All Screen articles in December 12 2014 – Page 3
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CommentGlobes nods champion 'indie' cinema
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has struck a blow for so-called independent cinema while uncharacteristically cocking a snoot at a quartet of major studio contenders.
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FeaturesWaleed Al Shehhi, Dolphins
Emirati filmmaker Waleed Al Shehhi tells Melanie Goodfellow about his passion for Andrei Tarkovsky and how he finally faced his fears and shot his debut feature Dolphins.
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FeaturesNujoom Al Ghanem, Nearby Sky
Emirati filmmaker Nujoom Al Ghanem talks to Liz Shackleton about how she worked with trail-blazing camel owner Fatima Ali Alhameli and building a film industry in the Emirates.
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NewsVOX takes pan-Arab rights to Dolphins
EXCLUSIVE: Dubai-based Vox Cinemas is in final negotiations to acquire pan-Arab rights to Emirati director Waleed Al Shehhi’s Dolphins ahead of its premiere at DIFF on Friday.
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NewsMichael Lumpkin named AFI DOCS director
The producer and former executive director of the International Documentary Association (IDA) will lead the Washington DC-based annual event AFI DOCS.
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NewsSean Kisker earns Lionsgate stripes
Lionsgate has promoted 11-year veteran Sean Kisker to the newly created position of chief strategy officer and general manager of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.
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NewsMosquito Films picks up As You Were
EXCLUSIVE: Thai sales company Mosquito Films Distribution has picked up Singaporean filmmaker Liao Jiekai’s sophomore feature As You Were.
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NewsStrand picks up The Cut
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Fatih Akin’s quest story starring Tahar Rahim.
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NewsGolden Globes - nominee reactions
Eddie Redmayne was doing holiday shopping when he heard about his nomination and Force Majeure’s Ruben Östlund says he could get used to being pampered. Read on for more reactions.
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NewsWarner Bros sets Geostorm release
Dean Devlin’s action film starring Gerard Butler will open on October 21 2016, the studio has announced.
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NewsAkinnuoye-Agbaje to voice Emirati animation
Nigerian-UK actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is set to voice the protagonist of an ambitious Emirati feature-length animation inspired by a figure in Arabic folklore.
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NewsDogwoof acquires Censored Voices
Mor Loushy’s documentary will make its world premiere at Sundance.
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FeaturesChaitanya Tamhane, Court
Chaitanya Tamhane talks to Liz Shackleton about making his debut feature Court, which won two prizes at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
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NewsChopra promoted at Digital Domain
Amit Chopra, currently COO of US and Canada-based Digital Domain 3.0, has been promoted to executive vice president of its parent company, Hong Kong-listed Digital Domain Holdings.
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FeaturesRashid Masharawi, Letters From Al Yarmouk
Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi talks to Melanie Goodfellow about his documentary capturing life in the besieged Yarmouk refugee camp on the edge of Damascus.
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NewsPenny Marshall to direct Effa
The director of A League Of Their Own and Big has signed a two-film deal with Georgia-based FONU2 subsidiary Studioplex City, kicking off with a biopic about Effa Manley.
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NewsLeviathan wins Best Film at APSA
Other winners included Winter Sleep, The Dark Horse and Red Amnesia.
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NewsBirdman leads Golden Globes noms
Birdman is fast emerging as Fox Searchlight’s poster child of the season as the New Regency production emerged top of the pile on December 11 with seven 72nd Golden Globe nominations.