All Screen articles in February 24 2017 – Page 892
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NewsBlack directors make just 1% of competition films at major festivals (exclusive)
Just eight of 670 competition films over three years came from black filmmakers.
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News‘West Side Story’ opens below expectations at global box office amid Omicron uncertainty
Steven Spielberg musical grossed confirmed $10.6m for North America and $4.5m from 37 international markets.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Schemes In Antiques’ stays on top in quiet weekend
Total box office for the weekend was $36.8m, down 28% from the previous weekend.
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NewsFestival do Rio opens in-person 2021 edition after 2020 absence
Seventy-one Brazilian features and shorts as well as international awards contenders.
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NewsUK screen tax reliefs generated £3.6bn in revenue in 2019, according to BFI report
The film tax relief alone generated £1.89bn in tax revenue
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News‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ wins top prize at 2021 European Film Awards
Bosnian war drama also wins best director and best actress.
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NewsNewen Studios and Sigrid Dyekjaer launch Danish doc company Real Lava
Danish documentary production company’s slate include Sundance-selected ‘The Territory’ and Eva Weber’s ‘Merkel’.
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News‘Flee’, ‘Summer Of Soul’, ‘The Rescue’ among PGA documentary nominees
Ascension, The First Wave, In The Same Breath, Simple As Water, Writing With Fire also in contention.
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NewsRed Sea lays on Talent Days for next generation of Saudi professionals
Some 250 aspiring Saudi filmmakers are expected to attend the two-day event.
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Reviews‘The Exam’: Red Sea Review
Shawkat Amin Korki’s taut drama concerns a young woman who risks everything to ensure she passes her exams
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Reviews‘Broken Keys’: Red Sea Review
Jimmy Keyrouz’s impressive debut feature chronicles the horrors of war-torn Syria
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NewsFront Row’s Gianluca Chakra on the first year of his Saudi distribution label
New label has released 40 titles in Saudi Arabia including The Father, Another Round and Pinocchio.
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Features“Getting the call ignited something like hope in me”: how making ‘Communion’ saved its team from despair
‘Communion’ is screening in competition at the Red Sea International FIlm Festival
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Reviews‘Daughters of Abdul-Rahman’: Cairo/Red Sea Review
Squabbling sisters try to find their way in Jordan’s all-powerful patriarchy
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: Can ‘West Side Story’ fire up the holiday season?
Other new releases include Icelandic drama ‘Lamb’ and Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Being The Ricardos’.
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NewsBerlinale 2022 poster revealed, aims to ignite “curiosity and good spirits”
The festival is set to take place in-person February 10-20.
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NewsEurimages backs new Houda Benyamina, Jessica Hausner projects in latest round of funding
New films from Cristian Mungiu, Abderrahmane Sissako, Bertrand Bonello and Nikolaj Arcel have also receieved funding.
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News‘Lost Illusions’, ‘Happening’ lead the nominations for France’s Lumière awards
The awards are voted on by 95 international correspondents from 36 countries.
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NewsFilms Boutique picks up Sundance World Cinema title ‘Gentle’ (exclusive)
The female bodybuilding drama is co-directed by two rising Hungarian talents.
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FeaturesWord of mouth is driving cinemagoing in Saudi, says Muvi Cinemas executive
Homegrown exhibitor currently owns and runs just under half of Saudi Arabia’s 420 screens.