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All articles by Ben Dalton – Page 27
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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.
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NewsVue 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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FeaturesHow 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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NewsFinnish 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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NewsAtlas acquires Tallinn title ‘The Weeping Walk’ (exclusive)
Film will have its world premiere in Tallinn’s First Feature Competition.