All Screen articles in February 24 2017 – Page 860
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NewsScreen digital edition: February 2022
Latest edition previews this year’s Berlinale and features an in-depth interview with Leonine Studios CEO Fred Kogel.
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NewsScreen International appoints Jean Noh as Asia editor, Silvia Wong as Asia senior correspondent
Michael Rosser named international news editor.
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NewsDistributors set US theatrical expansions for 2022 Oscar nominees (updating)
Plans follow Tuesday’s Academy announcement.
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NewsStudiocanal CEO Anna Marsh appointed to Canal+ Group management board
New Zealand, France-based executive originally joined Studiocanal in 2008 as a sales
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FeaturesUS sellers report busy start to 2022 despite mostly staying home for Berlin
Most US sales agents had already begun meetings in advance of a focused push in the week of February 7-11.
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NewsSaudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival sets 2022 dates
The inaugural edition in December 2021 welcomed 30,000 spectators and some 3,000 press and industry guests.
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NewsAFCI to host Cineposium conference in Latin America for first time in 45-year history
Event to run in Bogota, Colombia, from September 20-22.
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NewsDouglas H. Trumbull, VFX pioneer on ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, ’Close Encounters’, dies at 79
Filmmaker received Academy’s honorary Gordon Sawyer Award in 2012.
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NewsMyriad Pictures to tempt EFM buyers with Tribeca entry ‘Peace By Chocolate’ (exclusive)
UTA Independent Film Group handles US rights.
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NewsNetflix unveils new German-language films and series
A total of 19 features and series were showcased.
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NewsSky Studios chief content officer Jane Millichip to step down
Millichip is exiting to “seek new challenges” according to an internal note.
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NewsVertigo acquires UK-Ireland rights to Icelandic box office hit ‘Cop Secret’ (exclusive)
Cop Secret is a Reykjavik-set tongue-in-cheek homage to ‘80s and ‘90s buddy cop action films.
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NewsBe for Films boards sales on Benoit Mariage’s new comedy ‘Habib’ ahead of EFM (exclusive)
Comedy-drama is sixth feature from Belgian director Benoit Mariage after festival hits such as Les Convoyeurs Attendent and Cow-Boy.
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NewsOscars 2022: ‘The Power Of The Dog’, ‘Dune’ lead nominations
The 2022 Oscars will take place on March 27.
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FeaturesAwards whispers: anonymous Bafta voters react to this year’s nominations
”It feels Bafta is mutating in a positive and unpredictable way.”
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NewsVillage Roadshow sues Warner Bros over release of ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ on HBO Max
The Matrix co-producer is alleging that the day-and-date launch of the film in cinemas and on HBO Max caused it millions of dollars in lost theatrical revenue.
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NewsFrance tv distribution boards nursing-home comedy ‘Big Kids’ (exclusive)
It’s the second feature from Little Tickles co-directors Andrea Bescond and Eric Metayer.
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NewsHAF reveals 15 Work-in-Progress projects for 2022 edition
Line-up includes projects from producers Winnie Tsang and Stanley Kwan and an Israel-Italy co-production.
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NewsMPI boards EFM sales on gothic horror, Fright Fest premiere ‘Dawn Breaks Behind The Eyes’ (exclusive)
Source: MPI Media Group Dawn Breaks Behind The Eyes MPI Media Group has added Kevin Kopacka’s German-language arthouse horror and Fright Fest 2021 premiere Dawn Breaks Behind The Eyes to its international sales slate for the virtual EFM. The gothic homage to European mind-bending genre from the ...
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NewsLionsgate, Graham King to partner on Michael Jackson biopic
Long-gestating film to be based on John Logan screenplay.