All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 32
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FeaturesHas the Noel Clarke controversy spurred the UK film and TV industry into meaningful change?
Industry experts explore the steps that have been taken to address the issues brought up by the Noel Clarke scandal, almost a year later.
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NewsOdin’s Eye hatches global deals for ‘Little Eggs: An African Rescue’ (exclusive)
Animated feature lands sales in Europe, Asia, Canada and the Middle East.
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NewsGo2Films enjoys busy EFM with slew of ‘Berenshtein’ sales (exclusive)
Pandastorm Pictures has taken German rights on Roman Shumunov’s Second World War doc-fiction.
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NewsFeminist remake of ‘People On Sunday’ in the works from Alice Agneskirchner (exclusive)
People On Sunday brought together Robert Siodmak, Edgar Ulmer, Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann early in their careers.
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NewsLi Ruijun’s ‘Return To Dust’ sells to France for m-appeal (exclusive)
Bidding war broke out for French rights.
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NewsTaskovski Films boards Berlin Panorama doc ‘Love, Deutschmarks And Death’ (exclusive)
The film looks at the music sub-culture of Germany’s Turkish guest workers
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NewsKirill Sokolov developing steamy Finnish sauna pic ‘To Banya’ (exclusive)
The Russian director’s ‘No Looking Back’ is benig sold by M-Appeal in the EFM.
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NewsNew Europe Film Sales enjoys flurry of deals on EFM slate (exclusive)
Spanish outfit scooped up rights to Aga Woszczyńska’s Toronto title Silent Land and Ukrainian director Valentyn Vasyanovych’s Reflection.
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FeaturesMatthijs Wouter Knol on his ambitious plans for the European Film Academy
Matthijs Wouter Knol, CEO of the European Film Academy, tells Geoffrey Macnab about some of the major changes and year-round initiatives he is planning for the organisation.
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NewsFilms Boutique unveils first deals on Maryam Touzani’s ‘The Blue Caftan’ (exclusive)
Touzani’s previous feature Adam premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard and was Morocco’s Oscar candidate.
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FeaturesThe Centrepiece interview: Leonine Studios CEO Fred Kogel on building a European powerhouse
Kogel discusses surviving the pandemic and his take on the future of theatrical distribution and windowing in the new streaming world.
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FeaturesAustrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl on his Berlinale title ‘Rimini’: “All of my films are about unfulfilled longing”
Back in Berlin Competition with Rimini, Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl confirms his reputation as a master of dark, comical films.
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NewsCoproduction Office seals major deals on Ulrich Seidl’s Golden Bear contender ‘Rimini’ (exclusive)
Deals have been done for the UK, Germany and Spain among other territories.
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NewsRussia’s Riverlet Films seals deals on action thriller ‘Once In The Desert’ (exclusive)
Riverlet Films has been set up by industry veteran Olga Ailarova Tchekhoffk.
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NewsNew Russian distributor Arna Media staffs up, acquires titles (exclusive)
Nadezda Motina’s new outfit grows slate with an upcoming war drama starring Omar Sy.
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NewsGlobal Screen scores key deals on Nazi drama ‘The Conference’ (exclusive)
Historical feature picked up for North America, Asian and European territories.
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NewsRotterdam 2022 closes on upbeat note as organisers hail online engagement, ability to innovate
Mijke de Jong’s Along The Way was the only film to officially receive a physical screening.
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FeaturesLemming Film is forging ahead with an ambitious film and TV slate
Dutch outfit produced Sam de Jong’s Rotterdam contender, ‘Met Mes’.
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NewsSquare Eyes adds Berlinale Forum titles to EFM slate (exclusive)
Vienna-based sales agent acquires worldwide rights to Philip Scheffner’s Europe and Dane Komljen’s Afterwater.
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FeaturesMalta Film Commissioner talks attracting more International production, vision for local industry
In his time as Malta Film Commissioner, Johann Grech has sharply polarised opinions.