All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 29
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NewsIncredible Films acquires Covid horror ‘The Revelation’ (exclusive)
Feature was released by Gusto in the Netherlands.
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NewsDutch Filmworks boards Casanova drama ‘A Beautiful Imperfection’ (exclusive)
Michiel van Erp’s ’A Beautiful Imperfection’ will be an English-language romantic drama.
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Features‘Harka’ producer Julie Viez on the Cannes title’s exhilarating Tunisian shoot
Un Certain Regard title Harka is the debut film by Egyptian-UK director Lotfy Nathan.
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FeaturesRob Reiner talks Albert Brooks documentary, relaunching Castle Rock
Reiner will be interviewing Sharon Stone in Cannes this week for the project.
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NewsMet Films’ ‘Piano Dreams’ scores ANZ, Europe sales (exclusive)
Piano prodigies documentary directed by Guy Lennon.
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NewsAutlook closes deals on documentary ‘Loving Highsmith’ (exclusive)
Eva Vitija’s documentary explores the life of crime novelist Patricia Highsmith.
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FeaturesWith three titles at Cannes, the Belgian film sector is riding high
Screen discovers the hard graft, tough rejections and vigorous industry support that underpin the success story.
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NewsCinéart takes trio of Cannes Competition films for Benelux (exclusive)
Distributor adds to its haul of official selection titles from the Croisette.
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FeaturesJerzy Skolimowski on two-year shoot for Cannes Competition title ‘EO’
The film follows a donkey travelling from Poland to Italy.
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FeaturesCannes 2022: the buzz titles from Italy, Spain and the Nordics
Films include Isabel Coixet’s ’The Yellow Ceiling’ and Ruben Ostlund’s Competition title ’Triangle Of Sadness’.
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NewsFortissimo Films acquires UK-China drama ‘Untamed’ ahead of Cannes (exclusive)
The drama will revolve around the true story of Zhu Shenghao, the first person to translate nearly all of Shakespeare’s works into Chinese in the 1930s.
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NewsCannes director turns lens on Ukrainian zoo animals during invasion (exclusive)
Maksym Nakonechnyi has been filming in zoos including in Kyiv and Odesa.
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NewsPolitical documentary ‘Ice Under His Feet’ picked up by Antipode (exclusive)
Activist filmmaker Kirill Nenashev follows events leading to the war in Ukraine.
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NewsCannes ACID feature ‘99 Moons’ sells to Germany (exclusive)
Swiss erotic drama has its world premiere at the festival on Friday
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FeaturesThe Euro 75: Viking Film (Netherlands)
Collaboration with directors Sacha Polak and animator Mascha Halberstad were crucial to Viking’s growth.
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FeaturesThe Euro 75: Sixteen Films (UK)
The company was set up by director Ken Loach and producer Rebecca O’Brien.
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FeaturesThe Euro 75: Savage Film (Belgium)
Scored a major breakthrough when its Flemish thriller Bullhead was nominated for an Oscar.
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FeaturesThe Euro 75: Samsa Film (Luxembourg)
Luxembourg production powerhouse Samsa was set up by Jani Thiltges and Claude Waringo in 1986.
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FeaturesThe Euro 75: Recorded Picture Company (UK)
Jeremy Thomas is one of the most revered British filmmakers of his era.
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FeaturesThe Euro 75: Beluga Tree (Belgium)
Diana Elbaum, one of the legendary figures of European independent production founded the company in 2017.