All Coronavirus articles – Page 36
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FeaturesMy Working From Home Life: Park Circus CEO Mark Hirzberger-Taylor
“I hope we can remember what we have achieved so collaboratively in the last few weeks.”
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NewsFlanders’ VAF launches €2m emergency production fund
Temporary aid scheme to support production slates during Covid-19 lockdown.
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NewsCurzon acquires UK rights to three features to strengthen online offer during lockdown (exclusive)
Plans to screen all three theatrically when UK cinemas reopen.
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NewsPact taskforce tackles UK insurance concerns
Fears start to emerge over inability to secure cover against Covid-19-related suspensions post-lockdown.
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NewsRussia unveils virtual content market for international buyers in early June
The Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition to launch on June 8.
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NewsLocarno chief Lili Hinstin talks completely new 2020 iteration
“We looked at what would be helpful for the films and their creators.”
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NewsChina box office expected to decrease more than $4.2bn due to coronavirus
Speculation mounts that cinemas may reopen in June after the Chinese government’s “Two Meetings” take place in late May.
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NewsSouth Korean cinemas slowly reopening over holiday weekend
CJ CGV, Lotte and Megabox are all reopening sites as the country reports only four new Covid-19 cases on April 30.
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NewsLe Pacte sells French rights for ‘Pinocchio’ to Amazon Prime Video
Wide French theatrical release in March was cancelled due to Covid-19 lockdown.
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NewsFantasia unveils plans for 2020 virtual edition
Geo-blocked line-up will include films from cancelled SXSW and Tribeca festivals.
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NewsCineworld says it will not show films that ‘fail to respect windows’
“Cineworld’s policy with respect to the window is clear, well known in the industry and is part of our commercial deal with our movie suppliers.”
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NewsUNIC weighs in on ‘Trolls World Tour’ release row
“Unusual circumstances should not be used to redesign a longstanding business model.”
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NewsLocarno Film Festival cancels 2020 edition, creates special prizes for stalled films
The physical festival will be replaced with a new format called “Locarno 2020 - For the Future of Films”.
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NewsBFI launches £2m crisis fund for UK indie films impacted by Covid-19
Up to £150,000 will be awarded to productions interrupted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsVertigo acquires ‘Fanny Lye Deliver’d’ for UK; sets digital release (exclusive)
Thomas Clay’s period drama stars Maxine Peak and Charles Dance.
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NewsKorea’s Jeonju film festival to go ahead without a public audience
Screenings for the International and Korean Competition sections will be held with only the relevant filmmakers and jury members in attendance.
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NewsIDFA chief talks finding new online audiences, plans for 2020 edition
Visitors to festival’s IDFA Online Collection webpage surge during global lockdown.
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NewsFrench cinemas to remain closed until early June, with large gatherings banned until September
French government presented strategy to lift Covid-19 strategy to parliament on Tuesday.
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NewsBeijing International Film Festival to run online version with streamer iQiyi
Fest was scheduled to take place in mid-April; Shanghai film fest still on schedule to take place in June.
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NewsWar of words erupts after AMC says it will ban Universal films from its global sites (update)
Tensions rise over threat to theatrical exclusivity model.