All articles by Ben Dalton – Page 18
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NewsSpirit Award nominee ‘Good One’ scores UK-Ireland distribution deal (exclusive)
India Donaldson’s debut feature follows a young woman on a backpacking trip.
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Features“Tolerance and ambition”: Red Sea film programmers reveal goals for the festival
Red Sea programmers programmers Antoine Khalife and Kaleem Aftab discuss how they are growing the festival to become a major international platform.
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NewsRed Sea title ‘Dreaming Of Lions’ acquired for international sales (exclusive)
‘Dreaming Of Lions’ is a black comedy about a woman trying, and failing, to commit suicide.
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NewsSandhya Suri’s ‘Santosh’ acquired for UK-Ireland distribution
Suri’s film is representing the UK in the international feature Oscar category.
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NewsRuben Ostlund’s ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’ scores Nordic distribution
”I believe in offering the audience electric shocks when they get bored and hope to get everyone else on board with the idea,” - Ostlund.
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FeaturesTop festival directors address the challenges of giving freelance journalists more access to talent
“Without an international press, there wouldn’t be the global echo that festivals need.”
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News‘Moana 2’ scores enormous $389m global box office opening
Disney sequel opens at number one in all European, Asian, Latin American markets.
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News‘Dogspiracy’ dog abuse documentary acquired for international sales (exclusive)
Paul Crompton’s film explores the hidden world of dog abuse.
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NewsIrish rap trio Kneecap wins arts funding case against UK government
The Irish rap group has been re-awarded £14,250.
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NewsFinnish film ‘Häyhä’ about The White Death sniper in the works (exclusive)
Film will be produced by ‘Lapua 1976’ producers Blankface Films.
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NewsTogether Films selects projects for $50,000 climate action fund (exclusive)
Two projects highlight innovative approaches to tackling climate crisis.
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FeaturesInternational execs choose favourite projects, praise youth focus of Tallinn’s 28th edition
‘Emi’, ’The Worker’ and ‘Late Shift’ all gathered plaudits from industry attendees.
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NewsRussian director on ‘Deaf Lovers’ PÖFF controversy: “Censorship is the biggest threat to art in our world”
‘Deaf Lovers’ was removed from Tallinn’s ‘Standing With Ukraine’ programme but kept in the festival.
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News‘Wicked’ conjures up $163m at global box office; ‘Gladiator II’ battles hard with $106m
‘Wicked’ records biggest global opening for a Broadway adaptation.
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News‘Silent City Driver’ leads Tallinn 2024 winners; Palestinian, Israeli films take prizes
Several winners referenced ongoing global conflicts in their speeches.
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NewsMigration stories head Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2024 winners
17 awards distributed to film projects at various development & production stages.
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News“Like ‘Black Mirror’ without the technologies”: Tallinn filmmakers discuss working in exile
Producer Uldis Cekulis suggested making projects faster to respond to current events.
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NewsLuna Carmoon, Sean Wang, Nava Mau among Bafta Breakthrough 2024 line-up
43 creatives include 21 from UK, 13 from US and nine from India.
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NewsRotterdam-bound ‘Acts Of Love’ acquired for world sales (exclusive)
Film will have world premiere in Rotterdam’s Harbour strand.
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FeaturesOscars international feature race 2025 guide: the contenders from Africa and the Middle East
Two spots on the Oscars shortlist of 15 last year for African and Middle East countries represented a modest improvement on recent years — but entries this year are down. Screen surveys a region that has made halting progress.