All Screen articles in April 18 2014
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Locarno: filmmakers call to drop Israel focus
Ken Loach, Simone Bitton, Walter Bernstein, Annemarie Jacir and Elia Suleiman among signatories of petition; Locarno Film Festival issues statement.
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Screen, Winston Baker team on Cannes Finance Forum
Screen International becomes media partner on 5th Annual International Film Finance Forum.
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Happy 90th birthday, Eric Pleskow
The veteran Hollywood producer Eric Pleskow celebrates his 90th birthday today.
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Kevorkian lines up thriller Georgie
Johnny Kevorkian will direct psychological thriller Georgie, written by Craig Rutherford.
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Ferrara's DSK film gets VOD debut
Wild Bunch has eschewed a theatrical release in France and opted for a VOD launch for Welcome To New York. Abel Ferrara and Gerard Depardieu will hit the Croisette for day-long event on fringe of Cannes Film Festival.
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Lincoln Center sets Fassbinder retrospective
Fassbinder: Romantic Anarchist (Part 1) is being dubbed the most extensive presentation of Fassbinder’s films in New York since 1997 and runs from May 16-June 1.
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Paramount, China Filmco eye Marco Polo
The partners will co-produce the 3D fantasy-action and are searching for a name Hollywood director and star plus US and Chinese cast.
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Nicole Garcia to head Caméra d’or jury
Actress, director and screenwriter Nicole Garcia is to preside over the Jury for this year’s Caméra d’or award for the best debut film at Cannes.
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Mike Weatherley on US tour
The UK’s intellectual property advisor to Prime Minister David Cameron met US studio heads this week (17) in a publicity drive for content protection.
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Miike shooting Yakuza Apocalypse
EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Nikkatsu Corporation has announced director Takashi Miike has started shooting Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War Of The Underworld as of April 17.
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Nancy Kirkpatrick to leave Summit
The veteran had served as Summit Entertainment’s president of worldwide marketing for the past six years and departs as Lionsgate and Summit integrate marketing operations.
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Diamond shines for Cohen Media Group
Chairman and CEO Charles S Cohen announced (17) that the company has picked up North American and English-language remake rights to the French thriller.
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Academy sets 2014-15 timetable
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will present the 87th Oscars on February 22, 2015.
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Katherine Mills joins Signature
Former marketing manager for Lionsgate has been appointed head of marketing for UK distributor.
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Ciaran Foy to direct Sinister 2
Scott Derrickson, who directed the 2012 original and reprises his co-writer role with C Robert Cargill, announced the news on Twitter.
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Cannes selections: the breakdown
Croisette regulars veterans Jean Luc Godard, Ken Loach and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne will compete alongside Competition first-timers Alice Rohrwacher, Xavier Dolan and Damian Szifron at the Cannes Film Festival next month.
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Chinese film delegation heads to UK
A delegation of Chinese film and TV industry executives is heading to London in September to forge ties with UK indies and broadcasters as part of the Screen China event.
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Chef leads Tribeca Film Festival buzz
Jon Favreau’s comedy builds up most overall buzz, but Goodbye to All That leads the way with 81% intent-to-view.
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Hellenic Film Academy Awards
Fifth edition of the awards saw Pantelis Voulgaris’ Little England win best film, while Yiorgos Tsemberopoulos won best director for The Enemy Within.
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Baird, El Hosaini to direct Babylon series
Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong’s TV series is shooting in and around London for a six-part series this autumn.