All Distribution articles – Page 31
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NewsUK cinema admissions up in 2024, but average ticket price down
The total number of admissions last year was 126.5m.
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NewsDea Kulumbegashvili’s Venice title ‘April’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The film is about a doctor who provides unsanctioned abortions in Georgia.
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NewsCannes animated space thriller ‘Mars Express’ lands UK deal (exclusive)
A theatrical release is planned for May.
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NewsGerman box office falls 8% in 2024 but ‘The Zone Of Interest’, ‘Anyone But You’ impress
‘The Zone Of Interest’ was a surpise success to make Germany the film’s biggest international territory.
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NewsFilm Constellation lands French release for Canada and Ghana-set ‘Paradise’ (exclusive)
The drama thriller is Jeremy Comte’s directorial debut.
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NewsMargy Kinmonth’s ‘War Paint – Women At War’ picked up for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Kinmonth’s ‘Eric Ravilious – Drawn To War’ was a box office hit in 2022.
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NewsSouth Korea’s Green Narae Media wins Unifrance’s inaugural €10,000 distribution award (exclusive)
South Korean distributor Green Narae Media wins €10,000 prize for its ambitious release of ’The Taste Of Things’.
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Features“The future is about multi-territory rights”: Curzon’s Philip Knatchbull reveals his priorities
Knatchbull has returned to Curzon following its acquisition by US investment group Fortress.
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News‘The Corpse’ set for biggest ever Vietnamese day-and-date release (exclusive)
The horror feature will open in six territories worldwide on March 7, including the US, Australia, South Korea and Vietnam.
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News‘Six The Musical Live!’ lands UK-Ireland release (exclusive)
A filmed version of the stage musical will hit cinemas on April 6.
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FeaturesBuyers head to Paris Rendez-Vous, eager to be part of French cinema’s success story
Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema is a key event for international distributors.
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NewsTull Stories launches international comedy strand with two acquisitions (exclusive)
Company will release ‘Oh My Goodness!’ and ‘The Kitchen Brigade’.
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NewsItalian box office holds steady in 2024 as Disney takes distributor crown
Sleeper hit ’The Boy With The Pink Trousers’ was top local title of 2024, followed by Paolo Sorrentino’s ’Parthenope’.
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FeaturesEight talking points for the UK film industry in 2025
Key questions include: will the indie tax credit be transformative? How will cinemas adapt? And what is going on with James Bond?
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NewsKorean box office hit ‘Harbin’ sold to 117 countries
The historical thriller has taken more than $25m at the local box office.
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NewsSundance assisted dying doc ‘Life After’ boarded for international sales (exclusive)
Director Reid Davenport won the US Documentary Directing Award at Sundance 2022.
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NewsEve Gabereau to head Vue’s UK-Ireland distribution arm Vue Lumière (exclusive)
Gabereau is the founder and CEO of Modern Films and will now become executive chair.
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NewsVoltage Pictures acquires majority stake in sales, finance company The Exchange
Screen understands worldwide sales and distribution president Nat McCormick has left The Exchange.
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FeaturesWill moves by Canal+ and Disney prompt a seismic shift to France’s windows chronology?
A dramatic overhaul of the system in favour of the global platforms is likely to meet pushback from France’s powerful theatrical distribution sector.