiv’s ‘Golda’, starring Helen Mirren, set for UK-Ireland theatrical release
The film premiered in Berlin and went on to open the Jerusalem Film Festival.
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Juan Pablo González, Sergio Castro San Martín return to San Sebastian co-production forum
Fifteen projects have been selected for the forum, seven from first or second-time directors.
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Netflix, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, launch female-focused training programme
45 women will be able to take part in the scheme.
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Ffilm Cymru Wales founding CEO Pauline Burt to step down
Recruitment for a new CEO is underway.
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James Hawes’ ‘One Life’, starring Anthony Hopkins, joins BFI London Film Festival line-up
Film selected as the American Express Gala.
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Plans afoot for Aberdeen’s only independent cinema to re-open
The Belmont Filmhouse has been shut since October of last year.
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Scottish horror ‘Mercy Falls’ scores UK theatrical deal (exclusive)
It will be released in UK cinemas from September 1.
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Disney+ to launch ad-supported plans in UK, Canada, parts of Europe
A crackdown on password sharing is also on the horizon.
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UK’s Glasgow Film Theatre strikes landmark union agreement
A voluntary recognition agreement has been signed between GFT and union Unite – the first of its kind for a Scottish cinema.
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Warner Bros Discovery UK and Ireland names new president and managing director
Antonio Ruiz left the role in March.
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Venice Horizons title ‘The Red Suitcase’ snapped up for world sales (exclusive)
Film is the debut feature from Nepalese filmmaker Fidel Devkota.
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Sky to no longer broadcast Oscars in the UK
A new broadcaster for the Academy Awards has yet-to-be announced.
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Sony Pictures Entertainment reports quarterly profit drop to $115m
Reduced deliveries of US TV series, lower streaming licensing revenues and higher marketing costs cited as reasons for drop.
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“All killer, no filler”: Edinburgh film festival heads discuss 2023’s streamlined edition
Kate Taylor and Tamara Van Strijthem discuss pulling the programme together in four months, and EIFF’s future.
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UK crews in crisis as SAG-AFTRA strike thwarts production: “Is the UK industry really our own?”
As the UK production landscape gets thrown into disarray by the US strikes, Screen speaks to below-the-line workers about the “devastating” impact.
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Production Guild of Great Britain appoints Pulse Films’ Bianca Gavin as chair
‘Cloud Atlas’ producer Alex Boden stepping down after four years in the role.