All Screen articles in February 24 2017 – Page 306
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NewsFormer Dogwoof exec launches festival strategy agency Indox with CPH:DOX title (exclusive)
Luke Brawley will offer festival strategy services to filmmakers.
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NewsFormer Flanders Image exec Christian De Schutter joins LevelK (exclusive)
De Schutter will work on the company’s festival strategies.
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NewsSpanish rock film ‘Saturn Return’, Mexican drama ‘Radical’ win top awards at Malaga 2024
‘Saturn Return’ won best Spanish film while ‘Radical’ won best Latin American film.
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NewsBBC Film makes key hire from media law firm Lee & Thompson (exclusive)
Anwen Griffiths will replace Geraldine Atlee, who is moving role within the BBC.
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News‘Dune: Part Two’ hits $369.6m at global box office after 10 days; ‘Kung Fu Panda’ kicks off with $81.7m
‘Dune: Part Two’ dropped just 44% in North America, 36% internationally.
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Reviews‘Magpie’: SXSW Review
Sam Yates’s slow-burn debut about a marriage under strain fields an impressive performance from its producer, Daisy Ridley
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NewsThessaloniki doc festival responds to weekend attack on trans people with a “loud and clear message of tolerance”
The festival has introduced the Citizen Queer programme this year to celebrate Greece’s recent legalisation same-sex marriage.
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NewsOscars 2024 speeches: Jonathan Glazer’s plea for Gaza victims, Justine Triet on “mid-life crisis”
Glazer said “the Holocaust is being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people”.
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NewsOscars stand-out moments: ‘I’m Just Ken’, John Cena nudity and a bad review from Donald Trump
Jimmy Kimmel returned for a fourth stint as host.
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News‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscars with seven awards
Nolan’s blockbuster was stopped from taking an even bigger Oscar haul by Poor Things, which ended the night with four wins.
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NewsKorean action-comedy ‘Boss’ joins Finecut Filmart slate
The film stars Jo Woo-jin, Jung Kyung-ho and Park Ji-hwan (‘The Roundup’ franchise).
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NewsThailand looks to extend global cultural reach with launch of Thailand Creative Content Agency
The agency is due to launch later this year.
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NewsCora Yim, Benjamin Lin launch S11 Partners with Chinese-language film slate
The new company will specialise in Chinese-language film productions.
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FeaturesNew filmmaker voices are rising in Hong Kong, but challenges remain
The Hong Kong industry is rallying behind an up-and-coming generation of filmmakers, giving them the best chance to make a mark at home and abroad
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FeaturesEdko Films head Bill Kong on reinvigorating the Hong Kong box office
Kong-produced A Guilty Conscience was the territory’s top title last year.
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NewsPinnacle Peak launches mainstream label Panoramic Pictures at Filmart (exclusive)
Summer US release planned on horror comedy ’Deer Camp ’86’.
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NewsFree Stone boards Japanese drama ‘Promised Land’ (exclusive)
The film stars Rairu Sugita of Disney+ series ‘Gannibal’ and Kanichiro.
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NewsNikkatsu to launch Ryo Takebayash’s ‘A Big Home’ at Filmart (exclusive)
Marks the third feature by Japanese filmmaker Takebayashi.
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NewsCrime thriller ‘Untouchable’, female action comedy ‘Brave Girls’ lead Mei Ah’s busy Filmart slate (exclusive)
Other titles include action comedy Brave Girls starring Ma Li and romantic drama Last Song For You.