All Screen articles in February 24 2017 – Page 895
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FeaturesFive Saudi acting and directing talents to watch
Screen profiles five rising Saudi talents, whose work is being showcased at the Red Sea Film Festival.
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NewsSee-Saw Films names Liz Watts head of film and television, Australia
Executive arrives from her own company Spirit Pictures and brings a number of projects.
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Reviews‘Don’t Look Up’: Review
An all-star cast can’t dig Adam McKay’s ironic disaster movie out of a comet-sized hole
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FeaturesMaan and Yaser B on how ‘The Blair Witch Project’ inspired their feature debut ‘Junoon’
“Any style you choose is going to be new in Saudi,” says Maan B.
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NewsIndia’s Eros reaches $173m deal to sell STX to The Najafi Companies
Forty-five-day “go-shop” period means superior offer from another buyer could come in.
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NewsMiddle East heavyweights Cedars Art, Ritix launch theatrical label Arab Motion (exclusive)
Joint venture spurred by burgeoning Saudi box office following the lifting of 35-year cinema ban.
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Reviews‘Being The Ricardos’: Review
Aaron Sorkin’s ‘I Love Lucy’ drama is here - although it’s not quite as adorable as she was
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NewsApple Studios to produce Adam McKay, Jennifer Lawrence Theranos feature ‘Bad Blood’
Apple Studios producing in association with Legendary Pictures.
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NewsSaudi’s Telfaz11 acquires indie film company Last Scene Films
Growing entertainment giant Telfaz11 is striving to become a major player locally and regionally.
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Reviews‘Abu Saddam’: Cairo Review
A veteran trucker and his assistant deliver a powerful portrayal of toxic masculinity for Egyptian director and co-writer Nadine Khan
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PromotionNEOM sets stage for the future of filmmaking
Saudi Arabia’s NEOM will reimagine what a city can be – a car-free urban centre run on renewable energy and home to a state-of-the-art regional production hub.
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NewsJuan Jose Campanella series ‘Los Enviados’ among Paramount+ LatAm showcase
Series to debut on platform on December 12.
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Features"My secret is, just obey your crazy": Jeymes Samuel on directing ‘The Harder They Fall’
‘The Harder They Fall’ director details his journey from self-funded shorts to $90m Netflix budgets.
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PromotionFYC Screenings: Turkey Oscar submission ’Commitment Hasan’
Screen International is hosting a series of online screenings focused on the international feature awards race.
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NewsPharrell Williams-produced ‘North Hollywood’ starring Vince Vaughn seals deals (exclusive)
Deals for digital releases have been done in the UK and Ireland, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Latin America.
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NewsRed Sea artistic director Edouard Waintrop cancels trip to festival
Former Cannes Directors’ Fortnight artistic director oversaw selection of inaugural edition.
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FeaturesCelebrity biographical documentaries take centre stage this awards season
This year’s documentary category sees a rich field of films taking a celebrity individual as their subject.
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NewsRed Sea film festival opens as Haifaa Al Mansour steals the show
Hollywood and regional stars hit the red carpet event in Jeddah’s Al-Balad historic centre.
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Promotion“I didn’t want actors pretending to be soldiers” reveals ‘Do Not Hesitate’ director Shariff Korver
The title is part of Screen’s 2021-22 FYC Awards Screening programme, and will be available to view on December 7.
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Features‘Titane’ director Julia Ducournau talks nudity, car culture and subverting masculinity
Titane struck gold — in the form of Cannes’ Palme d’Or — for Julia Ducournau with just her second feature.