All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 50
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NewsAgnieszka Holland criticises film industry “hypocrisy” over Roman Polanski (exclusive)
Holland’s historical drama Charlatan is set to screen next week as a Berlinale Special Gala.
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NewsBerlinale Forum title ‘In Deep Sleep’ to be sold by Reason8 (exclusive)
In addition, Nigina Sayfullaeva’s explicit drama Fidelity that is handled in the market by M-Appeal has been sold to France’s ARP Selection.
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NewsProtagonist pacts with Elevation, JunaFilm for female-led thriller (exclusive)
The untitled project is written and directed by Hamburg-based Canadian newcomer Carly May Borgstrom.
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NewsBFI, British Council in Berlin to unite UK and international outfits
A senior BFI delegation is encouraging collaboration between international and UK producers.
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NewsGerman-language adaptation of ‘Sideways’ in the works (exclusive)
Alexander Payne’s 2004 version starred Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church.
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NewsBritish take on Edward Bunker’s ‘Little Boy Blue’ in the works (exclusive)
Source: No Exit Press / Ion Mills Edward Bunker A contemporary British movie version is to be made of Little Boy Blue, one of the novels by cult American writer and convicted criminal Edward Bunker, who died in 2005. Bunker was the co-star of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir ...
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NewsCinephil takes Sundance hit ‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ (exclusive)
On the eve of the festival, Cinephil also picked up Love, It Was Not.
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NewsMoviehouse to sell Greta Bellamacina’s ‘Hurt By Paradise’ (exclusive)
Hurt by Paradise was nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film at Edinburgh and for Best UK Feature Film at Raindance.
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NewsBeta Cinema takes worldwide sales rights to ’The Auschwitz Report’ (exclusive)
Director Peter Bebjak’s previous films include The Line, which won the best director award at the 2017 Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
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News7&7 takes rights to Rutger Hauer’s final film, ‘Break’ (exclusive)
Written and directed by Michael Elkin, Break follows a troubled but talented young snooker player who attempts to break free from a world of crime.
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FeaturesHow event cinema specialists Piece of Magic have found success with feature documentaries
Amsterdam-based Piece of Magic are taking an event-cinema approach to documentaries such as Apollo 11 and the upcoming King Otto.
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NewsEmily Cox replaces Vicky Krieps in ‘Alma & Oskar’ (exclusive)
Dieter Berner’s directs the ambitious new period drama.
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NewsBurhan Qurbani planning German version of ‘Three Colours’ trilogy (exclusive)
Qurbani’s trilogy of features will each take a colour of the German flag and will take as its themes “unity, justice and freedom.”
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NewsHeretic talks up ‘Inside’, Berlin titles and ‘Daughters’ (exclusive)
The prolific Greek outfit has arrived in Berlin with multiple new projects which it is either producing, coproducing or selling.
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NewsWestEnd takes ‘Mr Malcolm’s List’ starring Freida Pinto, Sope Dirisu, Oliver Jackson-Cohen (exclusive)
The film is directed by Emma Holly Jones and is an expansion of her short film Mr Malcolm’s List: Overture.
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NewsParkland strikes deals on ‘23 Walks’ starring Alison Steadman and Dave Johns (exclusive)
23 Walks is directed by Paul Morrison, Oscar-nominated for his debut feature Solomon & Gaenor.
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FeaturesEFM 2020: the buzz titles from Spain, Nordics, Russia, Canada and Benelux
As the 2020 European Film Market (EFM) kicks off, Screen highlights the buzz titles ready to entice international buyers.
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FeaturesEFM 2020: the buzz titles from Germany
As the 2020 European Film Market (EFM) kicks off, Screen highlights some of the buzziest projects being offered by international sales companies.
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NewsArmando Iannucci, Yann Zenou team on Natalie Bailey’s wrestling comedy ‘Sumo’
Rocket Science is selling the project at the EFM.
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FeaturesEFM 2020: the buzz titles from the UK and Ireland
As the 2020 European Film Market (EFM) kicks off, Screen highlights the buzz titles ready to entice international buyers.