All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 101
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NewsLemming unveils 2014 slate
At IFFR this week, Dutch production outfit Lemming has revealed full details of its 2014 slate.
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NewsWide to sell Supernova
EXCLUSIVE: French outifit takes world sales rights to Tamar van den Dop’s teen drama.
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NewsAlice Creed gets Dutch remake
Kidnap thriller The Disappearance Of Alice Creed remade for Dutch audiences.
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NewsBinger Filmlab reveals 2014 plans
Binger Filmlab may have lost its Government funding (once worth €1.8m a year) but the Amsterdam-based film training and development centre is still as active as ever.
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NewsDutch film set for production boom
After years of cutbacks and uncertainty, there is a new surge of optimism running through the Dutch industry.
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NewsDoc duo join Linklater's Mr Limpet
Directing duo Femke Wolting and Tommy Pallotta have been recruited to work on the upcoming Warner Bros fantasy adventure.
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NewsRotterdam reviews VoD initiative
A year after its launch, VOD initiative IFFR In the Cloud is looking to boost viewers by increasing its online visibility.
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NewsI'm The Same secures sales agent
EXCLUSIVE: New Europe Film Sales signs second feature by Belgian filmmaker Caroline Strubbe.
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NewsVikander in talks for thriller Alina
EXCLUSIVE: Anna Karenina star in talks to play lead in Rotterdam CineMart project.
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CommentIFFR's CineMart spotlights artistic cinema
Prominent figures from the art world are heading to Rotterdam to rub shoulders with producers and film financiers for the latest CineMart event showcasing “artistic cinema”.
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NewsWolfson returns for IFFR Live! launch
As he continues to recover from illness, Rotterdam artistic director Rutger Wolfson made one of his first public appearances of the festival at an event to launch the festival’s bold new distribution venture, IFFR Live!.
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NewsLevelK boards Fantail
Early during IFFR, adventurous Danish sales agent LevelK has snapped up world rights to New Zealand film Fantail, a premiere in the Bright Future section at Rotterdam.
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FeaturesTiger directors: Dick Tuinder, Farewell To The Moon
The Dutch artist and filmmaker’s second feature is set in 1970s Amsterdam.
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FeaturesTiger directors: Ester Martin Bergsmark, Something Must Break
The Swedish director talks about his first foray into fiction.
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NewsIFFR, sales cos go LIVE! to boost European films
Today, Rotterdam is launching IFFR LIVE!, a collaboration with Fortissimo, TrustNordisk and Doc & Film intended to boost the circulation of European films.
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NewsUK panel urges broadcasters to invest
Lord Chris Smith has again called on British broadcasters to invest in UK film acquisition and production.
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FeaturesRotterdam Film Festival 2014
The 43rd International Film Festival Rotterdam celebrates its usual independent, global spirit — as well as marking the 25th anniversary of the Hubert Bals Fund. Plus, a preview of this year’s CineMart selections.
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FeaturesLaila Marrakchi, Rock The Casbah
The Moroccan filmmaker talks to Geoffrey Macnab about her new family drama, which received a gala screening at DIFF.
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NewsSimon Pegg joins Pythons in sci-fi comedy
Directed by Monty Python’s Terry Jones, Absolutely Anything features the voices of John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Robin Williams.
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NewsUK industry cheers tax break changes
There has been an overwhelmingly positive response from the UK film industry to the new measures for UK film tax relief included in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.