All Screen articles in February 24 2017 – Page 477
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FeaturesFantasia’s Mitch Davis salutes “very dark” opening film ‘Red Rooms’ on eve of Montreal festival
The genre extravaganza includes tributes to Korean cinema and trailblazing Canadian filmmaker Larry Kent.
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NewsLiberté, egalité… solidarité? French unions (finally) express solidarity with striking US actors and writers
ARP and SRF have issued strong statements but there is very little noise from any French actors.
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NewsSofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ named Centerpiece selection at New York Film Festival
North American premiere slot suggests Venice world premiere.
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NewsHasbro confirms eOne to close UK theatrical operations
In recent months, several eOne UK employees are understood to have departed the company.
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News‘Rose’ starring Sandra Huller, among buzzy Euro co-pros to receive German fund backing
Recipients also include ‘Made In EU’ the new film by Bulgaria’s Stephan Komanderev.
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News“AI will never be able to surpass humans,” says Hong Kong star and producer Louis Koo
The acclaimed actor accepted an honorary award at the New York Asian Film Festival.
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NewsMemento International boards ‘Joy’ director Sudabeh Mortezai’s ‘Europa’ ahead of Sarajevo launch (exclusive)
The film’s backers include Film4 and Mike Goodridge’s Good Chaos.
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NewsAmazon Italy scripted boss talks SAG-AFTRA strike, targetting mainstream audiences
Strike could be an opportunity for local talents to be successful worldwide, says Davide Nardini.
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NewsSarajevo Film Festival unveils competition programme with 10 world premieres including ‘Europa’
Submissions to the competition sections up 23% for this year’s festival.
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PromotionWhy major projects like ‘The Marvels’ and ‘The Creator’ are using the UK for virtual production
“VP has evolved a huge amount in the last few years, and UK companies have been spearheading this evolution.”
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NewsSony Pictures Television boards We Are Parable’s UK Black creative talent programme
Momentum is a collaboration between We Are Parable and Channel 4.
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News‘Wallace & Gromit In The Grand Getaway’ among Venice Immersive 2023 selection
Venice Immersive is the XR - Extended Reality strand of Venice International Film Festival
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NewsItalian government working on reforms to 40% tax credit to “raise quality level” of projects
Deputy culture minister tells Screen she wants to make tax credit applicable to content created by humans rather than AI.
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NewsBron files for creditor protection in Canada, Chapter 15 of Bankruptcy Code in US
Covid, media landscape challenges, strikes “have made Bron’s ability to continue its existing business impossible”.
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NewsBafta film committee chair Anna Higgs joins UK talent agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates
Higgs takes up her position at the leading agency, whose client list includes Steve McQueen and Edward Berger, in August.
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NewsNetflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos: “These strikes are not an outcome we wanted”
Executive addresses hot-button issue amid Hollywood doube strike.
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NewsSam Raimi horror, ‘The Watchers’ among new indie shoots approved by SAG-AFTRA
Six further titles added to interim agreement list.
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NewsTIFF “continuing to plan” upcoming edition amid double strike
For first time fest will host early market screenings for international buyers.
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NewsCrackdown on password sharing helps boost Netflix global subscribers by 5.9m
Q2 revenue came in at $8.16bn, roughly where analysts thought it would be.