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NewsDutch duo get film fund backing
Dorst and Marionette will receive support through the Dutch Crossover project.
NewsDardennes-produced 'Behind The Clouds' gets German distribution
Cecilia Verheyden’s debut feature has been a hit in Belgium.
NewsCannes Marché, Frontières launch genre partnership
Two markets will collaborate on a works-in-progress strand in Cannes this year and have sights set on a 2017 packaging and financing forum in Europe.
NewsTribeca title 'Perfect Strangers' picked up by Italy's True Colours
Fledgling sales outfit has acquired worldwide sales rights to Paolo Genovese’s comedy, a box office hit in Italy.
News3D family-adventure 'Aldabra' inks sales, distribution deals
EXCLUSIVE: Aldabra: Once Upon An Island will have two market screenings at Cannes following its domestic release in the Czech Republic.
NewsMichael Fassbender-Alicia Vikander drama sells to Russia
Derek Cianfrance’s The Light Between The Oceans sells to Arthouse, which also buys Jesse Owens biopic Race.
NewsSignature promotes Jon Bourdillon
UK indie distributor promotes Jon Bourdillon to COO, while founder Marc Goldberg takes on a new title as CEO.
NewsBBC Films plots 'The Children of Willesden Lane' adaptation
Robert Shapiro will produce the story of a Jewish piano prodigy who narrowly escapes Nazi-occupied Vienna during the Second World War.
NewsBBFC delegates advertising classification to CAA
New classification structure for cinema adverts to be implemented on March 31.
News'Northmen - A Viking Saga' producers option novel 'The Break'
Based on Swiss author Arno Camenisch’s [pictured] novel, the comedy is slated to shoot in 2017.
NewsUK-made films account for 26% of global market, reports BFI
UK-filmed features generated more than $9.4 billion at the global box office in 2015.
News'Batman v Superman' tops buzz chart
Upcoming superhero film had three times more social media buzz than Zootropolis in the past week.
NewsIstanbul Film Festival reveals 2016 lineup
Turkish festival announces films, guests and industry lineups amid challenging security climate.
NewsNaomi Kawase to head Cannes Cinéfondation, Shorts jury
The three-time Palme d’Or nominated director will present the awards at the festival’s closing ceremony on May 22.
NewsJames Bond, 'Dr. Strangelove' designer Sir Ken Adam dies aged 95
Two-time Oscar winner Adam was the first production designer to receive a knighthood.
NewsNordisk Film to receive CineEurope prize
Danish production outfit behind A War will be presented with the Independent Film Award.
NewsKoch takes 'The Model' for Germany, Italy
TrustNordisk sells Mads Matthiesen’s fashion drama to four more territories.
NewsMusic Box acquires Swedish hit 'A Man Called Ove'
Hannes Holm’s comedy-drama is the fifth-highest grossing local film in Sweden.
NewsVatican newspaper praises abuse drama 'Spotlight'
The Vatican-owned Osservatore Romano commended the film for giving a voice to the victims of historical sex abuse within the Catholic Church.