All Screen articles in February 24 2017 – Page 516
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News
Saudi’s Ithra launches international film fund to boost local industry
Initiative aims to commission and fund up to five films annually.
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Reviews
‘The Settlers’: Cannes Review
Felipe Galvez’s ambitious feature debut confronts a brutal period in Chilean colonial history
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‘Fast X‘ tops UK-Ireland box office with £5.9m, behind recent franchise entries
Film scores £9,001 average from 644 sites.
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‘The Little Mermaid’ Review
Disney’s live-action version of its animated classic doesn’t make enough of a splash.
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Aislinn Clarke’s Irish horror ‘Fréwaka’ kicks off production (exclusive)
Irish and English-language feature stars Clare Monnelly, Bríd Ní Neachtain and Ukrainian actress Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya.
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Reviews
‘Lost Country’: Cannes Review
A teenager in 1990s Serbia discovers who his beloved mother really is in Vladimir Perisic’s political drama
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“It’s really tough”: producers and financiers debate future of independent film at Cannes’ Investors Circle
Panellists cite slowdown in streamer investment and difficulties in attracting audiences to cinemas.
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‘Omen’: Cannes Review
An ostracised Congolese man returns from Europe with his pregnant fiancee to face the fears of his traditional family
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Justine Triet’s ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ joins ‘May December’ at top of Screen’s Cannes jury grid
‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ scored a 3 average while ‘Firebrand’ also landed on the grid on 1.8
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Jude Law on the perfume he wore to ensure he “smelt awful” as Henry VIII in ‘Firebrand’
Specially-made scent was constructed of ”puss, blood, faecal matter and sweat” said the actor.
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Ireland and Luxembourg launch co-development fund for female and non-binary filmmakers
The €120,000 funds will go to film and TV projects from female and non-binary filmmakers
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'Fast X’ revs up with $319m at global box office; ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 3’ shoots up Marvel league table
‘Fast X’ has delivered the biggest international opening of the year so far
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AI will spark restructure of film and TV industry, says Goteburg’s Nostradamus report
Report also examines industry’s challenges in remaining to young audiences.
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Reviews
‘The Other Laurens’: Cannes Review
Deadpan humour steers this freewheeling but slow-burn noir
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UK Global Screen Fund partners on European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian filmmakers
The emergency funding programme has an overall budget of €1.2m.
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‘Sleep’: Cannes Review
A young family is shaken by a strange presence in their home in this mischievous debut thriller from South Korea
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‘The Book Of Solutions’: Cannes Review
Michel Gondry returns with this offbeat comedy about a neurotic filmmaker
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US indie projects eyeing European shoots as threat of strike escalation looms large
“Distributors are getting concerned about supply,” said one sales exec.
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UTA to duet with Playtime on ‘Monsieur Aznavour’ starring Tahar Rahim (exclusive)
The €26m production starts principal photography on May 30 in the Paris region.
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Ramfis Productions readies feature version of ‘Ricky’ with WME (exclusive)
The company’s new feature Ricky, directed by Rashad Frett, is building on the short of the same name that premiered at Sundance 2023.