All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 11
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NewsAutlook Filmsales appoints new CEO (exclusive)
The appointment of Stephanie Fuchs comes in the wake of Salma Abdalla’s departure.
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NewsIndustry reacts to reports Mooky Greidinger is eyeing a return to UK exhibition
According to the report, Greidinger wants to launch a new operator taking over some Cineworld sites.
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FeaturesAlexander Rodnyansky on financing October 7 drama ‘Of Dogs And Men’
The drama is directed by Dani Rosenberg and premieres in Venice’s Horizons strand.
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FeaturesFabrice du Welz’s ‘Maldoror’, about Belgian serial killer Marc Dutroux, is first in planned trilogy about “my very strange country”
The film premieres out of competition at Venice on September 2.
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NewsCineworld clears first hurdle in controversial restructuring plan
The troubled exhibitor argued it is paying above market rent at a significant number of its UK sites.
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FeaturesIs the super-sized multiplex cinema on its way out in the UK?
“You see far fewer 10, 12 or 14-screen cinemas opening now.”
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NewsVenice Production Bridge head Pascal Diot on celebrating Japan and embracing the streamers
Three thousand industry delegates are expected to attend.
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Features“I’m trying to challenge the canon,” says Mark Cousins of 16-hour ‘The Story Of Documentary Film’
Mark Cousins’ Karlovy Vary winner ’A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things’ is now screening at Edinburgh.
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NewsReason8 joins rare Ukrainian drama and Venice premiere ‘Honeymoon’ (exclusive)
‘Honeymoon’ is one of the few Ukrainian fiction features to shoot in the country since the Russian invasion began.
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NewsM-Appeal strikes key deals for ‘Love’ ahead of Venice premiere (exclusive)
Dag Johan Haugerud’s latest is the second part of a trilogy.
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NewsCineworld issues stark warning to UK landlords as it looks to renegotiate rents (exclusive)
In a letter to landlords and creditors, Cineworld has spelled out the next steps of its restructuring plan.
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NewsCineworld reopens 4DX London site as community launches Bromley Picturehouse campaign
4DX venue at London’s Leicester Square has been boarded up since mid-2023.
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NewsFlanders showcase Connext will not take place in 2024
The aim is for a different iteration of the film, TV and talent showcase to take place in 2025
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NewsNorwegian horror ‘Handling The Dead’ is awarded best film at Switzerland’s Neuchâtel festival
The fantasy film festival is a launchpad for key title into the Swiss market.
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NewsVue is opening cinemas and investing in the future, says CEO Tim Richards
Richards comments come as Cineworld faces closues and analysts predict industry contraction.
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NewsCineworld reportedly looking to close up to 25 UK cinemas
Other operators such as Vue could step in.
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News“Documentaries remain integral to the Berlinale,” says Tricia Tuttle following launch of fiction-only Perspectives
The Documentary Association of Europe said the move reduced the appeal of the festival to the sector.
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NewsAlternative options emerge for Picturehouse cinemas amid Cineworld restructuring
Indvidual sites are being run on behalf of local councils to serve local communities.
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FeaturesUK sellers to showcase key titles to international buyers at London Screenings
The 24th edition of Film London’s London Screenings are taking place from June 24-26.
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FeaturesHow ‘Searching For Amani’ spotlights climate change through a tragic personal story
The Kenya-set film follows a boy’s search for his father’s killers.