All Screen articles in February 24 2017 – Page 115
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NewsWomen directors accounted for just 27% of films produced in France in 2023
Just one woman directed a film with a budget over €20m last year.
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NewsSony eyes acquisition of Japan’s Kadokawa Corporation
The Japanese media giant is behind features such as Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Kubi’ and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Serpent’s Path’.
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NewsDonnie Yen’s ‘The Prosecutor’ lands US distribution and sets release date (exclusive)
The action-thriller is inspired by a real legal case in Hong Kong.
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NewsJourneyman Pictures adds ‘Love & Trouble’ to its IDFA slate (exclusive)
Amy Hardie’s feature doc is about a couple who deal with past trauma when their baby’s cries trigger PTSD.
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NewsProtagonist Pictures refreshes team, lands key hires
Joseph Hewitt has been brought in from HanWay Films.
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NewsFrance’s Respect collective creates code of conduct for navigating sexual assault from script to screen
“The tools that exist don’t tell you what to do when it actually happens on your set.”
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NewsBleecker Street acquires US rights to David Mackenzie’s TIFF premiere ‘Relay’
Theatrical release planned for 2025.
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Reviews‘Spring Came On Laughing’: Cairo Review
Heightened Cairo-set melodrama features five tales of fracturing female relationships
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NewsBerlinale 2025 takes €2m budget hit and parts ways with Uber
The Berlin Senate is not providing the €2m in financial support as part of overall cuts to its cultural budget.
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NewsAtlas acquires Tallinn title ‘The Weeping Walk’ (exclusive)
Film will have its world premiere in Tallinn’s First Feature Competition.
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FeaturesThe hot market titles to look out for at IDFA 2024
Screen profiles a selection of key titles available across IDFA.
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News“I am not sexist,” says Camerimage festival director as packed-out event gets underway
Following controversial comments from Marek Żydowicz, attendees hope the cinematography festival could help drive change.
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News‘The Last Dance’ records Hong Kong’s biggest ever single-day box office for a local film
The drama is led by Michael Hui and Dayo Wong.
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NewsStone Age thriller ‘Out Of Darkness’ wins big at Bafta Scotland awards
Former Edinburgh director Lynda Myles and casting director Des Hamilton received outstanding contribution awards.
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NewsFulwell 73 and LeBron James-founded SpringHill Company to merge
The merger is expected to close by the end of 2024, with the companies operating under a new yet-to-be disclosed name.
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Reviews‘An American Pastoral’: IDFA Review
Timely documentary tracks small-town school board elections in Pennsylvania
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Reviews‘Wishing On A Star’: Tallinn Review
Hybrid documentary follows an Italian astrologer who sends people around the world in search of their dreams
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Reviews‘Out Of Control’: Tallinn Review
Omar Sy and Elodie Bouchez star in Anne Le Ny’s domestic drama set in Brittany
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FeaturesWhy attracting world premieres helps Just Film stand out from the main Tallinn festival
Brian Durnin’s Irish film ‘Spilt Milk’ has made its world debut at the Estonian festival.
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News‘Gladiator II’ muscles up £8.8m at UK-Ireland box office for Ridley Scott record opening
‘Paddington In Peru’ posts decent hold to enter year top 10.