All Screen articles in February 24 2017 – Page 379
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NewsMatch Factory secures key territory deals for Michel Franco’s ‘Memory’
New York set film starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Saarsgard world premiered in competition at Venice
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News‘Napoleon’ opens to strong admissions in France despite weak critical reception
The historical epic is on track to be the biggest November opener.
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News‘The Promised Land’, ‘Society Of The Snow’ lead craft winners at European Film Awards
Excellence Awards also honour ’Anatomy Of A Fall’, ‘La Chimera’, ‘Club Zero’ and ’The Zone Of Interest’
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Reviews‘Hajjan’: Red Sea Review
A teenager develops a love of camel racing in this Saudi Arabia-set coming-of-age drama
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Features‘HWJN’ director talks bringing a rare Saudi fantasy feature to screens
Director Yasir Al Yasiri talks to Screen about Saudi fantasy romance HWJN, which opens this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival
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NewsInternational film industry flocks to Red Sea in search of funding, talent and stories
Saudi event has become a magnet for international execs and talent
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NewsUK delegation headed to Jeddah to strengthen Saudi co-production partnerships
More than 50 representatives from across the UK industry will also make the trip to Jeddah.
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NewsBaz Luhrmann investigated Saudi before committing to Red Sea jury
‘Elvis’ filmmaker is looking to champion original voices and emerging talent from Saudi Arabia.
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FeaturesSaudi film industry pioneer Faisal Baltyuor on building distributor CineWaves Films and producer Muvi Studios
Baltyuor, who has played a key role in the development of the Saudi film industry, tells Tim Dams about building long-term relationships with local talent
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FeaturesFront Row’s Gianluca Chakra on spotting a gap in the Middle East and the importance of strategic alliances in the region
In just 20 years, Front Row has established itself as the go-to distributor for indie fare in the Middle East and has recently pushed into production. Founder Gianluca Chakra tells Tim Dams about navigating the fast-changing MENA market
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FeaturesWayne Borg outlines Neom’s 2024 plans for its two productions hubs: “We’ve got a substantive pipeline”
Screen talks to Borg about how the futuristic region of Neom in Saudi Arabia is establishing itself as a go-to destination for international production.
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FeaturesRed Sea’s programming team talk pushing boundaries for festival’s 2023 edition
As Red Sea International Film Festival kicks off its third edition, director of international programmes Kaleem Aftab and director of Arab programmes and film classics Antoine Khalife talk Tim Dams through the programme
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NewsThierry Frémaux delivers optimistic Ventana Sur masterclass on “cinema of tomorrow”
“Cinema will not die. Do you know who invented TikTok? The Lumière brothers with their shorts.”
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NewsSaban Films acquires US rights to Michael Keaton thriller ‘Knox Goes Away’
Q1 2024 theatrical release targeted.
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NewsNewly-merged UK-Ireland outfit Parkland secures €25m production fund from Silver Rock Studios (exclusive)
The distributor, sales and production outfits will operate under a single entity, Parkland.
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NewsAGC Studios, MK Global Entertainment to partner on possession thriller ‘Judgment Of The Dead’
Stuart Ford producing alongside Mohamed Karim, who will star.
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NewsBella Ramsey, Adjani Salmon, ‘Rye Lane’ director, actor among Bafta Breakthrough line-up
Six of the 20 UK talents have previously been named Screen Stars of Tomorrow.
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FeaturesBlitz Bazawule on directing a “radical reimagination” of ‘The Colour Purple’
“It’s such a massive cultural touchstone that if you don’t have anything real to contribute, you best not touch it.”
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NewsDisney, WBD heads talk Marvel slips, succession, strikes at NYC conference
New York Times DealBook Summit was hosted by Andrew Ross Sorkin.
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Reviews‘Silent Night’: Review
John Woo returns to American filmmaking with this dialogue-free revenge thriller