All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 32
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FeaturesThe Euro 75: Coproduction Office (Germany)
The company’s breakthrough came when ‘Europa’ won the jury prize at Cannes in 1991.
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NewsRuben Östlund’s ‘Triangle Of Sadness’ sells to key territories ahead of Cannes
Deals now confirmed include UK, France, Germany and Austria, Italy and Spain.
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NewsSci-fi feature ‘Rubikon’ sells to UK, Japan, France and South Korea (exclusive)
Austrian disaster movie, sold by The Playmaker Europe, has market premiere next week at Cannes’ Marché du Film
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NewsUCR title ‘Domingo And The Mist’ sells to France for Films Boutique (exclusive)
The film is directed by Costa Rica’s Ariel Escalanta Meza.
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NewsM-Appeal secures raft of sales for buzzy Australian drama ‘Lonesome’ (exclusive)
Craig Boreham’s film premiered in Seattle and will play at the Sydney International Film Festival next month.
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NewsOdin’s Eye acquires Danish WW2 family saga ‘Out Of The Darkness’ (exclusive)
Anders Refn’s sequel to ‘Into The Darkness’ has opened strongly in Denmark.
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NewsRotterdam’s restructure provokes debate as festival poised for revamp of programming team
Significant changes are “necessary” say some; the festival is “losing its expertise” say others.
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NewsAutlook scores key deals on Holocaust doc ‘Three Minutes - A Lengthening’ (exclusive)
The film has sold to UK (Curzon) and Australia (Madman Entertainment).
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NewsBeta Cinema secures deals on Berlinale premiere ‘The Forger’ including North America (exclusive)
Kino Lorber is planning a theatrical release in North America for late 2022.
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FeaturesCineworld CEO on firm's challenging pandemic, how Covid settled windows debate
Mooky Greidinger spent much of the pandemic firefighting, but is optimistic about how cinemagoing will continue its post-Covid revival in 2022 and 2023.
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Features“My task is telling stories to the world”: how Ukrainian creatives are finding purpose amid war
In the Ukrainian filmmaking community, some professionals have attempted to carry on with their work in an act of resistance.
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NewsLondon Screenings set for return in June
After a two-year hiatus, the Film London event will take place at Picturehouse Central.
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NewsBerlin Competition title ‘Return To Dust’ sells to North America, Asia, MENA, Europe (exclusive)
M-Appeal has closed new deals on the drama from Chinese writer-director Li Ruijun.
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NewsScandinavian production platform Drylab to relocate to London
The move follows the company’s acquisition by Media Tech SPAC.
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NewsUK’s Film and TV Production Restart Scheme to end, government confirms
The scheme is closing despite lobbying from the independent sector.
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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.