All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 73
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NewsStudiocanal's Danny Perkins forecasts tough AFM for UK distributors
Perkins delivered this morning’s keynote address at the Film London Production Finance Market.
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NewsStoryville's Nick Fraser talks launching doc streaming service Yaddo
After leaving his postition as editor of BBC Storyville, Fraser is launching a doc streaming platform with CEO Lawrence Elman.
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FeaturesMIPCOM: UK indies embracing high-end TV
Independent UK producers are increasingly branching out into high-end TV drama, driven by financial and creative opportunities. Is this the golden goose for the indie film sector?
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NewsEwan McGregor eyes Scotland shoot for second feature
McGregor was talking at a London Q&A for his directorial debut American Pastoral, with Danny Boyle hosting the event.
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FeaturesAre UK cinema ticket prices sustainable?
The UK has some of the world’s highest cinema ticket prices. Are price increases sustainable when consumers have cheaper forms of entertainment?
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NewsFirst Brussels Co-production Forum set for December
EXCLUSIVE: First edition of Brussels Coproduction Forum to run during Be Film Festival.
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NewsJonathan Teplitzky to direct biopic of Falklands soldier Simon Weston
EXCLUSIVE: $13m project from Salon Pictures will chart story of soldier who suffered severe burns during the Falklands War; Embankment to sell.
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News'Religion Of Night Walks' scoops Best Project at Holland Film Meeting
Ali Jaberansari’s Tehran, City Of Love also received an award at the industry event.
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NewsDutch industry mulls a post-Fortissimo future
Industry figures at the Holland Film Meeting talk to Screen about the importance of locally-based sales companies.
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NewsChristopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk' boosts Netherlands rebate scheme
Nolan’s Second World War epic is one of a number of large-scale productions to utilise the territory; TV could be next.
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NewsBoost NL launches at Holland Film Meeting
Iniative kicks off as film festivals continue to asses the merits of co-production markets.
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NewsWalter Salles, Vincent Maraval pay tribute to Don Ranvaud
Friends of Don Ranvaud remember the recently passed producer-sales agent-academic. “He was guided by ideals in a world where this is becoming rarer,” Salles tells Geoffrey Macnab.
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NewsVenice: Why 'Brimstone' producer needed "balls of steel" and how it helped 'Game Of Thrones'
Guy Pearce and Dakota Fanning star alongside Game Of Thrones co-stars Kit Harrington and Carice van Houten.
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NewsVenice buzz title: Ulrich Seidl on controversial hunting doc 'Safari'
Sales agent Coproduction Office has closed multiple deals on the feature doc, whose subjects will be on the Lido.
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NewsVenice market: VR, China, TV in the spotlight
Indigo Film crime series, VR firsts, Sally Potter multimedia musical and Dilma Rousseff drama among projects heading to the Lido.
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FeaturesBrexit: what are the ramifications for the film industry?
“Business as normal” is the phrase being bandied around, albeit a little nervously, in the British film industry following the UK’s unexpected decision to leave the European Union following the public referendum on June 23.
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FeaturesLocarno's Carlo Chatrian talks "most challenging competition"
Chatrian tells Geoffrey Macnab why this year’s line-up is his most diverse and eclectic yet.
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News'Silence' backer Corsan upbeat despite restructure
Belgian financier of films including Third Person and Killing Season filed for protection from its creditors last month.
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FeaturesJeremy Isaacs talks Channel 4 privatisation, 'The World At War' and director Jack Gold
Founding chief executive of Channel 4 discusses potential privatisation and career highlights.
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NewsChristine Langan exit: industry reacts
Screen canvasses industry opinion on Langan’s tenure and the prospects for one of the UK’s cornerstone funders.