All Screen articles in February 24 2017 – Page 890
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NewsLes Arcs awards over €30,000 to 2021 Industry Village winners
Seven of eight awards were given to women or projects by women.
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NewsDenis Villeneuve to direct sci-fi ‘Rendezvous With Rama’ for Alcon
Morgan Freeman and Revelations Entertainment partner Lori McCreary among producers.
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NewsCineworld shares plunge following Cineplex court defeat in Canada
Canadian court ruled the UK operator must pay $957m in damages following abandoned takeover.
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NewsUK-based ‘For Sama’ co-director among Academy Gold Fellowship for Women recipients
Recipients get year-long financial support, mentorship and access to networking opportunities
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FeaturesRed Sea’s Shivani Pandya on the “great vibe” of the first edition despite logistical hiccups and a no-show artistic director
Former managing director of Dubai International Film Festival has been a driving force behind the new festival.
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NewsSaudi distributor CineWaves, Egypt’s Film Clinic sign output deal
Cinewaves CEO Faisal Baltyour, Film Clinic head Mohamed Hefzy Riyadh-based distributor CineWaves, one of the first Saudi companies to move into arthouse films, has signed an artistic cooperation pact with Egypt’s Film Clinic Indie Distribution. Under the deal, CineWaves will handle the Saudi release of Film Clinic ...
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FeaturesLaurie Anderson describes what she loves about virtual reality filmmaking
Anderson is the jury head of the Red Sea Immersive strand at the Saudia Arabian festival.
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PromotionHong Kong Oscar submission 'Hero To Zero': “It’s a story about a mother’s greatness”
The title is part of Screen’s 2021-22 FYC Awards Screening programme.
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NewsFilm Clinic acquires non-theatrical MENA rights for Emirati hit ‘The Ambush’
United Arab Emirates’s first-ever local action picture has sold 300,000 tickets at home.
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NewsGlobal box office heading for 58% improvement in 2022, says analyst Gower Street
However, the global box office is not likely to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023.
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NewsRotterdam confirms physical 2022 edition and unveils opening film
The festival will open on January 26, with the industry component online.
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FeaturesRed Sea jury president Giuseppe Tornatore gives his first impressions of Saudia Arabia
“They’ve set everything on fire,” said the Italian director.
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NewsUniversal moves ‘Fast & Furious 10’ 2023 release to May
Separately Sony Pictures moves Brad Pitt thriller Bullet Train from April 8 to July 15, 2022.
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NewsFront Row signs screenwriter, director for Arabic-language ‘Intouchables’ remake
It is the second Arab language remake of a European hit for Dubai-based after the upcoming Perfect Strangers.
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Features‘Rupture’ director Hamzah Jamjoom on his love of using genre films to smuggle in social commentary
The Saudi filmmaker’s debut film shot in Romania, standing in for London.
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NewsLocal title ‘4Kings’ triumphs over Hollywood blockbusters at Thai box office
4Kings beats new opener West Side Story at the Thai box office with the biggest opening weekend for a local film this year.
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News‘Zola’, ‘The Novice’ lead Spirit Awards nominations
A24 is the leading film distributor with 13 nominations, followed by Neon and Netflix on nine.
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NewsTopic, Israel’s Deepdub strike AI dubbing partnership
The Bridge, The Killing among first shows to get “localised” dubbing.
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FeaturesWhy using animation was a "liberating process" for 'Flee' director Jonas Poher Rasmussen
The film is up for international feature, documentary and animation awards.