All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 49
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International Coalition for Filmmakers At Risk “extremely disturbed” by arrest of Iranian directors
Mina Keshavarz and Firouzeh Khosrovani have been released on bail and issued with a travel ban.
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Joan Collins, Matt Goss, Craig Fairbrass to star in ’Letter Girls’ (exclusive)
Letter Girls is set in London’s Soho in 1975, against the backdrop of the disco scene.
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UK Pavilion panel at Cannes calls out festival on its diversity efforts
“They don’t see you, they don’t hear you” said one panellist.
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Femicide protesters hit Cannes red carpet
It is understood that the names of 129 victims of femicide in France since the last Cannes were listed on the banner.
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European producers anticipate a post-Brexit co-production boom
Emu Films’ Mike Elliott, Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney and Komplizen Film’s Janine Jackowski discussed on a Cannes’ UK Pavilion panel.
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Final Cannes UK Pavilion panels to focus on Global Screen Fund, co-production
Denitsa Yordanova and Adrian Wootton will be chairing panels.
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Bombay Berlin Film Productions unveils queer-focused slate, 'Trijya' picked up by Mubi (exclusive)
Projects in the works include ‘The Distant Near’ and ‘A Life In Rose’.
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“The pace of change is too slow”: Cannes’ UK Pavilion to address continuing need for diversity schemes
BFI’s head of inclusion Melanie Hoyes will chair the panel.
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Anthony Hopkins to play Sigmund Freud in ‘Freud’s Last Session’ for WestEnd, CAA (exclusive)
Matthew Brown to direct.
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Parkland Pictures boards art scandal feature ‘Genuine Fakes’ (exclusive)
The drama explores the John Myatt art fraud scandal
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Streamers becoming “more accommodating” on producer rights and sharing viewing data, says Cannes panel
“Streamers are shifting to be more accommodating,” said a former Netflix, Disney+ exec.
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Ed Guiney, Janine Jackowski to discuss European co-production at UK Pavilion
The panel discussion takes place on Saturday May 21.
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Carnaby acquires trio of thrillers, including latest in ‘Footsoldier’ franchise (exclusive)
Projects include the next instalment from the ‘Footsoldier’ franchise.
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BFI Distribution picks up Mark Jenkin’s ‘Enys Men’ for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
UK-based sales agent Protagonist Pictures represents worldwide rights.
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Electric Shadow Company heads on the UK production-finance outfit’s ambitious slate
Company launching Rupert Sanders’ The Crow remake in the Cannes market.
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First look at Erin Kellyman in Alan Friel’s directorial debut ‘Woken’ (exclusive)
Maxine Peak also stars in Alan Friel’s directorial debut.
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Kirill Serebrennikov calls for end of “unbearable” Russian culture boycott
‘Tchaikovsky’s Wife’ director defended receiving funding from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
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Neon takes Directors’ Fortnight title ‘Enys Men’ for North America
The feature is premiering in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.
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Mia Bays to talk on the role of national film funds at Cannes’ UK Pavilion today
The panel will take place on Friday (May 20).
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UK’s Film Seekers close theatrical deals for sci-fi ‘Blank’ (exclusive)
Thriller is the debut feature of UK director Natalie Kennedy.