All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 91
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NewsUlrich Seidl reveals new film details
Midway through International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the In the Basement director has talked about his period drama; while George Takei has revealed details on his WWII project and Autlook and picked up new titles.
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NewsIDFA 2014 opens with concert film
Documentary festival to include a Q&A with CitizenFour director Laura Poitras and a strand dedicated to women in docs.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Mexico
Varied locations and hard-working local crews are putting Mexico on the map.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Brazil
From Rio’s beaches to the Amazon rainforest, Brazil has everything to offer.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Nordic Region
Spectacular geography and enticing towns all play their part.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Belgium
Caves, castles, forests and port cities make Belgium very appealing.
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NewsClaudia Landsberger to leave EYE
EXCLUSIVE: Head of Dutch film promotion outfit to step down after 20 years.
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NewsGood Films secures backing; Danis Tanovic to direct Invisible
EXCLUSIVE: British producer Miriam Segal of Good Films has secured backing from Bank Leumi for her slate of seven new features.
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NewsAlison Thompson: Sales are tougher than ever
During her keynote at Film London’s Production Finance Market, Alison Thompson remarks on the glut of films made today, but also sees some bright spots like the arrival of Netflix.
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NewsStacy Martin joins Childhood of a Leader
EXCLUSIVE: Nymphomaniac actress to co-star with Robert Pattinson, Tim Roth and Berenice Bejo.
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NewsHeadline Pictures reveals TV slate
London-based Headline Pictures, the outfit behind Quartet and The Invisible Woman, has revealed further details of its slate of high end TV dramas.
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FeaturesFernando Trueba talks film career
Spanish Oscar-winning director, Fernando Trueba was the subject of the Binger/Screen International Interview at the Holland Film Meeting in Utrecht this weekend.
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NewsTrueba reveals details of Penelope Cruz film
Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba has revealed further details of The Queen Of Spain (La Reina De Espana), the new comedy drama he is planning to make with Spanish star and fellow Oscar winner Penelope Cruz.
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NewsYalom's Cure taken across Europe
Swiss feature doc Yalom’s Cure, which premiered at the Locarno Festival in August, has been snapped up by a number of European distributors.
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FeaturesJames Schamus on life after Focus
Schamus is working on screenplays including Zealot: The Life And Times Of Jesus of Nazareth and an adaptation of Philip Roth’s Indignation.
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NewsVenice Market finds niche with gap financing market
Several projects in Venice’s inaugural European Gap-Financing Co-Production Market are on the verge of completing their financing.
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NewsBuyers move into Seidl’s Basement
In the Basement sells to Austria, Denmark and Germany, among others, for Coproduction Office.
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NewsNetflix's Italian challenges; IQIYI's Chinese boom
Is Netflix coming to Italy? Not any time soon if the comments at yesterday’s Venice Film Market panel, “VOD in China and Europe - What is the strategy for Netflix arrival”, are taken as the measure.
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NewsWords With Gods to launch with inter-faith campaign
Further details have emerged of the marketing and release plans for religious-themed portmanteau picture Words With Gods, which features contributions from such directors as Guillermo Arriaga, Emir Kusturica, Mira Nair and Hector Babenco.