All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 55
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NewsHaifa awards go to 'Personal Affairs,' 'The Distinguished Citizen'
Festival’s Mix Programme $65,000 production grant was awarded to Rony and Riyad.
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NewsRome: 'More public money needed for distribution', say execs
Experts on MIA/Europa Distribution panel also discussed the importance of territoriality in European deals and need for diversification to mitigate risk.
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FeaturesNordic focus: new talent schemes break the mould
Three initiatives in Scandinavia are encouraging film-makers to experiment by breaking out of production norms.
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NewsStockholm Film Festival to open with 'I, Daniel Blake'
The 27th edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival (Nov 9 - 20) will present 200 films from 70 countries.
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NewsFlanders Image wraps first edition of NeXT
Coureur won the events best project pitch, while Cloudboy triumphed in the Works In Progress strand.
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NewsIndustry execs mull future of sales and festivals at Belgium's NeXT Talks
Industry panellists discussed the changing nature of the international film business during the NeXT Talks conference.
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FeaturesHaifa: Avi Nesher talks Holocaust drama 'Past Life'
For his 20th feature, Past Life, film-maker Avi Nesher examines how a father’s complicated past haunts his family.
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FeaturesHaifa focus: highlighting community, gender equality
As Haifa presents its 32nd festival (Oct 15-24), Wendy Mitchell talks to artistic director Pnina Blayer about what makes the event unique.
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FeaturesMIPCOM: Swedish TV outfit Yellow Bird's flight plan
Swedish TV and film production company Yellow Bird is moving beyond its Nordic Noir roots with an ambitious slate mostly for the small screen.
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News‘Iron Sky’ director crowdfunds for ‘reptilian Margaret Thatcher’
Finnish director Timo Vuorensola has taken to Indiegogo to fund an additional scene in forthcoming sequel Iron Sky The Coming Race.
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NewsKen Loach kicks off Film Fest Gent
British director’s Palme d’Or winning film opened the 43rd edition of the festival.
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NewsFlanders NeXT: Family film 'Cloudboy' wins Works In Progress award
New Europe Film Sales is representing the Bel-Swe-Nor-NL co-production.
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NewsFlanders NeXT: Cycling drama 'Coureur' wins pitch prize
The debut feature from Kenneth Mercken triumphed in a field of eight projects.
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News'Godless' triumphs at Reykjavik fest
Bulgarian-Danish-French drama previously won festival awards in Locarno and Sarajevo.
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NewsNetflix strikes global VoD deal for 'Burn Burn Burn'
EXCLUSIVE: Chanya Button’s debut feature getting theatrical release in UK via Verve Pictures. Director also talks new projects.
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NewsScandinavia: CEO changes at SF Studios, Goteborg, Film Vast
It has been a busy week in Scandinavia as new CEOs are appointed at SF Studios and the Goteborg Film Festival, and Film Vast’s popular CEO Tomas Eskildsson announced he will step down.
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NewsDaniel Radcliffe eyes directorial debut
At his Zurich Film Festival masterclass, the 27-year-old British actor also spoke about his role in Greg McLean’s forthcoming Jungle.
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NewsCPH PIX to welcome Davies, Schamus, Escalante, Mikkelsen
EXCLUSIVE: Copenhagen’s festival, in new autumn dates, will show a record 226 features kicking off with Doctor Strange.
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News'Olli Maki' wins Golden Eye at Zurich Film Festival
Top brass at the 12th Zurich Film Festival have given the Golden Eye for international feature film to The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Maki, the debut feature by Juho Kuosmanen.
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NewsInaugural NeXT in Ghent to feature Michael R Roskam project
Roskam’s third feature The Racer And The Jailbird starring Matthias Schoenaerts will be among the line-up.