All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 85
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FeaturesUlrich Seidl, 'In The Basement'
Film-maker Ulrich Seidl speaks about how a fascination with Austrians and their cellars led to his lauded documentary In The Basement.
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NewsJeremy Saunier’s 'Green Room' wins at Neuchatel
Also… Chris Carter reopens The X-Files and Sion Sono discusses his Fukushima-set sci-fi.
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NewsBFI launches Britain On Film archive
Thousands of unseen films digitised and made available online including world’s earliest home movies; new film commissioned from Penny Woolcock.
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News'Downfall' director plans First World War drama
After making two high profile movies set during the Hitler years, Downfall director Oliver Hirschbiegel is hatching plans for a new film that will unfold during the First World War.
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FeaturesDrawing power: animation special
While Hollywood continues to dominate animation globally, European distributors and producers are increasingly looking to grab a slice of the pie. Geoffrey Macnab looks at the state of play.
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NewsCreative Scotland's head of film talks need for funding
When she joined Creative Scotland as Director, Film And Media, last summer, Natalie Usher already had an intimate involvement with several of the films that Creative Scotland was backing.
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NewsKapadia responds to Winehouse doc criticisms
Director also talks about an extended cut of award-winning Senna.
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NewsGrant Gee's 'Innocence Of Memories' set for autumn fest
Feature is based on Orhan Pamuk’s novel The Museum Of Innocence.
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NewsAnimation admissions 14.2% in North America, report
Groundbreaking research “mapping” the European animation industry is to be presented at the Annecy Festival.
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NewsDavid Puttnam talks return to producing
Chariots of Fire producer reveals how Greenpeace activists brought him back to filmmaking.
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NewsCineart acquires Cannes winner 'Mustang'
EXCLUSIVE: Benelux distributor Cineart has confirmed several Cannes acquisitions.
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NewsCurious unveils further details of slate
Titles in development include Virginia Heath’s Mystery Ride and Taika Waititi’s Hunt For The Wilderpeople.
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CommentLuc Jacquet talks climate change for Cannes closing film
The French filmmaker talks to Geoffrey Macnab about Ice and the Sky.
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NewsStorm Saulter lines up 'Sprinter'
EXCLUSIVE: Jamaican director’s new drama aimed to be ready by the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
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NewsProjects to Czech out in Cannes
Czech production companies partnering on new projects from the likes of Kristian Levring, Per-Olav Sørensen and Bohdan Slama.
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NewsPark Circus acquires classic British films
UK company acquires Woodfall Library which includes titles such as Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Tom Jones and A Taste of Honey.
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News'Pride' star Ben Schnetzer to play tragic journalist Dan Eldon
EXCLUSIVE: Ben Schnetzer, star of gay activist drama Pride, is to play a tragic Reuters photojournalist who was stoned to death in Mogadishu in 1993.
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NewsAndy Vanya toasts Hungary Fund
A bullish Andy Vajna has hailed the work of the Hungarian Film Fund in galvanizing film production in the country and “cleaning up the mess” left after the dissolution of the debt-ridden Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (MMKA).
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NewsKevin Williams closes classic Almodovar deals
EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Williams Associates has closed some eye-catching deals on its remastered Pedro Almodovar film, Labyrinth Of Passion.
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NewsSwedish Minister defends Film Agreement plans
Swedish Culture Minister Alice Bah Kuhnke has defended her decision to scrap Sweden’s Film Agreement.