All articles by Ben Dalton – Page 60
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FeaturesOscars international feature race 2024: the contenders from Africa and the Middle East
Leading the cohort is Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s Senegalese entry Banel & Adama, the sole feature debut in competition at Cannes.
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NewsEstonian, Ukrainian projects among winners at Tallinn Black Nights TV Beats market
‘Behind The Iron Curtain’ took the most promising project prize.
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News‘The Marvels’ opens with £3.5m at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ starts strongly
‘The Marvels’ figure is lowest opening for a MCU title since 2011’s ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’.
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NewsStephen Graham, Studiocanal-backed Birdie Pictures launch competition for working-class UK TV writers (exclusive)
The initiative will award the winning writer £5,000, and help them obtain an agent.
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NewsIDFA apologises for “hurtful” slogan shown by activists at opening ceremony
”That slogan does not represent us, and we do not endorse it in any way.”
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: how will ‘The Marvels’ compare to recent MCU titles?
Palme d’Or winner ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ opens in 160 cinemas.
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Features“Be kind, attentive, and not an asshole”: Industry@Tallinn’s Marge Liiske sets the tone for Black Nights platform
Industry head Marge Liiske talks bringing new participants to the platform, and continued high costs.
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NewsHengameh Panahi, esteemed French-Iranian sales agent, dies aged 67
Panahi founded international sales company Celluloid Dreams in 1993.
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NewsJeanie Finlay’s Tribeca title ‘Your Fat Friend’ secures international sales deal (exclusive)
The UK documentary charts the rise of Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger to best-selling author.
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NewsCurzon names Edward Fletcher as CEO, overseeing exhibition and distribution
Fletcher co-founded Soda Pictures in 2002.
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NewsProduction underway on UK adventure comedy ‘Land Of Legend’ starring Rupert Everett, Tamsin Greig (exclusive)
Bifa nominee Harry Gilby leads the cast.
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NewsRed Sea’s Souk Project Market selects 26 projects competing for $360,000 prizes
Industry speakers at festival include ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ director Jasmila Zbanic, former Marvel exec Karim Zreik.
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News'Trolls Band Together' retakes UK-Ireland box office lead; 'How To Have Sex' opens with £100,000
Mubi launched ‘How To Have Sex’ on 150 sites.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘How To Have Sex’, ‘Bottoms’, ‘The Royal Hotel’ lead new openers
Studiocanal has Samuel Beckett biopic ‘Dance First’.
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FeaturesTallinn director Tiina Lokk on running a festival amid global conflicts: “I have to be ready for everything”
Lokk talks about global tensions around Gaza; plus how she programmed Banksy for the opening night.
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NewsFilm Republic boards Kosta Djordjevic’s Tallinn premiere ‘Sweet Sorrow’ (exclusive)
Film debuts in the Just Film youth section of POFF.
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News‘Forever Hold Your Peace’: first trailer for Tallinn Black Nights competition title (exclusive)
Comedy-drama about a bride who leaves her wedding two days before the big occasion.
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NewsZygi Kamasa launches UK theatrical distributor True Brit Entertainment exclusively for British films & TV
Kamasa pledges to co-finance over $150m of independent UK projects in three years.
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NewsScreen Ireland selects 12 writers for Stage to Screen talent development scheme
12 writers with 10 projects were selected from 120 applicants.
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News‘Rye Lane’, ‘Scrapper’, ‘All Of Us Strangers’ lead 2023 Bifa nominations
Films set in London dominate the nominations.