All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 34
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FeaturesIn conversation: Sebastian Meise and Franz Rogowski on the "unbelievable" true story behind ‘Great Freedom’
Director Meise had lead actor Rogowski in mind when writing ’Great Freedom’. The two men talk about crash dieting, Covid interruptions and Germany’s notorious Paragraph 175 law.
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NewsUK cinemas had record-breaking October, says UKCA head Phil Clapp
But the UK exhibition sector has still taken a £2bn hit during Covid
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NewsBFI confirms renewal of UK Global Screen Fund
BFI chief executive Ben Roberts spoke this morning at Westminster Media Forum policy conference on the future of British film.
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NewsBelgium’s Belga Film Fund looking for international projects in which to invest €30m
International projects need to spend part of their budget in Belgium.
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NewsSnow leopard doc ‘The Velvet Queen’ secures UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
It follows photographer and explorer Munier and writer Sylvain Tesson as they attempt to track down elusive snow leopards in the heart of the Tibetan highlands.
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FeaturesMai Masri talks IDFA title ‘Beirut: Eye Of The Storm’, why female filmmakers are flourishing in the Middle East
In her 30-year career, Masri has made many films both in Beirut (where she is based) and in Palestine.
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FeaturesDeckert Distribution CEO Liselot Verbrugge talks slate “pile-up”, acquisition strategy
Verbrugge replaced Heino Deckert as CEO of leading German sales outfit Deckert Distribution earlier this year.
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NewsSergei Loznitsa’s ‘Mr Landsbergis’ wins best film at IDFA 2021
Karim Kassem’s ‘Octopus’ won best film in the Envision Competition.
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NewsIDFA Forum announces awards as industry head hails upbeat mood in Amsterdam
Head of industry Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen says doc sector is bouncing back.
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NewsMeet the Dutch duo who created Picl, one of the first digital platforms for arthouse theatres
“We are our own best customers,” says Picl co-founder Noortje van de Sande.
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FeaturesThree African doc filmmakers talk bringing the stories of their generation to a global audience
Seydou Cissé and Ousmane Samassékou from Mali and Aïcha Macky from Niger are all screening films at IDFA.
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NewsAutlook boards buzzy IDFA Forum project ‘Motherboard’ (exclusive)
The feature documentary is by UK filmmaker Victoria Mapplebeck
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NewsNeon’s Elissa Federoff talks ‘Memoria’ roadshow and flexible release patterns
Federoff was talking via Zoom at the International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA).
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NewsRising Palestine-UK director developing ‘Soon We Will All Be History Here’ with Jordanian Film Fund
Saeed Taji Farouky’s doc feature ’A Thousand Fiires’ set in Myanmar, is screening in the international competition of IDFA.
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NewsMarco Bellocchio describes how ‘Marx Can Wait’ has brought his family back together
The documentary is screening in the Masters section of IDFA.
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NewsSergei Loznitsa talks new projects at IDFA, including latest dramatic feature (exclusive)
Ukrainian director has two films screeninig at IDFA including ‘Mr Landsbergis’ in competition.
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Features“We cannot have another year like this,” say doc sales agents at IDFA
Cautious distributors, slimmed-down festivals and dwindling funders are cause for concern.
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NewsIDFA DocLab head on Facebook woes, the “messy metaverse” and how to make living as a VR filmmaker
DocLab is now in its 15th year.
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NewsGo2 Films add buzzy IDFA title ‘Housewitz’ to international sales slate
Oeke Hoogendijk’s film is premiering in the Envision competition.
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FeaturesOeke Hoogendijk explains how she convinced her agoraphobic mother to feature in ‘Housewitz’
The Dutch documentary director is debuting two very different films at IDFA.