All articles by Ben Dalton – Page 24
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Luna 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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Rotterdam-bound ‘Acts Of Love’ acquired for world sales (exclusive)
Film will have world premiere in Rotterdam’s Harbour strand.
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Oscars 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.
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Vue Cinemas launches UK-Ireland distribution company Vue Lumière (exclusive)
AI tool identified a gap in the market for smaller and international films, said CEO Tim Richards.
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How Tallinn’s AI recommender aims to help audiences discover new films
Susi allows users to input any information, and it will suggest films from the PÖFF programme.
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Finnish series project ‘The Women I Think About At Night’ leads Tallinn TV Beats winners
German project ‘In Paradise’ wins new Public Favourite award.
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Atlas acquires Tallinn title ‘The Weeping Walk’ (exclusive)
Film will have its world premiere in Tallinn’s First Feature Competition.
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‘Gladiator II’ muscles up £8.8m at UK-Ireland box office for Ridley Scott record opening
‘Paddington In Peru’ posts decent hold to enter year top 10.
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Tallinn’s industry head looks forward to presenting projects, talking AI and debating funding sources
The Tallinn industry programme closed attendance applications early for the first time.
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LGBTQ+ sports documentary ‘Gay Games’ picked up for world sales (exclusive)
Film is currently in production, from Bafta-winning director Cherish Oteka.
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Berlin’s Tricia Tuttle says ‘No Other Land’ directors’ comments are not antisemitic
“Discourse which suggests this creates danger for them inside and outside Germany.”
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Todd Haynes to head Berlin Film Festival 2025 jury
Festival director Tricia Tuttle calls Haynes “a dazzlingly gifted writer and director with an impressive range.”
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Alain Guiraudie’s ‘Misericordia’ acquired for UK-Ireland distribution (exclusive)
Film will be released theatrically in spring 2025.
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Red Sea Souk market includes Asmae El Moudir, CJ Obasi projects
Moudir’s ‘Holy Cow’ follows a truck driver transporting cattle in Morocco.
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Swedish Film Institute selects two winners of £60,000 Wild Card prize
Winners were awarded at a ceremony during Stockholm Film Festival.
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BBFC report shows most complained-about films of 2023; cinema submissions at 10-year high
Content submitted for cinema classification at a 10-year high.
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Tallinn Black Nights responds to criticism of Russian film: “This is an anti-war work”
Film has been removed from the Standing with Ukraine programme, but remains in competition.
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Nickie Sault launches film and TV production company ‘Class 5’
Class 5 will produce ‘The Gallows Pole’ writer Ben Myers’ debut feature ‘Rare Singles’.
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UK Next Wave Genre Lab selects projects, contributors for second phase (exclusive)
‘Love Lies Bleeding’ producer Andrea Cornwell is among contributors to the scheme.
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‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ sweeps Critics Choice Documentary Awards
UK-US documentary wins all six categories in which it was nominated.