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FeaturesWhy the trajectory of CPH:DOX opener ‘Mariinka’ changed with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Director Pieter-Jan De Pue explains the invasion altered the fates of the four brothers the film was following.
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FeaturesCPH:DOX’s Niklas Engstrøm and Katrine Kiilgaard on how the 2026 edition will try to make sense of the world
The leading doc festival opens on March 11.
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FeaturesWhy John Carney struggled to finance ‘Power Ballad’ until Paul Rudd joined
The comedy drama made its world premiere at the Dublin film festival this weekend.
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FeaturesDublin film festival’s Grainne Humphreys on the young audiences packing out the 2026 event
The festival closes on March 1 with the world premiere of John Carney’s ‘Power Ballad’.
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FeaturesGlasgow Film Festival’s Paul Gallagher on how he hopes to expand the event
Gallagher wants to make more of the filmmakers, producers, sales agents and distributors who will be in town.
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FeaturesSata Cissokho on how Berlin's World Cinema Fund is bringing together Global South filmmakers with Euro producers
WCF support goes directly to the local production rather than the European minority co-producer.
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NewsBuilding a hit: how ‘The Housemaid’ cleaned up for Lionsgate UK
“The audience for female-skewing films is underserved,” says head of motion picture group Marie-Claire Benson.
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Features‘Lady’ director Olive Nwosu on her filmmaking inspirations, next projects
Nwosu aims for ”a body of work that looks at the world from a modern African lens.”
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FeaturesMy Screen: Life Katja Adomeit on producing Berlinale opener ‘No Good Men’ and finding peace with her Icelandic horse
Germany-born Katja Adomeit has spent most of her career in Denmark, first at Zentropa and, since 2011, through her own dynamic outfit Adomeit Film.
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FeaturesBerlinale head Tricia Tuttle on why she believes the industry needs “a 12-month year”
Berlinale festival director on what she learned from last year and the new talent to be found in this year’s selection.
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FeaturesBerlinale Pro director Tanja Meissner on the changes to look out for at this year’s European Film Market
Film sales market might not be as “feverish” as it used to be, but EFM is still expecting around 12,000 participants and has new offers for producers, buyers and sellers.
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NewsWalker+Worm founders talk Berlinale slate including Sandra Hüller-starrer ‘Rose’ and ‘Allegro Pastell’
German film production company, with two films in official selection, is also readying four new features.
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FeaturesHow Netherlands Film Fund’s Sandra den Hamer has helped to internationalise Dutch film
”We cannot produce a Dutch feature film or documentary without international partners,” explains the outgoing head.
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FeaturesCineMart is again becoming an important hub for Asian and US indie autuers, says Marten Rabarts
The IFFR Pro head points ot a significant number of buzzy projects from these regions.
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FeaturesThe director of ‘Providence And The Guitar’ on casting heartthrob singer Salvador Sobral
Providence And The Guitar is a loose adaptation of an early story by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson
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NewsUK producer on the challenge of financing Sundance doc ‘Everybody To Kenmure Street’
“The political nature of our film meant broadcasters weren’t going to be an avenue.”
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FeaturesGoteborg Film Festival artistic director Pia Lundberg on Sweden’s sector challenges and political snubs
Goteborg Film Festival runs from January 23 to February 1.
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FeaturesSundance heads talk final Park City edition, why the focus on US deals misses the point
2026 edition runs January 22-February 1.
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Features“There’s more work to do”: Bafta film committee chairs talk levelling the longlists playing field
Warner Bros Leavesden’s Emily Stillman and We Are Parable’s Anthony Andrews were elected chair and deputy chair last year.
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Features“Focus on what you can control,” leading psychotherapist advises film and TV freelancers struggling with January anxieties
UK-based Sarah McCaffrey of Solas Mind has worked on productions including Hamnet, Adolescence, Mickey 17, Wicked, and Paddington In Peru.