All articles by Ben Dalton – Page 77
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NewsFrances de la Tour, Calvin Demba to star in UK feature ‘To The Girl I Once Knew’ (exclusive)
Ninety percent of HODs on the film are women, including casting director, production designer.
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Features‘Firebrand’ team talk female-led crew, Jude Law transformation and parallels with “puzzling” modern monarchy
Director Karim Aïnouz and producer Gabrielle Tana tell Screen about their collaboration on Tudor-era royal drama — and Competition title — Firebrand
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NewsMetFilm secures key deals including UK, Italy, Spain on ‘Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer’ (exclusive)
Documentary includes interviews with Christian Bale, Chloe Zhao, Robert Pattinson, Nicole Kidman.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Fast X’ revs its engine in over 650 cinemas
‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ and ‘Beau Is Afraid’ both opening.
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NewsDoha Film Institute unveils 29 projects for 2023 spring grants at Cannes
Four projects are by Qatari and Qatar-based filmmakers.
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NewsLucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy on WGA strike: “I’m in full support of writers getting what they deserve”
Director James Mangold also voiced support for striking writers at ’Indiana Jones’ Cannes press conference.
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NewsTrustNordisk boards Zentropa titles ‘Back To Reality’, ‘The Quiet Ones’
‘Back To Reality’ is a dark comedy from writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen.
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NewsCaptain Sir Tom Moore to receive film treatment from ‘Fisherman’s Friends’ writers (exclusive)
‘Finding Your Feet’ director Richard Loncraine will direct; Circus Studios selling in Cannes.
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NewsCharlie Murphy, Flora Nicholson to lead ‘Miss Pirie And Miss Woods’ from ‘Winners’ producer (exclusive)
Sophie Heldman will direct the real-life LGBTQI+ drama.
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Features‘How To Have Sex’ director Molly Manning Walker: “I hope we can start a conversation”
UK filmmaker Molly Manning Walker hopes her holiday drama, showing in Un Certain Regard, can resonate with young audiences — and Cannes critics.
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Sally Potter to retell ‘Orlando’ with new feature film ‘Orlando, Now’ (exclusive)
Potter is teaming with debut producers Joanna Vymeris and Solomon Golding for a retelling of her Oscar-nominated 1992 film.
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News‘McQueen’ filmmakers reunite for documentary about ‘Superman’ star Christopher Reeve (exclusive)
Film is currently in production, with first-ever access to the Reeve Estate’s archives.
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NewsBulldog takes four films for UK-Ireland release including comic thriller ‘A Kind Of Kidnapping’ (exclusive)
Also picks up festival favourite ‘A Life On The Farm’.
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NewsSheffield DocFest international competition title ‘Stephen’ picked up for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Narrative-documentary hybrid follows a man auditioning for a film while transforming his real life.
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NewsChaos as Cannes ticketholders turned away from Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Strange Way Of Life’
Ticketholders reported queuing for an hour but still not being given access to the only screening.
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News“I can’t do my job”: Online ticketing woes at Cannes frustrate industry attendees
“Last year it was bad, but I managed to get way more tickets than I did this year.”
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NewsCarnaby Talent agency launches to support emerging UK above and below the line professionals (exclusive)
Agency is for both above and below-the-line talents, focusing on feature films.
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News‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’ instructor Ant Middleton to make film debut with UK action thriller ‘Shelter’ (exclusive)
Scott Vickers will write and direct, with the film shooting from July.
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NewsNew Europe seals further deals on Berlinale title ‘Matria’ (exclusive)
Also sells ‘A Mystery On The Cattle Hill Express’.
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NewsCannes jury president Ruben Ostlund: “I’d rather have another Palme d’Or than an Oscar”
Ostlund and his Cannes jury discussed writers strike, Cannes protests.