All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 39
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NewsCannes market title ‘The Swimmer’ powers through to Salzgeber
Source: Courtesy of M-Appeal The Swimmer Berlin-based distributor Salzgeber has bought Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Benelux rights to Adam Kalderon’s Israeli titleThe Swimmer from M-Appeal. The completed film is screening in the Cannes market. Set in a summer training camp where young athletes compete to ...
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NewsAlexey Uchitel’s Shostakovich biopic recruits UK partner
English-language film will make use of new material about composer’s turbulent private life.
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NewsLucky Red dives into Michelangelo Frammartino’s Italian cave drama (exclusive)
The Italian director’s third, as yet untitled feature, was shot in one of the world’s deepest caves.
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NewsNetherlands, South Africa set up co-development support fund (exclusive)
Thuthuka is launching today in Cannes.
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NewsFlanders Audiovisual Fund sets co-production treaty with Jordan (exclusive)
Fund CEO Koen Van Bockstal divulges details of new treaty.
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NewsRussian industry forced to miss Cannes in numbers due to vaccine woes, travel bans
This is despite a strong showing in the festival selection.
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NewsAutlook boards Holocaust doc produced by Steve McQueen (exclusive)
The film is directed by Dutch filmmaker Bianca Stigter.
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NewsFilms Boutique boosts sales on Cannes title ‘The Story Of My Wife’ (exclusive)
The film is directed by Hungary’s Ildiko Enyedi.
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NewsProducers join forces with O Brother to create mega indie Belgian distributor (exclusive)
The company aims to release up to 25 Belgian-focused films a year.
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NewsCineart secures bumper crop of Cannes titles
The 17 titles are a mix of pre-buys and acquisitions.
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NewsAlexander Rodnyansky unveils slate headlined by Andrey Zvyagintsev’s English-language debut
He is also working again with Kantemir Balagov and with US documentarian and visual artist Godfrey Reggio.
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NewsNon-Stop Entertainment acquires Autlook docs including 'All Light, Everywhere'
Autlook is doing brisk sales on its Cannes slate.
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NewsPlaymaker Munich’s ‘Caged Birds’ heads to North America (exclusive)
Further deals include Spain and India.
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NewsWim Wenders boards Cinephil’s nature doc as executive producer (exclusive)
The project is directed by Norway’s Margreth Olin.
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NewsBuyers sign up for Attraction’s ‘Felix And The Hidden Treasure’ (exclusive)
The 3D animation opened the Montreal International Children’s Film Festival.
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NewsModern Films buys Berlinale hit ‘Celts’ for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
Milica Tomović has directed the Serbian comedy drama.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2021: Marcin Luczaj (Poland)
Luczaj is head of acquisitions at New Europe Film Sales.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2021: Leyla Atakishieva (Russia)
Atakishieva is senior manager, international distribution, Central Partnership .
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2021: Paulina Taher (UK)
Taher is sales and marketing manager at Embankment Films.
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Features‘American History X’ director Tony Kaye on plans for his “third act”: “I want to be working on Disney+”
The UK director of ‘American History X’ is serving on the jury of Korea’s Bifan.