All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 3
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FeaturesCannes 2025: the buzz titles from Europe
Screen presents a selection of the buzziest projects from Europe available to international buyers at this year’s Cannes market.
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NewsBelgian distributor O’Brother to open Dutch outpost led by Katrien Remijn
EXCLUSIVE: The Dutch market is presently outperforming the Belgian market.
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NewsGerman artists biopic ‘Münter & Kandinsky - The Blue Rider’ flourishes for Playmaker Munich
EXCLUSIVE: The film tells the story of Gabriele Münter and Wassily Kandinsky who helped found the ‘Blue Rider’ avant-garde movement of the early 20th century.
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NewsStrand slurps Cannes ACID-title ‘Drunken Noodles’ from m-appeal
Film is the latest English-language feature from Argentinian-born, New York–based filmmaker Lucio Castro.
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NewsBuyers drawn to Epsilon’s ’The Amazing Maurice 2 - The Waters Of Life’
EXCLUSIVE: Sequel to 2022’s The Amazing Maurice, based on the book by Terry Pratchett which grossed over $21mn globally.
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NewsEuropean Film Academy grants membership to Georgian star Andro Chichinadze in wake of arrest
The young Georgian movie star was arrested during the pro-European protests in Georgia on December 4.
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NewsNetherlands launches financial rewards system for filmmakers based on commercial success
A ‘special success incentive’ has also been created for filmmakers whose films are recognised artistically.
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NewsIDFA appoints Isabel Arrate Fernandez as artistic director
She succeeds Orwa Nyrabia whose seven-year term as artistic director ends on July 1.
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News“We need a 52-week release calendar,” says FDA chief Andy Leyshon
UK and Irish annual admissions improved by 2.3% to 138 million while box office was up by 0.2% in 2024.
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Features“It’s a form of resistance,” says Visions du Réel’s Emilie Bujès of record submissions to 2025 edition
The documentary competition opens today in Switzerland with Christian Frei’s ‘Blame’.
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: m-appeal’s Maren Kroymann on her love of partying and why Havana is her favourite festival
Maren Kroymann, the founder and head of Berlin-based sales outfit m-appeal, reveals her biggest professional achievement and the healthiest way to structure a working week.
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NewsBerlin Silver Bear winner ‘Living The Land’ lands US deal (exclusive)
Huo Meng’s second feature is set in 1991 China as it undergoes enormous socio-economic upheaval.
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FeaturesWho might steer the James Bond franchise in its Amazon era?
With only a handful of producers likely to be capable of taking on a project of this scale, David Heyman is the name on everyone’s lips.
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NewsVisions du Reel unveils lineup, will open with pandemic documentary ‘Blame’
This year’s selections features 154 films from 57 countries.
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NewsFlanders Audiovisual Fund appoints new director
Karla Puttemans replaces Koen Van Bockstal, who stepped down at the end of last year.
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News‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ nearly sells out in Europe for m-appeal (exclusive)
The third part of Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy won the Berlin Golden Bear last month.
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FeaturesNorwegian powerhouse Motlys on producing ‘Dreams (Sex, Love)’ and the winding road to the Berlinale Golden Bear
Motlys and director Dag Johan Haugerud made the film as the third part of a trilogy that sales agents and festivals passed on.