All articles by Ben Dalton – Page 6
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NewsSerbian feature ‘Wind, Talk To Me’ wins top award at Sarajevo
Winners express solidarity with Serbian student protestors.
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NewsStephan Komandarev’s Venice title ‘Made In EU’ picked up for sales, releases trailer
EXCLUSIVE: The film follows a woman working in a Bulgarian clothing factory who becomes the first case of Covid in her town.
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NewsAleksandr Sokurov’s Venice title ‘Director’s Diary’ boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: CEO Jean-Christophe Simon says Films Boutique has “one of its strongest lineups to date” for fall festivals.
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NewsNoel Clarke loses libel case against The Guardian
The Guardian “succeeded in establishing both truth and public interest defences”, read the judgement.
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NewsSarajevo’s CineLink reveals 2025 industry winners with €250,000 of prizes
‘Places Half Empty’, ‘Stone Over Stone’, ‘Pogana’ all take prizes.
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NewsWillem Dafoe talks Martin Scorsese, Robert Eggers, Kathryn Bigelow collaborations
Dafoe discussed being crucified and buried in his sold-out Sarajevo masterclass.
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NewsAI “tsunami” poses threat to creators’ rights, say copyright experts
“AI content will flood the commercial market and will suck out a lot of money.”
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NewsIlya Khrzhanovsky updates on ‘DAU’ films, talks Gaza conflict, Mubi funding criticism
“I love Israel, but what is happening on the West Bank and in Gaza is terrible.”
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NewsHlynur Palmason’s San Sebastian title ‘Joan of Arc’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film will play in the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera strand.
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News‘Better Go Mad in the Wild’: first trailer for Karlovy Vary winner with late Frantisek Klisik
EXCLUSIVE: Protagonist Klisik died hours after the film’s Karlovy Vary win.
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NewsPsychological thriller ‘Disturbed’ boarded for sales ahead of Haugesund slot
EXCLUSIVE: Film follows a young lawyer who begins to sense she is being watched.
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NewsFestival directors discuss imperative to show “uncomfortable films”
“Part of our role is to find and back voices that sometimes make people uncomfortable,” said Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle.
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NewsFilmmakers can learn from Christian content success, notes Sarajevo panel
“We may not like that kind of film but they are making money.”
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NewsRay Winstone calls for UK industry to make more culturally British films
“The French do it, the Germans do it – that’s the way it should be, that’s where good filmmakers come from.”
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NewsPalestine selects Annemarie Jacir’s ‘Palestine 36’ as Oscar entry
Film depicts the Palestinian revolt against British colonial rule in 1936.
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NewsSan Sebastian title ‘Weightless’ secures international sales representation
EXCLUSIVE: Film is produced by Snowglobe’s Anna Dammegaard Sollested & Clara Jantzen Kreinoe.
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NewsJi.hlava awards Docu Talents projects in Sarajevo, selects 18 Emerging Producers
One producer is from Ethiopia, guest country of the programme.
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News‘Weapons’ maintains UK-Ireland box office lead; ‘Materialists’ starts in third
EFD horror ‘Together’ takes just over £500,000; strong performance from ‘Princess Mononoke’.
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NewsTerence Stamp, ‘Superman’ villain & star of 1960s British cinema, dies aged 87
Stamp’s long career included ‘Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert’.
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NewsPaolo Sorrentino addresses “genocide” in Gaza: “No film can prevent these things”
Sorrentino says he prefers Disney films to violent films; talks working with cinematographers.








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