Michael Rosser
Michael Rosser is Asia & Middle East Editor at Screen International, working closely with Screen’s network of correspondents on news, features and analysis. He also supports the London-based team, on festival dailies in particular.
Rosser first joined Screen in 2012 as news editor, overseeing Screendaily.com and working across market dailies at Cannes, Berlin, Toronto and Filmart in Hong Kong. After a three-year stint as an entertainment editor at IMDb, he returned to Screendaily’s online news team in 2019 before being appointed International News Editor in 2022, taking up his current role in 2024.
A journalism graduate, Rosser started his career in regional newspapers before moving into trade magazines including Precision Marketing, Broadcast, C21Media and Television Business International.
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Mohammad Rasoulof talks fleeing Iran and making Cannes Competition title ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The dissident director is in Cannes for the premiere of his latest film, which will compete for the Palme d’Or.
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Mohammad Rasoulof to attend Cannes premiere; open letter from filmmakers calls for solidarity
‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ set to world premiere on May 24.
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Hong Kong horror ‘Peg O’ My Heart’ lands UK-Ireland distribution (exclusive)
Award-winning actor Nick Cheung makes his fourth film as director with the feature.
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Iranian independent filmmakers step into limelight at Cannes
Ahead of premiere of Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, the Woman Life Freedom Project is making an impact on the Croisette.
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New projects from Iran’s Behrooz Karamizade and Golden Bear-winning producer join Full Circle Lab (exclusive)
They will take part in the first edition of the Full Circle Lab Nouvelle-Aquitaine Hessen workshop.
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Mubi scoops Cannes Competition title ‘The Girl With The Needle’
Marks the third Palme d’Or contender secured by the streamer and distributor.
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Producer Roger Frappier readies adaptation of children-of-war novel ‘The Orange Grove’ (exclusive)
The film will be written and directed by rising Arab filmmaker Murad Abu Eisheh.
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Rialto appoints head of acquisitions, secures major funding boost (exclusive)
The distributor is hunting up to eight strong titles at the market.
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Neon snaps up Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes contender ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The filmmaker has fled his native Iran following pressure from authorities over the feature.
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Focus Features lands Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons
The feature is a remake of South Korean science fiction comedy ‘Save The Green Planet’.
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‘Goodbye Julia’ takes top prize at Critics Awards for Arab Films
‘Four Daughters’ and ‘Inshallah A Boy’ also ranked among the big winners at the awards.
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MAD picks up Cannes titles ‘Ghost Trail’, ‘The Village Next To Paradise’ for MENA (exclusive)
Further upcoming titles from the 30-strong haul include Anne-Marie Jacir’s upcoming ‘All Before You’’.
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Tony Leung to head Tokyo film festival jury
The Hong Kong star will serve as president of the international competition jury.
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Barunson E&A sells Indonesian horror ‘Respati’ to US, Asia (exclusive)
It is directed by Sidharta Tata, whose feature debut ‘Waktu Maghrib’ ranked as the fifth biggest title at the Indonesian box office in 2023.
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‘Civil War’ set as first A24 production to land China theatrical release
The Alex Garland feature will open in mainland China on June 7.
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Front Row takes global distribution rights to Saudi-Emirati comedy ‘Al Eid Eiden’
The feature is set for a theatrical release on July 4.
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Finecut lands pre-sales of ‘The Desperate Chase’, sells ‘A Normal Family to US (exclusive)
‘The Desperate Chase’ marks the second feature of ‘Devils’ director Kim Jae-hoon.
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Korean remake of ‘You Are The Apple Of My Eye’ heads to Cannes market (exclusive)
K-pop stars Jung Jin-young and Dahyun to lead romantic comedy drama.
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Future Leaders 2024: Gu Pengyuan (China)
In his role as Head of Programme at FIFF, he helped discover Lan Tian’s Southern Afternoon.
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Future Leaders 2024: Viknesh Kobinathan (Singapore)
Kobinathan is film programmer is Singapore’s Asian Film Archive.