All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 31
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NewsFDA report heralds positive sector recovery while noting challenges
The FDA unveiled 2021 statistics this week.
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NewsUK film and TV producers express concerns over end of government-backed insurance scheme
Commercial insurers are not ready to step into the space created by the looming end of the Production Restart Scheme.
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NewsUkrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov talks swapping red carpet for fighting on the frontline (exclusive)
The filmmaker who is serving as an army reservist sends fresh dispatches from the frontline
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FeaturesHow Red Bull and Beta Film’s ambitious football project ‘The Net’ came together
Tackling corruption in the world’s favourite sport, The Net is an ambitious football drama spanning multiple series across Europe.
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NewsUK exhibitors welcome limited business rate relief to help with rise in inflation
But concern is high for freelancers in creative sector.
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FeaturesFestivals and filmmakers grapple with moral complexities of call to boycott Russian films
CPH: DOX is one of the first festivals to face the issue head-on.
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FeaturesEuropean buyers relish the chance to meet in person at Malaga’s Spanish Screenings
The event is providing plenty of much-missed networking opportunites.
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NewsCannes 2022: What is in the running?
Cannes Film Festival will announce the official selection for its 75th edition on April 14.
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FeaturesRithy Panh on the joy he finds in mentoring rising filmmakers
The Cambodian documentarian is the lead mentor at this year’s Doha Film Institute’s Short Documentary Lab.
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NewsProducer Alexander Rodnyansky decries move to exclude him from Russia’s “cultural agenda”
”I will continue to produce my films as I planned.”
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NewsUkraine and Russian firms push ahead with business at Hong Kong’s Filmart
Despite the ongoing war, companies from both countries are virtually attending the online film market.
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NewsUlrich Seidl’s Berlin competition title ‘Rimini’ seals new round of European deals (exclusive)
‘Rimini’ was a critical hit at the Berlinale.
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NewsWhat impact is the Russian boycott beginning to have on the industry?
The international sales sector is adjusting while Russian screens get local re-releases.
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News“Our message is getting stronger”: Russian filmmakers spread the anti-war message
Younger filmmakers including Egor Abramenko and Philiip Yurev are speaking out.
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NewsRussian filmmakers speak out in growing numbers against the war in Ukraine
“An intellectual today in Russia cannot afford to be silent,” said Vladimir Mirzoev.
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NewsUkrainian director of Oscar entry ‘Bad Roads’ details arduous journey to safety
Natalya Vorozhbyt also called on Russian fiilmmakers to speak up in opposition to the invasion.
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NewsUkrainian filmmakers and execs put down cameras and pick up guns in fight for their country
“What we really need from Europe is help with lethal weapons,” said producer Volodymyr Yatsenko.
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NewsEye Filmmuseum director Sandra den Hamer to step down
Den Hamer, a former Rotterdam artistic director, has run the film culture institute for 15 years
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NewsDisney+ takes SVoD rights to ‘The Reason I Jump’ after renegotiations (exclusive)
Sales outfit MetFilm renegotiated rights with distributors to make deal happen.
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NewsSeptember Films adds Berlin competition title ‘Return To Dust’ to EFM haul (exclusive)
Other EFM acquisitions including ‘Rimini’, ’Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom’, ’Peter Von Kant’ and ’La Syndicaliste’.