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FeaturesHow Simon Fitzmaurice battled MND to make 'My Name Is Emily'
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NewsBritish Screenwriters' Awards honours late filmmaker Simon Fitzmaurice
Fitzmaurice, who died last year, will have an award renamed after him.
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EXCLUSIVE: Simon Fitzmaurice’s debut feature to world premiere at Galway Film Fleadh.
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NewsHighmore, Nesbitt attached to Emily
Simon Fitzmaurice’s debut feature is set to shoot this summer.
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NewsVisit Films unveils Venice, TIFF slate
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kampe and his New York-based team head into the fall festival season with a raft of new acquisitions led by a worldwide deal excluding Australia/New Zealand on Venice premiere Tanna.
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NewsToronto unveils Discovery, TIFF KIDS
Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 10-20) has completed its line-up with the Discovery, New Wave TIFF Kids and In Conversation With… strands and has confirmed the return of Festival Street.
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CommentLocarno: 'Standing Tall' team win inaugural European Casting Director Award
Antoinette Boulat and Elsa Pharaon took home the prize, which has been founded to recognise an overlooked film-making sector.
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