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Geoffrey Macnab
Geoffrey Macnab covers the UK for Screen.
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Projects pitched this week at DOK Co-Pro Market received mixed responses from sales agents and festival programmers
NewsSales agents call on filmmakers to regard them as strategic partners rather than an afterthought
Sales agents, speaking on a DOK Leipzig panel, urge documentary filmmakers to work with them from early stages of a project
FeaturesHow the premium large format gold rush is pitting exhibitors against Imax
The box office for PLF cinemas is forecast to beat $4bn by 2034, with Vue the latest exhibitor to enter the fray.
NewsIDFA 2025 lineup includes Victor Kossakovsky’s ‘Trillion’
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam runs November 13-23.
NewsVenice Horizons winner ‘On The Road’ scores US deal
EXCLUSIVE: The Diego Luna-produced drama-thriller won the Venice Horizons best film and Queer Lion awards.
FeaturesWhich film projects tempted festival programmers at Flanders Film Days 2025?
“There were some nice surprises,” said one festival attendee.
NewsToronto premiere ‘Julian’ sells to the US and France
EXCLUSIVE: The film was produced by Michiel and Lukas Dhont under their production banner The Reunion.
NewsFlemish ‘John Wick’-style action thriller ‘Paradise’ starts shooting in Antwerp
“It’s by the hood for the hood,” said lead actor Said Boumazoughe, who conceived the project.
FeaturesWhy Belgium’s Panenka is moving into film with Flanders and Tallinn premiere ‘Sunday Ninth’
The TV powerhouse has been tempted into indie film by long-time collaborator and director Kat Steppe.
FeaturesWhy Angelo Tijssens is known as the “magic bullet’ of Flemish screenwriters
He has worked on films such as Lukas Dhont’s ’Girl’ and ’Close’.
FeaturesFlanders Film Days is part of “evolution not revolution” strategy, says VAF head Karla Puttemans
”My first priority is to safeguard stability for our industry during this economic downturn,” says the new VAF head.
NewsFelix van Groeningen’s Mubi-backed ‘Let Love In’ leads Belgian outfit Menuetto’s Flanders Film Days slate
Hans Everaert’s prolific Antwerp-based company will present eight projects at the inaugural event in Ghent.
Features“There was something for everyone”: International attendees cheer first NLWave25
The pilot edition of Dutch showcase NLWave25 took place from September 24-26 in Utrecht and ended on an upbeat note.
FeaturesIris Otten, producer of anticipated Dutch title ‘A Family’, on why she is driven by the spirit of ‘Dirty Dancing’
Mees Peijnenburg’s ’A Family’ is a coproduction with the Dhont brothers Flemish outfit The Reunion.
NewsNoomi Rapace to star in Arctic thriller ‘In Alaska’; WTFilms boards for sales
EXCLUSIVE: The production is underway in Vancouver and British Colombia.
FeaturesWith ‘Our Girls’, Dutch Oscar winner Mike van Diem was determined to make an ambitious film with unlikeable characters
The director says he was inspired by ‘Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf’.
FeaturesDebut director Muriel d’Ansembourg on portraying the adult film world in NLWave title ‘Truly Naked’
With its dark themes and explicit sexual content, UK-set film will require deft and sensitive handling by distributors.
NewsNetherlands Film Fund’s Sandra den Hamer on the launch of Dutch showcase NLWave25
Two-day event provides the international industry a first look at 44 hot projects from the Netherlands.
NewsSheffield DocFest opener ‘Still Pushing Pineapples’ lands UK-Ireland deal
EXCLUSIVE: tells the poignant story of former novelty band Black Lace star Dene Michael, famous for singing ‘Agadoo’