All Screen articles in February 24 2017 – Page 465
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NewsFilms Boutique boards latest film from Bhutanese director of Oscar-nominated ‘Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom’ (exclusive)
Bhutanese director Pawo Choyning Dorji’s ‘The Monk And The Gun’ plays in Toronto’s Centrepiece programme next month.
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NewsRyusuke Hamaguchi’s Venice Competition film ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ scores North America deal
The drama is from the Oscar-winning director of ‘Drive My Car’.
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NewsTIFF sets Centrepiece line-up of international cinema
The programme comprises 47 films from 45 countries.
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NewsDisney+ to launch ad-supported plans in UK, Canada, parts of Europe
A crackdown on password sharing is also on the horizon.
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NewsLocarno round-up: festival’s attendance up 6%; Pitching Day projects; €300,000 development fund launch
Admissions to indoor screens are up, but Piazza Grande open-air screenings hit by rain.
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NewsUK’s Glasgow Film Theatre strikes landmark union agreement
A voluntary recognition agreement has been signed between GFT and union Unite – the first of its kind for a Scottish cinema.
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NewsBerlinale Talents appoints former European Film Awards executive as project manager
The project manager replaces Christine Trostrum, and will work alongside programme manager Florian Weghorn.
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NewsEmmys ceremony rescheduled for January to avoid strike effect
Awards show moves from September for only the second time in its history.
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NewsCrowdfunding campaign in support of low-income writers attending BFI London Film Festival tops 100 backers
Critics Hanna Flint and Hannah Strong have launched the campaign.
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FeaturesSarajevo director Jovan Marjanovic: “This is the meeting place for Southeastern European cinema”
Festival director reflects on this year’s line-up and how Sarajevo’s identity was forged during the Bosnian War.
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery UK and Ireland names new president and managing director
Antonio Ruiz left the role in March.
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NewsSan Sebastian WIP Latam selection includes Lola Arias, Maximiliano Schonfeld projects
The six projects are all Latin American Films in post-production.
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NewsTajikistan enters ‘Melody’ as third ever submission in international Oscar race
The film by Iranian director Behrouz Sebt Rasoul will represent Tajikistan at the 2024 Academy Awards.
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NewsVenice Horizons title ‘The Red Suitcase’ snapped up for world sales (exclusive)
Film is the debut feature from Nepalese filmmaker Fidel Devkota.
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NewsUS unions call for strike solidarity as writers stoppage hits 100 days
Actors union SAG-AFTRA defended controversial interim agreements.
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NewsDisney’s Bob Iger “personally committed” to strike solution and studio improvement
Disney reported mixed results and a European expansion for the ad-supported version of Disney+.
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NewsHBO sets movie-making comedy series from Sam Mendes and Armando Iannucci
Himesh Patel and Aya Cash will star, with UK writer Jon Brown as showrunner.
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NewsChinese martial arts drama ‘100 Yards’ lands US distribution deal (exclusive)
Period feature stars Jacky Heung and Andy On.
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NewsSky to no longer broadcast Oscars in the UK
A new broadcaster for the Academy Awards has yet-to-be announced.
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NewsRoya Sadat’s ‘Sima’s Song’ among San Sebastian’s WIP Europa projects
Five projects from Germany, Spain, Hungry and Turkey will participate in this year’s initiative for films in post-production.