All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 106
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NewsTre Vänner joins forces with ZDF
EXCLUSIVE: Tre Vänner (Snabba Cash/Easy Money) has joined forces with German powerhouse ZDF Enterprises.
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NewsMacfadyen joins A Miracle
EXCLUSIVE: Brit actor Matthew Macfadyen is to play the lead in Ben Hopkins’ A Miracle, the new German-Turkish-French-British coproduction being put together by Paul Raphael’s Starfield Productions.
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NewsHungary pumping $4.2m into trio
Among the projects invested in is the latest feature from Children of Glory [pictured] director Krisztina Goda.
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Benelux distribution majors merge
In a major shake-up to the Benelux distribution sector, major players A-Film and Benelux Films Distribution plans to join forces.
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NewsArrow goes with Kore-eda
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor Arrow has take UK rights to Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Competition entry, Like Father, Like Son [pictured].
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NewsClio Barnard plans Trespass
EXCLUSIVE: Fast-rising UK director Clio Barnard [pictured], who has been earning rave reviews for her Quinzaine entry The Selfish Giant, is to direct The Trespass, an adaptation of the novel by Rose Tremain.
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NewsTautou lends voice to Phantom Boy
EXCLUSIVE: French actress (and star of Amelie) Audrey Tautou has come on board Phantom Boy, the new animated feature by Oscar-nominated directors Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli (A Cat In Paris).
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NewsReel Suspects books deals
Early in the market, sales outfit Reel Suspects has already announced multiple deals on its Cannes slate.
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NewsM-Appeal sign Two Mothers deals
EXCLUSIVE: German sales outfit M-Appeal has closed some eyecatching details on its new Cannes slate.
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NewsBeta sells Berlinale winner Child's Pose
German sales powerhouse Beta has reported a roaring start to the market. Distribution rights for Berlinale-winner Child’s Pose [pictured] and German box-office hit Oh Boy are almost sold out.
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Attraction drawn to Dragon Girls
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian sales outfit Attraction Distribution (formerly Delphis Films) has gobbled up world sales rights to much hyped doc Dragon Girls [pictured], winner of the Best International Feature Documentary at Hot Docs in Toronto earlier this month.
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NewsEntre Chien & Loup picks up Betancourt memoirs
EXCLUSIVE: Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt is to executive produce a major new film based on her memoir Even Silence Has An End.
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NewsLevel K blasts off with US deal for The Rocket
EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber acquires Tribeca winner [pictured].
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Werner launches new sales company
Veteran Scandinavian sales agent Michael Werner [pictured], formerly at NonStop Sales, has launched a new outfit called Eyewell which is in Cannes with its debut slate.
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NewsPeter Greenaway returning to UK
Director’s adaptation of Thomas Mann’s Death In Venice to shoot in early 2014.
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NewsWiley launches film finance application
London-based former Woody Allen producer Gareth Wiley [pictured] (Match Point, Scoop) is in Cannes this week to launch Screen Advantage, the new online tool for financiers and producers.
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NewsCelluloid, uConnect start with Genesis
EXCLUSIVE: Early in the market, new partners Celluloid Dreams and uConnect have picked up James Napier Robertson’s Genesis, currently shooting in New Zealand and starring Cliff Curtis.
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NewsGhent to honour Scorsese
To mark its 40th anniversary edition, Film Fest Ghent (Oct 8-19) is staging a major Martin Scorsese exhibition and retrospective.
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NewsNymphomaniac gets Christmas launch
First part of Lars von Trier’s anticipated feature to receive its world premiere in Copenhagen.
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NewsAutlook punches with Ali doc
EXCLUSIVE: Company acquires world rights to Bill Siegel’s The Trials of Mohammad Ali [pictured].