All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 52
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NewsRichard Eyre pays tribute to ‘Iris’ screenwriter Charles Wood
Wood also wrote ‘The Charge Of The Light Brigade’ and Beatles movie ‘Help!’.
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NewsBeta boards Berlin competition title ‘My Little Sister’ starring Nina Hoss (exclusive)
The film is directed by Swiss duo Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond.
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FeaturesHow a hospital stay inspired the new film from Belgium director Marion Hansel
The prolific filmmaker was the subject of a career retrospective at IFFR.
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NewsAutlook Film Sales snaps up Polaroid doc ‘An Impossible Project’ at Rotterdam (exclusive)
The film is about a charismatic Austrian figure who saved Polaroid from oblivion.
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NewsÁgnes Kocsis readies biopic about Hungarian superstar Pál Szécsi (exclusive)
Kocsis was in Rotterdam with her third film ‘Eden’.
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Features“There is no subject more unpleasant than mine”: Belgium’s Patrice Toye on her Rotterdam title ‘Tench’
The film is about a reluctant paedophile.
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NewsScreen Scotland’s Isabel Davis calls for UK to rejoin Eurimages as Brexit looms
Davis was talking in Rotterdam where a contingent of Scotland-based writers were in attendance.
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NewsTributes paid to UK film marketing veteran Gerry Lewis, who has died aged 91
Two other senior figures in UK distribution and marketing, John Mahony and Peter Scott, also passed away this month.
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NewsAndrew Hulme to direct ‘Art, Sex, Music’ about UK performance artist Cosey Fanni Tutti (exclusive)
The biopic will blend dramatic elements with Cosey’s art and music.
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NewsBreaker backs Rotterdam favourite ‘La Fortaleza’, reveals new projects (exclusive)
La Fortaleza’s sales agent is using Breaker’s blockchain technology to track its revenues.
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NewsNine Film picks up Panorama title ‘Black Milk’ (exclusive)
The project is written and directed by German-based Mongolian director Uisenma Borchu.
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NewsFilmmakers behind Rotterdam title ‘Los Fantasmas’ talk filming in Guatemala, next projects
‘Los Fantasmas’ is screening in Bright Future at IFFR.
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FeaturesSix rising Dutch filmmakers to watch
Who are the filmmakers poised to make a mark internationally?
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NewsDon’t try and beat Disney at its own game, indie filmmakers hear at Rotterdam’s Reality Check
Film professor Dan Hassler-Forest gave a keynote speech called ’Originality in the face of monoculture’.
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NewsAnurag Kashyap on the challenges of launching an arthouse VoD service in India
Blockchain-powered VOD platform myNK was launched in 2019 through India and Singapore-based MinersInc.
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NewsNew Dutch sales outfit Square Eyes to focus on high-end arthouse titles (exclusive)
It has been launched by Dutch exec Wouter Jansen.
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NewsHit Russian drama ‘Fidelity’ tempts international buyers for M-Appeal (exclusive)
‘Fidelity’ is making its European debut at the Rotterdam festival.
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FeaturesA new wave of Dutch filmmakers is poised to hit the international festival circuit in 2020
Year starts with a strong showing at IFFR.
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FeaturesWhy Rotterdam’s slimmed-down CineMart is good for the international film business
Less projects, more room to shine.
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FeaturesOutgoing Rotterdam chief Bero Beyer on his bold final edition and future plans
This is the popular festival chief’s fifth and final year in charge of the event.