All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 55
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NewsDark-web horror ‘Finale’ scores for Jinga
The UK sales agent has closed deals in Germany, Russia and Japan.
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NewsNik Powell, former NFTS director and veteran producer, dies aged 69
Powell founded Palace Productions with Stephen Woolley in 1983.
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NewsDevilworks grabs Fantasia prize-winner ‘Dead Dicks’ for AFM
The cloning thriller won the audience award at the genre fest.
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NewsVertical buys ‘Rise Of The Footsoldier 4’ for North America
’Rise Of The Footsoldier: The Spanish Heist’ is being sold by Carnaby International.
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NewsNew Europe boards Magnus von Horn’s ‘Sweat’ (exclusive)
It’s the director’s second feature after 2015 Cannes title ’The Here After’.
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NewsBlue Finch buys 'Big Lebowski' spin-off ‘The Jesus Rolls’ for the UK (exclusive)
Cornerstone is selling the film which premiered at Rome Film Festival.
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NewsAnti-Worlds acquires UK rights to tragicomedy ‘Patrick’ (exclusive)
The new distribution outfit acquired the title from Beta Films.
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FeaturesAFM 2019: The buzz titles from Europe
As the 2019 American Film Market kicks off, Screen highlights some of the buzziest projects from Europe being offered by international sales companies.
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FeaturesAFM 2019: The buzz titles from the UK
Screen profiles some of the exciting films from the UK at this year’s AFM.
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NewsLuminescence launches animation duo ‘Magic Roads’ and ‘Barkers’ at AFM (exclusive)
Leading Russian producer Sergey Selyanov is producing both titles.
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NewsGFM Animation’s long-gestating ‘Blazing Samurai’ is back in the saddle (exclusive)
Loosely inspired by Mel Brooks’ ’Blazing Saddles’, the $45m film is scheduled for 2021 delivery.
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NewsFilm Constellation boards animation from ‘Chico & Rita’ team
Jeff Goldblum will voice the lead in ’They Shot The Piano Player’, about the birth of Bossa Nova
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NewsAltitude readies launch of survival thriller ‘Jet Ski’ at AFM (exclusive)
The film will shoot in early 2020; Altitude’s AFM slate also includes YA comedy ‘Beards’.
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NewsSC Films bolsters AFM slate with romantic comedy ‘Olympic Dreams’ (exclusive)
Nick Kroll and cross-country skier Alexi Pappas star in the SXSW premiere.
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NewsGlobal Screen takes lead on 'Lassie Come Home' (exclusive)
German-language adaptation set for February 2020 release.
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NewsDogwoof closes key deals on ‘Mystify: Michael Hutchence’ including US, France, Italy (exclusive)
Shout! Factory has taken the film for the US and is plotting a one-night-only event with Fathom Events in over 600 screens.
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NewsDagenham Studios looking for new partners after US backers pull out citing Brexit “uncertainty”
Film London chief Adrian Wooton argues that there’s “no evidence” for Brexit impacting UK inward investment.
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FeaturesBeta Film's Jan Mojto on building a European studio and staying loyal to filmmakers
Screen meets the producer and CEO of Munich-based Beta Film on the set of TV series The Turncoat.
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NewsEuropean Documentary Network faces uncertain future (exclusive)
The EDN is headed towards a decisive annual general assembly at the next edition of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
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NewsFilm Constellation seals UK deals for ‘Family Romance LLC’, ‘Premature’, ‘Run’ (exclusive)
Werner Herzog’s ’Family Romance LLC’, his first Japanese-language film, is to be released in the UK by Modern Films.