All Screen articles in February 24 2017 – Page 980
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NewsSydney Film Festival delayed to November following lockdown extension
The start date has been pushed back from August 18 to November 3, 2021.
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NewsKino Lorber snaps up Bruno Dumont’s Cannes entry ‘France’ starring Léa Seydoux (exclusive)
December 10 release planned for US and English-speaking Canada.
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NewsNoel Clarke, Jason Maza leave Unstoppable Film And Television
Clarke was subject to sexual misconduct allegations earlier this year, which he denies.
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NewsThe indie VoD platforms every filmmaker, producer and sales agent needs to know
Screen profiles 12 platforms that have expanded their subscription base and activities in Europe and the US since early 2020.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: Kino On Demand
Users of Kino on Demand (KoD) receive a €5 ($6) voucher for the first and every fifth film viewed, which they can redeem at one of more than 800 participating cinemas.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: filmingo
Switzerland’s trigon-film foundation has also been operating its own streaming platform since 2013.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: Elisa Viihde
Finnish cinema fans have hundreds of Finnish films at their fingertips thanks to Elisa Viihde, the entertainment division of leading Finnish telecom and digital services company Elisa.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: FilmoTV
Launched by Wild Bunch in 2008, FilmoTV is one is France’s oldest digital distribution platforms and works across both SVoD and TVoD.
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News‘The Suicide Squad’ soars to top of UK-Ireland box office with ‘Jungle Cruise’ second
Warner Bros’ supervillain blockbuster scored a strong £3.25m.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: Chili
Chili was created by a group of former Fastweb executives, including the president and CEO Giorgio Tacchia, who left the internet service provider in 2012 to launch the film start-up.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: Filmin
“We could be described as a mixture of HBO, Criterion and Mubi.”
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: BFI Player
Launched in 2013 by the British Film Institute, the UK’s lead organisation for film and a cultural charity, BFI Player is keen to position itself as offering a service that is complementary to, and not in competition with, commercial players.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: ViaPlay
Viaplay — the SVoD service operated by NENT Group — launched in Sweden in 2007 and is expanding from its footprint in the Nordics and Baltics
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: Curzon Home Cinema
Curzon Home Cinema’s revenue has tripled over the period of the pandemic, compared to pre-Covid levels.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: Shudder
Shudder has grown to become a premium subscription service for horror, thriller and supernatural programming.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: Filmatique
Lorenzo Fiuzzi, Ursula Grisham and Melinda Prisco launched Filmatique in 2017 after they noticed quality international festival selections seldom made it to the US.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: Mubi
Mubi has firmly established itself as the godfather of arthouse streaming platforms, a position that has only strengthened over the last 18 months.
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NewsPeccadillo Pictures picks up a trio of titles from women directors (exclusive)
The UK and Ireland-based distributor acquires Cannes’ titles.
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NewsSarajevo Kinoscope selection includes ‘Titane’, ‘Censor’, ‘Playground’
Titles from Cannes, Sundance among the international selection.
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News‘Jungle Cruise’ tops global box office; ‘The Suicide Squad’ strong in early markets
Disney’s ’Jungle Cruise’ began with an estimated $27.6m from 47 international markets, as well as $30m from Disney+ subscribers.