All Features articles – Page 383
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FeaturesThessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece
Winners and attendees at the 52nd annual Thessaloniki International Film Festival (November 4-13).
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FeaturesHot projects on Screenbase
Kristin Scott Thomas, Matt Dillon and Julia Stiles are among the cast for Mike Figgis upcoming feature Seconds Of Pleasure, whilst Samantha Morton has taken on the lead in thriller The Mulo.
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FeaturesThe Healer
Brussels born, Italian raised director Giorgio Serafini is currently in post production on his supernatural thriller which shot in the woods of North Carolina
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FeaturesThe £10m question
Will changes to the EIS scheme help lure wealthy individuals back into UK film financing?
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FeaturesFilmfestival Cottbus, Germany
The 21st edition of the Filmfestival Cottbus, the Festival of East European Cinema, ran November 1-6 in Cottbus, Germany
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FeaturesStockholm International Film Festival Gala, Sweden
The 22nd Stockholm International Film Festival runs 9–20 November. This year’s gala was held at the Skandia theatre.
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FeaturesThe one to watch
Fuelled by a multiplex boom, the UAE box office is much bigger than previously believed. But market peculiarities and demographic quirks mean not all films perform as elsewhere.
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FeaturesCanada's one-stop shop
Montreal-based Mediabiz — now reorganised into production arm Mediamax and financial products division Mediabiz Capital — is making an aggressive play in the international film business. Mike Goodridge spoke to group CEO Karine Martin
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The fee furore
Is a solution to the virtual print fee problem any nearer for Europe’s indie distributors? Melanie Goodfellow listens in on the heated debate at Europa Distribution’s annual conference in Lyon
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FeaturesAsia Pacific hits the heights
How the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Nov 24) are helping to raise the global recognition of films from the region.
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FeaturesTunisia gets ready for its close-up
The North African country has long been popular with international directors shooting on location, but since this year’s revolution the local industry is looking to expand.
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FeaturesExcess all areas
Finding money is not a problem in China. Finding the right money, from astute investors who bring something more to the project than their present girlfriend, is vital.
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FeaturesDriving force
Paul Walker is at the wheel in a thriller uniting South African talent and financing with international producers. Screen visits the set.
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FeaturesThe remaking of MPCA
Brad Krevoy tells Jeremy Kay why he has rebooted his old company with a lively mix of Black List scripts, English-language versions of foreign hits and genre slam-dunks
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FeaturesA new approach to international
Why are some of the US studios closing or restructuring their international production and acquisitions departments? John Hazelton reports
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FeaturesFilmNation building
FilmNation’s Glen Basner and Aaron Ryder reveal to Jeremy Kay their recipe for success: whip up commercial productions, add a sales roster from leading directors, and feed a network of international distribution partners
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FeaturesAFM dailies digital editions
If you missed an issue of our AFM 2011 print editions, you can catch up with all five issues here.
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FeaturesDollars & sense
They are young and rich and investing in the US indie business. Jeremy Kay profiles the new breed of equity financiers helping to re-energise the industry.
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FeaturesAFM Buzz: US sellers
Hot projects from US sellers include Ron Howard’s Formula 1 film Rush from Exclusive; Woody Allen’s next film from Focus Features International; Hyde Park’s Iraq-set action thriller Thunder Run; and many more.