All Screen articles in February 24 2017 – Page 51
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NewsJames Farrell leaving Amazon MGM to launch new YA venture
Farrell oversaw a global team making streaming movies and series.
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NewsJason Hellerstein launches new North American distribution operation
Hellerstein previously worked at Sideshow on projects including Oscar winner ‘Drive My Car.’
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NewsEmile Hirsch to star in Luminosity Pictures EFM sales title ‘The Condemnation’
Production scheduled to commence in April.
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NewsVue’s Tim Richards set for CinemaCon global achievement award (exclusive)
Richards was recently award a CBE in the New Year Honours list.
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NewsStudiocanal execs Alex Hamilton, Katheryn Needham move to new roles
Hamilton will work with all territory CEOs overseeing distribution across all Studiocanal territories.
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Reviews‘Captain America: Brave New World’: Review
Anthony Mackie inherits the shield, but Marvel is struggling to hold it
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NewsTanja Meissner predicts “significant business” at EFM as last-minute projects come to market
Meissner said she had been encouraged by the large number of new projects that have been announced by sales agents on the eve of the EFM.
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NewsFormer Sister and BBC exec sets up LA-based outfit Hound
Kate Fenske’s launch of Hound comes four months after closure of Sister US.
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NewsNetflix reveals three films and samurai series on Japan 2025 slate
The features include ‘10Dance’ and ‘Bullet Train Explosion’.
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FeaturesThe lowdown on the Berlinale 2025 titles
Tricia Tuttle’s inaugural Berlin Film Festival features a host of arthouse stalwarts alongside new discoveries.
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FeaturesHow the ‘Wicked’ craft team pulled off the “most complicated film” of their careers: “It was a mammoth undertaking”
Wicked has earned Bafta and Oscar nominations for design heads Nathan Crowley (production), Paul Tazewell (costume) and Frances Hannon (make-up and hair). The trio talk about bringing hand-crafted texture to a magical world.
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FeaturesHow ‘The Brutalist’ production design team rose to the challenge of bringing Brady Corbet’s vision to life
Production designer Judy Becker and set decorator Patricia Cuccia took a stripped-down approach to their work on The Brutalist
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NewsHalf of UK independent cinemas still operating at a loss, says the ICO (exclusive)
Some 48% of survey respondents were projected to make a loss for 2024-25.
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NewsFan Bingbing and Gabriel Byrne to star in Wayne Wang’s ’Diary Of A Mad Old Man’ for Bankside (exclusive)
Production will begin this summer in Japan.
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NewsEuropean box office drops slightly in 2024, local films flourish
Admissions fell 1.4% with box office down 0.3% compared to 2023.
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FeaturesScreen team make final predictions ahead of Bafta Film Awards and Oscars
Will ‘Emilia Perez’ convert its record-breaking nominations? Does Timothee Chalamet stand a chance? Can ‘Kneecap’ pull through with Bafta?
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NewsMimi Poskitt to become managing director of Sheffield DocFest
The 32nd edition will run June 18-23.
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NewsMediawan Group makes Max Wiedemann its first head of artificial intelligence
Producer is briefed with integratating AI technologies across Mediawan’s production and distribution activities.
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NewsJames McAvoy to receive honorary award at Glasgow Film Festival
He will receive the Cinema City Honorary Award at the March festival.
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NewsJackrabbit Media launching world sales at EFM on ‘Christmas In Mistletoe’ (exclusive)
Buyers to see first footage in Berlin.